Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Honda Accord submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 38 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 38, in the owner's own words
SRS LIGHT IS ON, IT WENT OFF AND AGAIN IS ON, MY AUTO MANUAL INDICATES AIRBAGS/TENSIONER SYSTEMS NEEDS ATTENTION. THIS IS A VERY SEIOUS PROBLEM THAT I CANT MANAGE WITHOUT HONDA OFFCICIAL AUTHORIZED CHECK. MY MANUAL INDICATES A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THIS KIND OF ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM CAME WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT STILL ON.
MY SIS LIGHT IS ON AND MY DASH IS DARK(ILLUMINATION DOESN'T WORK.STATIONARY AND MOTION NO DIFFERENCE
MY CAR WAS SEEN FOR RECALL BUT MY CAR STILL ISN'T FIXED TO WHERE IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE
I PURCHASED MY HONDA AND IT WAS A WRECK AND REPAIR BUT ALL THAT WAS DAMAGED WAS PASS DOOR AND FENDER NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE NEVER WORKED THEY ARE LOCKED .WHEN THE TAKADA AIRBAG RECALL CAME I TOOK MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TO HINDA OF MORRISTOWN TN AND TOLD THEM ARE BOUT THE SEAT BELT ISSUE AS WELL AND THEY SAID THE AIRBAGS HAD TO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED ARE BOUND BECAUWE OF THAT THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE SEAT BELTS IT WOULD COST ME 1200.00 AND NOR ONLY THAT BUT WHEN I ASKED IF THEY REPAIRED THE TAKADA AIR BAG ISSUE THEY DIDN'T SAY YES OR NO I CALLED BACK ASKED FOR A INVOICE AS TO WHAT THEY DID TO MY CAR AND WAS DENIED .SO I MAY STILL BE IN DANGER OF THAT RECALL AND THE SAD PART IS I HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT I HAVE IN MY VEHICLE
TRYING TO AVOID CAR INFRONT, MY SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH, CAR WENT DOWN TO THE EMBANKMENT, AIRBAG DEPLOYED.
SRS LIGHT COMING ON
TAKATA/HONDA RECALL BOTH OF MY AIRBAGS EXPLODED DEPLOYING POISON GAS THAT MADE ME DIZZY AND CONFUSED AND HARD TIME BREATHING ALSO I RECEIVED A LACERATION/BURN FROM FRAGMENTS IN AIRBAG ON MY ARM IN A MINOR COLLISSION AT LOW RATES OF SPEED WIICH CAUSED VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS IN A RAINY INTERSECTION AMBULANCE AND POLICE WERE ON SCENE
ON MY VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK. MY SEDANS REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED MAKIN IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO ATTACH A CARSEATAND LOCK IT SAFE
"TAKATA RECALL" SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND HAS STAYED ON. POSSIBLY RELATED TO AIR BAG, SEAT SENSOR OR SEAT BUCKLES. HONDA REFUSED WARRANTY SERVICE, "NOT A COVERED ITEM" SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF THE SRS UNIT AT $800.00 FOR THE PARTS. WE MAINTAIN IT'S ALL PART OF THE SAME SAFETY SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED. AFTER READING ON THE WEB IT VARIES FROM DEALER TO DEALER WEATHER THEY WILL COVER IT OR NOT. WE JUST WANT WHATS FAIR. PLEASE ADVISE. ORIGINAL OWNER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I HAD MY CAR TAKEN IN FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL AND THE SRS LIGHT REMAINS ON. I ALSO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY FIXED MY RECALL COMPLETELY AND BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL OTHER RECALLED ISSUES AT HAND. INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHT S DO NOT GIVE PROPER LIGHTING AND VISIBILITY IS HORRIBLE AT NIGHT. THE SEATBELT ON MY DRIVER SIDE LOCKS ALL THE TIME WHEN I TRY TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER. THE TCS LIGHT SPORADICALLY COMES ON WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS CHANGE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO GET DEALERSHIP AUTOSHOP WORK PERFORMED. SO IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THESE DEFECTS BEING FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TRY AND GET HELP.
THE AXEL THAT HOLDS MY TIRES ON DO NOT HOLD THE BOLTS THAT ARE PUT ON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EVERY SINGLE BOLT ON ALL FOUR TIRES ONCE A MONTH, IF NOT MORE. THE BOLTS COME LOSE AFTER REPLACING THEM AND TIGHTENING THEM. THE BOLTS KEEP CROSS THREADING AFTER FIXING THEM AND PUTTING THEM ON CORRECTLY. MY DRIVER SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WHERE THE CLOCK IS AND BELOW COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM MY TIRES, PULL OVER AND A BOLT OR TWO HAS COME OFF. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR NOT ONLY ME BUT MY FAMILY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECONNECTED THE SEAT BELT BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD REPAIR IT ONLY IF THE SRS WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF AT SOME POINT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SET BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/19/2012 *JS
SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SOME TIMES. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER ON EXTENDED WARRANTY AND REFUSED MAINTENANCE DUE TO AGE OF CAR.. MANY HONDA'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NEED A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. SECOND PROBLEM IS DRIVER SEAT BELT. AIR BAGS REPLACED ON RECALL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM NOT IN AIR BAGS BUT DRIVER SEAT BELT MODULE IN SEAT BUCKLE. SEAT BELT WARRANTY FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT HONDA SAYS THE BUCKLE WHERE SWITCH IS NOT COVERED. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE SWITCH BUT MUST BUY THE COMPLETE SEAT BELT STRAP AND BUCKLE. TO ME THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE-STRAP IS PART OF THE SEAT BELT. HONDA WARRANTY SAYS A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WITH THIS FAILURE HONDA MANUAL SAYS AIR BAGS WILL NOT FIRE WHEN SRS LIGHT ON.
