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 2007 Toyota Yaris submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 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
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Yaris. The contact stated that the front driver's side and the front passenger's side seat belts failed to latch securely. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 306,443.
VEHICLE PARKED, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, WILL STAY OUT UNTIL I FEED IT BACK TO THE SLOT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THIS PROBLEM HOPING THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL. PLESE HELP, I DON'T FEEL SAFE. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT ON THE DOOR SINCE IT WILL NOT RETRACT.
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. WHEN BUCKLED UP, THIS IS REALLY HARD (AND IT TAKES AT LEAST 30 SECONDS) TO UNFASTEN THE DRIVER SEAT BELT. I'M SCARED TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, NO MATTER WHERE I DRIVE, IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM 1 YEAR AGO. WHEN LOOKING ON INTERNET, I SEE THIS IS A REALLY COMMON PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT DETACHED WHILE FASTENING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS OLD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/19/17*LJ *AS
GOOD AFTERNOON I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WITH AROUND 108,000 MILES. I MADE AN APPT WITH A LOCAL DEALER TO GO THRU 3 RECALLS IN MY CAR AND ADDITIONALLY TO CHECK ON MY REAR-DRIVER SEATBELT WHICH IS NOT RETRACTING (IT FAILED ON 6-26-16) . I HAVE READ VARIOUS FORUMS STATING THAT VARIOUS OWNERS OF MY MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER FINISHED THE 3 RECALLED ISSUES. THE ISSUE WITH THE REAR SEATBELT WAS RELATED TO A BALL BEARING IN THE SYSTEM THAT WAS NOT ALLOWING FOR THE SEATBELT TO RECOIL. THE DEALER WANTED AROUND $350 TO FIX THE ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THE CAR IS NOT NEW BUT AN ITEM THAT IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY SHOULD NOT GO BAD WITHIN A FAIRLY LONG TIMELINE, IT SHOULD AT LEAST OUTLAST THE CAR. I HAVE READ VARIOUS FORUMS WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A PROBLEM RELATED TO QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE EQUIPMENT TOYOTA SELLS? ADDITIONAL NOTE: THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR'S AIRBAG (TAKATA RECALL) BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER DRAIN FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD BECOME CLOGGED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLOWER AND BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,225.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME AND SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES NOT STOPPING.
I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY 2007 TOYOTA YARIS WAS RAMMED FROM BEHIND IN A REAR END COLLISION. I SUSTAINED SEVERAL INJURIES. MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEATBELTS DIDN'T WORK EITHER. I SUFFERED A COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO MY LEFT DISTAL CLAVICLE, FRACTURED L1 TRANSVERSE PROCESS, AND I'M HAVING SURGERY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED FROM MY FACE HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ON OCT 20, 2015 AND I JUST FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA YARIS'. I CAN PROVIDE ADDITION INFORMATION IS NEEDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,932.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V031000 (SEAT BELTS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. *TR
SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME "ON" WHILE SEAT BELT WAS FASTENED. MECHANIC TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE TOLD HIM THAT THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - AND UNLESS I SPENT $489+ TO FIX IT THAT NEITHER THE AIRBAG NOR SEAT BELTS WOULD WORK - SO IT WAS MANDATORY TO FIX IT!! THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED BROKEN WIRES IN THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SUFFERED A FINANCIAL LOSS OF ALMOST $500 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V031000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: RETRACTOR) PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE REPAIRS FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAIN SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,424. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/27/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, ARMS AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
I CONTACTED TOYOTA HAWAII DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY AND WAS TOLD THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT AND CALL BACK IN A WHILE. I WOULD THINK THAT THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS RECALL WOULD GET FASTER ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURE. JUST WANTED TO KNOW FROM YOU IF THIS SEEMS LIKE REASONABLE THINKING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE SEAT BELT FINALLY RELEASED ITS GRIP FROM AROUND THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEATBELT LOCKED WITH NO IMPACT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT JERKED CONTINUOUSLY. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DISENGAGED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE CONTACT MADE TWO ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE BUCKLE ENGAGED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD MAKE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 57,000.
I HAVE A 2007 YARIS WITH A FAULTY CENTER PILLAR SOUND INSULATOR DUE TO THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP(CLASSIC TOYOTA OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) REFUSES TO SERVICE MY TOYOTA VEHICLES, STEMMING BACK FROM AN INCIDENT IN WHICH I WAS OVERCHARGED $750 ON A 2008 SCION XB LAST YEAR. THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO 'TAKE MY CAR ELSEWHERE FOR REPAIRS"..BUT THIS IS NOT A "REPAIR" DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR..IT'S A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, AND SHE IS UNWILLING TO PROCESS MY SAFETY RECALL WORK. I FEEL AS IF I'M BEING CHEATED OUT OF THE GUARANTEED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH MY NEW VEHICLE, AND THEY ARE INTENTIONALLY RISKING MY SAFETY BY NOT FIXING A DANGEROUS RECALL (SEAT BELT TENSIONER). COINCIDENTALLY, THE SEATBELT ALREADY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN MY CAR WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL TRUCK DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR...IF THE SEATBELT WAS CORRECTLY WORKING I WOULD LIKELY HAVE SUFFERED LESS DAMAGE TO MY SHOULDERS AND NECK. MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO REPORT THIS TO THE LOCAL POLICE AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THOUGH, I HOPE Y'ALL WILL ASSIST ON FIXING MY RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR
REAR LEFT SEAT BELT BECAME SO TIGHT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WE WERE UNABLE TO RELEASE MY CHILD. SHE WAS UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN AND THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT. APX A WEEK LATER SHE BECAME STUCK IN THE SAME MANNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT BELT AND WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE HER *JB
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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