general problems of the 2005 Honda Civic - part 1

- sensor in seatbelt, causing airbags not to deploy (airbag light is on) -since the airbags will not deploy, this is a danger -the dealer, avalon Honda, confirmed that replacement of this part is warrantied for life by Honda. They are willing to replace it at no cost but the part has been on "critical back order" status since the problem emerged for us (November 2022). Avalon Honda has not been able to get the part (for the driver's side seatbelt) and my daughter's safety is at risk. Honda warranties this for life because it is a safety issue. I've been more than patient and now need help getting Honda to move. -yes there is a warning light, the airbag light is on. It first appeared in November of 2022. In February avalon Honda obtained the part "through other means" for the passenger side seatbelt despite the "critical back order" excuse from Honda. Since February I have been waiting for the other (driver's side) seatbelt sensor to be replaced. I was told in February that the part would be available at the end of April. That time has come and gone and I now need help to force Honda to act. -part number is 04816-s5d-a02zc.

I took my car to balise Honda in west warwick, ri for the recall tikata air bags. The light went off after repaired. However light then came on for code 9-3. Seatbelt driver. A part for metal part of belt has been ordered a month ago and can't get answer and I am now due for inspection and will face suspension of my regestration and will have no use of car.

The car runs good but will not stay in 2nd gear this is the 2nd manual transmission the factory did the same then tran#2 did the same now had replaced for 3rd time and this one's doing the same thing.

The air bag light came on in April of 2022 indicating that the air bag will not deploy in the event of a car accident. We took the car to the Honda dealership and the mechanic diagnosed it as a bad seat-belt tensioner and confirmed that the part is under warranty by american Honda. The dealership requested the part from american Honda and they have failed to provide the part to the dealership stating that is is not available. They have given us etas for the part but it has never arrived. We requested a rental car to drive while waiting for the part but were denied by both american Honda and the dealership. American Honda's response is that the car just should not be driven. We cannot sell the car while this light in on but need to continue to drive the car for work. The air bag light remains on and still will not deploy if an accident were to occur causing a significant safety risk. We have not involved police or insurance representatives or any other outside parties aside from american Honda and the dealership. We spoke with a representative,at american Honda today who again confirmed that they do not have the part, do not have an eta on the part and will not pay for a safe vehicle to drive. Considering the amount of time that has elapsed, they are clearly in violation of their warranty.

My mother in law was driving on a 5 lane highway and pulled out of a driveway onto the road and was attempting to make a right merge to make a right turn traveling about 10-15 mph as she was engaged in a left hand entry onto road and was about 90% complete in her maneuver and was tboned in driver side fender and door by a 2017 mercedes’ cls at 60 mph. She was unconscious and pulled from vehicle with unknown but assumed head trauma determined later to be left frontal, right frontal, left temporal expanding hematomas in the brain, fractures of c4-c7 vertebrae, rib fractures l#3-6, #10-12, r#3, sacrum, and pelvis. 250ml r hemothorax, 1250ml l hemothorax, 250 ml hemoperitoneum, laceration of left diaphragm leaflet with herniation of left kidney into chest cavity, contusions of chest, abdomen, r arm, l arm, r leg and l leg. She died as a result of the injuries received in accident less than 24 hours later and never regained consciousness since impact. Cause of death was blunt force trauma due to mva. She was a restrained driver in 2 vehicle mva and police reports indicate that none of her air bags deployed upon or after impact. Other driver sustained fractured ankle with all air bags deployed. Vehicle collision occurred in state of georgia susceptible to high humidity and high ambient temperatures. Bystanders pulled my mother in law from the vehicle as she was unconscious because there was reported fire and smoke from underneath the drivers seat that the bystanders deemed it necessary to extricate her from the vehicle prior to ems, fire or police arrival. I suspect that the airbags should have deployed at this severe of g-force and trajectory impact. Ironic none of the airbags opened. Maybe she would be alive if at least one opened and did it’s job. Accident occurred on 2/9/22 and vehicle was totaled and donated to local governmental agency for fire rescue training. No other passengers were involved other than 2 drivers. Impact recorded on cctv by nearby business.

The contact's grandson owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact stated her grandson was driving at approximately 70 mph, when he dozed off and crashed into another vehicle. The contact and her husband were driving in front of the grandson's vehicle and the contact's husband witnessed the collision from his rear view mirror. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's grandson later went to the hospital for injuries sustained from the seat belt digging into his chest and had a cut on his arm. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, then to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the mechanic's. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Air bag light came on due to cable reel (clockspring) failure. I called Honda and they said I would have to pay for repair and dealer said $450 cost. I bought cable reel at napa auto parts for $146 and installed it myself but air bag light stays on. I researched technical service bulletins and find updates to vehicle software to resolve the air bag indicator staying on even when reset. I called Honda again and they said air bags covered until 2022 but I would have to pay a dealer to evaluate the system. I repaired the cable reel at my cost and my labor and I think Honda since air bag related should cover the repair of the cable reel and update the vehicle firmware and if needed replace the air bag under the 20 year safety related federal law. Considering the history of air bag issues I would think Honda would offer to have my vehicle inspected at no cost to me and refund what I have receipts for.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 19v501000 (air bags) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The manufacturer failed or wasn't able to remedy the safety recall on my vehicle in a timely manner.

The air bag white has been on for so long and I didn't know there was a recall I sideswiped a car it was not my fault the other night and the airbag didn't deploy and I bumped my head.

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bags were replaced three times due to NHTSA campaign number: 19v501000 (air bags). The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

In 2019 Honda came out to fix the air bag recall. I never had problems with the air bag light coming on until after they fixed the air bag. The air bag light stays on all the time along with a check engine light. Also I’ve had to replace the whole transmission in 2019. In 2018 my engine cracked and I had to replace it with another engine. Currently the rack and pion went bad. The vehicle will at times steer on its own and sometimes the steering wheel won’t turn. I’ve spent thousands of dollars over the past few years. I do not believe Honda put in the air bags correctly. I barely had driven my car anywhere and I should not be having these types of problems. It’s a safety hazard.

Dealership (spreen Honday of redlands California) failed to complete airbag repair (damaged other parts during "repair") and Honda of America won't get involved to resolve the issue. Dealership damaged integrity of dash by hacking out an unseen section as shortcut, used duct tape for electrical wiring, and left a piece of dash padding in my ac system. This was discovered June 2018 when changing cabin air filter.

Honda Civic air bag never replaced never notified.

Takata recall. When I wiped the dashboard of my Civic recently, the passenger airbag cover felt tacky/sticky. The rest of the dash was perfectly smooth and non-sticky. When I tried to clean the airbag cover, the paint started coming off and there was a layer of very thick, black, tar-like grime underneath. The Honda dealer replaced the takata airbag 2. 5 years ago, and since then nothing had touched the cover (no spills, no cleaning products or other chemicals). The car is garaged most of the time and spends less time in the sun than most cars. I showed the tar/grime to the Honda dealer, and they said they had no idea why the cover was like that and couldn't do anything about it. I am now very concerned about the safety of the airbag (did the dealer replace mine with a refurbished one?). I'd be happy to provide more photos or bring the car to a reasonably close NHTSA location to be examined, if that would help. Thanks.

Air bag lite is on.

Takata recall.

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On 7-26-2017 the car was involved on a car accident, passenger air bag inflated at point of accident impact, but the driver air bag did not. I took the car to a Honda dealer in whittier previously to be replaced, but apparently did not inflated at the time of accident impact.

Takata recall I had let my brother used my 2005 Honda Civic he was driving in a city road someone run a red light and my vehicle impact the other vehicle causing dr airbag to deploy metals came out of airbag and got cuts on his neck lost a lot of blood and was rush to the hospital he was lucky.

Takata recall - I am having difficulty getting the necessary paperwork from Honda America to have the airbags replaced in my Honda Civic and Honda crv. I am stationed with the military in germany. The Honda dealer in stuttgart, germany will not order parts or replace the airbags until they have paperwork from Honda America. To complicate matters I will move back to America in 3 months, and plan to ship both vehicles. The u. S. Government transportation command states it will not ship my vehicles with open recall or safety issues. I need to have this resolved as soon as possible. Without the recall repaired I will be forced to leave my cars here in germany. I submitted my initial request to Honda on 26 oct.

Srs internal unit failure at 79k miles. Car is 2005 Honda Civic and according to google searches and Civic forums this is a known problem with Honda vehicles (not just Civics) and Honda quotes a $800+ price to repair rather than standing by their vehicles. With the srs light on, the airbags do not work, car cannot by smogged, and is a serious hazard to the drive and occupants until the expensive repair is made. Called Honda customer service and was told they would not lessen the cost, nor help cover the repair in any way.

