2012 HONDA ACCORD Air Bags Problems

56 complaints about Air Bags

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All Air Bags Complaints (56)

Feb 29, 2024 Crash

AIR BAGS FAILED. IT IS AVAILABLE. LUKILY I'M SAFE. I DON'NT KNOW. NO ONE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, EXCEPT THE POLICE AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. NO WARNING LAMPS OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

Oct 27, 2023

I have attempted to notify multiple people numerous times that I no longer own the VIN attached and yet I continue to receive recall notices. A simple check of any standard vehicle history report will show where the vehicle was last known to have been serviced. Please discontinue sending these notices to me.

Aug 24, 2023 Crash

At around 7:25am this morning I was driving to work in traffic and I was needing to stop, but my brakes were not working properly. They went all the way to the floor, no pressure, and I rear ended another person going 35mph. My entire front-end of my vehicle is totalled and my airbags did not even deploy. After the wreck I pumped my breaks to try to move it off the freeway and the breaks started to work again. This is a serious problem because had I been going any faster and even had my other family in the car we all could have been seriously injured or died!!

Jan 2, 2023 Crash

2012 Accord exl - Engine Seizure! I had the air-bag recall done about 5 years ago. None of the air-bags deployed when the 2012 exl hit a telephone pole at 20 mph and broke the telephone pole in half. I finally found out about the class action lawsuit for the excessive oil consumption yesterday (1 Qt per 1,000 miles), 2 years after the engine seizure. I spoke with Honda headquarters (1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, ca 90501) today for an hour and a half. mostly on hold waiting for [XXX] to get her stupervisor [XXX] to come to the phone. Honda Seemed to think my 2012 v6 exl is not part of the lot of cars they were supposed to fix in the excessive oil consumption class action lawsuit. If you have any advice on how I could recover any funds spent on my engine repair or if there is any recourse I could take with the airbags not deploying when I had the recall done 5 years ago at my local Honda dealer. Thanks [XXX] PS.. Cherokee Auto in North Atlanta Georgia has the car for sale with the faulty airbags… CarMax repossessed it, sold it for more than I owed them, wrote off $6500 as bad debt, and still say I owe them 750 and staying on my credit report. Pls help! TF INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Dec 7, 2022

The contact owns a 2012 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle drove over a pothole, causing the driver's side air bag to deploy. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that he needed to pay out-of-pocket for the air bag replacement. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

Sep 22, 2021

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE HAVING THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED.

Sep 11, 2021

I don't have a air bag due to someone stealing the whole air bag

Jun 10, 2021 Crash

The driver's airbag failed to deploy until after the driver struck the wheel and suffered a severe mouth injury. Specifically a tooth was broken on the steering wheel and the tooth displaced down to the root. Consumer wanted to add rusted gasoline tank straps. They have rested out, broken and gasoline tank is hanging halfway down.

Dec 25, 2020 Crash

NEARLY HEAD ON COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND NEITHER THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG OR DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED

Mileage: 1

Nov 11, 2020

VEHICLE IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, PROCEEDING IN AN EASTWARD DIRECTION.

Mileage: 70

Sep 13, 2020

PURCHASED JUNE 13, 2020.. SHORTLY AFTER NOTICED IT'S LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON.. I HAVE JUST BECOME AWARE WHAT IT IS, IT IS STILL ON ALL THE TIME.. WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SUGGESTED I GET 2 NEW TIRES AND A FLANGE ON THE EXHAUST WOULD NEED REPAIRED SOON.. A FEW WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES UPON RETURNING HOME FRONT FLASHERS ONLY BEGAN TO BLINK INTERMITTENTLY IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS OCCASIONALLY.. I CALLED DISCOUNT TIRE THAT SAME DAY AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYTHING HAD TO BE RESET SO I HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR ANSWERS SO NOW I HAVE COME ACROSS THE RECALLS AND COMMON PROBLEMS. THE TPMS. LIGHT CAME ON AFTER A 2 HOUR DRIVE HOME AND ALL TIRES WERE 10-12 LBS PRESSURE LOW.. WHAT IS GOING ON..

