2003 Honda Accord seat belts problems

“The contact owns a 2003 Honda Accord. The contact stated while driving 60-70 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side front air bags deployed without warning or impact. The contact pulled over, and the second stage of the air bags deployed. The seat belt air bags also deployed. The air bag and seat belt warning lights illuminated after the failure. There were no reported injuries. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The contact was referred to the local dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 259,725.”

“My son is an approved seatbelt claimant in the Takata Bankruptcy class action suit. (#4842) He became a paraplegic when his 2003 Honda Accord rolled once after encountering a road surface change from asphalt to gravel. His seatbelt pre-tensor failed as did his airbags. His T-13 L-1 spinal cord injury is conducive to seat belt failure. . A bone spur from his vertebre broke off and went into his spinal cord. By the time our head cleared from the whole ordeal, we were one month out of the statue of limitations. (which is 2 years in the state of Colorado) Shortly thereafter we received a card in the mail informing us of the Takata class action suit. We were glad we still had an avenue for an injury claim. Fast forward 4+ years and we have recently found out that the 33 approved Takata seatbelt claimants have $1,140,000 to share amongst themselves. Some claimants lost loved ones from the faulty seatbelt sensors and seatbelt malfunctions. Based on this current fund amount, Lee will likely only receive between 20,000 to 40,000 for his injury. Very little for the inability to walk, go to the bathroom, loss of sexual function and having to deal with consistent nerve…”

“SRS WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. INDEPEND SHOP SAYS ERROR CODE IS FOR DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH SENSOR. HONDA DEALERS SAYS SENSOR IS NOT PART OF LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS, EVEN THOUGH SENSOR IS FULLY INTEGRATE WITH SEAT BELT LATCH, AND PART OF THE VITAL SAFETY SYSTEM. INDEPENDENT SHOP IS RELUCTANT TO REPAIR FOR LIABILITY AND HONDA DEALER WANT HUGE PAYMENT FOR SIMPLE REPAIR. IT IS UNFAIR AND UNETHICAL FOR DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO NOT HONOR THERE PRINTED WARRANTY.”

“MY AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED TWICE, THEN THE SENSOR. NOW MY TRANSMISSION WEN AT 82,000 MILES. WHEN HONDA DISAGNOSED THE CAR BEFORE FIXING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR, THE CODE 61.10 CAME UP - MY AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY GOES ON AND OFF. HONDAY REFUSES TO FIX THE SEATBLET ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. I ALREADY HAD FIVE NECK SURGERIES FORM MY 1990 LEXUS 250 ES THE MOST DANGEROUS OF ALL AIRBAGS. HONDA REFUSES TO REPAIR THE SEAT BEAT THAT IS AFFECTING THE AIRBAG AND AIRBAG LIGHTS. HELP”

“ERROR CODE IDENTIFIED 54-5X FROM DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS OR AIR BAGS, INTERNAL FAILURE OF SRS UNIT. LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS IS BEING DENIED AS APPLICABLE BY HONDA FILED MANAGER AND HONDA DEALER. SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH CONFIRMED DX, RIGHT SIGNAL MARKS BEGAN TO FAIL.”

“HONDA DENYING WARRANTY REPAIR FOR SEAT BELT ERROR CODE DTC 54-50 MALFUNCTION FOR THE SRS (FOR WHICH I WAS ALSO CHARGED $65 BY DEALER TO APPLY DIAGNOSTIC CODE ANALYZER). USER MANUAL STATES BROADLY: "SEAT BELT LIMITED WARRANTY -- A SEAT BELT THAT FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IS COVERED FOR THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE CAR." HONDA STATES SUCH LIFETIME WARRANTY PER LAW ALLOWS IT TO LIMIT REPAIRS TO THE BELT STRAP MATERIAL AND THE METAL BUCKLE ONLY, AND LAW DOES NOT EXTEND TO EMBEDDED ELECTRIC CONTROLS WHICH ENGAGE RESTRAINT WHEN BRAKING OR SEND AUDIBLE ALARM TO USER WHEN OPERATING WITHOUT BUCKLE BEING INSERTED.”