Volkswagen Touareg seat belt problems

Filed Jan 24, 2024 · Airbags, Seat belts · OR

The safety computer which checks the different sensors and reports their condition on the i instrument dash indicated air bag sensor failure, This automobile has not been in any accident.. A rear seat belt came apart. The top plastic locking system came apart from the metal part of the locking system, Making the seat belt not useable . The sear belt was not used very much, since we are retired sad my wife does all the driving/ Ergo the rear seat is not use very often. The VW dealer does not believe this type of failure is a future safety condition. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed May 10, 2021 · Seat belts · 90,000 miles · CA

The driver seat belt does not latch properly and comes off while driving. Multiple attempts are required for the seat belt to latch and be secure. This problem started around july 2020.

Filed Oct 26, 2019 · Seat belts · 60,000 miles · IL

The driver's seatbelt appears to be buckled, but releases under load. When inserting the end into the buckle it clicks and looks and feels buckled, but when loaded releases without warning. This occurred with different drivers and released unexpectedly multiple times while the car was being driven. Replacing the buckle end resolved the defect.

Filed Sep 14, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 160,000 miles · MI

My issue started out with the passenger airbag off warning indicator light being on even when an average side adult was sitting in the passenger seat. It escalated to an airbag fault warning light on in the control panel. This light does not go off. Another issue started when I would enter the car and the door signal was suddenly loud and odd sounding. This went on for a week or so then all of the sounds in the car ceased completely. No blinker sound, no lights on indicator, no interior lights, no door open indicator, and no parking brake indicator. Lastly, while picking my daughter up from college, I folded the backseat down in order to fit her baggage. The center seat belt became stuck in the default position. I am unable to get the seat all the way down because the seat belt is locked and it is now snug against the backseat.

Filed Feb 9, 2016 · Seat belts · PA

Seat belt retractors, first rear passenger belt stop retracting, then rear center belt became unusable because it only retracts synching tighter as fold down seat operated. Now, driver side seat belt is loosing its ability to retract into column. No accidents or injuries have occurred but the seating positions are unusable. Vw wants close to $1,000 to replace the passenger and center seat belts and retractors.

Filed Jun 25, 2015 · Seat belts · 92,000 miles · IL

Tried to buckle up one of the rear seat belts and buckle plastic housing broke. The dealer failed to acknowledge that a seat belt mechanism should never fail. Instead, the dealer said I had to pay out of pocket to have it replaced. I contacted volkswagen of america to report this concern and asked them to cover for this repair. They declined to cover this repair free of charge.

Filed Jul 16, 2014 · Seat belts · 62,000 miles · TX

Seatbelt locked up while driving and does not unlock! Many of the owners of the same model have reported this seat belt (middle passenger seat) locking up and not being able to unlock. This could be a major hazard in case of an accident and fire the passenger would not be able to release themselves except by cutting the seatbelt! Even when driving normal and not being able to unlock yourself could be dangerous. The only way to get out is to cut the seat belt and the seat belt is not easy to cut if you do not have the proper cutting tool. We the owners of this vehicle would like the federal safety agency to address this issue with the manufacturers. I approached the vw customer care I was told by the vw customer care that they would not be able to help me at all. My vehicle is barely out of the certified pre-owned warranty by miles but it is still under warranty if you go by the number of years (less than 2 years) but vw is not concerned of this major manufacturing defect.

Filed Jun 14, 2012 · Seat belts · 93,700 miles · ID

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. The contact stated that the middle row seat was reclined for utilization of the trunk. The contact attempted to put the seat back into an upright position, but the seat would not budge. The contact discovered that the seat belt latch was locked and would not allow the seat to be returned upright. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer advised that the seat belt assembly would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v592000 (seat belts). The failure mileage was 93,700 and the current mileage was 94,000.

Filed Jun 14, 2012 · Seat belts, Seats · 93,900 miles · OH

I manually lowered the rear seat back to allow increased cargo area. After removing the cargo, I could not raise the rear seat back to it's upright position. The center seat belt had locked it self in a way holding the seat back down not allowing the seat back to be raised to an upright position. A recall was issued 3-28-2005 regarding this dangerous seat belt malfunction problem effecting 50483 vehicles but fell short in failing to include the center rear seat belt in the recall. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer are legally obliged to fix this situation at their cost. At this time my only option is to pay the dealer to un-bolt all three rear seat belts from the frame, remove and disassemble the entire rear seat, remove the center seat belt from inside the seat back, install a new and working seat belt assembly and finally, put the car back together all to the tune of their hourly rate plus parts. In the mean time, my 5 passenger car is a 2 passenger car. Hope to have a response soon. Thank you for your attention in this frustrating situation.

Filed Feb 7, 2012 · Seat belts · 2,500 miles · AZ

Rear center seat belt retractor assembly pre-locks when the rear seat is placed in the extended cargo position. This defect prohibits the use of right outboard seating position as well as the center seating position since the seat back cannot be returned to the use position. I have informed the dealership many times over the last several years in attempts to resolve this shortcoming. Dealership has been unable to correct the root cause of the problem. The vehicle is now out of warranty and vw now wants me to pay for the the repair (labor) with no garantee that this action will resolve the defect. As a result, I have disconnected the rear center seat belt assembly at the anchor near the floor to allow proper operation of the seat back and the right outboard seating position. This is a safety related issue that should be addressed since a safety device was defective when the vehicle was delivered.