2001 Honda Accord Seat Belts Problems

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

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

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

THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE RETRACTABLE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE THEM. THE BELTS DO NOT GIVE AT ALL. DEALER MAINTAINS THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT DEFECTIVE.*AK

FOR TALL/LARGE PASSENGERS, REAR SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND RACHET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER WITH ACCELLERATION , CAUSING PAIN AND RESTRICKTION OF MOVEMENT. DEALER STATES PROBLEM KNOWN BUT NO FIX AVAILABLE. PROBLEM WITH AUTO CHILD SEAT ADJUSTMENT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OVER YEAR AGO, CAN NOT FIND COMPLAINT IN SYSTEM.*AK

PLASTIC "BUTTON" THAT KEEPS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AT SHOULDER LEVEL ( EASY REACH POSITION) BROKE OFF. THUS WHEN TRYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, FIRST HAVE TO PICK THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE OFF THE FLOOR. ALSO BROKE OFF A FRIENDS VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

ALL REAR SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN WHEN GAS IS APPLED,TIGHT ENOUGH TO DIG INTO SKIN. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS AS A RESULT OF CHILD RESTRAINT BELT. REPLACED BELT, BUT IT REOCCURRED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TALL OR LARGE PASSENGERS ARE AFFECTED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT DIGS INTO SHOULDER AND GETS TIGHTER WITH NO SLACK OR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AFTER ACCELERATION. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WAS DAMAGED BY ITEMS PLACED UNDER THE SEAT, CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, DEALER THEN STATED THE SEAT BELT NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER, CONSUMER IS STILL AWAITING FOR THE PARTS. *SLC

BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVERS RESTRAINT BELTS FAILED TO REMAIN LATCHED ALSO, BUCKLE ASSEMBLY MAY APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, BUT WHILE BRAKING OR GOING AROUND A CORNER LATCH PLATE WILL SEPARATE, PREVENTING PROPER USE OF RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE TWICE, AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCK UP DURING LHIGH SPEED LANE CHANGE DRIVE TO SEAT. SEVERLY RESTRICTSVIEW AND INTERPRUTS CONCENTRATION.*AK