10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
33 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
34 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,580 miles

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problem #79

Aug 012013

Civic

  • 120,000 miles
SRS light is always on. I have reset it a number of times but it will go on again after a few days or weeks. The air bags will not deploy when the light is on. I am surprised that this is not a very serious safety issue. From reviewing the complaints, the dealers answers or guesses as to what's wrong are too numerous to list here and the cost just to investigate is just too high. There is something obviously wrong with this system and Honda needs to seriously address this issue.

- Huntington, NY, USA

problem #78

Jan 012015

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
2003 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to airbag recall replacement part problems. The dealer informed the consumer, the passenger side air bag replacement parts were on back order and they would contact him when the parts arrived. The consumer stated that was back in January 2015 and as of July 11, 2015 the parts are still not available.

- Galveston, TX, USA

problem #77

Jul 102015

Civic 4-cyl

  • 155,000 miles
My daughter was driving our Honda Civic 2003 and rear-ended a vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. The air bags had been serviced by a Honda dealership in 2014 due to the takata recall. This is an issue and I don't know why the air bag did not deploy. I can provide photo evidence, if requested. My daughter did have slight neck injury as a result. Updated 09/15/15 updated 12/08\17

- Satellite Beach, FL, USA

problem #76

Jul 102015

Civic

  • 221,200 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14V351000 (air bags); however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 221,200.

- Donna , TX, USA

problem #75

Apr 012015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V320000 (air bags), NHTSA campaign number: 12V136000 (exterior lighting), and NHTSA campaign number: 15V370000 (air bags) and felt that they exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the parts needed were not available. The dealer also stated that they would contact the contact back to schedule an appointment. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Huntington Park , CA, USA

problem #74

Jul 072015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V320000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #73

Jun 042015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14V349000 (air bags) and 14V351000 (air bags); however, the part was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Union City , NJ, USA

problem #72

Jun 022015

Civic

  • miles
There was a massive recall on airbags and my car is involved in it. I'm filing a complaint because I don't know how to get the airbags replaced since I am not the original owner.

- Shepherdstown, WV, USA

problem #71

Mar 292012

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 12V136000, 14V349000 and 14V351000 (air bags, exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Sierra Madre, CA, USA

problem #70

Jan 152015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V351000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Seatac, WA, USA

problem #69

Feb 252015

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
2003 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to dealerships failure to remedy the airbag defect recall within a reasonable period of time. The consumer was informed the parts were not available.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #68

Feb 102015

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
2003 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete airbag recall.

- York, SC, USA

problem #67

Apr 132015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V353000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Clovis, CA, USA

problem #66

Jul 252014

Civic

  • 62,000 miles
My seatbelt/SRS light went came on and when I took it to the Honda dealership I was told that there is an issue with the SRS sensor but is not covered under any warranty. To me it seems like a safety issue that Honda does not cover the SRS sensor in the buckle. With this sensor going bad it could cause an issue with the airbag. My Honda has had multiple recalls on the airbag but nothing on the sensor. I believer Honda should cover this as a safety issue.

- Plain City, OH, USA

problem #65

Jan 012015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V351000 (air bags) and NHTSA campaign number: 14V349000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the parts were not available for repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Compton, CA, USA

problem #64

Mar 202015

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
Driver was injured when the vehicle's airbag deployed and shot shrapnel through the airbag and into the driver's neck. Driver was airlifted to the er for emergency surgery to remove the piece of metal from his neck.

- Weston, FL, USA

problem #63

Jun 032014

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V70000 (air bags, exterior lighting) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Bayamon, PR, USA

problem #62

Jan 122015

Civic 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the driver side air bag was replaced under NHTSA campaign number: 14V353000 (air bags) back in September. Shortly after, the contact received a notice stating that the passenger side needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The technician stated that the parts needed were not available and that the passenger side air bag did not need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted, who explained to the contact that the notification was sent in error and that the passenger side air bag did not need to be replaced under NHTSA campaign number: 14V700000 (air bag). The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 4/27/15 updated10/9/15

- Plantation , FL, USA

problem #61

Mar 022015

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
2003 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to airbag recall replacement issues and not hearing from dealer as to when to bring the vehicle in for repairs.

- Lawton, OK, USA

problem #60

Nov 212014

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V349000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Wind Gap, PA, USA

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