Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Kia Motor Sportage

The contact owns a 2001 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the springs that held the seat belt in place fractured on two occasions. In March 2011, the front driver¿s seat belt spring fractured and was repaired by a private mechanic. The same failure occurred on the front passenger seat belt approximately nine months later. The manufacturer was aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 70,000. The consumer stated the front driver's seat belt retractor collapsed/broke and was repaired by a private mechanic. The same failure occurred with the front passenger's seat belt approximately six months later. The consumer stated no repairs have been made. Updated 02/29/12.

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Seatbelt restraint failure, both inertia reels failed for no reason while driving. The plastic is so dry rotted and it breaks like cardboard.

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The contact owns a 1999 kia Sportage. The seat belt retractor on the drivers side has failed. The air conditioner is also leaking into the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle has not yet been diagnosed. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage is 80,000 and failure mileage was 76,000.

The retractor to the driver's side seatbelt just fell off while driving the vehicle down the road. And when I say fell off, I mean literally fell off. My daughter heard the retractor fall down the side panel. The seatbeat then had no resistance and would not retract, leaving the seatbelt useless. After closer examination, I found the plastic dowels holding the retacting mechanism to the seatbelt had just fallen off or worn away. Had this failure occurred during an accident, there could have been serious injuries. Seems these plastic dowels should be replaced with metal or steel ones. This problem should be reported to kia ASAP.

Vehicle involved in accident at 34 mph. The driver's seat belt did not retract resulting in consumer hitting front windshield.

The consumer noticed that rear seat belt was hanging and not retracted into the holster. Consumer pulled on the belt several times but belt failed to retract.

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