Seat belt just started to not work. retractor is not working and I am concern for my safety due to relocating to Florida and seat belt is not working.
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser: seat belt won't latch or retract
10 of the 124 complaints about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 85,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
- 20122
- 20111
- 20102
- 200810
- 200718
What owners say
Driver side seat belt not retracting
Driver side seat belt does not retract. Stays loose over chest. There was a recall over this but for some reason my fj wasn't in the recall.
Passanger side seat belt rusted out and stopped retracting at 60k miles. Driver side is also starting to go.
Driver side seat belt retractor stopped working. Seat belt is fully extended and will not retract the seat belt. Online research shows seat belt retractor springs are rusting internally, thus preventing the retractor from returning the seat belt to normal position. Driving, parking, etc. Will not result in the seat belt retracting at all.
Seat belts for both driver's side and passenger side do not retract back completely once used. Especially, the driver's side seat belt was getting worse as it was used. Finally, driver's side seat belt locked and does not pull or retract. Taking it to the dealership...
Driver seat belt wont retract. Defect on recall and reportedly repaired on 08-15-13 at carson city scion, nevada. The defect remains as seat belt will not retract. I purchased vehicle used in july, 2016; seat belt retracted then but was very loose requiring adjustment constantly. I contacted toyota of salinas on 2/28/17 and spoke with service manager don correll. Correll informed me his company would not repair the defect as toyota in carson city already did. I then showed him, and service assistant ivan gonzales of the defect and advised them the safety defect was not properly repaired and remains defective and unsafe due to repair deficiency as it was self evident the alleged repair was not done properly. Correll's response was: : we are not going to fix your car".
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota fj cruiser. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v098000 (seat belts). The recall repair was performed and afterward, the passenger's side seat belt would not retract. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the seat belt spiral would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 45,477. Updated 12/30/13
Toyota is risking lives with the fj cruiser - owners are currently driving with a risk of non-functional seat belts. After receiving a recall notice in the mail on monday, 5/20, I checked the toyota website and found the following information on the logged-in owner site: this is an important safety recall. Please contact your authorized toyota dealer and schedule an appointment to perform an inspection and install reinforcement brackets on both doors access at no charge to you. Based upon the inspection, in limited cases, the seat belt retractor(s) and/or access door(s) may be replaced. I immediately made an appointment for that same afternoon. I had to argue with the dealer that the brackets were required (they wanted only to perform the inspection and stop there if no cracks were present). After finally agreeing that yes, the brackets needed to be installed (they had 'misread' the process flow chart! They don't appear to have had any training on what could potentially be a life-threatening situation for their customers), they said they had none in stock and would order them today. This morning they called me and said that toyota has "blocked ordering of those parts" - and suggested that it might be because the solution doesn't work. Currently we are driving vehicles that do not meet minimal government safety requirements - both the driver and front passenger are in danger of having seat belts malfunction during an accident. They should be providing some type of relief (e.g., loaner cars until the issue is resolved). Thank you.
On more than one occasion I have had the brakes go to 100% force when applying minimal force to the pedal. This behavior has occurred at street speeds of 35-40 and when coming off of a freeway. The force is strong enough that everyone in the car is launched forward to the point that the seatbelt lock engages. I have tried removing my foot from the pedal and reapplying pressure but the brakes immediately engage at 100%. Only after the vehicle has come to a complete stop do the brakes begin to work normally again.
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2013 FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles. The retractors for the front driver and passenger seat belts are mounted in the access door (rear door) panels of the vehicle. Due to insufficient strength of the access door panel, cracks may develop in the panel if the access door is repeatedly and forcefully closed over an extended period of time.
- Risk
- If cracks occur in the panel around the lower retractor anchor, the seat belt retractor could become detached, which could increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- The safety recall began on June 6, 2013. Toyota will mail an interim letter to owners late in April 2013. Remedy notifications to the owners for the repair will begin in late May 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1‑800‑331‑4331.
Recall number 13V098000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser?
10 of 124 owner complaints about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser (8%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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