1997 HONDA CIVIC

TAKATA RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE IT HIT A GUARD RAIL, FLIPPED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED!! MY DAUGHTER HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

Mileage: 265,000

TAKATA RECALL: ON 11/21/2012 MY SON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM ON A HWY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 50 MPH. MY SON WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT STILL IMPACTED THE OTHER CAR'S LEFT REAR QUARTER-PANEL. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED MAJOR FACIAL LACERATIONS AND FRACTURES IN ADDITION TO AN GAPING

Mileage: 181,040

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT A CRASH. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO FRACTURE. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED HAND INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

Mileage: 166,000

I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BY MYSELF WHEN A DEER JUMPED OUT AND I SWERVED AND HIT A TREE. THE AIR BAG BLEW UP AND I HAVE BURNS ON MY FACE NECK AND ARM AND A GASH ON MY HEAD.I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SHOWED THEM MY ARM. THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEES THIRD DEGREE BURN ON MY ARM. SUCH A BURN THAT IT LEFT A LARGE HOLE THROUGH MY SWEATSHIRT. A CHARRED HOLE LIKE I WAS SET ON FIRE. THE NURSES AND DOCTORS SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE FROM AN AIRBAG. MY CAR NEVER SET FIRE

Mileage: 168,000

I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE EXPLOSION WAS HORRENDOUS. I PUT ON MY BRAKES WHICH PUT MY CAR IN A SIDEWAYS SLIDE ALMOST SENDING IT OVER THE CLIFF INTO THE RIVER. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AND MY DASH SPLIT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT AT ALL. THE AIR BAG BROKE MY NEW PRESCRIPTION GLASSES, BRUISED MY FACE, AND CUT MY LIP. MY SON WHOM WAS WITH ME IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS STOMACH WHERE THE AIR BAG HIT HIM. I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINS CONCER

Mileage: 209,827

THE VTEC-E ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC HX IS NOT ENGAGING AT THE PROPER TIMES WHICH IS NOT ONLY AN ANNOYANCE WHEN DRIVING, BUT ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS (WHICH IT SHOULD NOT DO) IN TRAFFIC LAUNCHING YOU FORWARD INTO THE BACK ENDS OF OTHER VEHICLES. HAS CAUSED (2) REARENDERS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

THE VTEC-E ON MY 1997 HONDA CIVIC HX IS NOT ENGAGING AT THE PROPER TIMES WHICH IS NOT ONLY AN ANNOYANCE WHEN DRIVING, BUT ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS (WHICH IT SHOULD NOT DO) IN TRAFFIC LAUNCHING YOU FORWARD INTO THE BACK ENDS OF OTHER VEHICLES. HAS CAUSED (2) REARENDERS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

1997 HONDA CIVIC, UNIT 1 WAS DRIVING UP TO LANE 5 EXIT 151 ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. UNIT 1 WAS APPROACHING THE TOLL BOOTH WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE CAR FAILED. UNIT 1 STEERED INTO AND STRUCK THE CRASH BARRIER BETWEEN THE LANES. THIS ACTION WAS DONE TO PREVENT STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0098-90)*JB UPDATED 04/22/11 *BF UPDATED 06/

BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85, AND THERE WAS A LARGE TRUCK TIRE LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THUS CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. MY CAR HIT THE TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS, ALMOST CAUSING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS MYSELF TO BE INJURED FATALLY. THE DOT SHOULD HAVE CLEANED IT UP, AND SINCE I DO NOT HAVE COLLISION ON MY INSURANCE POLICY THEY ARE NOT COVERING ANY DAMAGES. WE PAY TAXES TO THE STATE AND GOVERNMENT TO HAVE SAFE MOTOR WAYS, AND I FEEL THESE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85, AND THERE WAS A LARGE TRUCK TIRE LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THUS CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. MY CAR HIT THE TIRE AND ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS, ALMOST CAUSING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS MYSELF TO BE INJURED FATALLY. THE DOT SHOULD HAVE CLEANED IT UP, AND SINCE I DO NOT HAVE COLLISION ON MY INSURANCE POLICY THEY ARE NOT COVERING ANY DAMAGES. WE PAY TAXES TO THE STATE AND GOVERNMENT TO HAVE SAFE MOTOR WAYS, AND I FEEL THESE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE INTERFERENCE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS A RECALL #99E015000 PERTAINING TO THE ACCESSORY DRIVER-SIDE FLOOR MATS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED WHO REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL.*AK

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PRIOR TO AN IMPACT. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE DRIVER COULD NOT SEE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THIS VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OWNER, SO SHE DID NOT CONTACT A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE COULD NOT HAVE HAPPE

Mileage: 89,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE ON OCTOBER 2, 2005. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE HE PURCHASED IT. AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OFR THE DEPLOYMENT. *AK

Mileage: 76,489

THE LEFT AND RIGHT AIR BAGS WENT OFF INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SEWER DRAINAGE HOLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HER OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK

THE LEFT AND RIGHT AIR BAGS WENT OFF INADVERTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A SEWER DRAINAGE HOLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HER OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK

MY 75-YEAR OLD MOTHER HAS A 1997 HONDA CIVIC EX. THE TRUNK LID IS CONSTANTLY FALLING FROM THE OPEN POSITION AND THIS EVENING CAUGHT HER RIGHT ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, RESULTING IN A DEEP LACERATION. HONDAS ARE SO CHEAPLY MADE, THAT I SEE NO WAY OF ADJUSTING THE TRUNK LID. PERHAPS I WILL FILE A LAWSUIT!!*AK

IN 1987 I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD. ABOUT 7-1/2 YEARS LATER THIS WHAT OCCURRED. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A RAPID PACE AND IT HIT A BUILDING. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND THE CAR. NO ONE WAS INJURED. I DROVE THE CAR 3 YEARS AFTER THAT. THEN I GAVE THE CAR TO MY SON AND IN ABOUT 1999 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM WITH THE 1987 HONDA. IN 1997 I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC (NO BELLS OR WHISTLES). ABOUT 7-1/2 YEARS LATER THIS IS WHAT HAPPE

Mileage: 38,500

IN 1987 I PURCHASED A NEW HONDA ACCORD. SEVEN AND 1/2 YEARS LATER THIS IS WHAT OCCURRED. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A RAPID PACE AND IT HIT A BUILDING. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND THE CAR. NO ONE WAS INJURED. I DROVE THE CAR 3 YEARS AFTER THAT. THEN I GAVE THE CAR TO MY SON AND IN 1999 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM WITH THE SAME CAR. IN 1997 I BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC (NO BELLS OR WHISTLES). SEVEN AND HALF YEARS LATER THIS IS WHAT HAPP

Mileage: 38,500

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POT HOLE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, AND PASSENGER STRUCK HIS FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. *SC

Mileage: 68,069