1999 Honda Odyssey Seat belts Problems

“During a child belt safety check done in my community it was found that the seat belt my 8 1/2 mo . Old child was using did not work. The seat belt was loose ,and the reason was that it wasn't retracting. The seat belt was broken. If I had'nt gone to have the seats checked I would never have known that it wasn't working right and my child could have been injured in case of an accident.”

“Problem is not with car seat but seat belt on the Honda odyessy 1999. The middle row, passenger side seat belt has failed three times. It losses spring action, and has been replaced three times by the Honda dealership in the past 6 months. Our four year old sits in the seat with a booster. Attending a car seat seminar through the county we live in, they stated that once the belt is fastened it must be fully extended to the locked position. With the first two replacements of the seat belt the dealership told me it was correct to extend and lock the seat belt. …”

“The seat belts on the passenger side and driver side located in the middle row of seats in our minivan both failed, within 4 months of each other. We have small children and use child car seats for them. My wife knows more about car seats than most people who work at the car dealerships, and we use them in the manner they were intended to be used. Yet, both seat belts failed. I've never owned a vehicle where a seat belt has failed. Two failures regarding the same part (albeit, one is the left side and the other is the right side) is unacceptable, and strongly suggests there is a defect. …”

“Left sliding door not locking, unlocking, or opening properly. Dealer tried to fix twice now and still broken. Door locks and unlocks itself while in motion. It pops, clicks, and buzzes at random. Right sliding door opens while in motion. Dealer tried to fix once and still broken. A/c makes tremendous thunking noise-clutch engaging improperly. Dealer tried to fix twice-told me could not duplicate still broken. Left & right front windows both had bad parts. Left still waiting on parts to be put in. Seatbelt in middle, left rear locked so tightly while van in motion that I was trapped. …”

“Consumer's daugther of 46 pounds/ 46 inches, and 7 years old got strapped on middle seat belt of last row of vehicle where lap belt was intalled correctly, but shoulder one was behind her body, where it was getting tighter and tighter. Consumer had to cut webbing to release child. Consumer please provide more information.”