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Katareen
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Re: Airbag recall
Posted by Jovigirl414
Posted by Lara&Aidansmommy
Posted by chilltocam
 That has happened and can happen again. That's why there is a massive recall of every car that has the defective airbag. Not sure why you think this is something to make fun of???
Exactly! She came out of a 4 year hiding for this stupid comment. Dumb!
Actually, my car is affected as well, and I'm legitimately concerned - there's nothing we can do at this point, other than drive extra carefully. But hey, thanks for calling me dumb! Way to empower one another!
Shouldn't we always be driving extra carefully?? And that will do nothing as one other person driving like a fool on the roads can easily cause an accident you can't avoid.
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chilltocam
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Airbag recall - UPDATE
bump for update
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| Posted 4/7/16 12:41 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
I just heard on the radio that a girl was in a minor rear end collision last week, airbag deployed, and the shrapnel from the airbag is what killed her. She got up and walked out of the car, but then fell over. It had sliced her neck open. Scary stuff!!
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MrsT809
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by BargainMama
I just heard on the radio that a girl was in a minor rear end collision last week, airbag deployed, and the shrapnel from the airbag is what killed her. She got up and walked out of the car, but then fell over. It had sliced her neck open. Scary stuff!!
Idk if it was the same story but I saw a 17yo girl was just killed by shrapnel after a fender bender.  They said it was the 10th person in the country killed by these defective airbags.
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FirstMate
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Thanks for posting. I called and the soonest they can get me in is Monday.
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| Posted 4/7/16 2:46 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by BargainMama
I just heard on the radio that a girl was in a minor rear end collision last week, airbag deployed, and the shrapnel from the airbag is what killed her. She got up and walked out of the car, but then fell over. It had sliced her neck open. Scary stuff!!
Idk if it was the same story but I saw a 17yo girl was just killed by shrapnel after a fender bender. They said it was the 10th person in the country killed by these defective airbags.
Yes! So sad
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by BargainMama
I just heard on the radio that a girl was in a minor rear end collision last week, airbag deployed, and the shrapnel from the airbag is what killed her. She got up and walked out of the car, but then fell over. It had sliced her neck open. Scary stuff!!
Idk if it was the same story but I saw a 17yo girl was just killed by shrapnel after a fender bender. They said it was the 10th person in the country killed by these defective airbags.
I found this: article Horrible.
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Mushesgirl
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
oh no
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chilltocam
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by MrsProfessor
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by BargainMama
I just heard on the radio that a girl was in a minor rear end collision last week, airbag deployed, and the shrapnel from the airbag is what killed her. She got up and walked out of the car, but then fell over. It had sliced her neck open. Scary stuff!!
Idk if it was the same story but I saw a 17yo girl was just killed by shrapnel after a fender bender. They said it was the 10th person in the country killed by these defective airbags.
I found this: article Horrible.
I heard about that right after I picked up the rental car. So sad.
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summerBaby10
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
I just read about this poor girl & called my dealership to get more info like how hard do you need to be hit in order for the air bag to inflate, when is the airbag eta, etc.. They had no info for me. They knew nothing. So I am in hold now trying to get car rental info. I was planning on driving my car until I saw this article & saw the girl had very minor damage to her car & the air bag deployed. Now I am nervous since there are so many careless & ****** drivers out there & no one can tell me if even a light tap will cause them to go off.
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NervousNell
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by summerBaby10
I just read about this poor girl & called my dealership to get more info like how hard do you need to be hit in order for the air bag to inflate, when is the airbag eta, etc.. They had no info for me. They knew nothing. So I am in hold now trying to get car rental info. I was planning on driving my car until I saw this article & saw the girl had very minor damage to her car & the air bag deployed. Now I am nervous since there are so many careless & ****** drivers out there & no one can tell me if even a light tap will cause them to go off.
From experience in accidents, it has to be more than a light tap. I smashed up my front end pretty bad and my airbags did not deploy. I wasn't going fast though, maybe 15 -20 mph at the time of the impact.
I read this recently:
Generally speaking over 25MPH. The impact must be frontal and not side. Thats 25mph as if you hit a wall, non moving obsticle. If you hit a car from behind and it moves forward then the impact must be much greater to fire the bags. Also hitting a car head on when both vehicles are moving at say 12MPH will set them off. So any combined frontal force over 25MPH will usually do it.
Either way I would not be comfortable at all driving a car that is on the recall list.
See if you can get a rental ASAP.
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SecretlyTTC14
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
I've seen accidents under 25mph and the air bags deployed.
