10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
36 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
31 / 0
Average Mileage:
45,988 miles

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2008 Honda Civic seat belts / air bags problems

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2008 Honda Civic Owner Comments (Page 1 of 9)

problem #163

Jul 082023

Civic

  • 103,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while in the right land, making a right turn, a bicyclist was coming towards the front passenger side of the vehicle however, to avoid injuring the bicyclist, the contact merged over the lane divider and hit the ground with force. The contact then stated that all the driver-??s side air bags failed to properly deploy. The contact stated that the steering wheel cracked, and air bag inflator deployed from the steering wheel and the airbag deflated. As a result, the contact sustained injury to the chest and her lower back. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence then towed to a tow lot and deemed a total loss by the insurance. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

- Kapaa, HI, USA

problem #162

Jul 142023

Civic

  • miles
Driver Inflator Module Has a crack line in it. honking horn /excessive heat.

- Redding, CA, USA

problem #161

Oct 162019

Civic

  • miles
I got into an accident and my air bags never deployed.

- Frederick, MD, USA

problem #160

Jun 182022

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Air bags: ?passive restraint system items and devices that protect occupants in a crash such as front, side, side curtain air bag light stayed on after taken to a recall devices that may present a safety hazard. Body: Windshield panel flew away, failure or detachment body and frame components flew away all body pain pilled away with no reason, and other structural components like inside of car sieling cover pilling off like that may present a safety hazard. Steering: devices and systems used to control vehicle direction to the driver's intent such steering rack/box leaking, hydraulic power steering pumps problem like alot noise and hoses leaking that may present a safety hazard.

- Hempstead, NY, USA

problem #159

Jun 012022

Civic

  • miles
I believe the airbags should have deployed. Maybe its a sensor thing as well because a while back my side airbag light would go on and off but it stopped. Anyway the ending of the crash, I lost control and smacked into a rail head on. Also causing my face to smash into the wheel busting my lip. Required stitches. Everyone. The tow people and police report thought it was undrivable. Because the frame was bent on the hood. My bumper was hanging on to the screws on the front so both sides were dragging. Radiator bent in half because that metal bar, behind the front bumper, bent into it.

- Odessa, MO, USA

problem #158

May 202022

Civic

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Civic. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: (16V346000) (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

- Oak Park, CA, USA

problem #157

Jan 202022

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I accidently hit a curb on a dark road making a right turn after a stop and 1 second later side curtain airbags deployed. So I was less than 5mph There is no exterior damaged just hit the curb with the rear right wheel. Tire is perfectly fine. This should be a safety concern because airbags can cause serius injuries. They are too sensitive.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

problem #156

Mar 042019

Civic 4-cyl

  • miles
On March 4th, 2019 I totaled my car during rush hour on I-44 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I hit the back of an F-150 pickup which resulted in totaling my car. My front bumper was pushed in and the hood of my car was bent in half. None of my airbags activated. My car was towed to Service King located in Moore, Oklahoma where the damage was assessed and reported to State Farm Auto the car was totaled. I didn't know where to report the airbags until I saw a story on our local news about NHTSA to investigate 30 million vehicles for defective air bag inflators. That is the purpose of this message. Several months before my accident, I took my car into Eskridge Honda in Oklahoma City due to an airbag recall. They checked and replaced the front passenger airbag saying the rest of the airbags were fine. I have pictures of the front of my car along with pictures of the inside of my car showing that none of the airbags activated [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #155

May 102021

Civic

  • miles
The Driver Airbag lamp is on and it has been recommended by dealer that the Driver Airbag Inflator needs replacing. Yes it is available for inspection up on request. The Driver Airbag Inflator may fail. Yes the dealer has confirmed that the Driver Airbag Inflator needs replacing. The vehicle and the Driver Airbag Inflator has been inspected by the dealership. Yes, there is a warning lamp on the dash for the Airbag.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #154

May 012021

Civic

  • miles
He estado llamando dejando mensajes para que me den una cita para arreglar el problema de las bolsas de aire y nadie a regresado mis llamadas también lo he hecho en línea y dicen que una persona me llamara en la semana y nadie me llama. Nose como lograr que arreglen ese defecto si nadie se contacta conmigo

- Newbern, TN, USA

problem #153

Jan 212021

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My passenger air bag light is on and I believe it's a manufacturer defect. It won't turn on no matter if someone is sitting in the seat or not

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #152

Dec 252020

Civic

  • 228 miles
We had a car accident on christmas due to ice on the road and ended up hitting 2 telephone poles! none of the airbags deployed at all! we hit the poles head on! I have had the airbags fixed from the recall and never been in another accident to have to have airbags fixed so there was no reason them to noy deploy!

- Aspers, PA, USA

problem #151

Dec 292018

Civic

  • miles
I went to a mechanic today, I have 'passenger airbag off light flashing' he told me Honda have recalled for airbags in dealerships so I checked my vehicle report it says that I had 2 recalls in 2019 and I did them but I didn't. 'recall subject: Air bags: Passenger side frontal report receipt date: 06/27/2019 NHTSA campaign: 19V502000' I believe I had that problem when I bought my car, my passenger lights off blinking while I'm driving even tho no passengers there. So I was trying to check my recalls on the Honda website it shows that I don't have any. Also, I have a problem when I do reverse engine light starts flashing P0812 code but no problems except code

- Williamsburg, VA, USA

problem #150

Sep 192020

Civic

  • 80,000 miles
Honda extended a warranty for 2006-2008 Civics to replace defective engine blocks. I have a 2008 Civic that has very low mileage so I was unaware of this issue until now. They will not honor their replacement warranty, nor did the dealership say anything to me when I had my car serviced there several times a year since 2015. Why would they not say something? now I'm left with a car that is useless and I bet the dealership I have purchased more than 5 cars from will take it as a trade in. It was in motion parked to go in the store and came out to all of my antifreeze on the pavement. Had to limp it some so it wouldn't cause more damage.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

problem #149

Dec 132019

Civic 4-cyl

  • 138,000 miles
The consumer owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The consumer stated while her son was driving 5 mph, he had hit a curb and both front and rear side passenger air bags deployed. The consumer mentioned that the front passenger seat was not occupied. The consumer stated no warning light was illuminated. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the consumer's residence. The consumer stated before purchasing the vehicle from the dealer woodhouse Ford of omaha, Inc. (3633 N 72nd St, omaha, ne 68134) they informed her that the vehicle was serviced under an unknown air bags recall at O'daniel Honda (123 beverly dr. Omaha, ne 68114). The vehicle has not been diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The dealer woodhouse Ford and the manufacturer had been informed of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 138,000.

- Omaha, NE, USA

problem #148

Feb 162012

Civic

  • 60,000 miles
Takata recall prior to recall, car was totaled due to head on collision ~ 02/16/2012 in intersection where larger approaching vehicle turned left at unknown speed into my car. Airbag 'deployed' such that I sustained two broken ribs ( rt 7,8) and extensive bruising with pieces of parts debris stuck in my clothing. As the car was junked I didn't have the correct VIN when the recall notice was published; my local dealer recently provided it.

- Centereach, NY, USA

problem #147

Jan 022019

Civic 4-cyl

  • 96,000 miles
The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. While at a stop, the contact's vehicle was struck on the rear passenger side by another vehicle traveling at a high speed. The air bags exploded, but did not inflate and debris came out of the air bags. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a cut to the left arm and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The vehicle was towed to a private impound lot and deemed destroyed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #146

Mar 202019

Civic

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. While driving 65 mph, the driver's frontal air bag abruptly deployed without warning or an impact. There was no injury. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repair. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 0943434. The failure mileage was 90,000.

- Corona, CA, USA

problem #145

Nov 222018

Civic

  • 1,300,078 miles
The TPMS ligh does not turn off after checking it. I have 5 recalls for airbag at the passenger seat that I did not know of.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #144

Aug 012018

Civic

  • 40,000 miles
Changed the passenger airbags at recommended dealer by Honda. They supposedly changed it and should have done the proper checks to make sure all is well but it was obviously not done as the car ended up locking up seatbelts on driver and passenger from a minor pothole that the case manager is calling a collision. I couldnt believe he insisted that this (hitting a pothole and airbags going off) had happened to him already trying to make it seem normal. More importantly, from the codes that the shop informed me of, seat sensor on passenger side was no good and although no one was sitting on it it locked belts and the airbags failed to inflate. They are with my car 60 days and counting.... never Honda again.

- Palisades Park, NJ, USA

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