6.1

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,817 miles

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problem #3

Dec 222004

Accord

  • Automatic transmission
  • 30,250 miles
Consumer was driving at approximately 40 mph and the side curtain air bags dropped down, but did not inflate. Also, the seat belt on the passenger's side did not retract. The headliner was ripped 6 to 8 inches toward the center of the vehicle. The plastic housing that retracts the seat belts did not operate either. Consumer contacted the manufacturer and told the story, but the manufacturer will not stand by its product.

- Clover, SC, USA

problem #2

Jun 162004

Accord 6-cyl

  • 4,100 miles
Vehicle's passenger side air bag deployed inadvertently and the seat belt retracted.

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

problem #1

Jun 162004

Accord 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 4,100 miles
While driving 65 mph, the front passenger side air bag inadvertently deployed. Also the front seat seat belt retracted. Upon inspection, the engineers believed that the consumer struck something based on a small scratch in the undercoating on the bottom of the vehicle. The consumer stated that the vehicle did not strike antyhing.

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA