2001 Honda Civic Seat Belts Problems

Your seat belts are difficult to fasten and require multiple attempts to lock into the receiver properly. You have to jab the belt buckle several times before it engages and stays in place. This issue has been present since you acquired the vehicle.

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN IT PARKED IT SMELLING FUEL IT COMES NEAR FROM FILLER NECK,I THOUGHT IT WERE THE FUEL CAP BUT NOTHING CHANGE AFTER REPLACED FOR A NEW CAP (NO CODES AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON )AND DRIVER SEAT BELT SOMETIMES IT STUCKS AND BUCKLE WON'T CLICKS EASILY (2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING SEATBELT UNCLIP BY IT SELF) I CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER FOR ANY RECALLS BUT I DIDN'T FIND ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE.

MY AIRBAG WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR. AND NOW IT WILL NOT PASS MANDATORY STATE INSPECTIONS DUE TO A ABS LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. I'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT? YET THE AIR BAG HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. I NEED THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA WILL NOT PASS THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON UNKNOWN..

SEA BELT DRIVER SIDE DOESNT SNAP PROPERLY

2001 HONDA CIVIC LX DRIVERS SEAT BELT FASTENER, THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SEAT AND THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY ATTACH. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO HIT THE LATCH PLATE WITH HIS FIST, INTO THE FASTENER OPENING OR THE BUCKLE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO HOLD ONTO OR TO PERMANENTLY ATTACH. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX THAT I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE DEALER IN THE SPRING OF 2014 AFTER FIXING A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I NOW HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT LATCHING IN COLD CONDITIONS AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS I GET AN SRS LIGHT ON THE DASH WHICH MAKES THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM INOPERABLE MEANING IF THERE WOULD BE A CRASH THE SAFETY SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THERE SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD TALK OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MANY OTHER HONDA CIVICS IN THE ONLINE FORUMS I LOOKED AT. IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS WORTHY OF A RECALL WOULDN'T MALFUNCTIONING SEAT BELTS BE JUST AS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. I LOOKED AT HONDA'S CORPORATE SITE UNDER SAFETY AND THEY STATE "SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY" I JUST TALKED WITH HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER AND PAY THE $100.00 DOLLAR DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND ALSO PAY FOR THE REPAIR ON TOP OF THAT. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE COMPANY THAT SAYS SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY TO ME. I HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH SEATBELT LATCHING ON ANY OTHER BRAND OF VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I THINK HONDA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR OWN STATEMENTS ON THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, THE BUCKLE WILL COME UNDONE. THUS, CAUSING THE BELT TO UNFASTEN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. SHE STATED THAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

2001 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER STATES DISCONTENT WITH DECLINE OF COVERAGE TO REPAIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TGW

SRS LIGHT STAYS ON IN CAR. GETTING CAR LOOKED AT NEXT SATURDAY BECAUSE THAT WAS THE SOONEST I COULD GET IN, BUT AFTER READING NUMEROUS INTERNET POSTS, AS WELL AS FORMAL COMPLAINTS HERE, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I DRIVE THIRTY MILES TO WORK EACH DAY ON BUSY HIGHWAYS, AND AM PETRIFIED THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, THAT MY SEATBELT OR AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND A RECALL ISSUED. I WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL NEXT WEEK HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST, BUT AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, IT SHOULD BE FREE. I, AND MANY OTHERS LIKE MYSELF, PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS GENERALLY APPLAUDED FOR IT'S LONGEVITY AND SAFETY, AND I FEEL THAT WE ALL DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. IF I WANTED A VEHICLE WITHOUT SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED. *TR

FOR YEARS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT LATCH. I HAVE TO PUSH IT IN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT LATCHES. SOME TIMES I THINK IT LATCHES BUT THEN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE LATCH LETS GO AND MY SAFETY BELT RECOILS ACROSS MY LAP. THE SAFETY BELT ONLY LATCHES PROPERLY APPROXIMATELY 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES; THEREFORE, I'M DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM ALMOST EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE CAR. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WOULD BE AT MY COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EXPECTED COST TO REPLACE THE BELT LATCH IS OVER $250. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED UP MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SEAT BELT ON TH DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PART WAS ORDERED AND FIXED. COST WAS $540.00 . THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 KG AND ONE DRIVER AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AS RECOMMENDED. *TR

