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.
When trying to unbuckle the seatbelt it sticks and you can't get out you have to keep pressing and pressing and wiggling really firm several times to get it to release I'm scared I won't be able to get out one day or what if I wreck and can't get out !!
On 9/26/2017 at 3:55 P.M. I was involved in a single car rollover accident. I was traveling on hwy 97 in California at approximately 55-60 mph. No more than 10 miles outside the city of weed. I hit something in the road or blew a tire. The car first went left and then right. The breaks felt as though they locked. When the car hit an asphalt curb it went airborne (there were no guard rails) and went into a small embankment. The vehicle rolled but landed upright. None of the airbags deployed. I also believe the seatbelt did not lock as it is supposed to when a crash occurs. I say that because the right side my head hit the roof of the vehicle and I received a large hematoma. Initially I thought it was because the roof had caved in. When I saw the vehicle the next day it was the left side of the roof that had caved in. What also makes me believe there is a seatbelt issue is I was involved in a rollover in 1985 and did not suffer any head injuries as the seat belt kept me tightly in the seat.
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated a two year old child was seated in a forward facing child restraint behind the driver's seat. The child was able to reach for the driver's seat belt and wrap it around his neck. The contact was able to remove the seat belt from the child's neck without incident. The child was uninjured. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 41,000.
The back seat (passenger side) seat belt - the connection in the seat, always goes down in the opening and is very hard to get up, I do think this is a safety concern, since sometimes you can't get it out to clip the seat belt into. The hole where the connection is, is too big, and when you try to connect the seat belt into it, it goes down. I have gone to the dealership many times, and they take it out. I have also contacted the Hyundai Corp., but was told my Santa Fe is operating as designed and that there is nothing they can do for me. The dealership, also claims the same thing every time I am there. I was just there on 2/29/2012, and was told that maybe I should try girls hair band and get a big one a wrap it around a few times, and that should hold it up. Can you please look into a solution that might make them correct it. Also I know of 3 other people that have the same problem on there cars.
The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated the rear seat belt latch plate which connects into the lock mechanism would travel to the floor causing difficulty to engage properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.
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