2013 Honda Fit Air Bags & Restraints Problems

I had my airbags serviced in 2016 at a Honda dealership to fix the Takata airbag recall issue. In 2023, I was hit on the front left portion of the car at an estimated 50mph, and no airbags deployed. I contacted Honda about this issue, and they said my insurance company had to do an inspection relating to the airbag failure reasons, but my insurance company said Honda would have had to send an agent to inspect. My car was totaled and sold by the insurance company. I have the official pictures from the insurance company’s inspection to value the car.

TAKATA RECALL HONDA OF SEATTLE ALREADY REPLACED MY TAKATA AIRBAG. I WAS DRIVING AND HIT (T-BONED) ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. THE NEW AIRBAG SMOKED BUT DIDN'T INFLATE UNTIL AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR. MY BODY HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING MY CHEST AND STOMACH. SEATTLE POLICE DEPT INCIDENT #19-283454

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER WHICH BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES DUE TO COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, TRADED IN, AND SOLD. THE DEALER MARIN HONDA (2 SHORELINE PKWY, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 (415) 968-8479) REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TAKATA RECALL WILL NOT ANSWER PHONE CALLS

THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO MANIFEST WHEN THE PASSENGER IS A LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULT, IN THE CASE OF MY WIFE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 115 POUNDS ' LIGHT TO BE SURE, BUT NOT ABSURDLY SO. *JS WE SEE THE PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY AND RARELY. MAYBE A HANDFUL OF TIMES IN A WEEK. THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT INDICATES THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED COMES ON. IF WE ARE TO BELIEVE THIS STATUS INDICATOR, FOR THE PERIOD THAT THIS LIGHT IS ON, WE ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE SIDE AIR BAGS AS THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES AS LITTLE AS THREE SECONDS, SOMETIMES AS LONG AS A MINUTE. MOST OFTEN IT STAYS ON FOR ABOUT TEN TO FIFTEEN SECONDS. THERE IS NO PATTERN FOR WHEN IT MIGHT COME ON, OR WHAT WILL MAKE IT GO OFF. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, OR TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. THIS PROBLEM ONLY MANIFESTS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF SHE IS DRIVING AND I AM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT NEVER OCCURS. IN ADDITION, THE REPORTS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER HONDA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET SUGGEST THAT THIS IS ALWAYS THE CASE, THAT THIS PROBLEM MANIFESTS ONLY WITH LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INDEED, WE HAVE SEEN THIS OCCUR ONE TIME WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND A LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULT FRIEND OF OURS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 100 POUNDS WAS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SO IT SEEMS TO BE VERY MUCH RELATED TO PASSENGER WEIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL

"TAKATA RECALL" NOTIFIED IN MARCH THAT AIRBAG PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER FOR REPAIR TO TAKE PLACE. CONTACTED TWO DEALERS AND WAS PUT ON LIST FOR REPAIR IN MAY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS POINT WITH NO FURTHER CONTACT FROM HONDA. 10-21-16.

BEEN TRYING TO SCHEDULE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE REPLACEMENT BAG WILL ARRIVE AND HONDA MOTORS SAYS THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE DEALER. EACH IS POINTING A FINGER AT THE OTHER ONE FOR THE REASON THE PART HAS NOT BEEN DELIVERED FOR THE DEALER TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. JUST WANT TO GET IT REPLACED SO I CAN SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR. NEED HELP IN GETTING THE AIRBAG REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AM I EXPECTED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL HONDA AND THE DEALER FINALLY FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITY?

TAKATA RECALL RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE HONDA IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR NEXT STEP?

TAKATA RECALL: ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WE'VE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. BOTH TIMES HONDA CALLED US TO CANCEL STATING THE PARTS WERE NOT IN YET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE BACK IN MARCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SPURIOUS WITH AN INEPT CORPORATION RUNNING IT. I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL INFORMATION IN MARCH 2016 REGARDING MY 2013 HONDA FIT SPORT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. I AM STILL WAITING THE FOR PART TO ARRIVED AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO HONDA AUTOMOTIVE. I WAS TOLD HONDA AUTOMOTIVE WILL PAY FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE TO DRIVE DURING THE OVER SIX MONTH PART DELAY (THE LETTER STATED THE PAST SUMMER THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE). I DO NOT HAVE THE PLACE OR INCLINATION TO LET THE NITROGEN OUT OF MY TIRES, EMPTY THE FLUID OUT OF THE CAR, AND PUT THE VEHICLE UP ON BLOCKS IN A GARAGE FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. WHEN I SPEAK WITH A DEALER OR THE CORPORATE OFFICE THE STAFF IS VERY CAVALIER REGARDING MY WELL-BEING. I DO NOT APPRECIATE SOMEONE DECIDING TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH MY LIFE ESPECIALLY INDIVIDUALS WHO ACT LIKE UNFEELING AND INCOMPETENT ROBOTS. OBVIOUSLY, MY FAMILY AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND I HOPE TO WIN THE CRUEL GAME I HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO BY HONDA AUTOMOTIVE. I WILL SAY I HAVE OWNED FOUR HONDA CARS INCLUDING THIS ONE. I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER FOR SELF-EXPLANATORY REASONS. NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DEVALORIZE A HUMAN BEING (CUSTOMER) FOR PROFITS; HOWEVER, THIS ACT HAPPENS DAILY. - MAUIGIRL300, ALCOA, TN, USA

