Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 27 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS HAS FROZE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. TRIED TO REPAIR AND FOUND OUT NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO REPAIR AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I RECEIVED A TICKET AND ELECTED TO MANUALLY SLIP IT OVER MY EACH TIME.. THIS REALLY SUCKS BECAUSE IT IS A LOW MILE WELL CARED FOR CAR. TOYOTA SHOULD HELP....GOOD LUCK WITH THAT..............
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ON 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY ARE FAULTY. THEY DON'T RETRACT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THEY FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILS TO RETRACT AND MAKES NOISE. THE SEAT BELTS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHES ON THE BOARD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HENCE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS FOR RECALL ON MY 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY. *NM
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THE SEAT BELT WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS DOESN'T WORK AND FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN DOOR IS OPENED AND MAKES NOISE. THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY SEAT BELTS FAIL TO FUHCTION IN THIS CAR. *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SEAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE OPEN POSITION AND SEAT BELT WILL STAY IN THE LOCK POSITION MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET OUT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
SHOULDER BELT LOCKED AND TIGHTENED AT NECK, CAUSING STRANGULATION FEELING AND PROBLEM BREATHING, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION DIDN'T HELP, AFTER DRIVER DOOR OPENED, BELT RELEASED.
THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING. NLM
COMPUTER CHIP THAT CONTROLS SHOULDER BELT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE TRACK OF DOOR WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED HAS FAILED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WERE GOING TO CHARGE CONSUMER APPROXIMATELY $700.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION WHERE THE RETRACTOR WILL NOT OPERATE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILS TO MOVE INTO SAFE POSITION WHEN CAR IS STARTED. FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF RALEIGH WAS CONTACTED. THEY REQUESTED IT BE BROUGHT, IN SHOWING NO INTEREST IN THE SAFETY HAZARD OF DRIVING WITH AN INOPERABLE SEATBELT. I HAD AN INDEPENDENT TOYOTA TECHNICIAN LOOK AT TO NO AVAIL. I NEXT SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER CARS SIMILAR TO MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GET HELP. THEY ASSURED ME THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO FRED ANDERSON. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A WORN DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. I ORDERED THE PART FOR ~$159. WHEN THE PART CAME IN, I ARRANGED AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY WERE UNABLE/UNWILING TO FIX IT AS SCHEDULED. SO, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP. NORTH CAROLINA HAS MANDATORY AUTO SAFETY INSPECTIONS. THIS CAR WAS DUE FOR AN INSPECTION IN JULY AND WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY FAILED WITHOUT A WORKING SEATBELT. THE TOTAL COST TO DIAGNOSE/FIX THIS PROBLEM : ~$370.*AK
THE LOCKS ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DO NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE SEATBELT GOES FOWARD IN THE CAR, AND NEVER COMES BACK TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. THS HAPPENS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
SEATBELT COMPUTER MODULAR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE SEATBELT SLIDES FROM THE DOOR FRAME. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK
MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT. THE WIRING UNDER THE SEAT HAD A SHORT.
TOOK CAR TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED BROKEN TRACK FOR MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS. COST TO ME $247. ISN'T THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT MUST BE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER?AK
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD NOT SLIDE UP OR DOWN WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
SHOULDER BELT TIGHTENED IN A PANIC STOP AND DID NOT HOLD. THE BELT MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN RELEASED INSTEAD OF TIGHTENING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THEY WILL REPLACE THE BELT AND PAY FOR COST OF BELT, OWNER WILL PAY FOR LABOR. *AK *ML
THE SHOULDER BELT FITS RIGHT ACROSS THE OWNER'S NECK. DEALER SUGGESTS LOCKING CLIPS. *AK
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILS TO ACIVATE APPROX. 50% OF THE TIME. AT TIMES IT WILL ACTIVATE AFTER THE DRIVER SITS DOWN AND BEFORE IT IS SLIPPED OVER THE HEAD WITH SOME FORCE AND HAS SRIPPED GLASSES OF DRIVER'S FACE.
MOTORBELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY.
MOTORIZED SEATBELT INOPERATIVE.
SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
SEAT BELTS ARE TOO LOOSE. *DH
DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION; BEFORE REPAIRED, DRIVER WAS DRIVING AROUND WITH BELT IN FULL FORWARD POSITION. TT
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RESTRAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABRUPTLY. TT
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