Seat Belt Related Problems of the 2005 Lexus ES330

Table 1 shows two common seat belt related problems of the 2005 Lexus ES330.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Lexus ES330

Problem Category Number of Problems
Rear Seat Belt problems
1
Seat Belt problems
1

Rear Seat Belt problem #1

Rear seat belt buckle in the seat cannot be fastened without holding the buckle to snap in place. To keep the seat buckle from reclining back into the rear seat passengers has to use both hand to fasten the seat belt. When passenger's sit in the rear seats they find it difficult to fasten the seat belt. They have difficulty in locking the buckle.

Seat Belt problem #2

As car in front of me slammed on brakes to avoid 2 teenagers running across in front of her, I slammed on my brakes and the car accelerated from 20-30. The air bag did not deploy or the seat beat passenger side engage and lock slamming me into the steering wheel. The abs brakes were slammed and it felt like the brakes did not work like there was an air bubble in the system. I crashed into the Hyundai total my car and the front of the car and frame bent. Called the police and did not take a report since no one was taken by ambulance. Went do my doctor and reported this to Lexus-incident number 150922-00272 on 9/22/15. Lexus will inspect the car on 10/9/15.


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ES330 Service Bulletins
ES330 Safety Recalls
ES330 Defect Investigations