2009 Toyota Corolla seat belts problems

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · PA

Takata recall the recall on my airbags is not complete, and the remedy is not yet available in a timely manner for my safety in the event of me possibly getting into an accident and getting seriously injured or even die because of the defect in my airbags inflating and causing metal objects to fly out and hurt me and/ or my passengers. Also, my seat belts don't stay in place to hold me or my passenger back in the possible event of an accident, to cause us less harm if any was to occur.

Filed Oct 7, 2014 · Seat belts · 58,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated while inspecting the rear seat, the contact noticed that the center seat belt buckle and driver side seat buckle were interchanged. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician verified the failure and replaced the buckle. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

Filed Jul 14, 2013 · Seat belts · 53,123 miles · NC

The driver side rear seatbelt latch is switched with the center passenger belt, and the only receiver that will latch the belts is the one in the position of the center passenger. The other receivers simply do not latch. Although the mileage on the vehicle we have never had more than 1 person in the rear seat and they always sat behind the driver. I have not contacted the dealer, but will very soon.

Filed Sep 16, 2010 · Seat belts · 18,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. While examining the rear back seat the contact noticed that the center seat belt buckle and driver side seat buckle were interchanged. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be repaired. The current and failure mileages were 18000.

Filed Jul 19, 2010 · Acceleration, Airbags · 10,000 miles · NM · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns 2009 toyota corolla. While driving 15 MPH on a dirt road the vehicle suddenly accelerated and the contact crashed into a moving vehicle. The driver side frontal air bag did not deploy and the seat belt failed to restrain the driver. The contact sustained injuries to her chest. The police report was not available. The insurance company destroyed the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified; however, they did not offer any assistance. The current and the failure mileages were 10,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2010 · Seat belts · 23,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated the rear seat belt would not fasten. The dealer advised that the seat belts were manufactured in a manner where they were unable to make any repairs to the seat belt. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 23,000. Updated 10/27/10 *bf the consumer stated the dealer refused to resolve the problem. Updated 11/01/10

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Seat belts · 20,000 miles · NJ · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated that on may 30, 2010, the rear seat belt became inoperable, choking a passenger due to the latch system. The contact called the dealership and the dealer advised the contact to take the vehicle in for inspection. The current and failure mileages were approximately 20,000.

Filed Mar 9, 2010 · Seat belts · 2 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the rear seat belts would lock before they could be latched inside of the buckle. She was unable to pull the seat belt to latch her child's booster seat. The seat belt malfunctioned itermittently. She took the vehicle to the dealership three times. The first and second time, she was told that she was not connecting the seat belt to the booster seat correctly. The third time the failure occurred, the dealer stated that there was a problem but they did not know how to repair it. She called the manufacturer and was told that someone would follow up with her; she was still waiting for a response when the complaint was filed. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 11,100. The failure mileage was approximately 2. Updated 04-15-10 *bf updated 05/13/10.

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Seat belts · 4 miles · TX

Seat belt will lock before I have it buckled. It will not unlock. It happens at least once a day. I have brought it to the dealership twice; once when it was locked. The service man acknowledges there is a problem with the seatbelts as other mechanics have reported it as well but he is not going to do anything to fix it.

Filed Sep 30, 2009 · Seat belts · CA

Rear seat, center and drivers side, seatbelt buckles are reversed.