Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Mercedes Benz 500

The driver's side belt retractor was not working. The part was replaced at the owner's expense of $425. 00. The dealer indicated, that there was no warranty and there was nothing they could do.

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Seat belt problem with 1999 mercedes s500. Seat belt would not retract. I called Mercedes Benz technical support (twice) to ask if there was a problem with their seat belts. Their immediate response was that they had not received any complaints about seat belt failure. When I took the car to my auto repair shop, which specializes in Mercedes Benz only, I was told that they replace many seat belts. Last night we went to dinner with friends who were driving a 1994 se mercedes - when we got out of the car, I noticed that the driver's seat belt was not retracting and was hanglng loosely in the seat (the same way mine was before I had it replaced last week). It cost me $375 to have the seat belt replaced - if it had been some other failure on the car, I would not feel so badly. But I feel that a seat belt should last more than 3 to 4 years!! we have a 1981 Jeep grand cherokee that we bought new - the seat belt is still working just fine. In fact, I have owned many cars and never had a seat belt failure. This is definitely a safety issue and should be addressed.