Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2011 Honda Pilot

The contact owned a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while approaching at a stop light she came to a complete stop behind another vehicle as the vehicle jerked without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into the vehicle in front. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the right arm. The other vehicle passenger spare tire on the Jeep detached from the other vehicle and damaged the engine. A police report was made. The contact drove to the hospital the next day and was treated for injuries. The vehicle was towed by the police to an independent shop where it was deemed a total loss by insurance company. The dealer was not contacted or the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Our vehicle was involved in a near-head on collision with damage primarily on the front driver's side quarter of the vehicle. Our vehicle was travelling at least 45 miles per hour, the exact speed is unknown. The driver's side curtain airbags did not deploy, but the passenger's side curtain airbags did. My wife was the driver and only occupant, she briefly lost consciousness after the impact. The driver's side door was partially crushed in and the top of the frame was bent in towards the cabin. When she awakened, my wife saw the door frame within a couple of inches of her face. Thankfully she did not seem to strike her head against the frame, but it was extremely lucky that she didn't. When the first responders arrived, they had to cut the connection to the side curtain airbags and they were surprised to see that the collision had not triggered them. I have attached a picture of the vehicle door frame and the airbags that failed to deploy. We wanted to bring this to your attention just in case it is not an isolated incident.

While driving on a city street our Honda Pilot was in a collision with a 2003 Honda civic causing $10,500 in damages. The air bags did not deploy. The Pilot is now in repair and we do not know how to have the airbags checked, replaced or repaired but do not feel we should be responsible for any costs incurred.

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a head on collision and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact mentioned that the seat belt failed and did not retract. As a result, the contact hit the steering wheel and the front windshield. The contact was sore, but did not need medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs. The contact insurance company stated that there was a NHTSA campaign number: 13v016000 (air bags) and 11v468000 (seats belts). The manufacturer verified that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. While driving 30 mph, the contact's vehicle was struck on the front passenger side fender and door. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained back injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle away from the crash scene. The vehicle was taken to be repaired by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

Coming out of a 30mph zone into a 55mph zone -- I had accelerated to about 45mpg when I hit an icy section of a the road. I lost control of our Honda Pilot on a gradual turn in the road. The Pilot turned sideways. I quickly tried to regain control as the vehicle positioned itself forward, but headed for the ditch. Still out of control, a utility pole was unavoidable. I hit the pole head on at a 45 mph speed. The vehicle snapped the utility pole in half and the vehicle came to a stop after 20 feet. Neither airbag deployed for me or my passenger. There is extensive front end damage. The vehicle could not have hit the utility pole any more dead center on. And yet, at 45 mph and driving through a utility pole, the air bags did not deploy. We walked away from the accident. But, at what speed and how much more head on could we have gotten for the air bags to deploy?.

My wife had an accident and crashed into the back of a parked vehicle. The crash itself was her fault, however the airbag deployed into her face and caused injuries, fracturing the bridge of her nose, bleeding in her left eye and basically made her whole left side of her face swell up to the point where I could not recognize her. My wife is 5'3" and needs to adjust her seating position close to the steering wheel in order for her feet to reach the brake/accelerator pedal. My contention is that at a low speed accident, if the air bag did not deploy I think she would have walked away with no injuries. Alternatively, if the car had a telescoping steering wheel then she would have had enough clearance to avoid the airbag deploying into her face.

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph the vehicle crashed into a concrete post inside of a parking garage. The passenger that was positioned in the rear second row seat sustained bruises to the neck, ribs and other parts of the body as a result to the faulty seat belt pretension. The air bags failed to deploy with the impact involved. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable. Updated 01/07/lj.

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Pilot. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, another crashed head-on into the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest injuries and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle sustained damages to the entire front end and the passenger side. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop for repairs. The police were notified and a report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 10,000.

Purchased brand new Pilot in June 2011. Around noon I was driving down on stretch of road at about 60 mph when I saw a vehicle with a trailer moving ahead of me. As I approached to pass the vehicle it appeared to slow down and started turning left ahead on the road. The trailer it was hauling did not have any signal or brake lights. I attempted to slowed by applying my brakes but the Pilot did not stop after applying the brakes or slow down. It seem to accelerate instead of stopping even though I had my foot all the way down on the brake pedal. I saw ditches on both sides of the road so I was not able to avoid the crash. The other vehicle was half way turning so I hit the back of the trailer and it went left and I went right on the road. The stopped Pilot started smoking inside and everyone jumped out of the Pilot. It was later determined that the smoke could have been caused by the seat belts and the force of impact. Even though the Pilot had major front end damage the air bags did not deploy and the air bag control unit along with the air bag sensors had to be replaced. Everyone was wearing a seat belt and the front seat belts were damaged beyond repair from the impact. Two of the back seat passengers suffered minor injuries from the impact but did not require medical attention.