2006 Toyota Corolla Seat Belts Problems

Your car's middle back seat belt buckle is not staying latched securely and sometimes appears to be fastened when it's actually not. This defect wasn't discovered until after you purchased the vehicle from your sister. The fix will likely involve replacing the faulty seat belt buckle assembly.

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH BUCKLE FELL APART AND COULD NOT BE BUCKLED. HAD TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $175.64 TO REPLACE IT ON 03 JUNE 2014. PAID $54.66 FOR PARTS, $115 FOR LABOR $1.43 FOR MISC CHARGES AND $4.55 FOR SALES TAX. YESTERDAY, THE BUCKLE THEY REPLACED BROKE AND CANNOT BE BUCKLED. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME, 4.5 YEARS AFTER REPLACING THE FIRST SEAT BELT LATCH BUCKLE. DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR AND NOT THE CONSUMER, NOT TO MENTION A LIABILITY. HOW LONG SHOULD SEAT BELT LATCH BUCKLES LAST? THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE IN TWELVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AS I WAS BUCKLING UP TO DRIVE. COULD NOT BUCKLE UP IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT DUE TO BROKEN LATCH BUCKLE. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM THE DEALER FOR FIRST REPAIR ON 03 JUNE 2014. I WILL HAVE A SECOND RECEIPT AFTER THIS SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT LATCH BUCKLE. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR? SHOULD IT BE TOWED? I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MONDAY. DEALERSHIP SAID I COULD "DROP IT OFF" SUNDAY AND LEAVE THE KEY IN THE DROP BOX. I GUESS THEY THINK IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE IT TO THEIR DEALERSHIP. THAT IS WHAT I DID FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT 4.5 YEARS AGO IN 2014. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND RESULTS IN INJURY OR DEATH, IS TOYOTA LIABLE FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT LATCH?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FAILED. BOTH REAR PASSENGERS WERE NOT PROPERLY SECURED WHEN A TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE THREE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

1. SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 10, 2006. 2. REAR SEAT BELT HAS JAMMED CLOSED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE ALLOWING PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IN A SEPARATE EVENT THE BUCKLE SNAPPED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN PLACE, BUT IT LATER RELEASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. 3. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT. FOR NOW, THAT SEAT IS NOT BEING USED. *NM