Mileage: 161,000

May 28, 2020

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE BUT THERE ARE NO HONDA DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA. *TR

Mar 5, 2020 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE AIR BAGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FOOT AND KNEE INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NINE RIBS FRACTURED, A FRACTURE FROM THE STERNUM, THE RIGHT CLAVICLE FRACTURE, TWO LOWER VERTEBRAE BRUISED AND A BRUISED LUNGS, ABDOMEN AND CHEST THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT FELT DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS CAUSED TOO MANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOWING SHOP AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED BILLY CRAFT HONDA (2634 LAKESIDE DR, LYNCHBURG, VA 2450) AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE 131,500. *LN*JB*DT*JB

Mileage: 131,500

Oct 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS (STEERING WHEEL AND SIDE WINDOW) DEPLOYED. AFTERWARDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 140,000

Sep 26, 2019 Crash

HAD A ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH AND HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Mileage: 130,000

Apr 23, 2019

MY HONDA HAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG(S). THE PROBLEM IS THAT I DO NOT TRUST THE LOCAL DEALER, LARRY MILLER HONDA TO WORK ON MY CAR. I HAD A RECALL OF A PREVIOUS HONDA CIVIC, THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED $800 IN REPAIRS TO MY SUSPENSION, I TOOK THE CAR TO A HIGHLY TRUSTED LOCAL SUSPECNSION SERVICE, THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THAT NEEDED DONE WAS AN ALIGNMENT. THEY HAD THE PROBLEM LIST FROM THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEN, FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA FROM LARRY MILLER TOYOTA. WHEN HER CAR HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT THEY TOLD THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID NEEDED REPLACE, AND OTHER WORK NEEDED DONE, THEY CHARGED HER OVER $200! WE KNOW THAT IF ANY WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE ON HER TOYOTA IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, SHE HAD OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. SO, THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED. I WOULD LIKE TO GET HE AIR BAGS REPLACED, ANY SUGGESTIONS? (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Apr 18, 2019

AIRBAG LIGHT POPPED ON AFTER DRIVING IN A SMALL WATER POCKET.. LIGHT REMAIN ON.

Mileage: 60,000

Feb 11, 2019

POHANKA HONDA (CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD) - ADDRESSED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING SERVICED, THE WARNING LIGHT(S) REGARDING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINED ON (WHEN IT SHOULDN'T), AND DID NOT INDICATE (OFF) WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. I REPORTED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD - THAT IT IS UNRELATED TO THE RECALL THEY HAD ADDRESSED, AND IT WAS A "SENSOR" ISSUE SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL WORK. THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE FOR ME PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL ADDRESSED, BUT NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE AND I'D HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED. HOW DO I KNOW IF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE CORRECTLY, HOW DO I KNOW I AM NOT DRIVING AT RISK...WHY AM I ORDERED TO PAY TO RESOLVE SOME ISSUE THAT WAS NOT APPARENT BEFORE TAKING MY CAR TO THIS DEALERSHIP.

Feb 4, 2019 Crash

'TAKATA RECALL'. I HAVE TAKEN MEASURES FOR THE SAFETY RECALLS, ADHERING TO REQUIRED DATES PROVIDED BY NHTSA OF THIS VEHICLE, ONE BEING THE AIR BAGS RECALLS. I WAS INVOLVED IN A RECENT CAR WRECK (JANUARY 12TH, 2019)AT WHICH THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FROM STEERING WHEEL. THE OPPOSING PASSENGER RAN A RED LIGHT AT A STREET/INTERSECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET I WAS TRAVELING ON. I T-BONED HER 2010 HONDA ACCORD IN THE REAR PANEL, DRIVER'S SIDE. I WAS TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMIT, APPROX 42 MPH AND SHE WAS TRAVELING AT EXCESSIVE SPEED BUT I AM UNAWARE OF HER SPEED LIMIT. MY VEHICLE CONTINUED IN A STRAIGHT PATH BUT COMPLETELY TOTALED THE FRONT END AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT PANEL, FRAME, ETC. AS FOR MY MY INJURY, I FELT BURNT ON BOTH WRISTS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, BUT DUE TO SHOCK OF ACCIDENT I DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. OVER A COURSE OF 4-5 DAYS MY LEFT WRIST SHOWED SIGNIFICANT BURNS AND ONLY NOW, 23 DAYS LATER, HAS THE LEFT WRIST BURN BEGUN TO HEAL BUT WILL MOST DEFINITELY LEAVE AN OBVIOUS SCAR.

Mileage: 79,000

Nov 27, 2018

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (HONDA WEST, 7615 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89117, (800) 249-9504) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,325.