SHORTLY AFTER DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG INFLATER RECALL SERVICE, SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER REALIZED DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE SEAT BELT SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY LIFETIME WARRANTY, HONDA EXCLUDED ELECTRIC SWITCH WITH THE BUCKLE. DEALER TOLD ME THE ONLY TIME YOU REPLACE THE BUCKLE IS DUE TO THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. TO ME AND MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS A HONDA MANUFACTURING DEFECTS OR SERIAL SAFETY DESIGN ISSUE BECAUSE - HONDA CLAIMS TO COVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT NOT THE ELECTRIC SWITCH INSIDE. AND ONLY TIME WHEN THE BUCKLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHEN THE SWITCH GOES BAD. *TR
I OWN A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 SEDAN. THE SRS LIGHT ON IT WENT ON A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT ALWAYS STAYED ON CAUSING THE RISK OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH AND REPEATEDLY CHECKING FOR RECALLS, FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA VEHICLES. I FINALLY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT FIXED. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE, OR THE INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER COMMUNICATED TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AS LONG AS THE ENGINE IS ON. NO CORRECTION DONE, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. CAR IS 2001 HONDA ACCORD. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V593000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS AND THE FAILURE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD OFTEN FAIL TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 88,000. UPDATED 04/24/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE SEAT BELT DO NOT LOCK EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. UPDATED 04/28/09.*JB
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I GOT THE CAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED REGULARLY BUT I HAD TO GET THE ROTORS REPLACED TOO IN 2006. THEN, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED ROUND ABOUT THE SAME TIME. RECENTLY (A MONTH AGO), I GOT THE PRIMARY OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. NOW, THE LATEST MAJOR PROBLEM IS INTERNAL TRANS FAILURE AND FLUID LEAK DIAGNOSED BY HONDA, A DIAGNOSIS THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR. THIS IS UNHEARD OF IN A CAR WITH 55K MILEAGE. HONDA SOLD THE CARS WITH DEFECTIVE TRAN SYSTEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF WHICH THEY EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY. NOW, I AM OUT OF THE WARRANTY BY JUST 3 MONTHS. THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO PAY AROUND $700 TO REPAIR IT. HONDA SHOULD COVER 100% OF THE REPAIR COST. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT I WILL HAVE TO AGAIN REPLACE THE NEW TRAN SYSTEM AS SOON AS ITS WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRES. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE CAR IS DRIVING FUNNY AND USING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GAS. WHEN I CALLED CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD THEM THAT THE FUEL ECONOMY PROBLEM (DUE TO TRAN FAILURE) HAD STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO (WHEN I WAS WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD), THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP BEFORE. SINCE THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD OR ANY OTHER PLACE, HOW WILL A DRIVER KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE CAR? THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ENGINE SOUNDS BUT IT IS HARD TO DISCERN IT OVER THE INHERENT LOUD DIN OF THE HONDA ENGINE. EVEN THE HONDA TECHNICIAN COULD NOT SAY FOR SURE WHETHER THE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WAS DUE TO THE TRAN. FAILURE. A PROPER REPAIR SHOP WOULD HAVE TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROB. WAS AND TRY TO REPAIR IT, BUT HONDA REPLACES THE FULL TRAN SYSTEM. HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE IS EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT - THEY ARE RUDE AND ABRUPT IN THEIR CONVERSATIONS. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME LIMITED CHOICES - 1. I HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT A HONDA REPAIR SHOP. 2. I DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE OF GETTING IT FIXED FROM A DIFFERENT HONDA DEALERSHIP. 3. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME 3 DAYS TO REPAIR IT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND DAMAGED THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO CAUSE THE DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED, BUT VERY SHAKEN UP. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WARNED HER OF THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE IT WAS CONSIDERED A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVEMENT. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,424. UPDATED 12/15/08. *LJ THE DRIVER SIDE SSEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB
MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP. THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 12-2-06 AND I HAVE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT WHY THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME AN EXPLAINATION AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE SEATBELTS UNTIL I REPLACE THE AIRBAGS, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD.
2001 ACCORD HAS HAD SRS LIGHT REPLACED AND BRAKES. SRS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AFTER BEING REPLACED. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS NOT ILLUMINATED SINCE FEB 2006 SINCE THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE WAS REPLACED.. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY REIMBURSED $248.40 OF THE $835.42 REPAIRS MADE TO VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW HOW DID THE MANUFACTURER COME UP WITH THAT FIGURE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 06/15/06. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. NO OTHER INDICATORS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE DRIVER SEAT BELT IN A UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 5/23/2006 - *NM
1) THE REAR SEAT BELT FAILS AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE 2) THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT ANYMORE; THUS IT WILL TAKE IN THE SEAT BELT SLOWLY AND THE PASSENGER IS LOCKED ON THE SEAT TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. 3) IT NEED TO UN-BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT AND RETURN ALL THE BELTS TO THE CARTRIDGE, AND RE-BUCKLE AGAIN. *JB
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE IAC VALVE. *AK BOTH REAR SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY NOISY. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE MAKING NOISE. *NM
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