2003 Honda Accord: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Oct 2, 2024 · Airbags, Seat belts · 259,725 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 60-70 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side front air bags deployed without warning or impact. The contact pulled over, and the second stage of the air bags deployed. The seat belt air bags also deployed. The air bag and seat belt warning lights illuminated after the failure. There were no reported injuries. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The contact was referred to the local dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 259,725.

Filed Mar 20, 2022 · Airbags, Seat belts · CO · 1 injury

My son is an approved seatbelt claimant in the Takata Bankruptcy class action suit. (#4842) He became a paraplegic when his 2003 Honda Accord rolled once after encountering a road surface change from asphalt to gravel. His seatbelt pre-tensor failed as did his airbags. His T-13 L-1 spinal cord injury is conducive to seat belt failure. . A bone spur from his vertebre broke off and went into his spinal cord. By the time our head cleared from the whole ordeal, we were one month out of the statue of limitations. (which is 2 years in the state of Colorado) Shortly thereafter we received a card in the mail informing us of the Takata class action suit. We were glad we still had an avenue for an injury claim. Fast forward 4+ years and we have recently found out that the 33 approved Takata seatbelt claimants have $1,140,000 to share amongst themselves. Some claimants lost loved ones from the faulty seatbelt sensors and seatbelt malfunctions. Based on this current fund amount, Lee will likely only receive between 20,000 to 40,000 for his injury. Very little for the inability to walk, go to the bathroom, loss of sexual function and having to deal with consistent nerve pain. I recently became aware of the ZF-TRW Class action complaint and realize the parameters of the nonfunctioning airbag and seatbelt pre-tensor fit the parameters of my sons accident. The Honda Accord 2014-2015 vehicles are listed as having problematic ZF-TRW parts. My sons 2003 Honda Accords ACU was replaced in January/February of 2015. I suspect that the part was replaced with the same ACU used in the new 2014-2015 Honda Accords. Takata seat belt class action suit settlement does not preclude anyone from collecting compensation for injury from another source. My son should have walked away from this accident.

Filed Nov 24, 2020 · Airbags, Seat belts · 135,650 miles · CO

Srs warning light is on continuously. Independ shop says error code is for driver front seat belt latch sensor. Honda dealers says sensor is not part of lifetime warranty for seat belts, even though sensor is fully integrate with seat belt latch, and part of the vital safety system. Independent shop is reluctant to repair for liability and honda dealer want huge payment for simple repair. It is unfair and unethical for dealer and manufacturer to not honor there printed warranty.

Filed Apr 25, 2019 · Seat belts · WI

Honda denying warranty repair for seat belt error code dtc 54-50 malfunction for the SRS (for which I was also charged $65 by dealer to apply diagnostic code analyzer). User manual states broadly: "seat belt limited warranty -- a seat belt that fails to function properly is covered for the useful life of the car." honda states such lifetime warranty per law allows it to limit repairs to the belt strap material and the metal buckle only, and law does not extend to embedded electric controls which engage restraint when braking or send audible alarm to user when operating without buckle being inserted.

Filed Mar 12, 2019 · Airbags · 95,970 miles · MT

2003 accord ex sedan, 4 cyl, 95,970 miles. The side airbag (drivers seat) deployed for no reason while my 17 year old son was driving on a straight, 35 MPH roadway. The seatbelt did not lock-up. I contacted the dealer service manager by phone, he told me that this was impossible and that my son was at fault. He told me that the airbags can deploy just from sliding sideways. He also stated that if I brought the car to him and paid $135.00 he would check the car (computer) and show that there was an "incident" that deployed the airbag. As a retired state trooper (ret. 2015) I have investigated in excess of 4,000 crashes. There is no damage to the car, no indication of a collision with anything. I also know my son. I have also never seen airbag deployment without some sort of collision. A simple internet query shows that this is a problem, not just with front airbags. I did take photographs of the car, but can't upload them now.

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 89,900 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated prior to being repaired for the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v370000 (air bags) and 15v320000 (air bags). The vehicle was repaired, but the failure was not remedied. The russel smith honda dealer was contacted and diagnosed the issue as a seat belt failure. The dealer offered to perform a diagnostic test, but the contact declined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and also stated that the failure was due to the seat belts and not the air bags. The failure mileage was approximately 89,900.

Filed Mar 10, 2016 · Airbags · 80,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. While driving 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the air bag light dimmed temporarily when the seat belt buckle was jiggled. The vehicle did not experience any issues until after it was repaired for an air bag recall. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Dec 3, 2014 · Seat belts · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 honda accord. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the seat belt warning indicator illuminated continuously. The failure recurred on a daily basis. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unavailable. Mailed out 01/13/15*lj updated 03/04/15*lj the consumer stated the refused to check why the air bag light was still own, after by servicing the air bag per the recall. Updated 03/26/15

Filed May 29, 2014 · Airbags · NY

Warning light for air bag came on. I took it to a caa recommended garage who determined it was a defective "front drivers seat belt buckle switch" he has had several other honda cars come in with the same problem. Honda says there is a 5 year warranty for this part. I believe that his part should be warranted for a much longer time as it is a important protection for the driver, should there be an accident before the part could be replaced.. Honda says they might review a possibility in paying me a portion of the cost of repair if I pay a honda dealer to assess, at my expense, this problem, which I refused. I am a canadian, but wanted you to know of this problem. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 4, 2013 · Airbags, Seat belts · VA

2003 honda accord. Consumer writes in regards to defective seat belt buckle recall notice. *smd the SRS light illuminated, which prompted the replacement of the seat belt buckle. The dealer stated there was an internal failure within the SRS unit.

Filed Feb 16, 2012 · Airbags, Seat belts · NJ

Intermittently the air bag light turns on when starting car and remains on. May stay off for a month or just a few days and then it goes on again. The problem is attributed to the seat belt latch which is the only part covered under lifetime warranty. My concern is that this happened to a close acquaintance with same make, model, & year vehicle (purchased in same state but different dealer). Too coincidental that it is not a larger problem.

Filed Apr 8, 2010 · Airbags · 98,711 miles · FL

My airbag light came on in my 2003 honda accord. The dealership told me that this was due to an open circuit in the driver's side airbag inflater as well as a the drivers side seat belt buckle switch. I had these fixed and the light came on again on my way home. The dealership checked again and could not find out what was wrong and sent me home after resetting the light. The light came on the next day that I drove my car and when I called the dealership wants to charge me for another diagnostic fee. American honda said that there is no recall on my model, although there are recalls on other years for the same problem. P.s. The model number for the equipment is not in the dropdown menu, but on my paperwork it has 06788-sda-a82. Once I started writing 0 in the field it automatically picked something else beginning with a 0.