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2006 Honda Civic Air Bags Problems

144
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 144 stored complaint records:

  • 31 indicate a crash
  • 27 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • takata recall · 56 records
  • failure parts · 22 records
  • part recall · 19 records
  • issue failure · 19 records
  • recall issue · 15 records
  • passenger side · 11 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi22
100–150k mi19
150–400k mi14
1–30k mi10
30–60k mi9

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 15, 2010 · 90,320 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    The 2006 honda was stopped at an intersection with the owner driving and the owners son in the passenger seat. There was a car stopped in front of them. The owners car was hit from behind and pushed into the front car. None of the airbags deployed. Both front seat belts failed causing the driver to impact the steering wheel and the passenger to impact the dashboard. Both driver and passenger went to the emergency…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10325946

  • December 12, 2009

    Air Bags

    Tl* contactowns a 2006 honda civic. While driving 40 mph the vehicle was involved in an crash. Contact stated that all the rear airbags deployed. Contacts son was strapped into a safety seat. Contact stated that her son was injured during the crash. The current and failure miles were not available.

    1 injury

    ODI 10296561

  • June 15, 2009 · 15,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Srs airbag warning light turns on intermittently. Dealer states defect is bad crimp in wiring harness but will not consider warranty. Repair cost is astronomical. *tr

    ODI 10350714

  • March 28, 2008 · 20,923 miles

    Air Bags

    My vehicle was rear ended at a dead stop by another vehicle and then my vehicle hit the vehicle in front of my vehicle but the airbags did not deploy. Only the driver was in my vehicle. Other vehicles in the incident had their airbags deploy. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10568930

  • March 28, 2008 · 20,000 miles

    Air Bags · Frontal · Side/Window

    My previous 2006 honda civic lx 2 door coupe was involved in a front and rear end crash and none of the airbags deployed. I was at a complete stop in traffic and was rear ended . The car in front and the car behind me both had their airbags deploy. The car behind rear ended me and then i hit the car in front of me and that car into another car in front of that and another car in front of that 5 cars involved. I…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10320656

  • March 16, 2008 · 30 miles

    Air Bags

    Driving north through intersection about 35-40 mph in kinston nc yesterday cloudy but dry day. An automobile was directly in path heading west. I slammed on breaks but still collided with the side of a small minata. Point of impact was dead front middle. I recalled thinking to myself that it was not that bad of an impact because the airbag did not deploy. Right at this point i was coasting to a stop when the airbag…

    Crash reported · 3 injuries

    ODI 10221512

  • February 6, 2008 · 25,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. While driving between 45-50 mph, the front middle side of the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was wearing a seat belt, but sustained pains in his right arm. A police report was filed. The front bumper fell off and the vehicle was towed and destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 25,000.

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10218556

  • December 5, 2007 · 18,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle veered to the left without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a fractured ankle, a fractured nose and ribs, and a brain injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10672901

  • August 30, 2007 · 31,000 miles

    Air Bags · Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Latches/Locks/Linkages · Parking Brake · Unknown Or Other

    I have a honda civic 2006 (lease) this car has 2 recall one on 8/30/07 and on 11/07 but the dealer never sent me any warning, note, letter or call to notify this situation, i read that by fed law they should contact me and let me know the ricks that this issue can cause me. I called because i had a problem with my car keys code and they told about this and they said sorry because they do not know why i was not…

    ODI 10227709

  • May 29, 2007 · 8,719 miles

    Air Bags

    I was pulling away from the curb in front of my house. After moving about 1.5 feet, the passenger side air bag deployed breaking the front windshield. About 10 seconds later, the driver side airbag deployed. The sequence repeated about every 10 seconds with the deployment of both side curtain air bags. Finally, after about a 2 minute pause, the airbag contained in the rear of the passenger seat deployed. The airbag…

    1 injury

    ODI 10192211

  • March 19, 2007 · 18,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl*- the contact stated that while driving her 2006 honda civic at 40 mph, she tried to apply the brakes but could not get to the vehicle to brake on time before it collided with the rear end of another vehicle. At the time of the collision the contact and passenger were wearing seatbelts, and the damaged was in the front end of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was not was towed. The driver…

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10185802

  • February 13, 2007

    Air Bags

    My 2006 honda civic was involved in a head-on collision and none of the airbags deployed. The front of the car was completely damaged. The front impact absorbing reinforcement bar had collapsed. I was traveling between 20-30 kilometers per hour in snowy conditions. *jb

    Crash reported

    ODI 10182631

  • November 19, 2006 · 34,000 miles

    Air Bags · Equipment

    On november 19th, 2007 i was coming home from work alone in my 2006 honda civic ex on a dirt road. I was not speeding and i was wearing my seatbelt. I chose a different route from my normal route and missed the s curve in the road. My car went to the ditch roughly 3 feet deep on the drivers side, hitting the drivers front, rolling the car one time, landing on the wheels and i put the brakes on, put the car in park…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10210782

  • November 3, 2006

    Air Bags

    I own a 2006 honda civic. This car is equipted with a complex weight sensor system which arms/disarms the passenger side air bags. When the car left the factory the system was defective. After one round of recall work, the system was still deffective. I do not beleive the company has any clear idea how to make this complex system function in a reliable manner. I want them to fix the system so that the air bags are…

    ODI 10172524

  • August 20, 2006 · 4,900 miles

    Air Bags

    Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was idling in park, the front passenger door was pulled closed from the inside and pushed closed from the outside at the same time. The side curtain air bag deployed without warning. The service dealer and manufacturer were notified. Updated 11/02/06. *jb

    ODI 10167494

  • February 25, 2006

    Air Bags

    I was in a side impact collision with my 2006 honda civic 4dr sedan and the airbags did not deploy even though we hit a truck. The insurance company labeled the car "completely destroyed." none of the airbags went off. *jb

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10152329

  • January 1, 2006

    Air Bags

    For some time, a warning notice was on my dashboard saying that the airbag on the passenger front seat of my car was turned off. In jul 2016, i received nhtsa recall 16v-346 saying there was an airbag recall and i shouldn't have passengers sit in the front seat until the recall repair has been performed. The notice said the "remedy parts needed to conduct passenger frontal airbag inflator recalls will become…

    ODI 10935558

  • Air Bags · Wheel Speed Sensor

    2006 honda civic air bag system did not work. Consumer lives in argentina. *nj ***nar*** the consumer stated 3 of the wheels on the vehicle failed and the other wheel separated. The consumer referenced recall# 07v399000. *jb

    ODI 10265768

  • Air Bags

    2006 honda civic problems with the airbag system. Consumer states that airbag indicator lamp states off and is unsafe in case of an accident. Dealer reset the light twice. The consumer was informed by a representative that the dealer tries to avoid replacing the defective part because of the cost. *kb

    ODI 10217164