2005 Toyota Sienna Seat Belts

MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPEATEDLY JAMS DUE TO THE SEAT BELT FOLDING OVER ON ITSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY TOYOTA SIENNA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. WHEN I ASKED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $400 TO FIX IT. AT THIS POINT, IT'S JAMMING EVERY WEEK AND THE SEAT BELT IS UNUSABLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

ALL THE SEAT BELTS REPEATEDLY GET TWISTED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR GUIDE ON THE DOOR POSTS. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT OR PULL OUT FOR USE. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THIS FIXED. HOWEVER THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MANY TOYOTAS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO AND SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED FOR THE 8TH TIME. DEALER OR I UNJAMMED IT BUT DEALER STATED NEXT TIME I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN DEFECTS!!! *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED, THUS CREATING A SEVERE DRIVING HAZARD. (UNABLE TO USE SEAT BELTS). *TR

ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED ONGOING PROBLEM BY OTHER OWNERS OF FRONT SEAT BELT JAMMING. THIS IS ABOUT THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME.

WHEN PULLING FRONT SEAT BELTS TO HOOK THEM, THEY WILL FREQUENTLY FOLD OVER AND BECOME STUCK IN THE BEZEL IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND CANNOT EASILY BE MOVED FURTHER OR RETRACTED WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. IT MUST BE "WORKED" BACK INTO ITS STORAGE AREA. ONE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WORK IT BACK INTO THE BEZEL WITH A SLOTTED SCREWDRIVER OR SOME OTHER TOOL. I HAVE JUST DRIVEN WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT WHEN ITS RAINING HARD OR VERY COLD. TOYOTA HQ SAYS THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM AND WE ARE ON OUR OWN. HAVEN'T PRICED WHAT IT WILL COST TO HAVE THE WHOLE MECHANISM REPLACED. DESIGN OR QUALITY OF BEZEL MATERIAL IS THE PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA SAYS SORRY, TAKE CARE OF IT YOURSELF IF ITS A PROBLEM FOR YOU. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT JAMS IN THE RETRACTOR AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FREE, OFTEN MAKING IT UNUSABLE. *TR

THE FRONT SEATBELTS--ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS' SEATBELTS OFTEN BECOME STUCK WHEN EXTENDED. SOMETIMES THE SEATBELT CANNOT RETRACT BECAUSE IT IS TWISTED; MORE OFTEN THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE RESULT IS THAT THE IT THE OCCUPANT ISN'T (ADEQUATELY) RESTRAINED. A TEMPORARY FIX CAN OFTEN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADJUSTING THE SHOULDER HEIGHT BUT THIS IS TIME CONSUMING AND FRUSTRATING. *TR

FRONT LH SEATBELT JAMMED. WON'T RETRACTED AFTER PULLING. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED AND THUS CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY OTHER WEEK. WE HAVE TO UNTANGLE AND AGAIN THIS HAPPEN. SOMETIME WE WILL BE DRIVING WITHOUT SEAT BELT PROPERLY FASTEN. *TR

WHEN PULLING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO BUCKLE, THE BELT FOLDED SLIGHTLY AT THE POINT OF EXIT FROM THE BODY PANEL, CAUSING IT TO BECOME STUCK AND UNABLE TO RETRACT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX FOR HALF AN HOUR, WE WERE UNABLE TO RETURN BELT TO PROPER POSITION AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING DRIVER SEAT BELT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED IN A REASONABLE TIME. SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND WILL NOT WORK IN A CRASH. IT HAS DOUBLED OVER AND IS PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT. OFFERS NO PROTECTION. SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL LEAD TO INJURY !!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WEBBING FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BEZEL ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SPRING WAS CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT AND MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM THE PRETENSIONER, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME TANGLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO UNTANGLE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 6/15/12 *CN

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMS WHEN PULLED DOWN AND CAN NOT FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. THE JAM IS DIFFICULT TO CORRECT, AND AS TIME GOES BY IT HAPPENS MORE. IT IS NOW HAPPENING AS MUCH AS TWICE A WEEK. WHEN THE BELT JAMS, WE MUST DRIVE HOME WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN FLORIDA, DANGEROUS, AND MAKES US LIABLE FOR A TICKET AND FINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT RETRACT; PROBLEM IS RECURRENT. LAP BELT WORKS PROPERLY. *TR

FRONT SEAT BELTS IN TOYOTA 2005 SIENNAS REPEATEDLY GET SNAGGED AND ARE NOT OPERABLE. MOST FREQUENTLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

2005 SIENNA MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT, IT GETS JAMMED AND TWISTED. COMPLAINT TO DEALER ABOUT IT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY NEVER FOUND ANYTHING. I JUST RECENTLY TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND COMPLAINT AGAIN ABOUT SEAT BELT, THIS TIME FOUND A PROBLEM BUT IT WILL COST ME ALMOST $500 TO FIX IT BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE READ IN THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW THOUSAND PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME TWISTED AND JAMMED IN A PARTICULAR SPOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WOULD REPAIR THE BELT UNTIL THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V327000 (SEAT BELTS) BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT ONLY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

WHEN EITHER FRONT SEATBELT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SIENNA IS PULLED OUT TOO RAPIDLY IT BINDS AT THE BEZEL. I CARRY TWO TOOLS WITH ME TO FORCE IT BACK IN IF I HAVE THE TIME, OTHERWISE IF IT IS BINDS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE SEATBELT. ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE, THE PASSENGER HAS TO MOVE TO A BACK SEAT. I CHECKED WITH TOYOTA WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FOLDS IN HALF WHEN THE SEATBELT IS BEING FASTENED AND THEN GETS JAMMED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. MULTIPLE TIMES WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE RIDER TO BACK SEAT. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP WANTED THOUSANDS TO FIX. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AT LEAST. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT STUCK IN A POSITION AND NOT OPERATIONAL ON MY TOYOTA SIENNA 2005 MINI VAN. THIS ONE DID NOT WORK SMOOTHLY FROM LONG TIME AGO, AND EVENTUALLY, IT STUCK WITH THE BELT FOLDED. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. ANY SUGGESTION. SINCE IT IS A SAFETY KIND OF ISSUE. IS IT A COMMON PROBLEM? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 SIENNA VAN (TOYOTA) - FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DOES NOT WORK CREATING A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR