2009 Honda Pilot Airbag Problems

Which parts fail

• Frontal
  1

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  225%
• 25k–50k
  113%
• 50k–75k
  00%
• 75k–100k
  113%
• 100k–150k
  113%
• 150k+
  338%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2009 Honda Pilot owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

I bought this car from Nalley Honda. After that I drove back to Birmingham. On my way airbag alarm pops up. Now they says I have to pay for this. But why should I pay for an safety issue as they should make sure its works fine.

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owned a 2009 Honda Pilot. While driving approximately 45 MPH in a snow storm, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle due to black ice. The contact's vehicle slid into a guardrail and the air bags deployed. Metal fragments entered the vehicle due to the deployment. The driver sustained facial scars, and pains to the neck, shoulder, and back. The front passenger sustained pains to the neck, shoulder, and knee. The front passenger wore a neck brace for over three months. Two children seated in the rear sustained whiplash and minor bruising. Medical attention was required for all who were injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company to a yard and deemed destroyed. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the metal fragments that deployed with force upon air bag deployment. …

Honda 2009 Pilot mva 4/10/2010 reported passenger airbag deployed and injury occurred to sternum and ribs. Noted recall of Honda for airbag in newpaper and internet. Called [phone] #7 product concern dept. VIN [redacted] report [redacted] to Honda on 4/11/13 Honda Pilot was totaled when hit by suburban going wrong way on a one way street about 40 MPH. Honda Pilot was going through green light with right of way. No underdash airbag LED to large and shin hematomas. Seat belted passenger. Made report to Honda corp.

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Honda Pilot. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 238,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Honda Pilot. The contact stated while driving at speeds between 40-60 MPH, the vehicle crashed into another vehicle and the frontal air bags did not deploy upon impact. One injury was reported by one of the vehicle occupants. The vehicle was towed to a local body shop where the contact was awaiting repairs. The failure and current mileages were 36,000. Updated 11/03/10.

The warning sign.... Side air bag off... Turns on automatically or blinks various times....so I stop the vehicle and put in park and turn off vehicle and the warning light for the air bag is no longer there. The warning indicator shows it turns off on its own the side air bags

DTC code 12-51 passenger air bag is on OBD. have not gone to dealership. been on for several years.

Takata recall. I had a major service performed in late May 2016, after the recall was in effect, but before I was notified of the recall. I have documentation evidencing the date of the service, which was after the recall was in effect. I can provide the documentation upon request. In May 2016, I specifically asked the Honda service center about whether my car was subject to this recall, since my husband's Acura mdx had this recall. The service center said no, but that they had the parts since the Acura recall was in effect. Two months later I received notification of the recall, which was in effect a few days before I went to Honda in May 2016. I immediately called Honda to request a service appointment for the recall and to obtain a loaner car. The Honda Pilot is my family's main form of transportation and we need all of the seats to be operational. …

Takata recall. A letter was sent to me in July 2016 regarding the passenger side airbag. The safety concern was the airbag could cause metal fragments to injure the passengers in the vehicle if the airbag was deployed. The suggestion was to "not sit in the front passenger seat" until the parts were available for the recall/repair. A remedy was supposed to be done by summer/fall 2016 and I have still not received any update from Honda. We purchased this particular model because it can seat up to 8 and fit our whole family. Not sitting in the front passenger seat for 5 months was really not a viable option. Instead when we are forced to use all seats, we put our family at risk for airbag to go off and 'metal fragments' potentially injuring our family. This is unacceptable.

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Honda Pilot. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V346000 (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. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 10/26/16 the consumer stated the repair was completed on September 19, 2016. Updated 10/31/16.

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Airbag complaints in other Pilot years