There is a massive recall involving defective airbags that can explode with too much force shattering metal shards into the driver.
A Lake County man claims one of the airbags cost him his right eye.
Corey Burdick shared his story, saying, "Something that was supposed to save your life almost killed me."
The Takata airbag in Burdick's 2001 Honda exploded with too much force and sent shards of metal into his right eye when he got into a fender bender in Eustis, he said.
"I thought I was going to die, just thinking about my boys, my wife, I said, 'This isn't right. I shouldn't be dying on the road like this,'" he said.
Burdick said he was rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center where doctors found the metal inches from his brain and told him the damage to his eye was irreversible.
"Just feels like the world crumbled beneath your feet," he said.
At the time, Burdick did not know his airbag was part of a massive recall that has been expanded to 8 million cars. He claimed he was not notified until it was too late.
"I want the companies to make it right. People shouldn't get hurt and they shouldn't hide things from people," Burdick said.
The accident has impacted Burdick's entire family, and he said it would have never happened if Honda had notified him sooner.
Burdick said he's haunted by the faulty airbag every day, even when he sleeps.
"It's almost like a movie replaying the 'boom, boom, boom,' then you wake up," he said.
Burdick is suing Honda and Takata, claiming they knew the airbags were defective long before they issued a recall.
His attorney is hoping the case will lead to new regulations for how recall notices are issued.
Currently, there are no laws or standards requiring consumers to be notified by certified mail.