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 2010 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I GOT IN MY CAR AND BUCKLED MY SEATBELT. I STARTED DRIVING AWAY WHEN I REALIZED IT WASN'T STAYING BUCKLED.I TRIED TO RE-BUCKLE. A SPRING FLEW OUT OF THE BUCKLE. I COULD NOT GET THE SEATBELT TO BUCKLE AFTER THAT.I HAD TO GO TO WORK, SO I BUCKLED THE SEATBELT INTO THE PASSENGER COUPLING AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK. THE CAR WAS ENTIRELY IN MOTION DURING THIS SEQUENCE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE DRIVER. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND AMNESIA. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND BACK PAINS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,737.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL POLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND CAUSED HER TO HIT HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A VIN SEARCH LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,447. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL.........TOYOTA HAS ALMOST A YEAR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE IT WHERE MY FRIENDS CAN RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S SAFETY RATING MARCH 2010, THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT HAS GONE DOWN HILL SINCE. I PAID CASH MONEY FOR MY CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER. IF THE AIRBAGS OR ANY OTHER SAFETY RECALL IS NOT FIXED ASAP AND SOMETHING HAPPENS I OR MY HEIRS WILL OWN TOYOTA! AND TAKATA! GET BUSY!!!!!! NOTHING HAPPENED YET BUT DOES IT HAVE TO?
THE BUCKLES IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR WERE INSTALLED IN OPPOSITE PLACES. THE BACK LEFT SEATBELT WILL ONLY BUCKLE IN THE CENTER SEATBELT BUCKLE. THE CENTER SEATBELT WILL ONLY BUCKLE IN THE BACK LEFT BUCKLE. THEY ARE NOT TWISTED. IF I HAVE THREE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK, THEY HAVE TO CRISSCROSS THE BELTS TO BUCKLE. THE BUCKLE INSTALLED ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS THE WORD "CENTER" ON IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED THE DRIVER SEAT TO INCLINE BACKWARDS AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,609. MA 10/8 *CN
TOTAL LOSE ACCIDENT IN EVANSVILLE, IN. ACCELERATION INCREASE, NO BRAKES, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT NEVER LOCKED!! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS NOW AN I WANT SOMETHING DONE.. ALL I GET IS PUT ON HOLD..!
TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE..POLICE REPORT IS INCOMPLETE OF DETAILS, DUE TO OFFICER "NOT BELIEVING ME" AND "PURPOSELY LEAVING REPORT INCOMPLETE BECAUSE OF THIS BEING THE SECOND TIME OUT HERE ON THIS CALL", WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THIS TOYOTA COROLLA, HOWEVER THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER IS A WITNESS AND AGREED TO TESTIFY..I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE GOT NOTHING.. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE ON THIRD PARTY PROPERTY AS WELL.
ALL I REMEMBER IS FEELING SCARED..AND BEGAN TO PRAY...AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP..
I GOT IN THE CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND. THE SEATBELT WOULDN'T BUCKLE TO HOLD ME IN SAFELY. I PRESS IT IN AND IT JUST WON'T STAY IN PLACE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40MPH AROUND A CURVE, I HAS PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDEL TO REDUCE SPEED AN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, BUT ACCELERATED IN SPEED WHILE STEERING BECAME INPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL, IT WAS IF THE VEHIICLE WAS CONTROLLING IT SELF. I HAD BEEN DROVE INTO AN THROUGH A DITCH AN OUT, HITTING A MAILBOX, CONCRETE LINED DRIVEWAY EXITING THE FIRST DITCH AN ENTERING ANOTHER ALSO HITTNG A STREET SIGN AS WELL AS A MILE MARKER SIGN, MY SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK WHICH LEAD MY HEAD TO REPEATEDLY HIT THE TOP OF VEHICLES WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL. FUTHERMORE THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I SUFFER FROM SEVER HEADACHES, MY VISION IN LT EYE ALTHOUGH INPROVED HAS GREATLY DECREASED, AS WELL AS MEMORY.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION BEFORE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE STATED THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MOST OF THE TIME WHEN SHE ASSERTED THE BRAKE. FURTHERMORE, SHE STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK; THE BUCKLE WOULDN'T LOCK IN PLACE. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 785. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS 0470200. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. E CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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