Automatic seat belt on driver side did not retract completely when vehicle was off and door was opened. Seat belt only retracted 1/3 of the way and stays there. Seat belt still retracts back to shoulder position when key is turned.
1994 Mazda Protege: seat belt won't latch or retract
10 of the 74 complaints about the 1994 Mazda Protege describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
The seat belt system has failed. Had to unplug both driver and passenger seat belt motors, because the seatbelt lock wouldn't stop trying to move while in drive.
Seat belt failed to retract when closing door. Appears that some sort of cable is jammed so that seat belt no longer works correctly. Opened and closed door several times to try and remedy issue but problem persists. Replaced seat belt fuse but that failed to resolve issue. Seat belt is now stuck in the "vehicle off" position at all times.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 mazda protege. The contact stated that the front driver's seat belt would not retract, which may cause improper restraint while the vehicle was in motion. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repair of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 171,000.
Automatic seat belt failed on 1994 mazda protege. Cost to replaced over $1000.00. Mazda recalled the same problem on 1994 323. The 323 and protege are the same in body style and design.
Active shoulder belt seat belt mechanism fails to move when opening door.
While driving seat belt light flashes and beeps, but when leaning forward it shuts off. Was in a rearended accident on 3-15-2000, and the seat belt failed to release. Also, when opening the door seat belt will not release or slide forward. Will have to manually release it in order to get out of the seat belt. When driving 60mph the seat belt will automatically release, slide forward and backward without touching the brakes.
Automatic seat belt intermittently fails to retract to allow driver to exit the vehicle and leaving the driver without a shoulder restraint, recall issued but vehicle not cover due to manufacturing date. Nlm
Driver's side seat belt will not retract, safety light continues to come on and seat belt beeper is on.
Ea94-039 active, driver's side seat belt will not retract, safety light continues to come on and seat belt beeper is on.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Mazda Protege seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1994 Mazda Protege?
10 of 74 owner complaints about the 1994 Mazda Protege (14%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Mazda Protege?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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