SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RELEASES ON ITS OWN AT ANY TIME. DEALER STATES THAT COIL CONNECTOR TERMINATOR NEEDS REPLACING.
NHTSA complaint #10031901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Honda Prelude seat belt problems
35 of the 463 complaints filed about the Honda Prelude are about the seat belts — 8% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1988.
35
Complaints
8%
Share of all complaints
4
Crashes
0
Fires
Seat Belts complaints by model year
1984 Prelude
1
2.9%
1985 Prelude
1
2.9%
1986 Prelude
3
8.6%
1987 Prelude
3
8.6%
1988 Prelude
9
25.7%
1989 Prelude
6
17.1%
1990 Prelude
2
5.7%
1998 Prelude
1
2.9%
What owners said
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR RESTAINT BELT IS PERMANENTLY RETRACTED AND LOCKED, I AM A MOTHER OF TWIN TODDLERS AND REQUIRE THE USE USE OF BOTH REAR SEATBELTS IN ORDER TO SECURE THEIR SAFTEY SEATS PROPERLY. MEANWHILE I'VE TRIED TO SECURE IT WITH THE MIDDLE LAP BELT BUT IT HAS FAILED AT PROVIDING ANY KIND OF RESRAINT WHEN I TAKE A SHARP TURN IT TIPS OVER AND MY DAUGTERS HAVE BEEN INJURED A FEW TIMES OVER THIS DEFECT. I AM AFRAID IF I AM TO GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THIS MIGHT FAIL TO SAVE THEIR LIVES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE WHEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING AT THIS TIME AND I AM VERY WORRIED.
NHTSA complaint #756140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING COLLISION THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SIDE AND THE CAR DOOR CAME OPEN AND THE DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR BUT WAS STILL INTACT IN THE SEAT LATCH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #558114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Honda Prelude
Clifton, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES ENGAGE AND APPEAR TO HOLD; BUT BUCKLES RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BELTS.
NHTSA complaint #719292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THIS HEAD-ON COLLISION WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE CHP. CENTRAL DIVISION CHP M.A.I.T. WAS REQUESTED TO EXAMINE THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT. UPON EXAMINATION SGT. ESMAY DETERMINED THAT THE RESTRAINT WAS BEING WORN DUE TO THE SIGNS OF LOADING ON THE WEBBING AND LOOP GUIDE. THE WEBBING OF THE BELT SEPARATED NEAR THE LOOP GUIDE. THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE, DOUGLAS GUY VETCH, DOB 10/06/68, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FATAL VICTIM WAS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE SPEED QUOTED(50MPH)IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE BASED ON THE OBSERVED DAMAGE AND APPARENT COLLISION DYNAMICS. THIS COLLISION IS BEING REPORTED PER CHP POLICY. IT IS BEING REPORTED BY SGT. ESMAY AND NOT THE OWNER. REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SGT. ESMAY
NHTSA complaint #700165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1985 Honda Prelude
Toledo, OH
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK MOST OF THE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #702533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Honda Prelude
Northport, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T LOCK AND WILL COME APART WHENEVER THE CONSUMER MOVES WHICH MAK'S THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #833333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Honda Prelude
Ogden, UT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER NEVER STOPS, EVEN IF VEHICLE IS OFF.
NHTSA complaint #781763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, TWO VEHICLES WHERE IN FRONT, THERE WAS AN ABRUPT STOP, AND THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, NOR DID THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, THE FAILURE FORCED THE DRIVER INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED IT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #781367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Honda Prelude
Milpitas, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED ACCORDANCE WITH A RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V103001, THE REPLACED BUCKLE REFUSED TO LATCH AFTERWARD BEING REPLACED. ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME THE BUCKLE WOULD APPEAR TO BE SNAP, BUT AFTER YANKING ON THE BELT IT WOULD RELEASE FROM AT THE BUCKLE.
NHTSA complaint #540678 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Honda Prelude
Woodside, NY
SEAT BELTS
POWER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #604760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1987 Honda Prelude
Beaverton, OR
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS DO NOT FIT PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #531489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Honda Prelude
South Shore, KY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
RECALL # 95V103001, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 97. NO PROBLEM WITH BUCKLE AT THAT TIME. THE BUCKLE HAS BEEN BROKEN SINCE MAY OF 97. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO GET RECALL WORK PERFORMED BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WAS DELAYING THE REPAIR CLAIMING PARTS HAD NOT COME IN. THE CONSUMER ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS DEALERS CHARGES WERE MUCH MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF OTHER DEALERS IN THE AREA.
NHTSA complaint #816232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Honda Prelude
Lexington, KY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE RELEASE BUTTONS ON THE BELTS ARE CRAKED AND BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #811942 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Honda Prelude
Mays Landi, NJ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #500972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1991 Honda Prelude
Hamburg, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT APPEARS TO CLASP WHEN ENGAGED, HOWEVER SAFETY LIGHT GOES ON, NECESSITATING REENGAGEMENT UNTIL LIGHT GOES OUT.
NHTSA complaint #488840 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Honda Prelude
Roanoke, TX
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AS INTENDED; WHEN UNBUCKLED, DOES NOT REWIND, SO MUCH SLACK, OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. TT
NHTSA complaint #979328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Honda Prelude
Roanoke, TX
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AS INTENDED; WHEN UNBUCKLED, DOES NOT REWIND, SO MUCH SLACK, OCCUPANT NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. TT
NHTSA complaint #979328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1987 Honda Prelude
Huntsville, AL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING . TT
NHTSA complaint #977951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
UPON IMPACT RIGHT FRONT, PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENED RESULTING IN CHEST CONTUSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #973098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.