1995 Honda Civic Air Bags & Restraints Problems

CLOCKSPRING FOR AIRBAG IS FAULTY.

THE AIRBAG IN THIS CAR DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE BEEN HIT TWICE, AND KNOW AS A FACT THE AIRBAG "DID-NOT DEPLOY" EITHER TIMES. MY SEAT-BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS WEARING AWAY FROM IT ROTTING AWAY, I PUT SOME WOOD GLUE ON THE BELT TO STOP ANY DETERIORATION ON THE BAG. I CALLED THE PALM SPRINGS; CA HONDA DEALER AND THEY STATED MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX]. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 680. UPON APPROACH TO THE MISSION BLVD EXIT THERE WAS WOOD PIECES / DEBRIS IN THE NUMBER 3 & 4 LANES. THE CAR ROLLED OVER ONE OR MORE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED WOOD PIECES AND SUSTAINED A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AT THAT MOMENT BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS HIT BY THE AIRBAG. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO PUSH HER INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUSING IT TO BECOME MISALIGNED. *TR

I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL UP INTO A PARKING SPACE TO BACK INTO MY GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH SPEED CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A BRICK WALL AND A NEIGHBORING GARAGE. MY NECK SNAPPED FORWARD AFTER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I AM HAVING BACK AND NECK PAIN AFTER THIS INJURY. I AM GOING TO NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, UPPER BODY INJURIES AND BRUISING TO THE FACE FROM THE AIR BAG WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGES AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPUTER FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 N IN NORTHERN VA AROUND MILE MARKER 145, AROUND NOON, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS ON FLAT SMOOTH SURFACE ROAD AND DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBSTACLES IN THE ROADWAY. AFTER REGAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I PULLED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE A CLAIM FILED WITH NORTH AMERICAN HONDA(VEHICLE-1995 HONDA DEL SOL VTEC). THE DEALERSHIP(POHANKA HONDA FREDERICKSBURG, VA), AT FIRST, SAID THAT THEY "DID NOT HAVE AN OPINION ON WHAT TRANSPIRED", BECAUSE "THIS MATTER IS TOO LEGALLY SENSITIVE." AFTER PUTTING PRESSURE ON NORTH AMERICAN HONDA, THEY HAD THE DEALERSHIP PUT THE CAR ON A LIFT FINALLY, AND TOOK PICTURES TO EMAIL THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA. THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE THEN CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THEY FELT IT WAS REASONABLE THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE THEY FOUND SCRATCHES ON OIL PAN AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THESE SCRATCHES ARE OBVIOUSLY OLD AND HAVE HEAVY RUST, AND THEY DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO HAVE DEPLOYED. HONDA HAS SAID THAT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IN ADDITION TO BOTH AIRBAGS, WHICH SEEMS ODD TO ME IF THEY WONT TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

ON MAY 24, 2003, I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA ON A SUNNY DAY IN MY 1995 HONDA DEL SOL WITH THE TOP OFF WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND OBEYING THE SPEED LIMIT. WITHIN SECONDS, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO. THE CAR SWERVED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE BIRM AND BACK ACROSS THOSE LANES. THE LAST THING I REMEMBER IS SEEING IS THE HILLSIDE COMING AT ME. I CAN'T BE SURE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT IT FELT LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL SPED UP THE CAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW. I AWOKE IN THE HOSPITAL ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS LATER. NOT ONLY HAD I BEEN UNCONSCIENTIOUS, I HAD AMNESIA. THEY HAD APPARENTLY FOUND ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SPEAKING TO A PASSERBY. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMUBLENCE. SOMEONE SAID THAT THE HORRIBLE PAIN IN MY CHEST WAS BECAUSE I HAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. THAT, ALONG WITH THE LACERATION IN THE TOP-LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK OF MY HEAD WERE EVIDENCE THAT MY SEAT BELT HAD NOT LOCKED. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO INFLATE. I CONTACTED HONDA'S CUSTIOMER SERVICE AND COOPERATED FULLY WITH HONDA'S PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. WHEN I CONTACTED HONDA FOR THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK TO ME. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD ONLY SPEAK TO MY ATTORNEY OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY. WHEN MY INSURANCE COMPANY CALLED, THEY REFUSED TO TALK TO THEM. WHEN I CALLED THEM BACK, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR COMPANY DIDN'T INVESTIGATE CRASHES. I TOLD THEM THAT THE COMPANY HAD SENT A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. LATER, SHE CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT I COULD CONTACT THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND HE WOULD ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. THE P.I. TOLD ME THAT HONDA'S POSITION WAS THAT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT HIT HEAD ON. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHERE EXACTLY IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BEEN HIT TO INFLATE, HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW. WHEN IASKED HIM TO GET THE INFORMATION FOR ME, HE SAID HE COULDN'T. WHEN I ASKED FOR A COPY OF HIS REPORT, HE REFUSED.

