2017 Honda Accord: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jul 18, 2025 · Seat belts · CA

The driver seat belt has locked up, rendering it unusable. My mechanic confirmed that I needed a replacement seat belt; it cannot be repaired. I paid for a replacement seat belt 17 June 2024 from Val Strough Honda dealership in Seaside CA, a special order. Seat belts for 2017 Honda Accords have been back-ordered ever since. I have checked back every couple of months; still back-ordered 13 months later. At one time the dealer said there were 59 back-orders for that part. The dealer received one July 6th which went to a customer who had waited 2 years for it. Seat belts are required in California. I drive as many as 20,000 miles each year. If there is an accident, I have no seat belt that protects me from major injury or worse.

Filed Jan 20, 2025 · Transmission · IA

2017 Honda Accord first noticed a tachometer that at town/hwy speeds would fluctuate a few rpm (surge and reduce) going down the road. Took to Honda dealer and they stated flushing the transmission fluid and to do so every 30K and have continued to do so, the surge and reduce subsided but, we also notice a loud cold start tic in the engine. After starting up cold, and engaging in drive the vehicle jerks and feels to stall suddenly causing forward motion of driver to the extent that the seat belt locks until the engine is normal temperature. This is a major problem in traffic with other vehicles around for your car to suddenly jerk back and may even cause rear end accidents from other vehicles behind putting driver and surrounding vehicles/drivers at risk for an accident. This tic and jerking in this 2017 Honda Accord V6 EX-L started at around 120K miles and has continued to tic and jerk until the engine is a normal temperature Tac surge/reduce has not been as prevalent with transmission fluid flushing. When vehicle is up to full temp the tic and jerking subside until normal temp the jerking/stalling continues at any rate of speed. There have been no warning lamps or messages since the onset of this problem. This 2017 Accord currently has 150K

Filed Aug 1, 2024 · Airbags, Seat belts · 60,000 miles · SC · crash

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Accord. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at 10 MPH and distracted, she crashed into a lamppost on the front driver's side of the vehicle. The air bags deployed. During the impact, the driver's seat belt failed to retract and secure the driver. No warning lights were illuminated. There was cosmetic damage but it was not severe due to the collision being minor and at low speeds. The vehicle was towed to an auto shop and the mechanic did not provide a diagnosis however, the mechanic informed the contact that the part to do the repair was unavailable. No police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2023 · Seat belts · 51,084 miles · CA · crash

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Accord. The contact stated while her daughter was driving at approximately 45 MPH and in heavy traffic, the vehicle in front of the contact's daughter stopped suddenly and the daughter crashed into the rear end of the other vehicle. The contact stated that the force of the impact deployed the air bag and the seat belt had locked up. The contact's daughter was able to unbuckle the seat belt, however, it would not retract into the normal position. There were no injuries to the daughter or the other driver, however, the daughter's vehicle had to be towed away. The police were on the scene and filed a report. The vehicle was towed to a collision repair shop. The contact stated all of the body repair work was completed, however, the seat belt was on national back order and the vehicle had only been partially repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,084.

Filed Mar 5, 2023 · Airbags, Electrical · TN

I received an indication on my dash that there was an issue with the SRS system. I took the vehicle to a certified Honda dealership for diagnostic treatment and it was determined that the wires on the passenger seat had been rubbing on the track that the seat slides on and consequently tore the SRS wires near the passenger seat belt causing a failure in the restraint system.

Filed Apr 18, 2018 · Seat belts · 7,000 miles · NE · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda accord. While driving approximately 30 MPH and yielding for a fire truck, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The contact stated that the seat belt failed to retract and the contact was launched forward. The contact sustained a head injury that required medical attention. Police and fire reports were filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing of the seat belt failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000.

Filed Aug 17, 2017 · Seat belts · 84,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 honda accord. The stated that the front passenger seat belt failed to retract properly, causing the seat belt to stay across the passenger's neck. The vehicle was taken to cawood honda (located at 2516 pine grove ave, port huron, mi 48060) who stated that they could not do anything to keep the seat belt from retracting improperly. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that nothing could be done and would transfer the complaint to the engineers. The manufacturer did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.