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR IN DRIVERS BUCKLE WAS SENDING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SEAT BELT WASN'T FASTENED. ERROR WAS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD AS "SRS" UNABLE TO GET INSPECTION STICKER UNTIL THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

WE HAVE HAD TWO HONDA CIVICS NOW. THE FIRST WAS A 96 THAT THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS ESTIMATED AT $900. TO REPAIR AND IT WOULD NOT PASS VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION TILL IT DID. WE GOT ANOTHER CAR BUT JUST BEFORE THAT WE BOUGHT A 2001 CIVIC FOR THE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO AND FROM COLLEGE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH IT SEEMS OR TWO WAS NOT A FLUKE. THE INTERNET IS IS LOADED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERS FLEECING THE PUBLIC WITH REPAIRS. BASICALLY IF YOUR DRIVING AROUND WITH THE LIGHT ON YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. IF YOU TRY TO GET IT FIXED, IT'S A HUGE BILL. HOW CAN HONDA AND THE GOVERNMENT BLATANTLEY DISREGARD THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND PASS THE RESPONSIBILITY ONTO THE CONSUMER? THIS IS CRAZY. I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE A LOOK AT GOOGLE FOR" HONDA SRS LIGHT" AND REVIEW THE CHATTER. THEN LOOK AT ALL THE WORK AROUND FOLKS ARE USING MEANWHILE DISREGARDING SAFETY OF PASSENGERS. HONDA NEEDS TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR PRODUCTS. *NM

SEAT BELT IN REAR OF VEHICAL TWISTED ON PASSENGER WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE AND TIGHTENED AROUND PASSENGER'S NECK CAUSING INJURIES.*AK

THE PROBLEM IS NOT A FAILURE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT REAR SEATBELTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO GO AROUND MY WIFE OR MYSELF WHEN WEARING A WINTER COAT. WE CONTACTED HONDA TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A SEATBELT EXTENDER. THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT PROVIDE OR RECOMMEND THE USE OF SEATBELT EXTENDERS. WE HAD SEATBELT EXTENDERS FOR A PREVIOUSLY OWNED VOLVO THAT HAD FRONT SEATBELTS THAT DID NOT GO AROUND MY WIFE. THE DID NOT GO AROUND MY WIFE BECAUSE MY WIFE IS 5 FEET 2 INCHES TALL AND SHE HAD TO KEEP THE FRONT SEAT FORWARD. WHILE VOLVO ALSO DID NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF SEATBELT EXTENDERS, THEY PROVIDED THEM AS THEY WERE BETTER THAN USING NO SEATBELT. WE WOULD ARGUE THAT A LONGER SEATBELT OR SEATBELT EXTENDERS ARE A SAFER ALTERNATIVE TO NOT USING SEATBELTS. WE ALSO BELIVE THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A SEATBELT OR EXTENDERS THAT WOULD MAKE THE CAR SAFE. HOWEVER, A REASONABLE COST TO MAKE THE BACK SEATBELTS MORE USABLE WOULD NOT BE OBJECTIONABLE.*AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS AT TIMES WILL NOT LOCK UP IN A SUDDEN PANIC STOP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

6 YEAR OLD CHILD BECAME ENTANGLED IN REAR CENTER SHOULDER BELT (UNFASTENED). BELT RETRACTED IN THE PROCESS CONSTRICTING THE CHILD'S ABDOMEN. MOTHER COULD NOT FREE CHILD DUE TO LOCKING MECHANISM BUILT INTO SEAT BELT. AUTO DEALERSHIP AND POLICE OFFICER CAME TO SCENE AND COULD NOT FREE CHILD FROM THE BELT. BELT CONSTRICTED TO THE POINT THAT THE CHILD WAS UNABLE TO BREATH. BELT WAS CUT FREEING THE CHILD.*AK