Ten problems related to air bag have been reported for the 1996 Honda Odyssey. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Cruising at 35 miles an hour down park boulevard without hitting any bumps the passenger airbag exploded. The explosion was so hard that it knocked down the rearview mirror, the glove compartment door, and caused damage to the windshield. I was so lucky not to have been hurt by flying debris or having my ear drums blowing out. Everyone I spoken to in the car service business has never heard of anything like this. An airbag exploding without impact or hitting a major bump. I had local ems come to check me out.
My supplement restraint system light came on about 10 days ago caused by no obvious reason. I have since discovered at the service dept. That they don't know either why it went out. I feel it is a safety issue as I am unclear how it can effect the deployment of the airbags, could they go at any time or probably not at all when needed. I found information on the internet relating to this but unfortunatley not much as far as details. On the alldata site they made reference to TSB# 00-089 and two for the accord (which a dealer told me is virtually the same car) TSB # 96-061 and 97-002. Also your site made reference to a serv. Bulletin # 000101 sequence # 103. Since my car is at the shop right now I was unable to get the exact mileage on it and had to guess as well as unable to answer some questions pertaining to belts. Please let me know if you need the exact mileage etc. And I will get that to you. I was told this part will cost me $800. 00 to repair and think that is an outrageous amount and it should be a part that should last for the life of the vehicle. I think it could be potentially a dangerous situation and hope you can do something about it. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, signe b. Erickson.
2nd incident of srs light staying on in 11 months. Both times light reset, however the dealer recommended replacement of control unit at a cost of $750 due to code8-3 reported by computer. Declined this service due to lack of ability to confirm diagnostics. Also was told on first incident that electrical system can cause this unit to report faults -- at that time battery was recommended to be replaced. Also rumored that cell phone usage or radio transmitters can make system report faults. Need more information on these units and their failures. .
Srs light came on, checked and reset by mechanic, has come on again with different code, reset again.
Srs light came on. We paid $85 for a diagnostic report. It indicated the srs computer had failed and it will cost $850 to replace. The dealer would not fix it under the warranty. Is there a technical bulletin on this problem?.
Srs light came on when car was started.
Srs light came on when car was started.
Honda dealers have acknowledged that srs computer failure is "common on 1996 Odysseys".
The air bag module malfunctioned. The light continued to illuminate after the vehicle had been started. The consumer contacted both the manufacturer and the dealership and was informed by the manufacturer the air bag was not important as the seat belt and was not mandatory to repair. .
Abs modulator/seat belts and air bags malfunctioned. Dealer refused to fix abs modualtor.