2014 Toyota Sienna Seat Belts Problems

After rain, water leaks into the seatbelt retractor housing on both the driver and front passenger sides of your vehicle. If a seatbelt isn't used regularly, mold can grow on it, creating green and black stains and a moldy smell throughout the cabin. When you pull the seatbelt, it may release accumulated water. The fix will likely involve sealing the seatbelt retractor housing to prevent water intrusion and replacing affected seatbelts.

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT ON MY WIFE'S CAR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND WILL NOT LATCH. NOTHING APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN IT. LOOKING INSIDE THE FEMALE PART, IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS COME APART. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY IT BROKE.

REAR SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND BECAME ONLY TIGHTER WHEN WE TRIED TO RELEASE IT. A CHILD ALMOST SUFFOCATED BECAUSE IT WAS SO TIGHT AROUND HER STOMACH THAT SHE COULD NOT BREATHE. WE HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. NOW, WE ARE MISSING A SEAT BELT AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND/OR REPLACE IT.

WHILE RIDING 11-YR OLD WRAPPED SEAT BELT AROUND LEGS. AFTER VAN STOPPED IN HOME DRIVEWAY, BELT WAS RELEASED AND RETRACTED, AND IT'S ATTACHED TO TOP OF VAN SO FEET WENT UP IN THE AIR--PULLS CHILD OFF THE SEAT AND THERE IS NO SLACK FOR REMOVING LEGS. AFTER 30 MIN WITH MOTHER & 2 NEIGHBORS TRYING TO RELEASE IT, CHILD'S FEET WERE TURNING BLUE WHEN NEIGHBOR FOUND A BOLT AND LOOSENED IT ENOUGH TO GET FEET OUT. WHY IS THERE NOT A CLEARLY MARKED RELEASE BUTTON SOMEWHERE? IF IT HAD BEEN CHILD'S HEAD/NECK THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TIME TO GET SCISSORS TO CUT IT LOOSE WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY. GUESS SCISSORS SHOULD BE A NECESSITY IN THE CAR NOW, AS IT COULD'VE HAPPENED SOMEPLACE WHERE SCISSORS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. WHAT A FREAK ACCIDENT THAT YOU JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT.