2002 Honda Civic Seat Belts Problems

Your driver's side seat belt is stuck and won't release, preventing you from fastening it properly. This is a safety concern that needs diagnosis by a mechanic to determine if the belt mechanism is jammed or damaged. The fix may involve replacing the seat belt assembly or repairing the locking mechanism.

DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT FASTEN. IT TAKES SIX TO SEVEN TRIES AND WILL THEN ONLY LOCK IN PLACE WITH THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES LONGER TO GET IT FASTENED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT REACH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHILE RESTRAINING A CONVERTIBLE CHILD SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,300.

THE "SRS" LIGHT STAYED ON WHICH DISABLES THE AIRBAGS. I WAS CHARGED $344 TO REPAIR THIS NEEDED SAFETY FAILURE. ( I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE "SRS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR PART WAS ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,052. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. IMMEDIATELY, THE SEAT BELT WAS SECURELY ENGAGED INTO THE BUCKLE MECHANISM. THE "SRS" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. APPROXIMATELY FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT SWITCH AND OFFERED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IF THE CONTACT WERE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT AND HARNESS WERE FUNCTIONING THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE SWITCH THAT FAILED IN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

MY 7 1/2 YEAR OLD SON GOT INTO THE BACK SIDE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY MOTHER'S HONDA CIVIC, (WE WERE VISITING THEM FROM OUT OF TOWN)-- I WAS DRIVING, AND MY MOTHER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD ASSUMED MY SON WAS BUCKLED IN (HE ALWAYS IS ABLE TO DO SO WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, AND HAS DONE SO FOR A LONG TIME NOW), AND WE HAD GONE DOWN THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND I LOOKED BACK AT HIM AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT BUCKLED, BUT THE LENGTH OF IT HAD LOOPED AROUND HIS NECK SOMEHOW, AND WAS TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK. HE SAID "I CAN'T BREATHE," AND HIS FACE WAS RED. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, JUMPED OUT AND RAN AROUND THE BACK TO TRY TO DISLODGE HIM, BUT COULD NOT PULL THE STRAP AT ALL FROM WHERE IT GOES BACK INTO THE TOP OF THE SEAT AREA ABOVE HIS HEAD--IT HAD LOCKED IN THE RATCHETING MECHANISM AND WOULD NOT RELEASE AND IN FACT, AS I PULLED ON IT, IT SEEMED TO ONLY GET TIGHTER. I YELLED TO MY MOTHER WHO WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT-- SHE REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND SHE GRABBED A LARGE PAIR OF SCISSORS (MIRACULOUSLY, SHE KEEPS THEM IN HER CAR. . .) AND WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THE BELT AND GET MY SON RELEASED. HAD SHE NOT BEEN THERE, AND HAD SHE NOT KEPT THE SCISSORS IN THE CAR, (I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN SHE KEPT SCISSORS), WELL, I CANNOT EVEN DEAL WITH SUCH AN UNTHINKABLE POSSIBILITY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC, WHATEVER THE PARTICULAR OUTCOME. *JB

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T CLICK YOU HAVE TO KEEP ON TRYING MAY BE TWICE FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AND 5 OR MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB

FOR NO DISCERNIBLE REASON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MOMENTARILY FAILED UPON START UP AND THEN THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS CHARGED $80 FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC" - BASICALLY, THEY REBOOT THE SRS COMPUTER AND TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW COMPUTER AT A MINIMUM COST OF $800 PLUS LABOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT FAILED,CAUSING DRIVER'S HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

SEAT BELTS NOT LONG ENOUGH A FEW YEARS AGO HONDA SUPPLIED EXTENDER'S FOR THE SHORT NECK CUTTING BELTS THEY HAD. THEY WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN GETTING A BELT TO FIT. WE ARE NOT ALL AS SMALL AS THEY ARE, ALL WE WANT IS TO BE SAFELY BUCKLED IN TOO. *JB

FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION ,AND IT COULD CAUSE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OFAN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS ...*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AND CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS SCC

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL LEFT END COLLISON . THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED AND THE DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON IMPACT. RESULTING INJURIES. MR

CONSUMER STATES HAD A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION AT APPROX 15-20MPH. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED. MR

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT, IT ONLY GOES ABOUT HALF WAY IN BEFORE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. IT THEN GETS STUCK IN THE DOOR WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS WOULD WEAKEN THE BELT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. I'VE ALREADY HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO FIX THIS AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS, AND, EVEN THOUGH I HAD AN APPOINTMENT, THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO LOOK INTO ANY PROBLEMS. HONDA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED MY "CONCERN" SUBMITTED VIA THE WEB BEFORE CHRISTMAS. *AK