1996 Honda Accord

1-THERE ARE NO MAJOR EVENTS WHICH LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. 2-THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON RANDOMLY 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SRS LIGHT COMING ON IN HONDA ACCORDS AND MINE IS NO EXCEPTION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY HONDA TO MAKE SURE THIS SAFETY FEATURE IS CORRECTED. THAT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SRS LIGHT IN THE 1996 HONDA ACCORD WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THEY WILL CHARGE HIM $75. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS NOT HAD ANY REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE AIR BAG. *AK UPDATED 2/22/2007 - *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD AT 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND MADE A LEFT TURN DIRECTLY STRIKING THE CONTACT'S 1996 HONDA CIVIC HEAD ON, AND NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY MAINTENANCE WORK DONE ON THE AIRBAGS . *AK

I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY PART THAT HAS TO DO WITH CAR SAFETY NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. YET, I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. BOTH OF THEM REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY EVEN TOLD ME THAT THEIR SUPERVISOR'S NEVER CONTACT OR TALK TO CAR OWNERS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR HAS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM AND A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY MY AIRBAG. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT. YET, I AM ENTERING THE INFORMATION BELOW OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT LET ME CONTINUE. *JB CONSUMER STATES HE WANTS AIR BAGS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER ALSO STATES DEALERSHIP HAS WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES OR WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. 4/23/07 *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR 1996 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE ERROR CODE AND SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF SRS CONTROL UNIT. NOT CHANGING THE SRS CONTROL UNIT MIGHT CAUSE AIRBAGS NOT INFLATE WHEN REQUIRED. THE COST OF REPAIR IS $800 AND NOT NECESSARY IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACCORDS. SUCH SAFETY RELATED PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY HONDA.

SHOULDN'T SAFETY EQUIPMENT BE REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER IF CONSUMER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE MALFUNCTION? MY SRS LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT IS ON(1996 HONDA ACCORD EX). MY HONDA DEALER WANTS $1000+ TO FIX THE SRS LIGHT AND $1500-$1700 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR/ACCUMULATOR. I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW I HAVE TWO SAFETY PROBLEMS. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON THIS? *JB

SHOULDN'T SAFETY EQUIPMENT BE REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER IF CONSUMER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE MALFUNCTION? MY SRS LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT IS ON(1996 HONDA ACCORD EX). MY HONDA DEALER WANTS $1000+ TO FIX THE SRS LIGHT AND $1500-$1700 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULATOR/ACCUMULATOR. I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS WHEN THE FIRST PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW I HAVE TWO SAFETY PROBLEMS. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT ON THIS?*JB

ON FRIDAY, FEB. 10, 2006, AT 10:12 AM (PST) THE SANTA MARIA FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED TO A TRAFFIC COLLISION AND AFTER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG COVER SPLIT PARTIALLY OPEN AS DID THE PASSENGER'S, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE INFORMATION: 1996 HONDA ACCORD 2-DOOR. VIN: 1HGEJ6225TLO36355 OUR INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER 2006-0000786. DIGITAL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AND ARE ON FILE IF NEEDED. *JB