Was involved in a traffic accident where vehicle was at a complete stop waiting to exit freeway: backup on freeway exit, was rear ended at high speed by another vehicle. Causing chain reaction crash, vehicle was sandwiched between two vehicles. Vehicle flooring became deformed which may have contributed to driver's seat collapsing and most importantly for the seat belt to fail causing me to bang my face into the steering wheel. I found the seat belt was unbuckled after the crash. Airbags did deploy.
1996 Toyota Camry: seat belt won't latch or retract
8 of the 416 complaints about the 1996 Toyota Camry describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- 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
Consumer's vehicle rpms went to the red zone. Consumer pulled over and parked, and driver's side window would not go up. Aaa arrived, and vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that transmission was defective it was repaired at consumer's expense. Consumer found similar complaints on the website.*ak the vehicle spun in a 360 degree turn on three separate occasions before it reached 24,000 miles. Consumer changed tires from the tires toyota provided to a michelin tire and the spinning stopped. On july 12, 2004 the transmission was slipping and had to go in for service. . In 2002 the rear seatbelt on the passenger side was stuck. The consumer had it repaired at her expense. The customer would like toyota to reimburse her for their share of the expenses occurred due to this pre-mature defect. * tc
1996 toyota camry's driver side seat belt failed.*mr the belt failed after only 42000 miles. The manufacturer refused to replace the belt for free because the seat belt's were only warranted for five years or 60000 miles.
Consumer stated the seat belt retractors do not release from tracting mechanism, causing seat belts to become inoperable.*ak
Seatbelt retractors in the vehicle don't work properly. Sometimes belt doesn't retract all the way or sometimes it won't retract at all. Consumer feels this is unsafe it may not properly restrain in an accident. *ak
Seat belt failed.
Seat belt failed.
Front seat belt designed to lock under certain conditions due to child seat requirements, however is annoying to other occupants.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Toyota Camry seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1996 Toyota Camry?
8 of 416 owner complaints about the 1996 Toyota Camry (2%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Toyota Camry?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Toyota Camry
Stalling 22Sudden acceleration 19No deployment 18Engine failure 14Grinding brakes 13Door locks 13Adaptive cruise 12Brake failure 12Tire blowout 9Fire or smoke 8Coil spring 7Check engine light 6Pulling 6
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