2006 Honda Accord Seat belts Problems

The left passenger seatbelt will not retract - supposed to be a lifetime warranty and as a result airbag indicator light is on, so I take it to the dealer and they tell me seatbelts are on back order and they said it could be months or even years before I get a seatbelt and there is no ETA for it to arrive. So now, I have to drive the vehicle with no seatbelt and non-working airbags risking tickets or worse loss of life. This is unacceptable. What is the point of a lifetime warranty .

NHTSA ID

11516604

Incident

Apr 11, 2023

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. 71-10 PERMANENT FAULT CODE; OPEN CIRCUIT IN DRIVERS SEAT POSITION SENSOR. AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED BECAUSE OF THIS.

NHTSA ID

11298356

Incident

Oct 25, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

I HAD A BLOW OUT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS CAME OUT AND SEATBELT LOCKED UP. DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES ON A STRAIGHT AWAY.

NHTSA ID

11191725

Incident

Oct 13, 2018

Mileage

186 mi

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AIR BAG RECALL, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO SAME DEALER THAT HAD REPLACED AIR BAG AND NOW I'M TOLD THAT THE SRS UNIT HAS GONE BAD AND NO SAFETY FEATURES (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) WILL WORK IF I AM IN A CRASH. I CAN PAY OVER $730 TO FIX THIS UNIT. ADDITIONALLY, I AM ASKED WHEN MY BATTERY HAD DIED- WHICH IT HASN'T DIED. HOWEVER, THE ONLY TIME IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WHEN MY BATTERY WAS TOUCHED WAS WHEN THEY DISCONNECTED IT TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS RECALLED AIR BAG. THEN I'M TOLD THAT THIS MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY FROM HONDA AND WAS IN NO WAY CONNECTED OR EFFECTED BY THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT THEY DID A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. I FIND THIS INCREDIBLY SUSPECT AND HAVE NOTICED OTHERS POSTING THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT REPLACED AIRBAGS AND SRS UNIT REPLACEMENTS. SO, EVEN AFTER THIS RECALL, I HAVE A CAR THAT ISN'T SAFE AND I FEEL THAT THIS NEW ISSUE IS A RESULT OF THE EARLIER WORK WITH THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS RELATIONSHIP TO SEE IF RECALL REPLACEMENT UNITS OR PROCEDURES ARE CAUSING THIS SRS UNIT TO MALFUNCTION. WE'RE HAVING TO PAY ALMOST $1000 TO FIX THIS AND I DON'T FEEL THAT WE'D BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT WITHOUT SOME FAULT OF HONDA OR THE TECHNICIANS AT MY LOCAL DEALER.

NHTSA ID

10894872

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

2006 HONDA ACCORD DRIVER SHOULDER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. ON MAY 19, 2014 GOT INTO MY HONDA ACCORD AND COULD NOT GET MY DRIVERS SEAT BELT TO WORK. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FAULTY SEAT BELT UNDER THE SEAT BELT WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS MALFUNCTION WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, COLLISION OR MISUSE. HONDA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES AND IN LOUISIANA WEARING A SEAT BELT IS THE LAW, BUT ACCORDING THE HONDA OF COVINGTON AND THE HONDA HEADQUARTERS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE A FAULTY SEAT BELT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593274

Incident

May 19, 2014

Mileage

236,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE THAT CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE PASSENGER DURING IMPACT, CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S HEAD REST. THE PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO HEAD INJURIES. A TOTAL OF TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10455872

Incident

Apr 16, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PROCEEDING INTO AN INTERSECTION, SUDDENLY, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD-REST DETACHED FROM THE SEAT WHICH EJECTED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE OCCUPANT. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO THE FACE AND NECK. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID

10302378

Incident

Jan 23, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi

FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. JUST BOUGHT 2006 ACCORD SE MID APRIL TAKING DELIVERY A WEEK LATER. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TODAY AFTER LONG TRIP TO BORDERING STATE IN WHICH THE CONNECTION AT THE DOOR PANEL OF THE SHOULDER SAFETY BELT RATTLES RIGHT INTO THE DRIVERS LEFT EAR. HAD THIS TRIP BEEN TAKEN WITHIN THE 5 DAY PERIOD AFTER TAKING DELIVERY AND BEEN TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING WHICH COULD NOT BE FIXED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR RETURN OF OUR 99 ACURA. NOW I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR WITH RATTLE AT MY LEFT EAR AND MOST UNHAPPY. I LOVE DRIVING AND THIS TAKES AWAY DRIVING PLEASURE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST HONDA WE HAVE OWNED BUT MAY WELL BE THE LAST! WE HAVE PRAISED THE HONDA PRODUCTS WHEN ASKED ABOUT OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ON HONDAS, AS HUSBAND HAD ACURA WHICH WAS TRADED IN FOR THIS VEHICLE. WAS ALSO TOLD THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR A FEW YEARS. WE HAD 87 CIVIC, 90 ACCORD SE, 99 ACURA, AND 97 ACCORD SE. THIS IS FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT FIXED!!!! HAD THE FEELING SINCE DOES NOT AFFECT HOW THE CAR RUNS OR SAFETY FACTOR, IT IS NOTHING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10157185

Incident

May 10, 2006