2001 HONDA ACCORD Complaints

AFTER STARTING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT STAY OFF. THIS LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A MAJOR COLLISION. I WENT TO MY DEALER AND SPOKE WITH THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND HE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF AUTOMOBILE. HE ALSO SAID THAT HONDA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. READING THE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT MANY OWNERS INDICATED THAT AFTER THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THEIR AIRBAGS NEVER DID DEPLOY EVEN AFTER THE SRS LIGHT WAS RESET BY THEIR DEALER. THE COST OF THE REPAIR, FOR ME, WILL BE FROM $1000 TO $1500. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT NOT THE AIRBAGS. I FEEL THE AIRBAGS SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME AS THE SEAT BELTS AND HAVE THE SAME WARRANTY. AT THE VERY LEAST HONDA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH THIS MODEL AND GIVE THE OWNERS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THESE REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS THERE ARE MANY OWNERS THAT ARE DRIVING THESE DEFECTIVE HONDA ACCORDS AND IF INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THEIR HONDA'S AIRBAGS WILL NOT INFLATE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HAVE HONDA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND GIVE SOME RELIEF TO ALL THE OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AUTOMOBILE. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER REASONS FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON. NOW I DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS SO I HOPE THAT I AM NOT IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

OWN A HONDA 2001 ACCORD EXL V6, BOUGHT USED AT HONDA DEALER WITH 27,000 MILES. AFTER 1 MONTH SRS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THEY REPLACED SENSOR, LASTED FOR 11 MONTHS, LIGHT ON AGAIN, DEALER SAID SOME WIRES WERE SHORTED WOULD DEFINITELY NOT COME ON AGAIN, AT 109,000 MILES LIGHTS ON AGAIN ! *TR

2001 ACCORD LX HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WHILE THIS LIGHT IS ON. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE . *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT SEEMS IF I PUT SOMETHING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT OR JUST STARTING AND DRIVING OFF THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RESETS QUITE A FEW TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. WAS THERE EVER A RECALL FOR THE SRS SINCE IT WILL NOT DEPLOY AIR BAGS WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON? CAN I GET THIS FIXED THROUGH A RECALL OR DO I NEED TO PAY FOR THE NEGLIGENCE BY HONDA MANUFACTURER? THANK YOU *TR

RE: NHTSA ACTION NO: PE05043 (CLOSED INVESTIGATION) SRS UNIT LIGHT REMAINS ON INDICATING THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. OPDS UNIT HAS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE SRS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS, AND HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE ME $450 TO REPLACE IT. SHOULDN'T HONDA PAY FOR THIS IN LIGHT OF YOUR PRIOR INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE HIGH SAFETY RISK? I NOTIFIED HONDA CORPORATE TWO WEEKS AGO - NO RESPONSE. DEALER CANNOT HELP BECAUSE IT IS A CORPORATE DECISION. *TR

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN AN ACCIDENT. MY DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE ACCIDENT. THE BASE CRACKED AND THE SEAT CAME LOOSE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY SEAT SHOULD HAVE BROKEN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED FRIDAY AND MONDAY I'M TAKING THE CAR TO GET ESTIMATES. *TR

I OWN 2 HONDA (ACCORD EX 1996, ACCORD LX 2001) ON BOTH OF THEM AND FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON THE SRS (AIRBAG) LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY UNTIL LATELY STATED ON FOR EVER. THE AIRBAG ON BOTH CARS HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THE DEALER CHARGE $90 PER VEHICLE JUST FOR DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V086000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY DIMMED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

SRS LIGHT ON. FAILED SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR. HAD SENSOR REPLACED AUGUST 1, 2008 AT THE HONDA DEALER AND AT MY EXPENSE. IN MAY OF 2006 THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. WHY ISN'T THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF SENSORS AND CONTROLLERS COVERED BY WARRANTY RATHER THAN JUST THE FRONT AIR BAGS? SEEMS LIKE HONDA,S SRS SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH FAILED CONTROL UNITS AND SENSORS. *TR