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A LETTER IN MARCH 2016 THAT THIS DEFECT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL OR HURT ME AND MY PASSENGERS. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN SOON. I CALLED AGAIN TODAY, MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER GETTING THE LETTER, AND SAT ON HOLD FROM MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR AN ANSWER ABOUT MY PART, STATING AGAIN MY SAFETY CONCERNS. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND CALLED HONDA NATIONAL AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS SUCH A MASSIVE RECALL, GETTING THE PARTS IS SLOW. SO IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE A CAR THAT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK. TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD I COULD GET AN ALTERNATIVE CAR TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM. BETTER, BUT STILL NOT COMFORTING TO KNOW MY CAR IS NOT ONLY DEFECTIVE, BUT GETTING A RESOLUTION IS PROVING TO BE PROBLEMATIC AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY. MY CONCERNS ARE: 1. WHY DOES IT TAKE THIS LONG? THAT SEEMS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE WHEN POTENTIAL DEATH IS INVOLVED. 2. WHY DIDN'T MY DEALERSHIP OFFER A CAR EARLIER FOR MY SAFETY? 3. WHY AM I ON HOLD FOR 15 MINUTES WITH A DEALERSHIP INQUIRING ABOUT MY PART WITH NO ANSWER? IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT. 4. MY CAR WAS BARELY TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WHY COULDN'T I HAVE JUST BEEN GIVEN A NEW CAR TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE ONE SINCE IT'S SUCH A SAFETY CONCERN? THIS SITUATION REALLY MAKES MY CAR A LEMON!

IN MARCH 2016 HONDA PROMISED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER 2016 AND HONDA WOULD NOTIFY ME. IT IS NOW ALMOST OCTOBER 2016 AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HONDA HAS NOT TAKEN CORRECTIVE ACTION REGARDING THE AIR BAG RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.

I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH OF 2016 SAYING THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE. IT SAYS THAT "THE REMEDY PARTS NEEDED TO CONDUCT DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016." AT THAT TIME I WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER TELLING ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE SUMMER IS QUICKLY WANING TO A CLOSE SO YESTERDAY I WENT TO THE DEALER IN PERSON (JL FREED IN MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE STILL MONTHS BEHIND, THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THEIR CARS THERE FOR 3 MONTHS. I DO NOT SEE THIS AS AN ACCEPTABLE SITUATION AND THINK HONDA SHOULD TAKE THIS CAR BACK NOW WITHOUT PENALTY. THEY CLEARLY CANNOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM IN A TIMELY MANNER. MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. WE HAVE BEEN PATIENT, BUT HONDA IS NOT LIVING UP TO ITS PROMISE. I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AN INCIDENT HAPPENS TO GET A SAFE CAR, NOR DO I WANT TO BE SENDING PHOTOS AS A WIDOWER. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

TAKATA RECALL- IN MARCH 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED HONDA AT THEIR TOO-FREE NUMBER AND WAS DIRECTED TO MY LOCAL DEALER HONDA OF CAMPAIGN, IN SAVOY IL. AS OF TODAY I HAVE AS YET TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG REPLACED, YET I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HONDA AT LEAST THREE TIMES OVER THE INTERVENING MONTHS (SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR WHEN HONDA SAID "I WOULD BE INFORMED BY MAIL WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE"). INTERESTINGLY THE LAST TIME I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THEY HAD TWO 2013 FIT MODELS FOR SALE ON THE USED CAR LOT. I ASKED THE SALESMAN "IF THE CARS' AIRBAGS HAD BEEN REPAIRED", AND HE SAID "YES". I THINK THE DEALERSHIP NOR HONDA ARE FOLLOWING THE RECALL PROGRAM. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD