2002 Honda Civic Air Bags Problems
- 167
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 167 stored complaint records:
- 45 indicate a crash
- 33 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- Frontal · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 32 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 150–400k mi | 19 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda civic. While driving up a hill and making a right turn into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact crashed into a tree. The seat belt restrained the contact, but the front driver side air bag failed to deploy. The front passenger side air bag deployed. The contact sustained injuries to the left rotator cuff, sternum, and neck and…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10928277
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL
ODI 11065317
Air Bags
Honda has no record of my car for the takata airbag recall. It is a civic si, 2002. The car was discontinued in 2005. I need to know if my car is in the recall. I am getting no notices and no help from honda.
ODI 10854092
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The vehicle was repaired according to nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags); however, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The air bag warning light was not illuminated prior to the recall repair. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was confirmed that the srs light failed; however, the vehicle did not receive an official diagnosis. The vehicle was…
ODI 10861003
Air Bags
Received notices in the mail for nhtsa recall 14v-351, 11v-260, 14v-319, 15v-320, and maybe others? Brought vehicle in for service (invoices attached). According to credit card receipt, i picked up vehicle from service station on 12/19/2015. To summarize, the passenger airbag was said to be part of the recall and was therefore replaced. The driver airbag was said to not be part of the recall and the original was…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10994320
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the srs warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the air bag was replaced, however the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000.
ODI 10823720
Air Bags · Body · Engine
DEFECTIVE CAR.
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10910662
Air Bags
4 cars were dead stopped on the hwy 50. My husband's honda civic was struck first by a ford explorer - going at least 50 plus miles according the chp......updated 12/08/15 *bf everyone's airbags went off except ours, car was totally crunched front and back and airbag sensors were even smashed. According to a mechanic that looked at the car, the bags should have gone off. Mel rapton (in sacramento, ca) worked on the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10786002
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Takata recall: i rolled my car on my way to work in august of 2015. I had gotten a letter 2 weeks prior of an airbag recall. I called the local dealerships but due to high volume i was put on a waiting list. My airbags didn't deploy and my driver's seatbelt didn't lock. I suffered a fracture to the base of my skull and a traumatic brain injury. I couldn't work at all for 9 months and could only work 10-15 hours a…
1 injury
ODI 11065988
Air Bags
I received a recall notice from honda saying "...have your vehicle's driver's front airbag inflator replaced, at no cost to you." this is part of nhtsa recall 14v-351 i go to the dealer - ken harvey's dublin honda and they say they will inspect the air bag and if it is not a tanaka inflator, then it will not be replaced. I show them the recall notice saying it would be replaced. The service rep said that per honda,…
ODI 10759000
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact crashed into a light pole. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was hauled away by the police to the contact's residence. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic where the body damage was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact…
Crash reported
ODI 11052271
Air Bags
I took vehicle for air bag inflator recall, driver side and passenger side, at autonation honda 385, in memphis, tn. They have done this work on june, 23, 2015. But dealer states new srs unit needed at my cost of about $ 800.00, otherwise airbag is not going to come out at the time of accident . I called honda, headquater, they refuse to replace srs unit. I am still at safety risk of driving vehicle if air bag is…
ODI 10733963
Air Bags
Takata recall srs light is didn't go off. I tried reset my srs light, but cameback srs light is on. I doubt my air bag is takata also and it's not working right.
ODI 10876686
Air Bags
I contacted my local honda dealer in order to make an appointment to get takata air bags replaced. I was previously informed by honda that my car was included in the takata air bag recall and i did a search of your website using my vin number and confirmed that my car was part of the recall. When i spoke with the local honda dealership, they said i had to have some paperwork that would have been sent by honda in…
ODI 10723773
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage…
ODI 10732865
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 honda civic. While the contact's vehicle was stopped, a second vehicle crashed into the rear bumper pushing the vehicle into a third vehicle and caused significant damage to the front end. During the incident, the front passenger side air bag deployed but the front driver side air bag did not deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the neck, back, left arm, both knees, and bruising of…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10722289
Air Bags
Belted driver of a 2002 honda civic at 30 mph, rear-ended another vehicle and the frontal airbag did not deploy until after the accident. Driver hit her head on steering wheel, hit chin where horn is. Sustained bump on head. Burn on arm from bag deployment and neck strain. Knee hit the dash resulting in stitches. Updated 09/15/15*lj updated 11/16/2017*cn
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10733954
Air Bags
2002 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to unsatisfactory customer service at dealership with driver and passenger airbag inflator recall notice repairs. *smd the consumer stated the inflators were replaced on april 11, 2015.*jb
ODI 10713805
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v351000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10706312
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v370000 (air bags), nhtsa campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags), and nhtsa campaign number: 12v136000 (exterior lighting). The contact mentioned that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated the part needed for repair was unavailable and that the vehicle would need to be…
ODI 10746909
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10715188
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v351000 (air bags) and 14v349000 (air bags) however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 4/6/15*cn…
ODI 10691519
Air Bags
Takata recall - i have gone to two different honda dealerships to have my airbages replace and both deals have informed me that the parts are not available. I have taken my civic to ourisman's honda of laurel on 10/18/14 and 10/27/14. I continued to call and take my car to be service at that location about four months before taking my car to pohanka honda captiol heights. My first inquire about the airbags was on…
ODI 10896438
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 honda civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 12v136000 (exterior lighting), 14v351000 (air bags), and 14v349000 (air bags). The parts were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer did not provide a specific date for when the parts would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall…
ODI 10694833
Air Bags
I received a recall notice via mail several months ago. I first visited the honda dealer in burlington massachusetts in february this year and i was told they would call me when they had the part needed to fix the car. By the end of july, i had already received a second letter regarding the same issue and the honda dealer still hadn't called me. I went the following week again, showed them the letter and they told…
ODI 10778270