2008 Honda Civic

MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED NUMEROUS INTERNAL BRUISING , A FRACTURE IN HIS BACK AND A DICS THAT BULGES IN HIS BACK, HE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL THESE INJURIES ARE MAINLY ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY WHERE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE WAS TOLD FROM DOCTORS THAT HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, BUT HIS INJURIES COULD TAKE IN EXCESS OF A YEAR TO HEAL. HE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE. HE SAID THAT WHEN THEY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IT TOOK AWAY HIS BREATH BECAUSE THE FORCE THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WAS EXTREME. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2008 HONDA CIVIC 4DSD. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THEY WERE CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND STRUCK SUCH VEHICLE BROAD SIDE. THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AT WHICH TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY PARTS OF THE DASH BOARD. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IT BROKE THE DASH IN SUCH A WAY THAT SHE WAS STABBED IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE DASH BOARD PIECES. I DO KNOW AIR BAGS ARE A GOOD SAFETY DEVICE.THE WAY THE DASH BOARD SECURING THIS SYSTEM, BROKE, IS NOT SAFE,AND NEEDS TO MAINTAIN ITS BASE TO WORK PROPERLY. IN THIS CASE, THE DASH BREAKAGE, TAKES AWAY THE BENEFIT EXPECTED FROM THIS AIRBAG SYSTEM. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND NEEDED 23 STITCHES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF IT HIT HER IN THE EYE, AND IS AN UN ACCEPTABLE CONSEQUENCE TO A LOW SPEED CRASH. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. I HAD A WRECK AND IT WAS TOTALED. A CHEVROLET TAHOE HIT THE FRONT END OF MY CIVIC GOING AT LEAST 65 MPH AND SMASHED THE WHOLE FRONT END. THE IMPACT WAS VERY STRONG CAUSING THE TAHOE TO FLIP. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHEN MY CAR WAS LOOKED AT TO SEE IF IT WAS TOTALED OR IF IT COULD BE FIXED, THE ADJUSTOR SAID MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. WHERE THE SENSOR IS, IS COMPLETELY SMASHED. I BOUGHT MY HONDA CIVIC BECAUSE I HEARD THEY WERE VERY SAFE CARS, AND ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD BUY ANOTHER HONDA CIVIC IF THE AIR BAGS AREN'T GOING TO DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN 6 LANES OF 1-WAY TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR TO MY RIGHT MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN IN FRONT OF ME FORCING A COLLISION. I WAS IN A PATTERN OF ACCELERATION FOLLOWING A PREVIOUS STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. I HAD NO PASSENGERS WITH ME. THE POINT OF IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE WAS THE FRONT AS I HIT THE TURNING VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE FORCING RELEASE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN THAT VEHICLE. MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. I SUSTAINED NECK AND UPPER BACK STRAIN (WHIPLASH) AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL ED WHERE I UNDERWENT X-RAYS TO EVALUATE FOR DAMAGE TO MY CERVICAL SPINE AREA (NEGATIVE) AND TREATMENT FOR PAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED HER NOSE TO BREAK AND INJURIES TO HER LEFT EYE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN HER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,980.

ON APRIL 18TH 2009, THE SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVER'S SIDE) AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG (DRIVER'S SIDE) IN MY 2008 HONDA CIVIC, DEPLOYED WITH NO REASON WHILE I WAS STOPPED (NOT MOVING) AND WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD RINGING IN MY EAR FOR MORE THAN 16 HOURS AND A BRUISED ARM FOR MORE THAN 8 DAYS. NO ONE FROM AMERICAN HONDA ASKED ME IF I WAS OK FOR THREE WEEKS. EVEN THOUGH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY (20 MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED), MY CAR, THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE SAME DEALER 10 MONTHS AGO, HAS BEEN SITTING AT DEALER'S SERVICE TO BE FIXED. I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THE RENTAL CAR AND THE CAR PAYMENT. ON MAY 15TH 2009 (AFTER TWO INSPECTIONS THAT WERE PERFORMED OVER THREE WEEKS BY AMERICAN HONDA) THE DEALER GAVE A FORM TITLED 'RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS''. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IF I SIGNED THE PAPER THE CAR WOULD BE FIXED AND READY IN TWO DAYS. INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY DAMAGE TO THE CAR. BELOW ARE MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABOVE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MY EXPERIENCE: 'WHY AM I SUPPOSED TO SIGN A PAPER TO GET MY CAR FIXED THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED AND COVERED BY THE WARRANTY? 'WHAT KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION IS THIS? 'DOES AMERICAN HONDA HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THIS TO ME? 'IF THEY ARE CAPABLE OF GIVING ME A NIGHTMARE LIKE THIS, WHAT KIND OF RIGHTS DO I HAVE AGAINST THEM? 'HOW CAN I DEFEND MYSELF AND START THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT A LAWYER WANTING TO TAKE THE CASE (SINCE IT IS NOT A BIG CASE IN THEIR WORDS)? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE EXPOSED FROM THE OUTER LINER. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE EXPELLING FROM THE HEAD LINER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,256.