1. Honda Accord
  2. Problems
  3. 1990
  4. Seat Belts

1990 Honda Accord Seat Belts Problems

12
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 12 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 10 records
  • shoulder belt · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
150–400k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 22, 2008 · 211,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    1990 honda accord two door coupe passenger front seat belt malfunction. My front track seat belt is locked in the forward position. Normally it retracts to rear position after door closes. I took my car to local honda dealership after they said over the phone that seat belt repair was covered for lifetime of vehicle. The dealership had the car for two days then said i needed a seat belt control unit, not covered by…

    ODI 10253114

  • May 10, 2008 · 185,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    The passanger front lap belt has failed. It is under a lifetime warranty. Handa has failed to fix it. *tr

    ODI 10238336

  • September 10, 2007 · 220,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl*the contact owns a 1990 honda accord. For more than a year, the seat belt light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The dealer stated that the contact would be responsible for the repair costs, although there is a lifetime warranty on the seat belt assembly. The current mileage was 270,000 and failure mileage was 220,000.

    ODI 10241848

  • September 15, 2003 · 226,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    My daughter was hit head-on and her body slammed against the steering wheel. She was wearing both the lap and automatic shoulder belt. Apparently the locking mechanism did not work on the shoulder belt.

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10069574

  • March 17, 2001

    Door · Seat Belts

    Driver's door "froze" shut, door was inoperable. Lock assembly/actuator mechanism that froze also controls automatic shoulder harness, which would not work. Contacted several honda dealerships, known problem with 1990 and 1991 models. They have a difficult time keeping part 364246 lock assembly ($265) in stock, due to number of failures. Honda would drill open door and replace assembly for $800. Safety hazard…

    ODI 744864

  • June 10, 2000

    Seat Belts

    Seatbelts are not operable. Motorized seatbelt stopped working a year ago. Retractor will not come apart. *ak

    ODI 866839

  • June 1, 1993

    Seat Belts

    Driver's seatbelt malfunction, actual tightening up around consumer without cause. Tt

    ODI 967061

  • Seat Belts

    Passenger passive restraint system tightens choking occupant. Please describe details. Tt

    ODI 978964

  • Seat Belts

    When open the door the seat belt retractor sticks . Tt

    ODI 972646

  • Seat Belts

    When in car driving or not the driver seat belt tighten up with button not releasing. Tt

    ODI 970159

  • Seat Belts

    Normally when you trying to exit the car driver opens the door and the shoulder belt moves forward to let you exit. The problem that i am reporting is that instead of the belt moving forward it moves back toward the driver' or passanger, securing them with extra force to the point you are unable to move. This problem occurs only 5 or 6 times a year. When it happens, the only way i have found to bypass it is to…

    ODI 713625

  • Seat Belts

    The automatic shoulder belt on the passenger's side moves back and fourth on the rail. *cj

    ODI 557862