Mileage: 100,325

Jun 6, 2018 Crash

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND METAL SHRAPNEL STRUCK AND INJURED THE CONTACT'S FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN REGARDS TO THE TAKATA AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 97,000

May 31, 2018 Crash

I WAS AT A STOP SIGN ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I COULDN'T STOP IT - BUT A TREE ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY DID. EVEN IF I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WOULD NOT HAVE GONE THAT FAST THAT QUICKLY. I HAVE READ OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. HONDA JUST SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

Mileage: 20,000

May 30, 2018

TAKATA INFLATORS: THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR RECALLS FOR HONDA ACCORD 2012 FOR PASSENGER INFLATORS BUT FOR MY VIN THERE ARE NONE. MY VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAS 39K MILES FAILED INSPECTION FOR MY SRS LIGHT. REGARDLESS OF THE MILLIONS OF AIRBAG RECALLS HONDA HAS DONE THEY REFUSED TO SCAN MY CAR FOR THE SRS CODE UNLESS I PAID THEM FOR IT. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND HAD THE SCAN DONE FOR FREE AND GOT SRS CODE 32-10 "OPEN OR INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR". I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THIS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE 1400 PLUS DOLLARS TO HAVE THESE ITEMS THAT SHOULDN'T BE DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST.

Mileage: 39,000

May 18, 2018

THE AIR BAG ICON ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING; I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST FOR THE TAKATA RECALL, BUT MY VIN # ISN'T LISTED FOR THE CARS AFFECTED.

Mileage: 70,000

Mar 29, 2018

APPEAR (AIR BAGS OFF) LIGHT ITSELF SOMETIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING.

Mar 28, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,802. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS AWAITING PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS TAKING AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE PARTS. *JS

Mileage: 101,802

Feb 22, 2018 Crash

2 JAN 17 WAS REAR ENDED. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE FRAME WITH A REPAIR COST OF $7000. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. 5 APR 17 WAS REAR ENDED AT A RED LIGHT. TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF TRUNK AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR COST OF $6700. AGAIN AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED

Mileage: 75,349

Feb 7, 2018

TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION STARTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN MOVING ABOUT 20 MPH, MY RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE. THAT IS WHEN THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN THESE CONDITIONS, AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I HIT NOTHING, MEANING THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE BODY OF THE CAR, YET THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND FRIGHTENED ME TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO STOP IN THE INTERSECTION TO GATHER MYSELF BACK TOGETHER. HONDA TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS WITH MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE, BUT THERE ARE PLENTY NOTED WITH MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, BUT JUST NOT WITH MINE IN PARTICULAR. I HAVE CALLED HONDA AMERICA AND PLEADED MY CASE WITH THEM AS WELL, AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH I DO NOT THINK IS APPROPRIATE. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AT SUCH A LOW SPEED WITH A POTHOLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE POTHOLE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, YET THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY. SOMETHING IS JUST NOT RIGHT WITH THE CAR AND HONDA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING IT. I ALSO TOLD HONDA I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW, I FEEL THAT IF I HIT ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD AN AIRBAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY. IT'S A SCARY SITUATION, BUT HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT IT. PLEASE BRING THIS CASE TO THEM, AS SOMEONE THERE IN UPPER MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THESE TYPES OF THINGS ARE GOING ON, AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE JUST DON'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND COVERED COMPLETELY BY HONDA, AS I DID NOTHING WRONG, BUT LEFT WITH A BIG MESS AND A BIG BILL TO CLEAN UP. PICTURES ATTACHED. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 92,000

Jan 19, 2018 Crash

ON JAN 16, 2018 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON E. KINGS, SHREVEPORT, LA IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A 4-LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 3:40PM. IT HAD SNOWED THE PREVIOUS DAY AND THERE WERE STILL PATCHES OF ICE ON ROADWAYS IN MANY SPOTS. AS I APPROACHED ONE OF THOSE ICE PATCHES AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, WHICH COVERED BOTH LANES IN THE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION I WAS HEADED, AN SUV BEHIND ME AND TRAVELLING THE SAME DIRECTION BEGAN TO PASS MY VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE ON THE ICE AND INTO NORTHBOUND LANE AND WHEN HE HIT DRY PAVEMENT ON THAT SIDE OF ROAD VEERED SHARPLY RIGHT AND HIT MY CAR BROADSIDE WITH THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF HIS VEHICLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE HONDA AND MY HEAD WAS BANGED AGAINST THE INSIDE PILLAR ON DRIVERS SIDE. COLLISION RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE HONDA'S DRIVER DOOR, LEFT REAR DOOR SEVERELY DAMAGED AND PULLED SLIGHTLY FROM VEHICLE; AND LIGHT DAMAGE ON LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL. BOTH VEHICLES REMAINED IN MOTION UNTIL THE COLLISION. SUV SPUN AGAIN AFTER IMPACT & CAME TO A STOP BLOCKING BOTH SOUTHBOUND LANES WITH FRONT OF VEHICLE FACING THE NORTHBOUND LANES. II WAS USING MY SEATBELT AS I ALWAYS DO. I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT CONSIDERING THE SPEED OF THE SUV WHEN IT HIT MY HONDA, THE DAMAGE IT INFLICTED ON THE HONDA, AND THE FACT IT SPUN THE SUV BACK AROUND COMPLETELY FACING ANOTHER DIRECTION (IMAGE SUV 1) THAT AT LEAST THE SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ON HONDA.

