Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / HONDA / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011121 Incident Date: Mar, 01 2005
Consumer's City: APOLLO BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: HONDA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGCM56693A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 04 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I am a 57 yr old white male driving a 2003 honda ex vin. [xxx] on rt41 in the tampa area when my passenger side airbag deployed for no apparent reason. road was clear,,car checked by dealer,,car has no visible damage under or on side. honda states airbags do not deploy by themselves. mine did. car is 18 months old but has 40k on it.purchased a $1400.00 honda care extended warranty at time of purchase. not covered. both dealer and honda care suggested i call my insurance company.both were very disinterested in my problem. would they both feel that way if it happend 20 minutes later and a small child that i was about to pick up in my daiughter's car pool was sitting there. thanks for letting me vent. i just do not think this should happen to a car that is 18 months old.*ak *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)