Takata Air Bags ....seriously?

[Smitty901]

I do not own any of the autos listed in the recall. So I'll take my chances. If I did own one I would look at suing dealer and auto company myself rather than wait on a phony government agency. To get a jury to go against Honda on something like this pretty easy case to win.

Short version: 2 years ago BMW motorcycle 1200 fault shocks turned up on some bikes.
NO replacement to be had.
BMW offered cash to wait for them to get a new ones made
or
BMW offered to buy the bike back.
Just like the air bags it was NOT BMW's designed that failed it was the manufacture of the shock that caused the issue. It had not shown up on every bike but No way they could allow anyone to keep riding them until new ones could be made.
This is what should be done with the air bags Honda and the others failed to vet their supplies products. If it puts Honda out of business so be it, I buying the beer.

 

[Ty]

I am not a betting man but air bags have save 1000's times more lives than lost. Had a son in a wreck the cars was crushed like a beer can Ford with air bags all over he walked away when they cut him out. 2011
Daughter was run off the road into big trees car was bent in two walked away due to airbags 2009. Wife hit glancing head on thank you air bags again 2005.
Yes there is an issue with the run of them and the company needs to be held accountable if they did not do all they could to insure they were right.
Air bags like seat belts a good thing .

Ouch! Maybe your family shouldn't be driving so much... jk

 

[AriLea]

The problem is that you don't know which ones are dangerous until they kill you.
And you don't have the right to make your own decision.

My decision, buy them, trust, but verify ( improve the QA process !! )

 

[Thomas Maule]

An airbag and seat-belt have saved me from serious injury in the past. I trust that I am better with it than without it... by far.

 

[Smitty901]

Ouch! Maybe your family shouldn't be driving so much... jk

None of those 3 were my Son, Daughter or wife at fault. The person that hit my wife was undocumented citizen with license and a record a mile long.
By the way he is still driving around after all this time.
The one that ran my daughter off the road was partying in the car with some weed. She was given diversion and record cleared.

 

[Smitty901]

Another one Killed in a Honda. Why is Honda allowed to keep these cars on the road. They should be pulled until repaired. The owners compensated regardless of cost and it should happen right now. Seems our government agencies want to let Honda slide on this.
Honda is reasonable for defective products supplied by outside contractors and supplies. They can not wash their hands of it.

 

[Ty]

Another one Killed in a Honda. Why is Honda allowed to keep these cars on the road. They should be pulled until repaired. The owners compensated regardless of cost and it should happen right now. Seems our government agencies want to let Honda slide on this.
Honda is reasonable for defective products supplied by outside contractors and supplies. They can not wash their hands of it.

Honda has. They can't force people to stop driving their cars though.

AFFECTED VEHICLES (total U.S.-market number in parentheses, if known):

Acura: 2002–2003 TL; 2002 CL; 2003–2006 MDX; 2005 Acura RL

BMW (approximately 765,000): 2000–2005 3-series sedan and wagon; 2000–2006 3-series coupe and convertible; 2001–2006 M3 coupe and convertible

Chevrolet (330,198, including GMC): 2007–2008 Chevrolet Silverado HD

Chrysler (approximately 4.75 million, including Dodge): 2004–2010 Chrysler 300; 2007–2008 Aspen

Daimler (40,061): 2006–2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500; 2007–2008 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500

Dodge/Ram (approximately 4.75 million, including Chrysler, not including Daimler-built Sprinter): 2003–2008 Dodge Ram 1500; 2004–2010 Charger; 2004–2011 Dakota; 2004–2008 Durango; 2004–2009 Ram 2500 and 3500; 2004–2010 Ram 4500; 2005–2010 Dodge Magnum; 2008–2010 Ram 5500

Ford (1,380,604): 2004–2006 Ranger; 2005–2006 GT; 2005–2014 Mustang

GMC (330,198, including Chevrolet): 2007–2008 GMC Sierra HD

Honda (approximately 6.28 million, including Acura): 2001–2007 Accord (four-cylinder); 2001–2002 Accord (V-6); 2001–2005 Civic; 2002–2006 CR-V; 2002–2004 Odyssey; 2003–2011 Element; 2003–2008 Pilot; 2006 Ridgeline

Infiniti: 2001–2004 Infiniti I30/I35; 2002–2003 Infiniti QX4; 2003–2005 Infiniti FX35/FX45; 2006 Infiniti M35/M45

Lexus: 2002–2007 SC430

Mazda (450,000, est): 2003–2008 Mazda 6; 2006–2007 Mazdaspeed 6; 2004–2008 Mazda RX-8; 2004–2005 MPV; 2004–2006 B-series

Mitsubishi (104,994): 2004–2006 Lancer; 2006–2010 Raider

Nissan (approximately 1,091,000, including Infiniti): 2001–2003 Maxima; 2001–2004 Pathfinder; 2002–2006 Nissan Sentra

Pontiac (approximately 300,000): 2003–2007 Vibe

Saab: 2005 9-2X

Subaru (approximately 80,000): 2003–2005 Baja, Legacy, Outback; 2004–2005 Impreza, Impreza WRX, Impreza WRX STI

Toyota (approximately 2,915,000, including Lexus): 2002–2007 Toyota Corolla and Sequoia; 2003–2007 Matrix; 2003–2006 Tundra; 2004–2005 RAV4

 

[Smitty901]

No Honda has not supplied them with a car while waiting for air bags nor has Honda offer to buy back those cars.
Honda is being allowed to skip out on their reasonability. If Honda wanted to they can find those cars.

 

[WilliamH]

Smitty,
According to your post it was a rental car.

In the news today another person killed by one of them in a rental Honda.

Didn't the rental company have a responsibility to take it off the line? After all, it was a car with a recall notice on it.

 

[Smitty901]

Smitty,
According to your post it was a rental car.

Didn't the rental company have a responsibility to take it off the line? After all, it was a car with a recall notice on it.

Add them to the list. So many times we see companies sued did time for dumb stuff people. In this case Honda is in the wrong they need to be nailed down on it. It should cost them nearly all they have if not all.
They should be required to do what BMW motorcycle did on their own. Not all recall notices get sent to the right place I got one on a Ford many years ago that was 5 years late on a shifter coming out of park.
My gripe is this. Honda and many others contact out much of their product . They do it to the low bidder, put it together and get rich off it. Many times the parts are made in poor working condition and even slave labor. Then when stuff like this happens they act like they hold no blame in it. I say they do and so does much of the law.
There has been another once sense the rental car.