I was driving home and a deer ran infront of me. I tried to put my seat belt on before but it locked, so I tried to get home to my 3yr old safely without it.
2005 Toyota Highlander: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 224 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Highlander describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
Driver's seat belt locked up so I was unable to wear it, I hit a deer tried to swerve to miss it, and my car was shaking uncontrollably.
The contact owns a Mifold Original Grab-and-Go Booster Seat, Model Number: MF01/US, Manufactured Date: May 3, 2019. The contact stated that her daughter had unbuckled the seat belt but was unable to unlatch the seat belt from the buckle. The seat belt was extremely tight and would not loosen from the child restraint. Since her daughter remained stuck in the child restraint, the contact had to cut the seat belt to remove her child from the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The seat belt was not replaced. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH from a complete stop, the brake pedal traveled to the floor upon engaging. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into another vehicle. The driver's side air bag partially deployed. The contact suffered bruises and minor pain to the chest as a result of the driver's side seat belt faulty webbing. In addition, the seat belt retractor would not function during the crash. The front hood and bumper were damaged. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,804.
Seat belt clip broke; it had been used minimally over time and was not abused when it failed to buckle.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Toyota Highlander seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2005 Toyota Highlander?
5 of 224 owner complaints about the 2005 Toyota Highlander (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 2005 Toyota Highlander?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Toyota Highlander
Hesitation 26Jerking 12Headlights 8Steering noise 8No deployment 7Sudden acceleration 7ABS 6Knocking 6Grinding brakes 5Door locks 5
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