Passenger side seat belt buckle was defective. When the vehicle goes around a corner the passenger buckle comes loose.
1999 Honda Accord: seat belt won't latch or retract
8 of the 1,135 complaints about the 1999 Honda Accord describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Need to lubricate the seat belt buckles. Check engine light is on. Filler neck is bent. Need to replace fuel pipe.
The catalytic converter was replaced three times due to deterioration. The trunk latch, timing belt, balancer belt, and the power door actuator were replaced, the parking brake was adjusted, the are rest and axle seal was replaced, the seat belt failed to retract, and the windows rattled. *ph
When rear seatbelt starts to retract, it will cause seatbelt to unlock, causing child seat to be unsecure. Dealer notified. *ak consumer states that he tried to get service per warranty, however the dealer advised him that the center rear belt was operating within normal parameters and refused service.
Left stop light & "t" boned another vehicle entering intersection. Upon impact with vehicle, neither air bag deployed. Also, driver's seat belt failed to restrain. Driver hit support between side window & front window. *ak
Driver's side seat belt may not retract immediately when you exit the car. If it doesn't, it will retract, but will get caught on the power seat controls. When it retracts, it pulls the seat recline lever and causes the seat back to recline until it cannot do so because it is stopped by the rear seat. One time this happened, I was out of the car for five minutes and when I got back in, I could smell the power seat motor burning - the seat belt was forcing the driver's seat to recline. If one of my kids were in the back seat, she would have been pinned and could have been severely injured. I took the car to the dealer and they said nothing could be done (except for some type of guard over the power seat controls). I think this is a design flaw - not a manufacturing defect. Please let me know if others have had this problem. Its a great car other than this strange problem.
Fuel gauge never read full, on a full gas tank. Dealer replaced fuel sending unit, which resolved the problem. Driver's side seat belt gets caught on the release lever of the seat-back while seat belt is buckled. This severely restricts the of movement of the driver. When this happens, I am strapped very tight in the seat until I can manage to remove the seat belt part that is stuck to the release lever.
Rear seat belt won't retract, and the consumer can't use the rear seat belt.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Honda Accord seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1999 Honda Accord?
8 of 1,135 owner complaints about the 1999 Honda Accord (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Honda Accord?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Honda Accord
Stalling 213Transmission failure 87Check engine light 56Jerking 50Slipping 44Loss of power 28Won't shift 19Won't start 19No deployment 18Harsh shifting 18Hesitation 17Sudden acceleration 17Door locks 16Airbag light 15Grinding brakes 13Power steering loss 13Brake failure 11Warning lights 11Ball joint 10Engine failure 10Tire blowout 9ABS 7Headlights 7
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