1988 HONDA CIVIC Seat Belts Problems

10 complaints about Seat Belts

10
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
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Deaths

High Severity Issue

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All Seat Belts Complaints (10)

Aug 15, 2002

ON MY 1988 HONDA CIVIC, I FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET ,THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE EFI CONTROL UNIT, A RECALL FOR THE SEATBELTS, AND A RECALL FOR THE IGNITOR, AND FOR SOME REASON I NEVER RECEIVED THOSE RECALLS. I BEEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE BAD EFI, AND THE IDLE JUST JUMPS UP AND DOWN, AND NOW MY IGNITOR IS GONE BAD AND THE CAR WON'T START. I ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE BACK BECAUSE THE IGNITOR FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE IN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SHUTTERS AND STALLS...THE EFI UNIT JUST SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP THE CAR, SINCE THE IDLE JUMPS UP..I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY CHANGING THE GOOD PARTS. I WOULD LIKE HONDA TO REPLACE THE IGNITOR AND THE EFI UNIT FREE OF CHARGE, NOW THAT I KNOW THOSE 2 PARTS ARE THE PROBLEMS ALL THESE YEARS.. PLEASE CHK THIS SITE ALSO: HTTP://EARTHRENEWAL.ORG/ARE_HONDA_AUTOMOBILES_SAFE_AND_R.HTM ..PLEASE WRITE BACK ASAP..THANK YOU..

Nov 18, 1996

SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE UNFASTENED.

Oct 1, 1996 Crash

CONSUMER WAS IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED UP AND SNAPPED HER CHEST . *AK VEHICLE WAS HIT ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, ALSO ON ANOTHER OCCASION A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER AND CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE FROM THE REAR, AND SEAT BELT LOCKED CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

Feb 19, 1996

FRONT SEATBELT PROBLEMS. *DSH

Dec 13, 1995 Crash

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP WHEN DRIVER DROVE INTO A CONCRETE BASE NO BRAKING WAS DONE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Nov 20, 1995 Crash

SEAT BELTS DON'T LOCK. FRONT AND BACK SEATS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. THE CONSUMER HAD 2 ACCIDENTS MAR. 92 AND MAY 93. TT

Jul 21, 1995

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK INTO BUCKLE. *AW

Jun 21, 1995

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO N0T LOCK WHEN BELTS ARE PULLED BY DRIVER/PASSENGER. *SKD

Jun 20, 1995

SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RELEASE TRAPPING DRIVER. SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO ASSIST TO EXIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Jan 13, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH SOMETIMES AND GETS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. TT