There's a video on youtube of a guy rocking out in his car banging on the dashboard and all of the sudden the airbags went off (hilarious video lol). As you can see by this recall, parts don't always function right. You could have a car with sensitive sensors. Even if they only go off in a serious accident... that's still a pretty big risk your taking. You're basically gambling with your life.
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SecretlyTTC14
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Also wanted to add they can go off if you're hit from the side or if you're rear-ended, it's not just if you have a frontal impact.
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BargainMama
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by summerBaby10
I just read about this poor girl & called my dealership to get more info like how hard do you need to be hit in order for the air bag to inflate, when is the airbag eta, etc.. They had no info for me. They knew nothing. So I am in hold now trying to get car rental info. I was planning on driving my car until I saw this article & saw the girl had very minor damage to her car & the air bag deployed. Now I am nervous since there are so many careless & ****** drivers out there & no one can tell me if even a light tap will cause them to go off.
You have no idea if it will be a "light tap" though. I personally wouldn't risk it. I would take a rental, and get my car off the road.
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FirstMate
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
I got my rental today from Acura. It was easy. But I would suggest acting sooner rather than later because the guy from Hertz said there is a shortage of rentals due to the number of recalls
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Peainapod
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
my toyota matrix was part of the recall last year. I called our dealership and they were booked for months with the part being on backorder. I just waited it out. it was for the passenger recall and 99% of the time I dont drive with any one in the front passenger seat.
I just got it replaced a few weeks ago. didnt take long for them to do it.
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| Posted 4/10/16 12:07 PM |
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summerBaby10
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by FirstMate
I got my rental today from Acura. It was easy. But I would suggest acting sooner rather than later because the guy from Hertz said there is a shortage of rentals due to the number of recalls
Did Acura give you a certain $ amount per day for the rental? I think I remember a PP mentioned her dealership only paid for $30 a day?
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chilltocam
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by summerBaby10
Posted by FirstMate
I got my rental today from Acura. It was easy. But I would suggest acting sooner rather than later because the guy from Hertz said there is a shortage of rentals due to the number of recalls
Did Acura give you a certain $ amount per day for the rental? I think I remember a PP mentioned her dealership only paid for $30 a day?
No, Acura just pays for the rental directly and they set it all up. I went to the dealer (DH drove me in his car), signed some paperwork and then someone from the rental agency picked me up and brought me to the rental place to get the car. I had to give a credit card at the rental agency - they took a $250 hold which comes off after a couple of days because it is being 100% covered by Acura.
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FirstMate
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Re: Airbag recall - UPDATE
Posted by chilltocam
Posted by summerBaby10
Posted by FirstMate
I got my rental today from Acura. It was easy. But I would suggest acting sooner rather than later because the guy from Hertz said there is a shortage of rentals due to the number of recalls
Did Acura give you a certain $ amount per day for the rental? I think I remember a PP mentioned her dealership only paid for $30 a day?
No, Acura just pays for the rental directly and they set it all up. I went to the dealer (DH drove me in his car), signed some paperwork and then someone from the rental agency picked me up and brought me to the rental place to get the car. I had to give a credit card at the rental agency - they took a $250 hold which comes off after a couple of days because it is being 100% covered by Acura.
I had a similar experience but Hertz came to Acura and they only out $50 hold on my credit card. Acura is covering 100% of it
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chilltocam
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Re: Airbag recall - Final Update
Bump for final update in original post
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| Posted 6/16/16 8:15 PM |
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Mushesgirl
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Re: Airbag recall - Final Update
Glad you got your car back!
still waiting for ours to come in (supposedly July). Still driving our Honda.
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| Posted 6/16/16 11:32 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Airbag recall - Final Update
Thanks for update. I called Audi, and they have not received the parts yet, nor did they give me the option to rent a car.
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summerBaby10
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Re: Airbag recall - Final Update
I got my car airbags replaced last week on my honda. My coworker, who has an acura, is still driving her rental. She got a bmw (lucky girl) so she doesn't mind.
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| Posted 6/17/16 11:28 AM |
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Summergrl14
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Airbag recall - Final Update
Ugh I just called Honda and was told that they don't expect the parts to be in until December! We don't drive our car that much because we are currently in Brooklyn so I didn't feel the need to get a rental, but will be using it daily come this summer when we move to LI.
I guess I'm going to have to call to find out more about a rental....
For those that have Hondas that have had their airbags replaced, what dealership did you go to?
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| Posted 6/17/16 3:37 PM |
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Mushesgirl
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Re: Airbag recall - Final Update
Got the call today our parts are ready. We have a 4 hour appointment for Thursday.
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