1991 Honda Accord

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILS TO RETRACT THEREFORE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. DUE TO THIS DEFECT IT ALSO CAUSES A DASH SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT TO BLINK AND CONSTANT ALARM TO SOUND. ANOTHER PART OF THIS SITUATION IS THAT HONDA HAS A LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY THAT STATES: "HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE, AT ITS OPTION, ANY HONDA SEAT BELT COMPONENT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS WARRANTY INCLUDES PARTS AND LABOR CHARGES." YET WHEN I ASKED TO HAVE MY PROBLEM FIXED THEY SAID THAT THE "SEAT BELT MOTOR" IS NOT A "SEAT BELT COMPONENT" AND IT IS AN "ELECTRICAL COMPONENT". HOWEVER, WHEN THE PART IS SEARCHED FOR ON ALL DEALERS SITES IT IS LISTED UNDER SEAT BELT COMPONENTS AND IN THE SEAT BELT PARTS DIAGRAM AS #12, PART #81831-SM4-A03. *TR

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING ON 91 HONDA ACCORD. TOOK IT TO HONDA & WAS TOLD THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON ELECTRICAL PART OF THE SEAT BELT IS NOT APPLICABLE. THAT MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT I HAVE NO SEAT BELT MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE & I DON'T HAVE $400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. HONDA SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIED THIS WHEN MAKING THESE CARS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT LIVING UP TO THERE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SAFE AUTOMOBILES. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR ARE THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. THE SEAT BELT ALERT LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE SEAT BELT ALARM BEGAN GOING OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELT APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF THIS HAPPENING OFF AND ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO THE "ON" POSITION WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER ARE ALWAYS ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO SECURE HIM IN THE SEAT ONCE THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BECAUSE THE CONTACT REFUSES TO PAY $90 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WITHOUT THE REPAIR BEING INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/10/09.*JB *UPDATED 07/20/09 *BF

THE PASSIVE (MOTORIZED) SEAT BELT IN MY CAR WILL NOT RETRACT/OPERATE. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA VEHICLE WARRANTY MANUAL, IT IS COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY. HONDA REFUSES TO REPAIR/REPLACE MY SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE EXACT STATEMENT FROM THE WARRANTY MANUAL: "THIS WARRANTY CONTINUES FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE CAR." "HONDA WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE, AT IT'S OPTION, ANY HONDA SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING NORMAL USE. THIS INCLUDES ALL PARTS AND LABOR CHARGES." MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH (A SWITCH IN THE DOOR THAT SIGNALS THE COMPUTER THAT THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THEN RETRACTS THE SHOULDER BELT) WAS BAD AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, ONLY THE BELT AND BUCKLE WERE. I SHOWED THEM THIS LIFETIME WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT HONDA WILL REPAIR/REPLACE A SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY (COULD BE ANYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO THIS TYPE OF SEAT BELT DESIGN, WARRANTY MANUAL IS NOT SPECIFIC) THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION (IT DOESN'T RETRACT OVER OCCUPANT'S SHOULDER WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED). NEITHER HONDA NOR THE DEALERSHIP COULD SHOW SOMETHING IN WRITING WHAT THE EXACT PARTS OF A SEAT BELT "ASSEMBLY" ARE IN THIS TYPE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY OR LEGALLY DRIVEN UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. *NM

FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING, I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY SEAT BELT WAS WORKING. IT WASN'T. I THEN TRIED THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY 13 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD WAS, AND IT WASN'T WORKING EITHER. (WOULD NOT CATCH TO HOLD A PERSON IN) WENT ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. OF COURSE THERE WERE SUGGESTIONS ON BAD FUSES, OR WIRING. I CALLED MY DEALER, AND THEY SAID SEAT BELTS WERE CHECKED WITH A JERK. YES, I ASKED IF THEY WERE EVER ON RECALL, AND HE SAID ONLY THE BACK ONES. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO CHECK THEM OUT, BUT IF IT IS TO EXPENSIVE, THERE IS NO WAY. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. WHEN I FIND OTHERS ON THE INTERNET ARE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION, SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG. I TRUST THE SERVICE MEN WHO WORK AT THE DEALERS AS FAR AS I CAN THROW THEM- - THEY GET A COMMISSION FOR EACH ITEM THAT IS SOLD OR WORKED ON. *JB