2004 Honda Pilot Seat Belts Problems

Your driver's seat bracket has broken and is no longer securely attached to the frame, causing the seat to rock backward by about 45 degrees when you accelerate. This makes it difficult to control the vehicle and steer safely, and in a crash, the seat wouldn't hold you in place properly, affecting how your seat belt and airbags work. The dealership says Honda no longer makes the replacement bracket needed to fix this issue.

Your front passenger seat belt won't retract properly after being pulled out. When your passenger tries to secure the belt, it stays extended instead of retracting back into its housing. The dealer was contacted but didn't diagnose or repair the issue. The problem appeared at 125,000 miles.

Your brakes are stopping the vehicle suddenly instead of gradually, requiring you to brake slowly to prevent an abrupt halt. Your seatbelt locks up unexpectedly unless you pull it forward and leave slack in the belt. Your driver's seat can only slide side-to-side and won't adjust forward and backward. These issues may require inspection of your brake system, seatbelt tensioner mechanism, and seat track assembly.

SEAT BELT SHOULDER RESTRAINT DID NOT ENGAGE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEN OUR VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. . THIS RESULTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER HITTING HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND CONCUSSION AND HAD TO RECEIVE TREATMENT AT A HOSPITAL FOR THE INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD ROW DRIVERS REAR SAFETY SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLATCH AND RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BECAME TANGLED AROUND A TWO YEAR OLD CHILD'S NECK WHILE SEATING IN A CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT AND HAD TO CUT IT WITH SCISSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT MY 9 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY HONDA PILOT. WHEN SHE TRIED TO PUT HER SEAT BELT ON IT GOT CAUGHT AROUND HER NECK. SHE THEN TURNED TO TRY AND FIX IT AND IT GOT WRAPPED AGAIN. IT LOCKED AROUND HER NECK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. EVEN AS I TRIED TO LIFT HER TO GET ROOM AROUND HER NECK THE BELT KEPT TAKING IN THE SLACK. SHE HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF THE SEAT BELT BY A ONLOOKER WHO HAD A KNIFE. BY THAT POINT SHE HAD QUIT BREATHING. SHE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND HAVE NUMEROUS TESTS RUN ON HER TO ACCESS HER CONDITION. SHE HAS MASSIVE SWELLING TO HER FACE AND HER RIGHT EYE WAS SWOLLEN COMPLETELY SHUT. SHE HAS BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL FROM HER NECK UP ALL OVER HER FACE AND EVEN IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT. SHE HAS SO MANY BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL IN HER EYES THAT YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE THE WHITES OF HER EYES. AT THE TIME ALL OF THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK WAS AT A STAND STILL IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE THROUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE RETRACTABLE REAR SEAT DISLODGED AND SLASHED THE FACE OF THE REAR PASSENGER. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2007, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

AS A CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR I WANT TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE SAFETY BELT SYSTEMS IN THE HONDA PILOT, ACURA MDX, TOYOTA SIENNA AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE CENTER SEATING POSITION LAP/SHOULDER BELT EXTENDING FROM THE INTERIOR ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH LAP/SHOULDER BELTS PROVIDE UPPER BODY PROTECTION, THESE BELTS DO NOT FIT CHILDREN AND SOME ADULTS PROPERLY. EVEN CHILDREN USING BACKLESS BOOSTERS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY IN THE BELT SYSTEM. I DO NOT HAVE EVIDENCE OF ANY INJURIES OR DEATHS AT THIS TIME. IT IS MY OBSERVATION, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, THE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO REDESIGN THIS SEAT BELT SYSTEM. *NM

MY QUESTION IS " WHY WOULD A CAR MANUFACTURE INSTALL SEAT BEATS ANCHORS IN A OVER LAPPING FASHION?" I HAVE A 2004 HONDA PILOT AND I NOTICE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ANCHORS FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT ( MIDDLE & DRIVER SEAT PASSENGER) OVER LAP EACH OTHER, BUT IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS THEY DON'T OVER LAP. I TOOK MY PILOT TO A HONDA SERVICE CENTER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DONE TO CREATE MORE SPACE FOR THE THIRD ROW PASSENGERS AND IT WAS NOT A FLAW DESIGN. THIS APPEARS TO BE OUT OF THE NORMAL INSTALLATION FOR SEAT BELT ANCHORS. *NM