Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2005 Honda Pilot

Three problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2005 Honda Pilot. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Honda Pilot based on all problems reported for the 2005 Pilot.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2017

Takata recall: I got a recall notice for the driver's side air bag. . I took car to hyannis Honda, hyannis, MA and got new one installed. The car was hit head-on while driving on a town road. A other car crossed the center line. Both cars were going about 30 mph ( over 60mph). The other car's airbag worked; air-bag went off. The new air-bag in my car failed to work.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2015

Notified of recall for driver side airbag. Have contacted local Honda dealer and Honda America customer service. Matter has not been resolved. What is my next step?.

3 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/10/2014

Passenger side airbag should be covered and replaced under NHTSA recall 14v-700, mfr recall jm3 which states that any vehicle ever registered in the designated high humidity states, which includes georgia, is subject to the recall. While currently a resident of north carolina we were previously residents of georgia where this vehicle was registered. As such I contacted a local Honda dealer who stated the driver's side was covered but the passenger side was not and they replaced the driver's side unit. I again asked them to replace the passenger side and they said no but to continue to watch for additional recalls. I then contacted Honda's national customer service number and opened a case indicating that my vehicle was previously registered in georgia and requested they replace it as a hazard as defined in the Honda and NHTSA recall. A week later they advised that they would not replace the passenger side unit under the recall and offered no explanation. I recently sent an email to the local dealer's service manager regarding my concerns and requesting they honor the recall but received no response. It makes no sense that they would change one side deemed a safety hazard but leave the passenger in a potentially lethal situation when both units have been exposed to the same high humidity environment.




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