2006 Honda Pilot Seat Belts Problems

WHEN THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS BUCKED IT WILL POP LOSE . SO I WOULD TRY AGAIN TILL IT LOCKS . IT WAS IN MOTION AND ALSO HAVE BEEN IN STATIONARY POSITION.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA. I HAD A 5 YEAR OLD STRAPPED IN A BOOSTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW OF MY 2006 HONDA PILOT (SHE WAS SITTING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE 3RD ROW). SHE TOLD US THAT HER SEAT BELT JUST BROKE. WE PULLED OVER. APPARENTLY THE FEMALE BUCKLE END CAME OFF THE SEAT BELT STRAP. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, THE LOOP IN THE BUCKLE THOUGH WHICH THE STRAP GOES THROUGH SEEMS VERY CORRODED (NOT RUST BUT A WHITISH POWDER). THE BUCKLE WAS LOOSE AND COULD SIMPLY SLIP OFF THE STRAP. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND COULDN'T FIND ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. THE BUCKLE SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIAL NUMBER ON IT: 05322AAHMAM.

AS I ENTERED THE CAR THE AND WENT TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT. I PUSHED GENTLE BACK ON THE SEAT BACK. AT THAT POINT THE SEAT BACK DROPPED BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT. WHEN THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT HE ADVISED ME THAT THE SEAT ADJUSTER HAS FAILED. IF THE CAR WAS IN A ACCIDENT I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT. HONDA USA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP FIX THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT'S THREE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S HEAD IS A SEAT BELT THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ROOF, WHICH CROSSES INTO THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE SEAT BELT. WHILE PLAYING WITH IT, THE SEAT BELT SOMEHOW WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNWRAP THE SEAT BELT DUE TO THE CONNECTION OF THE SEAT IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE THE CHILD WAS TURNING BLUE DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN. SHE CALLED HONDA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

TRAVELING ON A DESOLATE HIGHWAY, I HEARD MY SON WHIMPER IN THE BACK SEAT. TO MY HORROR, I SAW THAT HE HAD TANGLED THE SEATBELT AROUND HIS NECK AND WAS BEING LIFTED FROM HIS SEAT BY IT. MY HUSBAND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WE LUNGED BACK TO RELEASE THE BELT. WE THEN REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT TRAPPED BY HIS OWN SEATBELT BUT BY THE SEATBELT DESIGNED FOR A CENTER PASSENGER IN THE SECOND ROW. THIS BELT COMES DOWN FROM THE CEILING AND CONNECTS AT THE SEAT TO A LATCH DESIGNED WITHOUT A QUICK RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCHED BELT HAD BEEN RESTING AGAINST THE SEAT BEHIND MY SON'S RIGHT SHOULDER. PLAYING WITH THAT BELT, HE HAD PULLED IT FAR ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE RETRACTION FEATURE. THEN HE WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS HEAD. WHEN IT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, HE PANICKED, AND IT SLIPPED DOWN AROUND HIS NECK AND TIGHTENED MORE. MY HUSBAND AND I GRABBED THE BELT WHERE IT CAME OUT OF THE CEILING TO STOP IT FROM RETRACTING, BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO TIGHT TO GET OVER HIS HEAD. WE WERE STRUGGLING TO THINK STRAIGHT. NEITHER OF US KNEW HOW TO DETACH THE BELT AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO CUT IT. REALIZING THE DANGER HE WAS IN, MY SON STARTED SQUIRMING MORE. IN CALMING HIM, WE CALMED OURSELVES A LITTLE. THANKFULLY, I REMEMBERED A FRIEND MENTIONING HE HAD FOUND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL HOW TO DETACH THE BELT FROM THE LATCH BY STICKING A KEY IN A NOTCH ON THE LATCH. I GRABBED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND POPPED THE LATCH. MY SON WAS SAFE. HAD ONLY ONE PARENT BEEN IN THE CAR, HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THE BELT TO KEEP IT FROM RETRACTING AND REACH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION - LET ALONE FIND THE VERY BRIEF MENTION OF THIS BELT'S OPERATION IN THE USER'S MANUAL. A DRIVER COULD BE UNAWARE OF THIS HAPPENING RIGHT BEHIND HIM. MY SON NEARLY DIED WITH US HELPLESSLY STANDING BY. ANOTHER CHILD SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS DESIGN FLAW TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED (WWW.KSL.COM/INDEX.PHP?NID=148&SID=2169050). PLEASE RECALL THIS DANGEROUS SEATBELT CONFIGURATION. THANK YOU. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CENTER SEAT BELT IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT LOCKED CLOSED AROUND A 5 YEAR OLD OCCUPANT, AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE SEAT BELT CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTENED EVERY TIME THE OCCUPANT MOVED, RESULTING IN AN ABRASION ACROSS THE STOMACH OF THE CHILD. THE SEAT BELT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CUT TO RELEASE THE CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.