2004 Honda Odyssey Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 3%of 585 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 102,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the seat belts of the 2004 Honda Odyssey, 3% of the 585 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 102,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I am very, very disappointed in the treatment I have received as a Honda owner. I own a 2004 Honda Odyssey. The seatbelt randomly stopped working and they are refusing to fix it under the lifetime warranty. I have been driving hondas my entire adult life. Corporate made me jump through hoops to gather my registration information from 2000! They said if I could show loyalty to the brand they would fix it under the good will program. They say the car was wreck before I bought it and that is what messed up the seatbelt. However, I purchase the car in 2013. …”
NHTSA complaint #11080974, filed 2018-03, 230,000 miles“The back seat belt got twisted around my 14 year old's waist and would not loosen. She was not able to get out and could not breathe, as the seat belt would only tighten every time she tried to squeeze out. We made an emergency stop at a gas station and had to cut the seat belt off of her. This was the second incident with the same van but the other seatbelt. My 10 year-old also got stuck once before but since he was smaller, I was able to help him twist around and squeeze out.”
NHTSA complaint #10554218, filed 2013-11, 153,000 miles“Need a recall to be issued by NHTSA or proper gov organization. The passenger seat belt tensioner and the buckle were replaced after the srs light was illuminated. Now the driver-side buckle and seat belt tensioner is causing a problem and srs light is on again. Honda is using delay tactics. Want to scan the car for $100 to re-confirm the same problem even though the car was scanned in the prior week! Srs light stays on after engine start (obviously stationary)”
NHTSA complaint #11122287, filed 2018-08, 273,000 miles“Check engine light on and tcs light flashing. Diagnosis code p0740 indicates: torque converter lockup malfunction.vehicle will not shift into the highest gear at freeway speed, shudders when accelerating at approx 20 MPH and gas mileage has decreased significantly. Determined that there is internal slipping requiring a new transmission. Seatbelts do not retract and get caught in doors. Several areas of body have midnight blue paint peeling.”
NHTSA complaint #10465677, filed 2012-07, 65,000 miles“While driving at any speed and when the consumer depressed the brakes seat belt locked. The belt will relax after thirty seconds or so. This problem occurred three hundred times, at least ten times a day. Consumer claimed that when the belt locked it caused pain.”
NHTSA complaint #10059619, filed 2004-02, 300 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 4 | 4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 | 10 | 1% |
| 2018 | 10 | 1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 1% |
| 2015 | 5 | 2% |
| 2014 | 6 | 2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 9 | 4% |
| 2011 | 6 | 3% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 6 | 3% |
| 2008 | 3 | 1% |
| 2007 | 14 | 2% |
| 2006 | 10 | 1% |
| 2005 | 18 | 2% |
| 2004 | 18 | 3% |
| 2003 | 21 | 2% |
| 2002 | 12 | 1% |
| 2001 | 14 | 2% |
| 2000 | 17 | 3% |
| 1999 | 10 | 2% |
| 1996 | 5 | 7% |
| 1995 | 7 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2004 Honda Odyssey
221 complaintsAir bags
111 complaintsBody and structure
55 complaintsElectrical system
53 complaintsEngine
50 complaintsFuel system
24 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
24 complaintsOther or unknown
23 complaintsVehicle speed control
23 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsSeats
22 complaintsTires
14 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Honda Odyssey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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