Dt: contact stated when facing uphill in the vehicle the passenger seat belt retractor locks into place and seat belt cannot be put on. The manufacturer stated that the seat belt was working as designed. The contact was concerned if the passenger seat belt was designed this way, why were the other seat belts in the vehicle not designed the same way.*ak the consumer the original seat belts did not exhibit the problem he is experiencing now with the replacement seat belts.
2000 Toyota Tundra seat belts complaints
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The trucks front seat belts fails to retract back into it's holster, and gets caught in the door. The dealership has replaced the entire seat belt assembly, but the problem still exist.
The vehicles brake rotors and drums were warped and caused extended stopping distance when braking. *nlm there was a vibration when braking, the tire seemed to be worn on the inside, the A/C made a noise when turned on high, and the front seat belt did not retract at times. *scc
Consumer is unable to tighten seatbelt, causing it to be loose.*ak consumer states the drivers side shoulder/lap belt constantly gets wedged in the side pillar belt guide, when consumer first gets into the vehicle, and latches the buckle he has to pull an excess amount of belt out and expects the excess to retract when the buckle is latched, however the slack stays in the belt, in order to tighten up the belt consumer has to reach the pillar guide and eliminate the bunching that causes the hang up of the belt.
Accident occured while driving at 65-70 MPH. Driver and passengers were injured, the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not tighten up and locked upon the impact. Nlm
Consumer cannot move after putting seat belt on unless he places foot on brakes. Consumer's seat belt has been replaced 3 times, and svc mechanic stated that this behavior of seat belt was normal.
When vehicle is parked in his driveway loated on a slop seat belt retractor will not allow consumer to release belt in order to wear restraint belt. Consumer must pull out into road on level ground, and then put seat belt on. Dealership and manufacturer are not willing to remedy this problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
Vehicle has had continual failures of the seat belt retractors, three replacments completed and third replacement is necessary due to recent failure. *mjs upon inspection, it was found that the guide loop had accumulated dirt under the seatbelt, the dirt causes a drag on the belt, slowing its progress through the guide loop, even though the retractor has proper operation, once the dirt was cleaned the belt retracted properly, consumer uses this vehicle for business in construction. *slc consumer states that the dealership refuses to do anything more about the seat belt, consumer also states by following the regular maintenance, the problem still exists.
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