MY SON WAS REAR ENDED IN A 95 HONDA CIVIC BY A CAR GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. HE WAS THEN KNOCKED ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AND INTO A STONE WALL. BOTH DRIVERS SEATS BROKE AWAY FROM THE BASE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PASSENGERS. ONE BEING MY OTHER SON. THANK GOD THERE WAS ONLY SOME SORENESS AND BRUISES. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THIS 95 HONDA CIVIC SI, ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WAS MADE WITH MY CAR; THE AIRBAGS (FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS) DID NOT DEPLOY! ONE OCCASION WAS WHEN WE HIT A DEER HEAD ON. THE HOOD OF THE CAR WAS CRUMPLED IN, THE POOR DEER DIED, ONE HEADLIGHT WAS KNOCKED OUT. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ON A SECOND OCCASION, DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, MY SON SWERVED AND HIT THE SIDERAIL, THEN SWERVED ONTO THE MEDIAN OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE BACK/SIDE OF PASSENGERS SIDE WAS DESTROYED TO THE POINT THAT REPAIR WOULD BE MORE THAN VALUE OF CAR...METAL WAS LITERALLY RIPPED OUT AND PART OF THE BUMPER TORN OFF; YET NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED!! CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE, MY SON TOOK IT OUT AND HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE RAN INTO A BUILDING ADDING MORE DAMAGE TO THE DEER DAMAGE AT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR...NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT!!!!! AGAIN!!! AND THE LAST OCCASION THE POOR CAR WAS PARKED NEAR THE CAMPUS OF A UNIVERSITY, SOMEONE RAN INTO THE BACK END OF THE CAR, AT A SPEED OF 45ISH. THE BACK WAS SMASHED IN, AND CRUMPLED. BUMPER ,BACK DOOR ETC COMPLETELY TORN UP. THE CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, GAS TANK ONLY ABLE TO HOLD 1 GALLON OF GAS AND FUMES NOW COMING INTO CAR BECAUSE OF DAMAGE...YET STILL NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! THIS LAST INCIDENT(THANK GOD) WAS THE ONLY TIME THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN IT OCCURRED! WHAT IS WRONG WITH HONDAS AIRBAGS?? IS THIS PREVALENT WITH THE ACURA'S TOO? I HAVE ONE OF THEM WHERE THE LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INCIDENTS FROM 03 TO 06, ONE INCIDENT WITH POLICE INVOLVEMENT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH ON RESIDENTAL ROAD. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND SHE HIT A ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. MR

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*JB

CONSUMER HAS 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND TRAVELS WITH 1 INFANT SEAT AND 1 BOOSTER SEAT. BOOSTER SEAT COVERS UP THE BELT BUCKLE FOR SEATING POSITION BEHIND THE DRIVER. THE CONSUMER HAS ARRANGED SEATS IN ALL COMBINATIONS TO NO AVAIL. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THEY HAVE NO PRODUCT TO EXTEND THE SEAT BELT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE LOVES HER VEHICLE, BUT HAS TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY NEED ACCESS TO THE THIRD SEAT BELT. *SCC

ON MARCH THE 11,02,I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT IT WAS ABOUT 10 PM,A CAR WAS SITTING IN THE STREET WITH NO LIGHT ON A I HIT THE BACK OF HER CAR AND HER CAR WAS OKEY BUT KY CAR THE FRONT END WAS PUSH TO THE ENGINE DOING THIS TIME WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER CAR MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME AND MY AIR BEGS DID NOT COME OUT .I TOOK PICTURES OF MY CAR TWO WAS HIT IN THE ACCIDENT IF YOU CAN HELP US PLEASE DO SO THANK YOU. *AK

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH PUSHED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML