2007 Toyota Camry: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jan 28, 2026 · Electrical, Seat belts · CA

Driver seat belt gets stuck sometimes or sometimes does not want to click not often but pretty randomly. The driver window control panel also started to smoke for 5 minutes the smoke started coming out the whole driver panel door and caused excessive heat. Seems that something burnt it was smelling like burnt plastic .

Filed Jul 24, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · 43,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owned 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at a slow speed, the vehicle began to shake forcefully. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle began to drive normally. The contact stated he was able to drive to his residence. The contact stated on november 23,2019, while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle began to accelerator on it's own and crashed into a fire hydrant. The contact stated the air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not retract on impact. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance adjuster deemed the vehicle was loss. The vehicle was towed to insurance lot. The contact did not sustained any injuries or seek medical attention. The contact called local dealer plaza toyota located at 2721 nostrand ave, brooklyn, ny 11210, (347) 554-6000, were made aware of the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 43,000. *ln*jb *bf

Filed Jan 8, 2020 · Seat belts · 163,000 miles · NC

Back seat driver side seat belt is stuck in locked position. It will not come unbuckled so basically have no seat belt for that seat

Filed Jul 29, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 230,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the owned 2009 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at 40mph on a highway his vehicle was impacted on the front passenger side which caused him to crash into the medium, none of the airbags deployed and the seatbelt failed to restrain the contact causing the contact to hit the steering wheel at the time of the crash. The contact suffered sever chest bruising and leg injuries and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The contact stated that no warning lights illuminated, the vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic awaiting to if it will be repaired or totaled. The manufacturer was notified of the failure the contact was provided with case number [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 28, 2016 · Seat belts · 135,000 miles · TN

Seat belt retractors (right and left) in the back seat do not work.

Filed Jul 19, 2016 · Seat belts · 26,000 miles · KY

Upon entering the car to leave, the seat belt is locked completely tight and cannot be pulled or released to reset the lock mechanism making the car unsafe and illegal.

Filed Apr 11, 2016 · Seat belts · 140,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed in order to avoid a crash however the safety seat belt failed to sustain the contact in position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 97,000 miles · CA · crash

After rear-ending a car at approximately 30mph, my seat belt released and air bags failed to deploy. My seat belt had been tightly locked in place otherwise it would have pulled back to "not in use" position. I could have been killed. I believe my car is unsafe in a serious accident.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 39,660 miles · FL

9/15/15 the seat belt alarm system fails intermittently. This is seat belt alarm failure is a new development. It occurs in conjunction with the ABS light coming on in the instrument panel, also an intermittent event. This ABS light event continues to cause additional failures, including all instrument panel indicators including bright lights, air conditioner failure warning and now seat belt alarm.

Filed Sep 27, 2015 · Seat belts · 39,500 miles · FL

The seat belt alarm system fails intermittently. The seat belt alarm failure is a new development. It occurs in conjunction with the ABS light coming on in the instrument panel, also an intermittent event. This ABS light event continues to occur in conjunction with increasing additional failures, including all instrument panel indicators, air conditioner failure and now the seat belt alarm failure.

Filed Jul 19, 2015 · Engine, Seat belts · OH

Engine coils keep going bad had it replaced at the toyota dealer and continues to fail. I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden as I pressed on the acceleration it would only reach 30 MPH, and my car felt like it was going to shut off. I almost crashed due to that incident not to mention it continues happen. I can not afford that nor any harm to my children. The passenger side seat belt is locked, and unable to use. I had my power window also failed to work on some occasions I have to manually push it up. I so love my toyota but there are also 8 other recall to which I can also relate to.

Filed Jan 26, 2015 · Seat belts · 86,000 miles · IL

Upon entering my vehicle I found that the driver's side seat belt was locked and unable to retract or be pulled forward. I contacted a local toyota dealership, chicago northside toyota, and made a service appt for that afternoon. Shortly before arriving at the dealership the seat belt suddenly unlocked and was movable again. Upon inspection, the service technician told me that there was fraying on the seat belt, and that was the cause for the inability for the seatbelt to retract or move. None of this fraying he referred to is visible to me, so I presume it is hidden inside the panel which covers the seat belt mechanism. I presume this was caused by an internal mechanism and I suspect is a design defect. Toyota will not honor any warranty for seat belt replacement after 5 yrs or 50,000 miles, which no longer applies to my vehicle, and is charging me $453 to replace the seat belt as a result of what I believe is a defect for an essential safety restraint. Please investigate.