1999 Honda Odyssey Seat belts Problems

THE DECEDENT IS A 3 MONTH OLD FEMALE INFANT WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN A 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. THE INFANT WAS SECURED IN A BABY TREND FLEX LOC INFANT CAR SEAT (MANUFACTURED IN 062809 HH, MODEL # CS31029) AND THE BASE OF THE CAR SEAT WAS SECURED TO A SEAT BELT. THE REAR OF THE VAN WAS IMPACTED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CARRIER TO SEPARATE FROM THE BASE. THE INFANT, WHO WAS SECURED TO THE CARRIER, WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE INFANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PRONOUNCED DEAD IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON JANUARY 30, 2010 AT 16:02 HOURS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10307851

Incident

Jan 30, 2010

THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SEAT BELTS LOOKED AND FELT LOOSE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10108842

Incident

Dec 1, 2004

PROBLEM IS NOT WITH CAR SEAT BUT SEAT BELT ON THE HONDA ODYESSY 1999. THE MIDDLE ROW, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. IT LOSSES SPRING ACTION, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. OUR FOUR YEAR OLD SITS IN THE SEAT WITH A BOOSTER. ATTENDING A CAR SEAT SEMINAR THROUGH THE COUNTY WE LIVE IN, THEY STATED THAT ONCE THE BELT IS FASTENED IT MUST BE FULLY EXTENDED TO THE LOCKED POSITION. WITH THE FIRST TWO REPLACEMENTS OF THE SEAT BELT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS CORRECT TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. UPON THE LAST REPLACEMENT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO NOT EXTEND AND LOCK THE SEAT BELT. WE FEEL THIS IS NOT PROPER OPERATION FOR FULL SAFETY. WE ALSO FEAR FOR OUR CHILD'S SAFETY IF WE DO EXTEND AND LOCK THE BELT, DUE TO THE THREE FAILURES. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047513

Incident

May 12, 2003

DURING A CHILD BELT SAFETY CHECK DONE IN MY COMMUNITY IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT MY 8 1/2 MO . OLD CHILD WAS USING DID NOT WORK. THE SEAT BELT WAS LOOSE ,AND THE REASON WAS THAT IT WASN'T RETRACTING. THE SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN. IF I HAD'NT GONE TO HAVE THE SEATS CHECKED I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THAT IT WASN'T WORKING RIGHT AND MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

752628

Incident

Sep 22, 2001

CONSUMER'S DAUGTHER OF 46 POUNDS/ 46 INCHES, AND 7 YEARS OLD GOT STRAPPED ON MIDDLE SEAT BELT OF LAST ROW OF VEHICLE WHERE LAP BELT WAS INTALLED CORRECTLY, BUT SHOULDER ONE WAS BEHIND HER BODY, WHERE IT WAS GETTING TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT WEBBING TO RELEASE CHILD. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

894207

Incident

Aug 8, 2001

RETACTORS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, CAUSING CSS TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS WILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

882750

Incident

Mar 5, 2001

CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS IN REAR SEAT WHEN SEATBELT BUCKLE LOCKED UP, AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. SEATBELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T MOVE TO RETRACTOR IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER. AT THIS POINT, CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD TO REMOVE HER CLOTHING TO WIGGLE OUT OF SEATBELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

875532

Incident

Nov 27, 2000

THE SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS IN OUR MINIVAN BOTH FAILED, WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND USE CHILD CAR SEATS FOR THEM. MY WIFE KNOWS MORE ABOUT CAR SEATS THAN MOST PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE CAR DEALERSHIPS, AND WE USE THEM IN THE MANNER THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE USED. YET, BOTH SEAT BELTS FAILED. I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WHERE A SEAT BELT HAS FAILED. TWO FAILURES REGARDING THE SAME PART (ALBEIT, ONE IS THE LEFT SIDE AND THE OTHER IS THE RIGHT SIDE) IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND STRONGLY SUGGESTS THERE IS A DEFECT. WE HAD TO WAIT DAYS FOR THE SEAT BELT PART TO ARRIVE AT THE HONDA DEALER, THUS WE WERE FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT SAFE. WE SIMPLY DID NOT ALLOW OUR CHILDREN TO USE THE FAILED SEAT BELTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RETRACTOR SOMEHOW GETS STUCK, AND THE SEAT BELT IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. AGAIN, 2 FAILURES OF THE SAME PART IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE. ARE THE SEAT BELTS SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN/IF THERE'S A CRASH. THE HONDA DEALERS CLAIM THERE THEY HAVE NOT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS, BUT I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. SOUNDS LIKE A COVERUP.*AK

