Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 199000 | 1 | |
| My seat belt all-of-a-sudden started popping out after being snapped in place. it has done this a number of times since last week. yesterday, it must have done it about five times. i have to keep snapping it in place and tugging on it to make sure it is secure. it is especially unnerving when it occurs while driving. you may lean to the side and all-of-a-sudden it pops out. i never know when it will happen, but my greatest concern it may fail when i need it most, like in an accident. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 199000 | ||
| My seat belt all-of-a-sudden started popping out after being snapped in place. it has done this a number of times since last week. yesterday, it must have done it about five times. i have to keep snapping it in place and tugging on it to make sure it is secure. it is especially unnerving when it occurs while driving. you may lean to the side and all-of-a-sudden it pops out. i never know when it will happen, but my greatest concern it may fail when i need it most, like in an accident. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 99000 | ||
| In my 2003 hyundai santa fe, the drivers side seat belt receiver, female part, has worn out twice in 99,000 miles. the first time it was under warranty, the second time i had to pay. i have never had a seat belt receiver ware out before. this is a serious defect that nhtsa should address. | |||
| 11/04/2008 | 66755 | 1 | |
| I have a 2003 hyundai santa fe. the rear center seat belt was never used by anyone. we just kept it clipped to the attachment on the seat. it quit working about 6 months ago. recently, the right rear passenger seat belt began having intermittent problems staying latched. my 6 year old son sits in that seat so i was very concerned. i took my car in to the dealership where i bought it and they said the warranty ran out on seat belts 4 months ago so i would have to pay to have them replaced. i don't' understand how a safety issues such as a defective seat belt is not covered. it is obvious that the center seat belt was not due to wear and tear since no ever sat there. i am having these to seat belts replaced at my cost. so far the left rear seat belt has not shown any signs of defect. i have an 8 yr old son that sits there. i don't know if i should replace that too. what is my guarantee that seat belt is going to work in a collision? obviously there is something wrong with these seat belts. i have never had a vehicle where the seat belts just quit working after 5 years. there is something seriously wrong here. *tr | |||
| 11/24/2003 | 157 | 1 | |
| The airbag indicator would not go out after start of engine. brought car back to dealer where i was advised that due to a short in the seat belt pretensioner that the circuit that tied the airbags with the sensors in the bumpers etc. would keep the airbags from deploying. dealer indicated they were ordering a new part to replace the seat belt pretensioner and furnished me with a loaner. they did not want me to drive the car in this condition since it would take 2 days to get a new part. *la | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 1 | |||
| While placing the seat belt on it broke. consumer informed the dealer that the seat belt broke. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 05/19/2007 | 80000 | 1 | 02/20/2003 |
| I have a 2003 santa fe that has exceeded its warranty. my 10 year old daughter was buckling her safety belt and the whole safety belt came out with the bolt. hyundai said that its not covered under warranty even if this was a safety issue. im concerned also about the other safety belts and were my three children going to be safe. they told me i have to pay if i want this safety problem repaired.*ak | |||