Mileage: 32,588

Jan 19, 2018

TAKARA RECALL, I KNOW THE FACT THAT IS SOME DEATH ACCIDENTS IN U.S. I WILL JOIN THE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE TAKARA RECALL.

Jan 11, 2018

TAKATA RECALL - THE CURTAIN AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES UP ON THE DASHBOARD. WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAG GETS DEACTIVATED FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO REASON. ALSO MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPALCED DUE TO HUGE NOISE, AND FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION IS LEAKING AND NOT TAKING SHOCKS.

Mileage: 57,000

Dec 26, 2017

I NOTICE WHITE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE AIR BAG KEEP POPPING UP ON AND OFF

Dec 19, 2017

YESTERDAY MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE RECALL LIST FOR MY VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR ON.

Mileage: 99,500

Dec 10, 2017

'TAKATA RECALL' SINCE AFTER 1 MONTH WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR 'SRS' POP OUT ON MY DASH BOARD AND TOOK IT FROM THE MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT MY AIRBAG SOMETHING PROBLEM AND I DONT HAVE CONFIDENCE WHEN IM DRIVING IT SO I DECIDED TO BUY A SECOND CAR TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND ...... SO UNTIL NOW MY HONDA ACCORD 2002 STILL IN LOW MILEAGE I GOT TO THE DEALER 50,000 MILES FOR ALMOST 13 YRS SECOND OWNER IVE USED ONLY AROUND 46,000 MILES COZ IM NOT CONFIDENT OR PEACE OF MIND SINCED MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY AIRBAG HAD A PROBLEM AND ITS NOT SAFETY TO DRIVE SPECIALLY IF GOT AN ACCIDENT!!!

Oct 30, 2017 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT GLANCED AT THE CLOCK AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

Apr 19, 2017 Crash

I WAS IN A CRASH YESTERDAY 04/18/17 AT AROUND 4:55-5:00PM DUE TO MY BRAKES NOT REACTING AS THEY SHOULD AND STOPPING MY CAR. I REAR ENDED A CAR BECAUSE OF THIS AND MY FRONT OF MY CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE, BUT THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND NOTICED THAT MY SEATBELT HAD UNFASTENED AFTER THE INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE 405 SOUTHBOUND GETTING CLOSE TO THE 22 FWY EXIT BY SEAL BEACH. IF I WAS GOING FASTER THAN CRUISING SPEED, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE OUTCOME, SEEING THAT THESE 3 RED FLAGS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 106,000

Mar 8, 2017 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S SON CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A STOPPED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND BOTH LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

Mar 7, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V030000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER INFLATOR. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Feb 6, 2017 Crash

VEHICLE ACCELERATOR SNAPPED AND CAUSED ACCELERATOR TO DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR AT FULL THROTTLE WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, JUMP A CURB, AND CAUSED SERIOUS FRONT END DAMAGE AND DRIVER INJURIES. ( CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. AIRBAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT PREVENT PASSENGER COLLISION WITH STEERING WHEEL AND SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN.

Mileage: 61,000

Sep 28, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

May 23, 2016 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT BUMPER FRACTURED AND DETACHED, AND THE RADIATOR FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SHOULDER AND ARM INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,053.

Mileage: 42,053

Feb 19, 2016

THREE DAYS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD, ALTHOUGH IT WENT OFF AFTER SWITCHING THE IGNITION OFF WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION. IT SHOULD UP AGAIN THE EVENING OF THE NEXT DAY. THIS CONCERN ME . HAS THERE BEEN A POSSIBLE OVERSIGHT ON THE RECALL OF AIRBAGS ON MY CAR.

Mileage: 77,840

Feb 4, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

Nov 3, 2015 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V030000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Oct 16, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BEING OCCUPIED, WHEN THE PASSENGER MOVED, THE SIDE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY REMEDY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Mileage: 22,000

Jul 27, 2015 Crash

2012 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD ..UPDATED 10/27/15*BF

May 11, 2015

RECENTLY MY AIR BAG INDICATOR STARTED COMING ON AND STAYING ON AT RANDOM INTERVALS IN MY 2012 HONDA ACCORD. TODAY (MAY 11, 2015) I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THE MATTER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE "AIR BAG SWITCH IS FAILING" AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPLACED. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $205.00 PLUS TAX. PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, I RESEARCHED THE MATTER TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS, AND I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I MADE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AWARE OF THIS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE RECALL WOULD NOT APPLY TO MY SITUATION BECAUSE MY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE "AIR BAG SWITCH." IT WOULD SEEM THAT BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTERRELATED AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM, THE RECALL WOULD APPLY. IF THE "SWITCH" IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THIS COULD BE THE REASON THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2011, BUT THE CAR IS A 2012 ACCORD. THE THREE-YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 32,852 MILES AS OF TODAY'S SERVICE. IS THIS "FAILING SWITCH" COVERED BY THE RECALL? SHOULD I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE?

Mar 4, 2015 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, BOTH KNEES, RIGHT SHOULDER, AND A HERNIATED DISC THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,888.

Mileage: 41,888

Jan 23, 2015 Crash

OUR 2012 4 DOOR/V6 HONDA ACCORD WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A MACK TRUCK HIT OUR CAR FROM BEHIND AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50. WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 20. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $22000-$25000 IN DAMAGES. THE FRONT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN MY RESEARCH, 2012 HONDA'S HAD A RECALL REGARDING SIDE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING (HTTP://WWW.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=6510-EN). I AM CONCERNED THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT AIRBAGS AS WELL. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO AMERICAN HONDA AS A SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OTHER HONDA OWNERS. HONDA DOCUMENTED ALL THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CRASH THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL INSPECT VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAGS. IF SO, THEN THEY WANT US TO SUBMIT THE ISSUE IN WRITING. *TR

Mileage: 57,940

Dec 23, 2014 Crash

DURING THE ACCIDENT THE OTHER CAR RAN THE RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO MY CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE IMPACT WAS AT SPEED OF ALMOST 25-30MPH. SIDEAIRBAGS ARE FAILED TO OPEN IN MY CAR. I TRIED TO REPORT TO HONDA ABOUT THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE 2012 MODELS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR DEFECTED AIRBAGS. BUT HONDA TRIED TO IGNORE MY REQUEST. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

Oct 22, 2014

I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY AIRBAG WENT OF OUT OF NO WHERE AND SCARED ME WHERE I STARTED I WAS COMPLETELY SCARED AND WENT TO HONDA AND REPORTED IT. THEY DENIED EVERYTHING , SO UP TO NOW MY CAR ISN'T FIXED AND THERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT AT ALL . *TR

Mileage: 43,000

Jun 13, 2013 Crash

THE FIRST TIME MY CAR STALLED I WAS IN THE HIGH WAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, ALL THE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND MY CLOCK RESET IT SELF. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS THE SAME DAY WHILE I WAS EXITING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN ADDITION I PUT PRESS THE ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT RESPONSE. IN ADDITION WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKES THE MUSIC WOULD GO DOWN AT TIMES. I TOOK IT TO HONDA THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURN TO ME I FOUND SOMEONE EZ-PASS AND A CUP OF SODA IN THE CAR. THE CAR STALL N MY ONCE AGAIN I TURNING FROM A STOP SIGN. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED ONCE AGAIN, AND THE RESPONDED THAT THEY WAS ALL BOOKED UP PLEASE CALL BACK. ON 06/03/13 MY CAR STALLED AND THE WHEEL BECAME HARD, THE BRAKE BECAME HARD AND NONE RESPONSES, MY CAR CONTINUE TO ROLLED AND I CRASH WITH A SCHOOL BUS. I HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO A NECK STAIN. I HAVE BEEN IN CONNECT WITH HONDA BUT AFTER A WEEK OF VERY LITTLE COOPERATION THEY STATE IT IS UP TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE FAULT AND ONLY THEN WILL THEY GET INVOLVED. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

Mar 24, 2013 Crash

AS I WAS BRAKING WHILE APPROACHING AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR ACCELERATED, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND HIT A CONCRETE BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 3,687

Jan 1, 2013 Crash

VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS IN 2012 HONDA ACCORD. THE FRONT END OF HONDA ACCORD IS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND REQUIRED TOWING FROM THE SCENE DUE TO DAMAGE. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON HOWEVER, MY FACE IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING FACIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING FACIAL DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

Sep 13, 2012 Crash

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MARKET STREET IN YOUNGSTOWN WHEN I WAS ALMOST OBSTRUCTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, I SWERVED AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 40MPH AND SHE WAS GOING 25MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SIDE AIR BAGS, MY BACK AND NECK HURT AS WELL AS MY PASSENGER. AMERICAN HONDA SAID THERE WERE NOT DEFECTS... *TR

Mileage: 7,000

Jun 7, 2012 Crash

A DRIVER PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND IN A HEAD ON COLLISION THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JS

Mileage: 2,100