general problems of the 2006 Toyota Prius

The seat belts in the backseat are not functional. The dealer is telling us that it will be $650 to make them functional again. I have had many cars , makes and models and have never had all my seat belts fail like this. They do not retract anymore. It seems to me that the manufacturer should have some responsibility in fixing this issue,.

The seat belts in the back seat are totally inoperable. They do not retract , so if you use them they are expanded to their largest size and will not retract. We have children that have carseats and we are unable to use the back seat of our vehicle.

Owner entered vehicle and attempted to latch driver side seatbelt. Upon placing tab into buckle, buckle shot a spring into the car and would not latch. There were no other incidents with this belt prior to this date. The local Toyota dealership was notified and is ordering a new seatbelt latch for purchase and replacement by owner.

Tl- the contact owned a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated she stopped suddenly and a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her. The seat belt did not restrain her nor did the air bags deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries. There were no passenger in the vehicle. The front and rear end had extensive damage. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The insurance company was notified. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,900. Rvk.