Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 04/30/2010 | 14250 | ||
| Seatbelt inertia reel locks up under normal (non emergency) driving maneuvers, such as normal stops, low speed curves, etc. seat belt will not unlock, thereby pinning driver to seat. driver is trapped in seat for several moments unitl seatbelt decides to release. this is a problem becuase, while pinned ot seat, driver cannot lean forward to look out windows and mirrors--whihc often need to be done quickly to maintain situational awareness. dealer refuses to acknowledge or fix problem. | |||
| 04/06/2010 | |||
| I have an '09 toyota tacoma extra cab. when i exit the vehicle the seat belt gets cought on my shoulder and twists in such a way as to not retract properly. if i then open the rear door, the belt will always get trapped by the bottom of the rear door when i close it. since the belt is not in the proper place and not secured by the proper anchor point i feel that in the event of an acident the seat belt will not be able to hold my hips in the seat and result in my sliding under the belt. on more than one ocation i have had to break hard to avoid in-attentive drivers and felt the belt sudenly go slack as i was slidding forward in my seat. i mentioned this to my local dealer, showed him the problem and his only reply was seems to be a bad design. is this the best they can do; call it a design flaw? this has happened more than once, today included. | |||