10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
34 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
26 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,324 miles

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problem #62

Jan 012017

Civic

  • miles
It was around 30000 miles when the "check airbag system" starts flashing every now and then. Sometimes it tells me the passenger airbag is off. I don't know why and my car never got into any kind of accident nor a crash. It just keeps on blinking fluke every 2 minutes and it's really annoying. This happens every time and it doesn't matter if im moving or not.

- Stratford, NJ, USA

problem #61

Jun 162017

Civic

  • 119,000 miles
Passenger side air bag turns off giving large trouble lights on dash happens weekly

- New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA

problem #60

May 132017

Civic

  • 20,000 miles
Driving on a rural highway and hit a deer. Impact bent the bracket that holds the airbag sensor completely backwards and into the sensor itself, which cracked. Airbag never deployed. Now, post repair, airbag warning and light are on constantly.

- Bushnell, IL, USA

problem #59

Apr 062017

Civic

  • 25,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact observed that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the computer module needed to be updated. The vehicle was repaired. The contact mentioned that the air bag warning indicator illuminated again after the repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again where it was diagnosed that the entire air bag system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they needed 24 hours to review and would contact the consumer back. The failure mileage was 25,000.

- Bedford, NJ, USA

problem #58

Sep 162016

Civic

  • 51,200 miles
I was on a residential street and had a very low front impact car accident. I was at a stop sign. I barely took my foot off of the brake and put my foot on the accelerator. A car came out of no where and I hit them. I was going 5-7mph, my front steering wheel and passenger airbags deployed. I don't think they should have at such a slow speed. The driver airbag broke my right lower arm. It broke both bones and tore a nerve which required surgery. I now have two plates and many screws in my arm with nerve damage. I have no feeling in parts of my thumb and first two fingers and half of my knuckle area is also numb. This accident happened on September 16, 2016. It is the middle of December and I am still too scared to drive. I still can't use my arm because it still hasn't healed. I have suffered physically and emotionally because of the air bag breaking my arm. If the air bag didn't deploy, I wouldn't have been hurt at all. Could there have been something wrong with my airbags" a recall?" I would hate for this to happen to someone else.

- Stockton, CA, USA

problem #57

Nov 012016

Civic

  • miles
I was in a stop and go traffic the van in front made a sudden stop I slammed on my brake but hit the van. Impact was big no major damage but seat belt was locked and I can smell near air bag I have check air bag system sign on but air bag did not deploy

- Dublin, CA, USA

problem #56

Jul 012016

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
Received recall notice, and it says the manufacturer is not able to perform the fix in a timely manner, it says to avoid passengers in my vehicle. I am requesting information on what to do, because it is imperative for my job to have passengers in my car. No incident has taken place involving a malfunction, but I wish to resolve or know my options and limitations more thoroughly regarding this issue.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #55

Jul 022016

Civic

  • miles
"takata recall" I was driving Honda Civic 2012 on a frontage road with my wife sitting on the front passenger seat. Unfortunately, other car crashed in my Honda Civic 2012 and driver, passenger side air begs got deployed. Surprisingly, I got injury marks on my hand from the air bag. I suspect most likely there was some fault in my air bags which resulted in injury marks on my hand. I do see that 2012 Honda Civic cars are not part of takata recall but I suspect some of 2012 Honda Civic cars including mine could have faulty air bags installed from the manufacturer. Please take needful actions.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #54

May 052016

Civic

  • 52,000 miles
Takata recall: I brought my 2012 Honda Civic LX into today 6/9/2016 in regal Honda in lakeland, Florida to have the airbag passenger seat sensors replaced, the parts replaced were: Pad, R, F, 81127, opds unit 81334 and C-clip SE 90600. Plus a couple of weeks ago I had the diagnostic performed for $49.95. The symptom was the airbag sensor was being displayed.

- Zephyrhills, FL, USA

problem #53

May 212016

Civic

  • 57,000 miles
I don't know what a takata recall is, but per Honda's website I have no recalls. I was in an accident on 5/21 around 2pm. I was driving on a straight city road close to getting on the highway going about 25mph. The woman who was driving next to me "didn't see me" as she turned into my lane. She scraped the whole passenger side door then her car lodged into my car near where the door & front part of the car meet on the passenger side. The car hit right neat the side airbag, but none of the airbags went off. That is what I'm worried about. Why did none of the airbags go off?

- Allison Park, PA, USA

problem #52

May 112016

Civic

  • 5 miles
SRS airbag light is on...warning light on the screen keeps flashing.

- Meridian, ID, USA

problem #51

May 072016

Civic

  • 46,000 miles
This is regarding a Honda Civic 2012. My passenger airbag turns off about every 15 minutes, for about 3 minutes at a time. I took it to a Honda dealership. They had the car for about 7 hours and stated nothing was wrong with the car. I feel this is very dangerous.

- Moorpark, CA, USA

problem #50

Apr 272016

Civic

  • 20,314 miles
Part # 77970-TR0-A11 sensor, side impa failure after 20,314 miles. This failure was not the result of any accident. Cost to replace was $251.82 II feel Honda motor co should reimburse

- Bradenton, FL, USA

problem #49

Sep 072015

Civic

  • 25,190 miles
Takata air bag recall~ among other possible safety recalls. I purchased this vehicle 9/07/2015 as used from lindsay Honda, columbus, oh.. need to know if there are any safety recalls pertaining to this vehicle. Very concerned.. thank you.. [xxx] 'information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Pickerington, OH, USA

problem #48

Jul 062015

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
The sensor that controls the speed of the airbag in the passenger seat, based on the passenger weight, is malfunctioning. I took it to the dealer and was told that the defective part that needs replacing is not on any recall list.

- Saint Marys, GA, USA

problem #47

Oct 122015

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated when the front passenger seat was occupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #46

Jun 072011

Civic

  • 0 miles
Right side passenger door airbag keeps turning on when touched or when leaned on

- Monterey, CA, USA

problem #45

Sep 182015

Civic

  • 28,900 miles
Air bag lights coming on and going off saying side air bags off?

- Midlothian, VA, USA

problem #44

Sep 152015

Civic 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 67,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light activated and deactivated when the front passenger seat was occupied. In addition, while driving downhill at approximately 30 mph, the contact crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The dashboard displayed "air bag system". the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000........updated 12/08/15... the consumer stated the weigh of the person is about 125lbs and the airbag goes off....updated 05/15/18

- Bowie, MD, USA

problem #43

Jun 272015

Civic

  • 50,278 miles
On Saturday June 27 at approximately 1pm I heard a bubbling sound from the passenger side of the dash. Once the sound ended my passenger air bag warning light came on message not activated.the air bag did not deploy.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

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