1991 Toyota Corolla Seat Belts

AFTER BUYING A USED 1991 TOYOTA COROLA I NOTICED 3 OUT OF 5 SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR WERE DEFECTIVE. THE RETRACTOR ON THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LATCH WHEN I PULLED ON IT QUICKLY. MY WIFE AND I DID NOT EVEN NOTICE WHEN WE WERE TEST DRIVING THE CAR. THEY APPEARED TO BE FINE. I BELIEVE THERE WERE MANY OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. THESE SEAT BELTS WERE JUNK AND NEEDED TO BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA, AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEM WITH PROPERLY WORKING ONES FREE OF CHARGE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS A VERY URGENT SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THEM FREE OF CHARGE. I CALLED A TOYOTA DEALER, AND THEY WANT $600 FOR 3 SETS OF SEAT BELTS, AND THAT DID NOT NOT EVEN INCLUDE LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE THEY WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WORK ON. THEY MADE IT DIFFICULT ON PURPOSE SO THAT THE CONSUMERS GOT STUCK WITH A HUGE BILLS IF THEY WANTED THE SEAT BELTS FIXED. I WISH TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELT. THE SHOULDER BELT COMES TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND CONNECTS TO THE DOOR. THE DOOR OPENS UP, AND CONSUMER IS NOT BELTED IN.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH IN BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM USING SEAT BELTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

OWNER BELIEVES SEAT BELT DESIGN IS FLAWED.

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND HIT A VEHICLE, THE UPPER SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, UPPER BODY WENT INTO STEERING WHEEL. CHECKED UPPER BELTS IN FRONT AND BACK AND THEY DO NOT RESTRAIN. *AK

THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT BECAME UNLATCHED DURING AN ACCIDENT, NOT RESTRAINING THE DRIVER.*AK CONSUMER WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS STRAPPED IN SEAT BELT, WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, THE SEAT BELT THAT GOES ACROSS CONSUMER'S CHECT BECAME UNLATCHED SENDING CONSUMER TO HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL.*JB

LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SID. *AK

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE LAP BELT DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT'S LEGS. *AK

ATTEMPTED TO UNBUCKLE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE TO REMOVE CHILD SAFETY SEAT; BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY OFF; ENTIRE VEHICLE BELT SYSTEM NEED REPLACING. *AK

UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT W/ADDITIONAL LAP FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER ALLOWING MAJOR CONTACT W/STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, HAD TO BE CUT OUT. TT

SHOULDER BELT W/SEPARATE LAP BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER AFTER LEFT SIDE IMPACT WHICH VEHICLE DID HIT CURB BENDING RIM AND BURSTING TIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.