Seven problems related to seat belt have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Corolla. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle involved in a front end crash. The seat/shoulder belt did not lock and the air bag did not deploy.
The contact owns a 1998 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that both the driver and the passenger side seat belts would not retract after being utilized. In addition, the passenger side seat belt failed to retract at all. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.
The seat belt will not stay locked into the seat belt latch.
Upon being hit by another vehicle on passenger side, the driver side shoulder harness bolt pulled out causing the driver to be thrown about.
1998 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states seat belt defective. Several years ago, the seat belt began fraying as a result of being scraped by the seat belt buckle mechanism as it slid through the slot. The seat belt has lost about one-third of its width. The defect appears to be the slot in the seat belt mechanism. So, merely replacing the seat belt wouldn't solve the problem.
1998 Toyota Corolla's driver side seat belt failed at the latch area where it hooks in . The trunk lock broke inside the cylinder and the drivers side door handle broke inside. The seat belt warning light illuminated and flashed although all the occupants had their seat belts buckled.
The seat belt indicator light illuminated. The independent mechanic determined that the seat belt sensor may have malfunctioned and caused the light to illuminate.
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