Honda Car Forum

Hi,
After the SRS warning light came on I was told by the dealer that the air
bag computer was not functioning and the cost of the unit was close to $700
and labor would bring this near $1000!. I think this is outrageous and since
it is a safety feature Honda shouldn't gouge people. Is there a contact at
Honda where I could send "my opinion" on this state of affairs and get a
concerned response.
Thanks for the reply.
ED T

"ET" <edtorezan@earthlink.net> wrote in message
newspiMa.20431$C83.1947989@newsread1.prod.itd.ea rthlink.net...
> Hi,
> After the SRS warning light came on I was told by the dealer that the air
> bag computer was not functioning and the cost of the unit was close to
$700
> and labor would bring this near $1000!. I think this is outrageous and
since
> it is a safety feature Honda shouldn't gouge people. Is there a contact
at
> Honda where I could send "my opinion" on this state of affairs and get a
> concerned response.
> Thanks for the reply.
> ED T

Wouldn't you rather have the problem fixed, and at a better price, than have
a "concerned response"?

Try a wrecker, or here...
http://tinyurl.com/fr2e

$510 USD. I'll betcha it's plug and play.

if you crash in a honda hard enough to deploy the airbags, you're gonna die
anyways, why worry?


"ET" <edtorezan@earthlink.net> wrote in message
newspiMa.20431$C83.1947989@newsread1.prod.itd.ea rthlink.net...
> Hi,
> After the SRS warning light came on I was told by the dealer that the air
> bag computer was not functioning and the cost of the unit was close to
$700
> and labor would bring this near $1000!. I think this is outrageous and
since
> it is a safety feature Honda shouldn't gouge people. Is there a contact
at
> Honda where I could send "my opinion" on this state of affairs and get a
> concerned response.
> Thanks for the reply.
> ED T
>
>

In article <vZqcnYyrKdI2G5-iXTWJjw@comcast.com>,
"Chris & Brandie" <koalamazed@comcast.net> wrote:

> if you crash in a honda hard enough to deploy the airbags, you're gonna die
> anyways, why worry?

Really? Not according to the experts.

Ever seen an Odyssey in an accident? Ever seen a GM minivan in an
accident?

Chris, you're boring.

"ET" <edtorezan@earthlink.net> wrote in
newspiMa.20431$C83.1947989@newsread1.prod.itd.ea rthlink.net:

> Hi,
> After the SRS warning light came on I was told by the dealer that the
> air bag computer was not functioning and the cost of the unit was
> close to $700 and labor would bring this near $1000!. I think this is
> outrageous and since it is a safety feature Honda shouldn't gouge
> people. Is there a contact at Honda
<snip>

I had same prob with my '95 Odyssey and repair estimate was similar.
I feel, as you do, that such high cost to repair a basic safety
system that *doesn't undergo any wear and tear* is outrageous.
Wrote to Honda and they were unresponsive.
Am still driving the Odysssey without airbags and, when the time came
to buy a new car I voted with my pocketbook and bought a Subaru.

--
Mike
Suffern, NY