2017 Honda CR-V Seat belts Problems

“1- for the engine, I can smell strong fuel inside the car cabinet. The smell sometimes is so strong that I get dizzy and I need to open the window till the car warm up. Happens while in motion, and stationary 2- for the seat built, the hook makes huge noise, and sometimes while hard breaking gets lose and left me unbuckled. You can hear the noise while stationary and the belt get's lose while braking to a full stop.”

“While riding in front passenger seat, my daughter tried to pull the belt from the ceiling to loosen it. The belt would not allow her to loosen it and was locked down. She had to unbuckle it to loosen it. The car was not stopped and had not had brakes applied. We were on the interstate. This is a safety issue. It should not be locked unless there was hard braking. She was unsecured when she had to unbuckle it to loosen it.”

“The left rear and center rear seat belt buckles, are opposite of what they should be. This arrangement makes it impossible for the left rear passenger, to buckle up if the center seat person is buckled in, or a car seat is in place. Contacted my Honda service department and they forwarded my complaint to the district representative, his response was he is aware of the issue but there is no fix for the problem. I did some research and found that the acura rdx is the same platform as the Honda CR-V. …”

“The rear center passenger's left seat belt buckle anchor is reversed making it nearly impossible to properly buckle 3 passengers in the back seat. This is a safety hazard as my center passengers, finding it a herculean feat when seated, often decline to buckle up. I've included two photos of this buckle showing this condition. As seen when buckled w/o a passenger, the belts overlap. Because of this the center passenger's body prevents access to the buckle as it is hidden behind the strap of the left rear passenger. …”

“While stopped in a chick fil a drive through, the seatbelt tightened down on my 11 year old and would not release.he unbuckled it, but it was wrapped around him and the belt would not allow you to pull down from the ceiling to give slack. It would not move more than an inch and was constricting his chest and waist area. I turned the car off and on and it would not release. I read the owners manual and there was no way to emergency release. I had to obtain a pair of scissors and cut the belt to get him out. It is felt this is a safety issue. …”