This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Three retractors are not working properly, one on driver's side belt/ belt retractor behind driver's side, and the on on passenger's side rear. Seat belts will not retract, they will just hang in place. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
Car purchased new in 1995(may or June, too lazy to go to the car and look!) first the right rear seatbelt would not retract, so we put the baby in the middle or left rear. The car was taken in to have some minor flaws corrected as with most new cars(a "punch" list). The seatbelt was fixed under warranty. Shortly there after it did it again. As well as the left rear started doing the same thing. The right rear has never retracted since. I was able to free the left one occasionally(2 or 3) times then it permanently locked. We had to put the child's seat in the middle ; the best place for it.the dealer was contacted when the car went in for service and I was told I would have to buy new seatbelts and pay the labor to fix them. Screw that! we just travelled 3 to the car or rear riding adults had no seatbelts. Had another child in 1998. Bought a used Volvo!! end of story. Thanks! hoyo (pam's husband).
Driver's side and passenger's side seat belt buckles stick in buckle housing. Also, rear seat belts locks in retractor mechanism. Consumer has contacted dealer.
The rear right-side passenger seatbelt retractor does not work. It is fully extended and will not retract, thus the seatbelt is unuuseable and I cannot have a passenger ride in that seat area. The dealer refused to fix the retractor without cost. The cost of repair is estimated to be over $100. It seems that this is safety equipment that should be repaired by the dealer for the life of the vehicle.
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Drivers side restraint retracting mechanism consistently fails to retract. Passenger side restraint retracting mechanism intermittently fails to retract or lock. These failure began after only a little over 3 years normal customer commuting use of vehicle.
Vehicle lost control of the car and hit a tree, neither air bags deployed and the seat belt did not work. The driver was hurt because of the seat belt did not restrain her in the seat.
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- Fresno, CA, USA