2014 Hyundai Elantra Seat Belts Problems
3 owner-reported seat belts complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (3)
THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. IT IS ALWAYS LOOSE. NO ONE HAS SAT THERE SO WE JUST NOTICED IT RECENTLY WHILE CLEANING THE CAR.
WHEN EXPERIENCING AN ABRUPT STOP THE PASSENGER SEATBELT TIGHTENS UP AND DOES NOT LOOSEN UP AGAIN WITHOUT UNBUCKLING. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND ONLY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE.
BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND DETERMINE IF THEY ARE SECURE. SEVERAL TIMES, THE DRIVERS SEATBELT HAS FAILED TO BE SECURED PROPERLY (COME UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION) DUE TO SHORT LENGTH OF STATIONARY PORTION OF SEATBELT. THE STATIONARY PORTION IS TOO SHORT, AND LOCATED IN A "HOLE" BETWEEN THE DRIVERS HIP AND CONSOLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS OPERATING "AS DESIGNED" AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ADVISED THEM THAT THEY DESIGNED THE SYSTEM THAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THEY WERE FAILING TO "OWN THEIR PROBLEM". HYUNDAI HAS REFUSED (IN WRITING) TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY DEFECT. I ENCOUNTER NO PROBLEMS WITH OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES WHICH I HAVE OPERATED EXTENSIVELY. *JS