1995 Honda Accord

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG UNIT AND STATED THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,239. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAGS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V217000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:96V217000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD EX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYING WITH AN EMITTANCE OF SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT ARM AND RIBS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT BASED ON THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE WAS VIEWED AS AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING A POTHOLE OR DURING RAPID DECELERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V217000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ADDED TO A NUMBER OF OTHERS ON THE ODI WEBSITE CONCERNING REPEATED FAILURES OF THE SRS SYSTEM IN 1995 HONDA ACCORDS. I FIRST HAD TO CHANGE THE SRS CONTROL UNIT IN JANUARY 1998, WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE HONDA WARRANTY. IN AUGUST 2002, THE SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILED AGAIN, AND I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE IT. THE UNIT AGAIN FAILED IN JULY 2009. IN A PHONE CALL, AMERICAN HONDA ADVISED THIS WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I BELIEVE THIS IS HONDA'S RESPONSIBILITY AND A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, AS THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED WITH ODI, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2-3 WEEKS AGO NOTICE THE SRS LIGHT IN MY HONDA WAS ON. THE MECHANIC SAID THE DEALER WOULD NEED TO REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED IN 1996. I CALLED ODI WHO TOLD ME TO CONTACT HONDA HONDA SAID CALL LOCAL DEALER TO REPAIR AFTER CALLING THE SERVICE MGR. WHO SAID THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED FOR THAT PARTICULAR RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPAIR AT MY OWN COST. HAVE SINCE CALLED HONDA BACK AND THEY WILL "ESCALATE" THE CASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE BANGS INTO GEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MEINEKE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE RIMS WERE BENT. THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE HAS AN INCH AND A HALF GAP, IN WHICH THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAN BE SEEN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HONDA AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, MOTOR MOUNT, AND AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE RIMS WERE BENT. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,027 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,806.

REGARDING MY 1995 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX: LAST YEAR, I WENT ON A SEARCH FOR AN OLDER MODEL HONDA ACCORD TO PURCHASE FOR MY SON TO USE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I MADE A DOWN PAYMENT ON A 1996 4 CYLINDER SEDAN, ONLY TO FIND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED AS A RESULT. THE SRS TEST GIVES VAGUE RESULTS (AS IN - THE AIR BAGS MAY..OR MAY NOT..DEPLOY. I CANCELLED MY PURCHASE. I LOOKED AT 3 OTHER 95-96 ACCORDS AND FOUND THEY ALL HAD THE SRS/ABS LIGHTS ON. THE OWNERS TOLD ME THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE EXPENSE QUOTED TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE THEY SAID MOST PEOPLE DON'T CARE IF IT WORKS OR NOT. AIRBAGS? YOU'RE KIDDING. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND IT IS SO COMMON, THERE ENTIRE CHAT GROUPS ON THE SUBJECT AND BUSINESSES BUILT AROUND THE FAULT. THERE ARE EVEN SITES INSTRUCTING OWNERS HOW TO BYPASS THE HONDA PROBLEM, AND HOW TO DISCONNECT THE IDIOT LIGHTS, ETC. I PURCHASED THE ABOVE MENTIONED ACCORD FROM A TRUSTED FRIEND, AND, OF COURSE THE SRS LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. 4 OUT OF 4 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS ONE, A V6 EX. I DECIDED TO BUY THE 95 EX BECAUSE I SAW A RECALL FOR 95 HONDA ACCORD SRS ONLINE, AND THOUGHT - AT LEAST THEY DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT ON THIS YEAR MODEL. NOW, AFTER SCOURING THE PDF DOCS, I FIND THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE V6. AND I FIND THERE ARE SRS RECALLS ON LATER MODEL HONDAS, TOO. THE SRS FAILURE IS OBVIOUS FOR MANY YEARS OF ACCORDS AND OTHER HONDA MODELS. WE EITHER HAVE TO PAY $700 - 1,000 TO REPLACE THEM OR WORRY WE WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES. I'M SURE THE SHEAR NUMBER OF SRS TESTS AND SRS REPLACEMENTS WILL MORE THAN PROVE OUT THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DO NOT PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT MAKES YOU WONDER HOW MANY SERIOUS INJURIES HAVE RESULTED DUE TO FAULTY HONDA SRS. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IF YOU CAN OFFER ANY NEW INFO ON MY SRS, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL. *JB