Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2007 Honda FIT

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Honda Fit. The contact wanted to file a complaint against the manufacturer. A manufacturer representative at the recall center advised the contact that the frontal driver side air bag needed to be replaced. The scheduling department refused to schedule an appointment to have the air bag replaced. The dealer (rick case Honda, east 200th street, euclid, ohio, 216-416-6700) stated that the frontal driver's air bag would eventually need to be replaced. The contact also stated that the driver's air bag was replaced by the previous owner of the vehicle. The contact had not received a recall notification. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Takata recall: I made an appointment to get my passenger-side airbag fixed, but since I live an hour away from the dealership, I was going to have to drop the car off the night before. When I asked gunn Honda for a loaner car, they refused. They said they don't give loaners for recall repairs, especially when it's one that "doesn't affect the use of the car. " they said, "you don't have to get this recall done. Just don't let anyone ride in the passenger seat. " I called american Honda (corporate). The three people I spoke with were terrific, and a loaner was secured at gunn Honda as a result of corporate's intervention. When I arrived at gunn Honda, the first thing that manny, my service advisor, said was, "OH, you're the one with the loaner. You called corporate. " he went on to say, "yeah, she was mad when she called. " I replied, "I'm not surprised. I was too. But it looks like it's all getting taken care of, so that's good. " he then said with a smug smile, "well, she's in big trouble because we don't do that, and our factory rep was pissed that she got you a loaner. She's in big trouble. " the rude and antagonistic comments continued. He commented on how unnecessary it was for me to get the recall taken care of because I "don't have to use the passenger seat. " comments were made about how Honda is blameless in the airbag recall issue and shouldn't have to do anything extra for their customers because they didn't do anything wrong. I received dirty looks from several other people while I was there, especially when I took pictures of the outside of my car for documentation before leaving it there. Today I received a call that the car was ready but my battery is "not registering when tested. " I was advised to buy a new battery even though mine has at least 40 months left and a 40% credit.

Honda Fit 2007 recall. I received a recall notice in July of this year about a recall repair needed for the vehicle I recently purchased. The recall was for the passenger side airbag to be replaced by then end of the summer and start of fall. I contacted the dealership after I received the notice and was told I would receive a second notice which I never received. My call was transferred over to another department where I left my contact information and a woman called me a few days later stating she would order the part and contact me when it came in. I have never received any other notice or call about it since and I am worried for my safety in this vehicle if it should rupture or cause any other injury to myself or any passengers.

My son was involved in an auto accident in his 2007 Honda Fit sport. He hit a truck stopped in the street while trying to avoid the truck. The impact occurred on the left driver's side of the Honda Fit. The drivers side of the Fit was heavily damaged & the car was a total loss. My son had a serious head injury and was unconscious and was flown by life flight to a trauma center where he was hospitalized with a serious brain injury. None of the car's airbags deployed. Had the side curtain airbag on the driver's side deployed, his injury would have been greatly reduced. Before the accident, the car was in excellent condition with 38,000 miles on it. The insurance company placed the salvage value at $1,100. Why didn't the airbags work in such a serious accident? I have photos available.

I own a 2007 Honda Fit sport that was in a high speed crash. Reading the complaint # 10228324 I can relate to this issue. I was hit on the very front left side at about 55 mph and then pushed off the road to the right. The right front of the car hit a dirt burm around 30 mph. The air bags didn't deploy but the air bag light stayed on until it was reset. The body shop advised me that the impact cut the wiring harness to the air bags and sensor's had been cut in half and the sensors were cracked. It sounds like the left side of this model Fit has many flaws and I am lucky that I was seriously injured. The only answer I can get on this issue is that the impact wasn't in the red zone for the air bags to deploy. I'm sorry but if they don't deploy during a front end impact why would I ever think they would have ever deployed with the wires cut in half. The red zone isn't the issue. The car is a death trap on wheels. So much for the safety ratings because it seems like this car has an air bag issue. The recall because of salt, b. S. Because I live in texas and have 2 of these cars that the passenger sensor is still shorting out even after they replaced it. Texas isn't one of the states that is in the multi salt states that the recall covers. I think someone need to take a long hard look at the issue before some does loose there life. Enough said. . . . . . My foot also falls asleep and hurts like you could never imagine after I drive only 25 miles. Complaint # 10221630 -- I feel your pain. . . . . I have 2 of these cars and each one puts my foot to sleep no matter how I move the seat. ----.

I own a 2007 Honda Fit, sport model- that was involved in an accident. I was driving my car on the highway in stop and go traffic. There was a late model Toyota tundra pickup truck infront of my car and it came to a sudden stop. I couldn't stop quick enough- I was traveling at low speed must be under 15mph. My car hit the bumper of the pick up truck infront of me and the hood, lights and entire "top" front end sustained about "$7000" worth of damage. But none of the airbags deployed at all. Lots of lights on the gauge cluster came on and went off but the airbags did not deploy. The tundra only sustained a scratch on the rear bumper. After a tear down by the body shop it was determined that the sensors were installed at the sides at the front end of the frame rail. This is a very low position on this car since its already low to the ground. I believe the airbag sensors are too low on these cars by poor and irresponsible design by Honda. Had these sensors been placed at a higher elevation then the airbags would have gone off and the injuries would have been even minor. This design decision seems like it was developed to satisfy the frontal crash tests conducted by the insurance institute for highway safety. During those tests the cars are evaluated for crashes to a solid object anchored to the ground. The airbags would not deploy in a crash scenario with any vehicle that would not be a compact car. I was lucky because there was no loss of life but the same accident at a higher speed would have resulted in no airbag deployment and certain loss of life. The car is currently being repaired at a body shop in lorton va. I extend you the opportunity to come and study the car if you care to do so. . . Thanks so much shazad buksh.

Customer wants to know if the life threatening error with the driver's side air bag that was discovered during a crash test affects her Honda Fit that she just recently purchased. * the error was discovered for all Honda Fit's that were manufactured before November 2006.