1997 Honda Civic

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAG SHATTERED THE PASSENGER SIDE GLASS WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO FAILURE FOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC (ABOUT 78,000 MILES) WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS LIT. THE DEALERSHIP (MATHEWS HONDA 8-19-09) SAYS THE SRS UNIT HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. $762 PLUS TAX TO REPAIR. AFTER REVIEW IT APPEARS THERE ARE MANY EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE SO I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THE ISSUE TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON 6 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 5 YEARS. EACH TIME I BROUGHT IT TO HONDA SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS INTERNAL FAILURE AND RESET IT. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS CAUSED BY LOW BATTERY CHARGE, BUT THEN THEY DECLARED BATTERY WAS GOOD. FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE SRS MODULE UNIT. THE NEW UNIT ONLY HAS 12 MONTH WARRANTY. ISN'T THE SRS UNIT A SAFETY FEATURE AND SHOULDN'T IT BE COVERED BY LIFETIME WARRANTY? FIRST INCIDENT BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2003, FOLLOWED BY OCT 2005, NOV 2006, JUN 2007, SEP 2007, AND FINALLY IN MAR 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SRS LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED FOR THE SRS ISSUE, BUT IT IS STILL OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,583 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC CX. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF IT COMES ON AGAIN ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS REPLACE THE COMPUTER THAT TRIGGERS THE AIRBAG AT A COST OF ABOUT $500 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW THAT MANY HONDA ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHTS. I GUY WROTE THAT HE HAD HIS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS AND STILL HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAVE DEPLOYED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP. ANOTHER GUY REPORTED THAT HIS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN HE HIT A CAR. IN BOTH CASES NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE SRS SYSTEM ON THESE CARS ARE NOT RELIABLE. HONDA OF AMERICA IS WASHING THEIR HANDS OF THESE CARS. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SYSTEMS THAT ARE OVER 10 YEARS OLD. PLEASE HELP US GET THEM TO DO A RECALL. WE WOULD NOT MIND SPENDING THE MONEY BUT HONDA WILL ONLY WARRANT THE REPAIR FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN WE HAVE TO PAY ALL OVER AGAIN. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

1997 HONDA CIVIC - SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON A LOT OF WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS LIGHT TO COME ON IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY WARRANTY. JUST RESETTING IT CAN COST $100 AND THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE IT WILL STAY OFF TO ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO FUNCTION. READING OTHERS PROBLEMS WITH THIS THERE SEEM TO BE WIDE SPREAD ISSUES WITH THE SRS SYSTEM. SOME OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE COST IN EXCESS OF $1000. AFTER READING SO MANY QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT (FOR EXAMPLE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM), I WONDER WHY IT IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ITEM. THE SRS LIGHT AND PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM SEEM TO BE IN CIVICS, ACCORDS, AND PRELUDES. *TR