usajags84

So I have been working on fixing up an 01 civic coupe for a while.
I bought it from a friend whose son was always getting pulled over I always liked the design and I like to use a gas saver for going to work.
He had a loud tin fart can exhaust system tinted (too dark) windows, and 17 inch crap rims, broken tail light and two fosgate subs.

Needless to say the exhaust is gone and a factory muffler has been put in its place
the tint is gone
the rims are gone and back to factory
subwoofers gone
amp gone


when I got the car there was some (ha) every corner more or less body damage, none of it looked too serious I know his son cant drive worth a crap

I pulled off the cracked bumper cover and the two damaged fenders and surprise surprise, I mean this things been hit more times then Mohammad Ali (before they got it)

The core support looked like it was welded back on by a high school student who missed too many weeks of shop class. Crooked as a politician and the welds are um not the best.

I didnt cut out the support and weld in a newer one (yet) mainly because I know I am going to do it right and pull the motor and transmission replace anything bent or out of spec and weld in properly and paint

Well my SRS light has been on, the bags do not look like they were replaced (no tool marks on the screws or plastic around)
I was going to do a manual reset that i found on the forum but....

I called Honda to see what this was going to be to diagnose: The thought of working on bags scares me!
They looked up my vin and my jaw dropped
Both bags and inflators are recalled
the seat belt are recalled
The service advisor told me all but the two sensors in the front and the computer are under a recall

Has anyone else had this?

I am kinda hesitant to bring it in Thursday when all the parts are going to be there. I mean I have replaced all the damaged exterior parts, and I have done some bondo work and my buddy and I painted the car its a uniform silver Looks pretty good needs more clear and buffing though

I am concerned more over for the fact that I know the car has been wrecked the severity of the damage is beyond me. It has clearly been hit and hard (Clean carfax by the way) I am worried that if some hack of a shop replaced the bags or other components i don't want to get a nice bill from Honda for the repairs

Any thoughts or advise

ezone

You won't find tool marks on plastic unless they were replaced by a clown with a pocketknife. LOL
Do not reset.
Read the codes first.
Then you erase.
Then see what code(s) come back.

Then see why.

See if the front seat belts have been deployed (depends on what it was equipped with, could have charges in the belts and/or buckles). If a buckle was deployed, it will sit about an inch lower than the original height.

If the control unit has deployed any items, it will have permanent codes related to the event and the control unit must be replaced, along with a shopping list of other stuff to inspect and/or replace. After replacement, recheck for any new codes. (A blown control unit has been known to lie about codes.)



We do not normally read codes or diagnose airbag lights during the inflator recall procedures (except to cover our own butts LOL).


Inflators. No big deal.


Post or PM me your VIN, I'd like to see what they found for recalls.
Or check your VIN on the Honda site for recalls: http://owners.honda.com/service-maintenance/recalls


Anyway, no big deal.
If those haven't been done, there may be others that haven't been done yet too.



Don't worry about it. It's a recall (or a bunch of recalls), let them do what they need to do.

They can't charge you for anything without your consent.
Just sign right here--> X______________________

usajags84

That is some really good advice...I left work today armed with a paper clip and read the code, it only had one 9-3 which is for the seat belt buckle sensor is faulty.I did drop it off tonight for early morning service. For requested service I put recalls and a smiley face.
I hope they fix it without the drama,


Here is what I found when I ran the vin on my 01.

Description 2001-02 Accord, 2001-03 Civic/Odyssey, 2002 CR-V, 2003 Civic Hybrid/Pilot Driver Airbag Expansion en Español TypeRecall Customer LetterStatusOpen Description 2001-2003 Civic passenger airbag inflator en Español TypeRecall Customer LetterStatusOpen Description 2003-05 Civic Driver/Passenger Airbag en Español TypeRecall Customer LetterStatusOpen

I also ran my sister in laws 02
Description 2001-2003 Civic passenger airbag inflator en Español TypeRecall Customer LetterStatusOpen Description 2003-05 Civic Driver/Passenger Airbag en Español TypeRecall Customer LetterStatusOpen

ezone

So you have the drivers and passengers inflator recalls. The 3rd shouldn't apply to you AFAIK, you are not in one of the listed states....unless the car was originally sold in one of those states.



You should mention to them that your car has the code 9-3 for the drivers buckle and see if they will replace it, see how much they will charge or if they will cover it under the lifetime seatbelt warranty. (Don't hold your breath, it's technically not covered for this problem.)

usajags84

They are going to replace it but they have to "order the parts"
No charge everything but seat buckle replaced

No more SRS light
On to the CEL

ezone

Sorry, damn IP lookup was wrong, it said Indiana LOL

ezone

Will they replace the buckle? If not, then you can expect the light and code to return later on.

usajags84

Yes they said they ordered it for me today, should have it by Tuesday,

civic_man_67

I had the same thing happen with my '02 civic lx. I took it to a local dealership, and they replaced the front passenger seatbelt. A month later the SRS light came back on, I took it to them again, and they replaced the driver's seatbelt. No problems since then.

electric130

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my SRS light came on for the drivers buckle. they replaced it free of charge.

FILLIE37

Hey all

Does anyone know what to do if the SRS light keeps going on and off ?

ezone

Figure out what the fault code is first.