Honda is not taking the takata problem seriously, and they are showing no urgency to get these airbags fixed. The dealership where I bought my car, landmark Honda in alexandria, virginia, will not do recall repairs on Saturday. They appear to be completely indifferent to the danger of the takata problem. The main Honda number put me on hold for a long time, so I eventually gave up trying to reach them. Nhtsa needs to force the dealerships to do these airbags repairs on weekends so that car owners will bring in their cars.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v370000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v370000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair were not available. 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 experience a failure. Aw.

On Friday, July 31, 2015 I brought my 2005 Honda Civic ex [which was in good working condition with no srs or mil lights on] to Honda of kingston on broadway to be serviced on August 1st for the takata air bag recall. When I picked up my car on Monday, August 3rd they told me everything went well and that they had also performed a "complimentary inspection" of my tires, breaks, fluids etc. -- something they never informed me they planned on doing, something I would have never consented to in the first place. They also failed to inform me that my srs light was now on, and what that means. I pulled over on my way home to call and inquire about the light and they told me they could not fit me in until Thursday, August 6th to diagnose it. Driving home, my car began shaking and rattling and became almost impossible to drive. I brought it to the nearest available mechanic who discovered the lug nuts on the front left tire were not secured properly by the technicians at Honda of kingston, and it was close to falling off. They fixed and secured the tire for me and I notified Honda of the incident. They agreed to pay the cost of securing the tire, however they informed me that diagnosing my srs light will cost me $107, and depending on what the issue is, could cost a few hundred to a thousand more. I've never had any issues with the air bag system or the srs light, until it was serviced by Honda of kingston. The srs light obviously indicates that the airbag recall work was not performed correctly, and now the dealer is attempting to charge me to repair it. Not only could I have crashed due to the negligence of the technicians and their inability to even secure a tire properly, but my srs would not have deployed the airbag, even though I was assured when I left with my car that everything went well and my car was in good shape.

I received a safety recall notice for my airbag and I called the Honda hotline number on the notice to have them arrange to fix it. Received a case number, but have not heard back from them in months. I have tried calling in, but they keep saying they are out of stock and the case manger will call me. Have not been able to talk to a case manager yet.

Tl-the contact owns 2005 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v370000 and 15v320000 (air bags) and stated that the parts needed for the recall repair were not available. 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 experience a failure. Aw.

Calls have not been returned re. Rental and recall after safety concerns expressed.

Safety recall notice: I have called Honda on several occasions (4/14, 4/21, 5/18) for a replacement air bag and was told that parts are delayed and they are unable to schedule replacements any time soon. No dates are provided. Nhtsa recall 14v-351.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. While driving at 30 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle on the driver side. The air bags deployed, as a result, the contact sustained a cut to the wrist that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

2005 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to airbag recall replacement issues and not hearing from the dealer about a date to bring the vehicle in for repairs. Consumer has previous correspondence with a different vehicle in artemis.

2005 Honda Civic. Consumer writes in regards to airbag recall replacement issues. Consumer has previous correspondence with different vehicles in artemis.

I took my car into the Honda dealer in hollywood florida by appointment and was told that I had to leave my car with them indefinitely for no more than 30 days because they did not have enough "bags" to make the recall repair. This creates a hardship for me because I need my car for work, grocery shopping and emergencies should one occur. I complied by making an appointment, waiting until that day under risk of accident because of the defective airbag, and showing up on time. The Honda rep. Did not acknowledge my appointment and informed me that I can leave the car or refuse to leave it. I am currently stranded without a car with no idea when I would get my car back and I was not given a receipt or document stating that I had left my car at the dealership. Only a business card from the representative who took possession of my car. I feel this interrupts my ability to survive and puts me in danger should an emergency occur and I need to get to a hospital. It is not my error and I should not be forced into this precarious position by threat of voiding Honda's responsibility to correct this fault in the car by refusing to leave it at the Honda shop for up to 30 days. The repair should be done immediately or a rental should be provided at Honda's cost.

My Honda year appears on faulty airbag list but I have not received a recall. Is that because I live in the northeast? I am very nervous about driving now that my car year is on the faulty airbag list. I would like to get them replaced.