Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2002 Honda CRX

I have had my srs light come on 3 times. The first time the dealer said all they could find was "soft codes" and reset it, costing me $87. 50 for the diagnostic check. A day later the srs light came on again, this time they said the battery showed low voltage and needed to be replaced. I asked if I could pickup the vehicle and replace the battery myself, the answer was yes, but there would be another $87. 50 diagnostic charge and after I replaced the battery, they would have to reset the code and run another diagnostic, once again another $87. 50 for a total of $187. 00. They said they would replace the battery and reset the srs to the tune of $160. 81. I felt screwed either way, so I opted to have them change the battery. When I picked up my 2002 Honda crv, the service advisor said if the srs light comes back on, let them know. The following day, it as back on again. How did they know it would be back. When I called about the srs light, I was told that the control unit had probably failed and would need to be replaced, but that they could not do that until the battery had been changed. This sounds like a rip off to me. Why didn't they replace the srs control unit to start with since they obviously knew that was the problem. The crv goes back in this Friday to be checked again. I do not feel that Honda is admitting that there is a failure of the srs control unit and instead charges the customer needlessly.

We believe our 2002 Honda crv has an electrical malfunction. The first year after we bought the car the malfunction light would turn on and stay on. We took it to the dealer at least 3 or 4 times, but they said there was nothing wrong with it and just turned the light off. Well a couple of weeks ago the srs light turned on. The car only has 44,000 miles. Fairfax Honda said that their diagnostic test didn't show anything wrong, that the light must have turned on by electrical interferance. They just turned the light off. Well it is know a week later and the light is back on. This time the dealer said that they got a diagnostic code that the left side passenger sensor was not working properly. If this is true, why didn't they get the diagnostic code the first time. If the airbag sensor was really not working we could have had an accident and had no airbag. Of course, they also informed us that the extended warranty we bought does not cover this and that it would cost us $700 to fix. They said that this was one of the few things that was not covered under the extended warranty. What a coincidence!! needless to say we are very dissatisfied with the car, the extended warranty and the service department. I believe the car is to new to be having all this problems. I contacted the Honda care department, but they were rude and basically told me to read the fine print. Not much customer service. We would not buy another Honda again and would encourage anyone against doing so.

I am reporting a dangerous problem in 2002 Honda odeysseys. It relates to the srs system. Honda has designed their car with a "ods" sensor device under the front passenger seat. My dashboard srs light has come on approx 5 or 6 times. The dealer tells me that no electrical device can be placed on the front passnger seat. . . This includes cell phones, radios, laptops. They all could trigger the the sensor inoperable. . . . Making the airbags non-functional. How can a car be designed with such a defect. Any passenger with a cell phone in their pocket can set this off. I have written Honda motors and they say . . . See the dealer. This should be investigated and Honda must issue a recall and a fix for this. The dealer tells me its quite common. . . How many people are are riding around without functional airbags?.