Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid

While slowing down on interstate highway, vehicle rammed into vehicle in front of it. All the damage was to the front of the vehicle and the vehicle was drivable after the collision. During the collision the passenger air bag deployed while the driver's air bag failed to deploy. There was no passenger in the car.

Verified with Honda that airbags were not included in the recall. Vehicle was involved in a front end collision at a high speed (over 50 mph) on the highway (after the car in front stopped suddenly) and airbags did not deploy. The car passed PA state inspection 3 days before, and there were no warning or indicator lights illuminated.

Driver of 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid was traveling down a two lane road and crossed over the center line. The driver over corrected and went into a spin. The vehicle slid down an embankment and hit broadside into a group of trees. Airbags, specifically side impact airbags did not deploy. Driver suffered multiple head injuries, broken neck, broken back in several places, broke nose, broken scapula, broken shoulder bone, multiple rib fractures, collapsed lung, severed ear. Had to be air lifted to hospital. Is in icu and on a ventilator. Injuries could have been less severe if airbags had deployed as you would believe in such a wreck.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the driver crashed into a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver was taken to the hospital and had sustained various injuries that included a fractured skull, severed ear, broken nose, broken neck, fifteen front and back rib fractures, broken scapula, broken shoulder blade, three lower back fractures, and a severed lung. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileage was 57,000.

This problem appears to be exactly the same problem described in complaint numbers 10651654, 10652518, 10659813, 10717673, and 10722366. The airbag warning light intermittently comes on and stays on when the car is started. It continues to remain illuminated indefinitely while the vehicle is running. However, upon restart it lights briefly and then goes off, which appears to be normal operation. The intermittent nature of the problem means it can't be diagnosed and repaired. However, our concern is that the airbags will not deploy in an accident. This problem first appears about 2013 or early 2014 and has continued to occur thereafter. Please note the strikingly high number of complaints of this issue for this model. Five of the fifteen complaints deal with exact issue, and two other complaints (10567527 and 10567640) report the failure of the airbags to deploy in accidents in which they certainly should have deployed. Thus almost half of the complaints deal with airbag operation failure. Note also that this is on a relatively low-volume model. Only about 25,000 Honda Accord Hybrid 2005 were sold in the us. Unlike most 2005 Honda accords, this model (the hybrid) was manufactured in japan, not the us, and thus has many different part suppliers. I also notice that this model is not included in the takata recall, despite the fact that it apparently has a takata airbag system.

The seat belts in the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid provided no safety in a collision. The airbags also failed to deploy in the same collision. I was the passenger in the front seat of a 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid when we rear ended a Volvo s-80. The Volvo then struck an altima. The accord struck the Volvo with considerable force. The Volvo's trunk was damaged and would not open. The structural bar in the accord protecting the radiator was also bend beyond repair. I had the passenger seat as far back as it would go and was wearing my seat belt. During the collision my knees struck the front dash and swelled. The driver also suffered severe knee pain mostly likely from striking her knees against the dash or steering column. I believe the airbags should have deployed. Even if the bags did not deploy then the seat belts should have held. The seat belts in the 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid provided no safety in a collision.