Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai sonata. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when he crashed into another vehicle. The driver side air bag failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to restrain the contact. The contact sustained injuries to the chest, rib and neck. The vehicle was towed to the insurance tow-yard. The failure and the current mileage was 107,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 11/16/11
2003 Hyundai Sonata: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 199 complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Sonata describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai sonata. The contact stated the front driver and passenger's seat belt retractors would lock the seat belts extremely tight and intermittently would not release the seat belt around the vehicle occupant. The dealer advised the seat belt retractor would need to be replaced at the expense of the owner. The vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. Updated 7/16/10 *cn the consumer stated there were internal problems with the seat belts. Updated 07/21/10.
The consumer's hyundai sonata developed the following problems: the paint was peeling, the sun roof was broken, the passenger side window was inoperative, the brakes failed, the seatbelt broke, the engine blew up and the air bags failed to deploy. *mr the engine surged. As a result of the engine blowing, the right side disintegrated. *sc
2003 hyundai sonata, passenger seat belt locks up and continues to tighten at each braking, never releasing causing pain to passenger and an unsafe condition of having to unbuckle safety belt while in motion to relieve increasing pressure on passenger. Driver side seat belt does not lock at hard braking at all. Hyundai dealership was sold 2 weeks after purchase adding to problems getting defects corrected. New dealer, poway mitsubishi-hyundai serviced vehicle on 11/19/2003. To correct problem and other issues (invoice #22524) but did not correct them. Both dealers have been uncooperative when addressing problems with this vehicle.
The driver side seat belt buckle released while driving.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Hyundai Sonata seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2003 Hyundai Sonata?
5 of 199 owner complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Sonata (3%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Hyundai Sonata?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Hyundai Sonata
Airbag light 31Door locks 27No deployment 8Stalling 7Check engine light 6Won't start 6Ball joint 5
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