1993 Mazda Protege: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Aug 18, 2011 · Seat belts · 237,000 miles · ND

Tl* the contact owns a 1993 mazda protege. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt failed and remained stuck. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and inquired as to why other mazda vehicles were recalled for the seat belts but not the protege. The manufacturer provided no further assistance. The failure and current mileages were 237,000.

Filed Aug 6, 2009 · Seat belts · VA

1) I have a 93 mazda 323/protege and the seat belt were recalled according to the web sit safercars.gov. The federal safety agency id no.97v211000 2)the seat belt light was on my vehicle and the belt refuses to move on the rail some times. In addition the buzzer comes on while I am driving and the belt tends to move slightly up and down while I am driving. 3) I took the car into mazda to have it looked at and the dealer said that its going to be $ 98.95 to have the car looked at. If they find a problem that is directly related to the parts on the recall they would repair it. I left the car at the shop for more than 3 full days and they said that the problem is not from the railing, and also that there is no recall for the seat belts but instead it was a special service program by mazda. The dealer said that the center seat belt retraction unit has gone bad and needs to be replaced and also that the door switch for the automatic seat belt is starting to go bad. I called mazda head quarter unit and spoke to steve a customer service agent and he first said that they would replace the door switch free of charge even though the 12 yr extended warranty has expired. I went back to the dealer ship 2 days later to see what is the progress and told me that they are not going to perform any repairs. I called steve and he said that after again talking to the service manager that the problem is not their fault. When I picked up my car I asked to service manager what could happen it the parts are not replaced and I get in a crash, he answered that if I don't pay them to fix the seat belt system, there is a chance that the seat belt unit will not lock in time to keep the front occupants seated. So in conclusion the mazda dealer does not guaranty the seat belts will function properly in the event of a crash. Charged me 99 dollars to insect the belts which they them self said that according to their data base were never inspected. And said that its going to cost minimum $ 900 to fix.

Filed Aug 9, 2004 · Seat belts · WA

The driver's side automatic seatbelt got stuck in the middle of the track and would no longer hold the driver in the seat in case of an accident. The dealer would not fix it properly and replacement of the seatbelt is far too costly.

Filed Dec 14, 2000 · Seats · NY

Consumer received recall for the front door latch for improper operation of the automatic seat belt retractor, they refused recall repair and stated that it only applies when it gets stuck half way down the retractor, the door latch is inoperable and the consumer feels the recall should be completed. (recall information not available)

Filed Nov 3, 1998 · Seat belts · OH

Seat belt light comes on and chimes periodically while seat belt engaged. Often seat belt lock in place and I am unable to move.

Filed Feb 26, 1996 · Seat belts · WI

Driver's side automatic seat belt failure, shoulder belt has stopped retracting.