2007 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

SUBMISSION FROM SENATOR WARNER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG (ATTN: SHANE CLEM) *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE AIR BAG RECALL. 2007 HONDA ACCORD. *JB

ON NOVEMBER 3 OR 4, I LEARNED, BASED ON VIN FROM THE NHTSA DATABASE, THAT MY CAR'S AIRBAG IS THE SUBJECT OF AN AUGUST 29, 2014, RECALL. / COMPLAINT - I HAD NOT (AND AS YET STILL HAVE NOT) RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE RECALL. (NOTE: MY ADDRESS AND CAR'S REGISTRATION ADDRESS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW.) / ON NOVEMBER 4. I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA. SOMEONE SAID I NEEDED TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER. THE PERSON SAID THEY WOULD INFORM PEOPLE IN THEIR ORGANIZATION THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE. / SAME DAY, I CALLED ANDERSON HONDA (PALO ALTO, CA), THE DEALER FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE CAR. I GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 12 (WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS THE FIRST AVAILABLE DAY) FOR THE WORK. I WAS TOLD THAT PEOPLE HAD VERIFIED AVAILABILITY OF NEEDED PARTS AND THAT THE WORK MIGHT TAKE A HALF A DAY. / APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 10, AMERICAN HONDA CALLED. I AGAIN STATED THAT THE RECALL PROCESS SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME REGARDING THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. / ON NOVEMBER 12, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANDERSON. A REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT, BASED ON THE VIN, ANDERSON NEEDED TO ORDER A PART AND THAT I COULD RESCHEDULE THE WORK FOR A DAY POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS THE 14TH. I DID NOT HAVE MY CALENDAR WITH ME. I ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. THE PERSON SAID THAT THE PART WOULD BE TIED TO THE VIN AND COULD NOT BE USED FOR ANOTHER CAR. / COMPLAINT - ANDERSON FAILED TO MAKE GOOD ON ITS STATEMENT THAT THE WORK WOULD OCCUR ON THE 12TH. / LATER ON THE 12TH, I CALLED ANDERSON. A PERSON SAID THAT THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WAS ON NOVEMBER 24 AND THAT THE WORK MIGHT TAKE 2 HOURS. I ACCEPTED THAT APPOINTMENT. ALSO, I WAS TOLD TO CALL IN ON THE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT TO CHECK REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF NEEDED PARTS. / COMPLAINT - ANDERSON SHOULD CALL ME WELL BEFORE THE 24TH TO CONFIRM PARTS AVAILABILITY AND THE APPOINTMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

COMPLIANCE BUSHING TEARING. I SEE THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR HONDA ACCORDS FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR RECALL. *TR

I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS TWICE BEFORE. OUT OF 251 COMPLAINTS(REPORTED BY CONSUMERS WHO KNOW THERE IS SUCH A COMPLAINT MECHANISM), 42 ARE RELATED TO AIRBAG ISSUES. OF THE 42 THERE HAVE BEEN 19 INJURIES REPORTED FOR THE 2007 HONDA ACCORD ALONE, NOT HAVING RESEARCHED OTHER MODELS. FROM 2006 100% OF VEHICLE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE REQUIRED ADVANCED FRONTAL AIR BAG WHICH SENSORS THE WEIGHT, HEIGHT OF FRONT PASSENGERS ALONG WITH HOW MUCH FORCE AND WHEN AIR BAGS SHOULD DEPLOY. WHY THEN HAS MY FAMILY MEMBER AND I SUFFERED LIFE ALTERING INJURIES IN A MINOR LEFT SIDE (NOT FRONTAL) SCRAPE ACCIDENT? REPAIR TO VEHICLE WAS ONLY $800.00. IS ANYONE READING THESE COMPLAINTS???? IF PEOPLE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE SHRAPNEL THROWN AT THEM, THEY ARE EXPERIENCING COMPLETE FAILURE OF AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY OR AIR BAGS DEPLOYING FROM "POSSIBLY HITTING A ROCK IN THE ROAD" WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 65 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR HAVING AIR BAGS SPEW CHEMICALS AND DEPLOYING AT FORCES THAT DO NOT DICTATE THE SITUATION. IN ANY OF THE SITUATIONS PEOPLE ARE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND INJURIES DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE AUTHORITIES REALIZE THERE IS A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM GOING ON? *TR

MY CAR AIRBAGS ARE RECALLED AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 90 DAYS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NEW AIR BAG FROM THE DEALER. *TR

WHILE AT 30 MPH...TRIED TO STOP AT TL, APPLIED BRAKES EVEN WITH 3-4 CAR DISTANCE FROM CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR DIDN'T STOP OR REDUCE THE SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN?CAR EXHILARATED TO HIGHER SEED. DIDN'T STOP?IT EXHILARATED SEEP AND HIT ON THE BACK SIDE OF CAR IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I DON?T EXPECT TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS AT ALL, EVE WITH SOUND MIND AND DRIVING CAREFULLY ON ROAD SIDE. I THIS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR MANUFACTURER LIKE ?HONDA? COMPANY OR FROM ANY OTHER COMPANY. IN DEED IT A SAME FOR ME BEING A HONDA CUSTOMER IT DID HAPPEN TO ME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HOW CAN HONDA NOT RECALL ALL TAKATA AIRBAGS? HOW DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO LIMIT THE RECALL TO CARS DRIVEN IN REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY WITH EXTENDED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS? OTHER REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY HAVE SEASONS WITH EXTENDED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS THAT PUT THE OCCUPANTS AT SERIOUS RISK WITH THESE AIRBAGS. *TR

I CALLED O'DONNELL HONDA TO SEE IF MY CAR IS AFFECTED IN THE RECENT RECALL DUE TO AIRBAG ISSUES AND WAS TOLD NHTSA RELEASED THE INFORMATION BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND NOT TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE WHERE SAFETY IS CONCERNED IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN SERIOUS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE SUMMARILY DISMISSED OTHER CALLERS. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL TO ME. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME IF MY CAR WAS AFFECTED AND SAID TO JUST WAIT AND SEE IF I GET A LETTER FROM HONDA. I HAVE TRIED TO RESEARCH TO SEE IF MY CAR IS BEING RECALLED AND CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER OR 6 AND THE DEALER COULDN'T TELL ME!!!!!! *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN- I GOT A LETTER IN THE MAIL FOR A RECALL FOR MY 2007 HONDA ACCORD REGARDING MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY CAN FIT ME IN UNTIL NOVEMBER 15TH. THIS IS HONDA'S FAULT, SO WHY CAN'T THEY FIT ME IN SOONER. WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET A CAR ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK ACCORDINGLY? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME? MY HONDA DEALERSHIP IS IN LAKE WORTH, FLORIDA. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR