At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.
Hey I am in Iraq and will only be home for a short period of time, so I dont want the repair of my daughters 1994 Saturn to take too long. Her automatic seat belts just stopped working, the drivers side is stuck in the forward position and the passenger in the rear position. My first thought is to check fuses, after that where do I go? Is there a seat belt control module hidden someplace and if so where and is it available, I will only be home for 2 weeks. Just preping the ground so I can hit it running.
It looks like there is a 20A fuse labeled "rest" that powers and control module.
There seems to be a common problem with the passive restrain module located under the center console that gets damaged if someone spills water or soda on the consel.
- If you need clarification, ask it in the comment box above.
- Better answers use proper spelling and grammar.
- Provide details, support with references or personal experience.
Tell us some more! Your answer needs to include more details to help people.You can't post answers that contain an email address.Please enter a valid email address.The email address entered is already associated to an account.Login to postPlease use English characters only.
Tip: The max point reward for answering a question is 15.
Are the Seatbelts Manual or Auto, if they are auto then on the Right hand side look back and see the Plastic Molding that Seperates the 2 doors take that off and at the mid or Bottom the Motor will b in there and jst disconnect it for a Temp fix, and if u want to Replace it then u may want to replace to Track for the Seat belt, They some time get wore out
You should take it to your Honda dealer for repair. Honda has a lfetime warranty on seatbelts. See below.
While seat belts cannot completely
remove the possibility of injury,
they do provide a very significant
level of protection when used
properly. Honda believes the best
way to enhance your safety is to
use your seat belt. To encourage
their use, the seat belts should
always be in good operating
condition.
Time Period
This warranty continues for the
useful life of the vehicle.
Warranty Coverage
Honda will repair or replace, at its
option, any Honda seat belt
component that fails to function
properly during normal use. This
includes all parts and labor
charges.
This Warranty Does Not
Cover:
• Replacement of a properlyfunctioning
seat belt assembly
strictly for cosmetic or comfort
reasons.
• Failure caused by abuse,
alteration, accidental damage,
misuse, or malfunction resulting
from a collision.
The 91-94 had a motor in the door running a long screw drive. The seat belt anchor moved along this screw drive, when you opened or shut the door the seat belt anchor moved from the rear upper corner of the door to the front of the door allowing you to get out without unfastening it.
The screw and the motor are both subject to failure from age and use like all mechanical and organic things. If you go to getsaturnparts.net you can buy a new replacement, I think they cost more than the current value of the car. If you get one out of a junkyard, most likely it has outlived its service life as well.
If your car has low mileage and was always kept indoors, possibly the mechanism is still good and you can check the fuses under the hood and just to the left of the passenger's knee under the velcro door and replace the fuse. I think you will find however that the fuse will just blow again under the strain.
Its time to stop being afraid of the unknown. there is no doubt that you will need to remove the inner door panel to access the electrical modules behind the buttons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2_f7NkjH8E hope this helps.
You'd need to pickup the need parts at the junkyard. You'll need the "A" to "B" pillar trim, lower "B" pillar trim, front seat belts and seatbelt giude from a 1995 SC1 or SC2.
The treaded hole in the frame of the car where the track of the automatic seatbelt assembly attaches is in a slightly different place than the three point system. Its not a problem though. You just need to drill a 3/4" hole slightly above the existing hole in the trim panel. The existing hole is hidden by the seatbelt and not noticable at all.
Everything else pretty much bolts or snaps into place.
I've done this swap on several 1991-1994 Saturn S-Series.
Just bought a 95 escort same problem on passenger side. Mine was the door latch, it's covered with a rubber boot to make contact when shut. If the boot is wore out it makes contact all of the time causing it to stay in the shut door position. Being handy I cut a piece of plastic from a fast food place and fit it in between to break the contact when up. Belt moves as it should now.
×