1997 Honda Accord

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND RESET IT ON THREE DIFFERENT VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

S.R.S LIGHT MALFUNCTING ON 97 HONDA ACCORD AND HONDA MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWDLEDGE IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM. ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET REPORT THAT HONDA AIRBAGS AT TIMES DO NOT DEPLOY WHEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY STATES IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE AND THAT BE CHECKED IN 10 YEARS. I FEEL THE THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND MADE LIABLE TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED. *JB

THE SRS LIGHT IN MY 1997 ACCORD WAGON IS ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME HONDA SIMPLY TURNED IT OFF (AND CHARGED ME). NOW I WILL BE PAYING $1,000 TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN HONDAS AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE DEALER SHOULD PAY FOR OR HAVE HONDA RECALL. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SATISFIED WITH HONDA - THIS IS MY THIRD HONDA - AND IT WILL SURELY BE MY LAST.*AK

THE COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE SRS MODULE. THE UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, GIVING A RED DASHBOARD ALARM LIGHT. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE TROUBLE LIGHT, BUT COULDN'T. THE DEALER INDICATED THE PART NUMBER ON MY SERVICE INVOICE AS HONDA PART # 06772-SV4-A71 FOR A 1997 HONDA ACCORD. I QUERIED SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS FOR A USED PART AS THE OEM PART WAS IN EXCESS OF $500. I WAS SENT THE SRS MODULE FROM A SALVAGE YARD ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE SRS MODULE WAS INDEED FROM A 1997 HONDA, HOWEVER, MY SRS MODULE (THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE SRS MODULE) WAS FROM A 1996 HONDA.OBVIOUSLY, I PURCHASED A NEW 1997 HONDA WITH A 1996 ELECTRONIC PART. THIS PART WAS OR COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SHELF FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. MY SRS PART NUMBER TAKEN FROM MY VEHICLE HAS PART # MODEL 77960-SV4-A93. WHAT IS A 1996 PART DOING IN MY "NEW" 1997 VEHICLE? MOREOVER, THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS A DIRECT REFLECTION ON LIFE OR DEATH..............NAMELY MINE AND MY FAMILY. ELECTRONIC PARTS ARE NOT LIKE ENGINE PARTS THAT HAVE INDEFINITE SHELF LIFE. A CRANK SHAFT CAN SIT ON A SHELF FOR 30 YEARS AND STILL WORK PROPERLY WHEN INSTALLED. TRY THE SAME THING WITH AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. THANKS, STEVE CHLUDZINSKI. *AK

SRS LIGHT CAME ON TWICE, WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND, NEEDED TO BE RESET BY DEALER AT AT COST OF $60.00 EACH TIME. THIRD TIME LIGHT CAME ON, TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE IT RESET, TOLD THE CONTROL UNIT IS BAD REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT $800 +. TOLD THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAY DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOUND DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.*AK

MY SRS HAS COME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME IN MY CAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME WHILE THE SRS LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS HAS HAPPEN, THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $800 TO FIX. I DON'T HAVE $800 SITTING AROUND, THEREFORE I HAD THEM RESET THE LIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I BOUGHT A CAR WITH AIR BAGS, AND RIGHT NOW MY AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY. IF THE SEATBELTS IN MY CAR ARE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY THEN WHY AREN'T THE AIR BAGS (IT'S ALL PART OF THE SRS). I HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO SACRIFICE MY LIFE AS WELL AS ANY OF MY PASSENGER'S LIVES BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $800 TO FIX HONDA'S PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED OTHER RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS HONDA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD PROMPT AN IMMEDIATE RECALL.*AK