NHTSA ID

731547

Incident

Apr 21, 2000

THE RETRACTOR ONLY GOES IN AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL IT GOES IN COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE 4 REAR SEATBELTS. OWNER'S CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN SEATBELT. DEALER SAID IT WAS PART OF DESIGN FLAW. IT WAS NECESSARY TO CUT THE TIGHTLY TWISTED BELT FROM AROUND CHILD'S WAIST. *AK *YC

NHTSA ID

853497

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND ARE FULLY EXTENDED OUT. BELTS CANNOT BE USED. DEALER IS REPLACING SEAT BELTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

851731

LEFT SLIDING DOOR NOT LOCKING, UNLOCKING, OR OPENING PROPERLY. DEALER TRIED TO FIX TWICE NOW AND STILL BROKEN. DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION. IT POPS, CLICKS, AND BUZZES AT RANDOM. RIGHT SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER TRIED TO FIX ONCE AND STILL BROKEN. A/C MAKES TREMENDOUS "THUNKING" NOISE-CLUTCH ENGAGING IMPROPERLY. DEALER TRIED TO FIX TWICE-TOLD ME"COULD NOT DUPLICATE" STILL BROKEN. LEFT & RIGHT FRONT WINDOWS BOTH HAD BAD PARTS. LEFT STILL WAITING ON PARTS TO BE PUT IN. SEATBELT IN MIDDLE, LEFT REAR LOCKED SO TIGHTLY WHILE VAN IN MOTION THAT I WAS TRAPPED. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN WHILE VAN WAS NOT BRAKING, TURNING, ETC. DOORS ARE MAIN SAFETY CONCERN AND DEALER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEMS AND ZONE OFFICE #6 UNWILLING TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.

NHTSA ID

712191

Incident

Jul 25, 1999

THE REMOVABLE BASE SECTION OF A CENTURY SMART FIT PLUS INFANT CHILD RESTRAINT, SER. # 4529, MANUFACTURED 11-21-97, SHOWS SIGNS OF COLLAPSE CAUSED BY NORMAL INSTALLATION. THE EXTENDABLE FOOT USED TO ADJUST THE BASE ANGLE HAS THIN PLASTIC GUIDES, WHICH THE FOOT MOVES UP AND DOWN ALONG. THESE GUIDES HAVE BENT TOWARD THE REAR OF THE SEAT, AND MAY COLLAPSE FURTHER, ALLOWING THE BASE TO SETTLE TO AN IMPROPER ANGLE. ALSO, THE BLUE PLASTIC FOOT ITSELF SHOWS WHITENING OF THE PLASTIC, INDICATING THAT THE PLASTIC HAS BENT OR DEFORMED. IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSEMBLY COLLAPSES BECAUSE OF THE DOWNWARD PRESSURE APPLIED DURING NORMAL, BUT TIGHT, INSTALLATION WITH THE CAR SAFETY BELTS. THIS DEFECT WAS FOUND BY, AND IS REPORTED HERE BY, OFFICER MARK BERGIN, ALEXANDRIA VA POLICE DEPARTMENT, 703-848-4763, WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER.

NHTSA ID

709662

THERE IS SO MUCH PLAY WITHIN THE REAR SEAT BELT THAT THE REAR SEAT BELT WILL GET SO TIGHT THAT CONSUMER'S CHILD GOT STUCK IN THE REAR SEAT BELT. CONSUMER HAD TO USE A PAIR OF SCISSOR'S TO CUT THE CHILD OUT OFF THE REAR SEAT BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

842840

Incident

Jul 21, 1999