Rear Seat Belt Problems of Toyota Sienna

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Sienna. The contact's child was seated in a booster seat on the driver's side. He leaned forward in the rear seat and the lap strap of the seat belt wrapped around his lower stomach area. The child sustained minor cuts on his stomach. The contact attempted to release the seat belt, but the retractor would continually tighten, instead of loosening. She had to cut the seat belt straps in order to release her child. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 44,279.

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The left 2nd row seatbelt repeatedly gets twisted in the mechanism and will not work. I see there is a recall on 2004 models but not the 2003.

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I bought a used Sienna Mini van from Toyota in MD with 55. 000 miles on it with all the warranties. When we went to use the rear seat belt on driver's side we noticed it would not retract. We took it to dealer ,and after having it for a few days they called me and told me that the rear seat beltwas not under warranty, and it would be $ 500. 00 to replace. Then the the mamager for the parts department caled me, and said that they will cover half the bill. I declined since we never used that seat belt . Then he told me that he would talk to the used car department about covering some of the cost he has not retorned my calls and ehen I go into the dealership they told me he was out sick. Were execting our 4 th child and we needed a working seat belt so we had the option of using the rear seat belt since we still were making payments on this Mini van. We also had a mid seat that seemed to be loose, and the part number they gave me was wrong . Can you help me with this sincerly , a am aconcerned mother.

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I own a 2004 Toyota Sienna. Since 7,000 I have been in numerous times to fix the middle passenger seatbelt. It becomes twisted and unable to retract properly. It has been replaced twice and un-tangled several times by the dealership. They have taken the seat out to repair it numerous times. It has had the recall done in the past. Recently it was brought back for another seatbelt replacement due to it being tightly caught inside the seat. When the car was returned to me, the same seat no longer locked into place. It was brought back to the dealership and I have been told they will not fix it because it was caused by crumbs being in the track when the seat was put back in. I have never felt safe but a child in this seat because I never knew when the seatbelt would not retract properly. I have tried talking with the dealership about repairing the seat however they refuse. This seat is not safe.

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I had to replace the 3rd row seat belts in 2003 seinna 3 times on each side. The seat belt locked at top and will not fit arround my children or it was too loose. It has been a a safty issue numerous times when it broke on vacation , and my child had to seat up front.

The seat belt on the second row of the Toyota Sienna minivan, become inoperative under normal conditions. The seat belt will not retract making the seat useless.

: the contact stated while attempting to buckle the left third row seat belt, the belt became stuck and did not move in either direction. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who was unable to determine the problem.

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: the contact stated the middle passenger seat belt does not retract. The vehicle has been to the dealership five times. The dealership replaced the seat belt assembly once , and put the seat belt back on track the other times. These attempts have not corrected the problem. Updated 06/07/2006.

: the contact stated while pulling out the left middle row seat belt strap of the retractor, the material was fraying into. Additionally, the left second row seat belt and the left third row seat belt strap completely disengaged from the retractor. The contact spoke to the dealer, who insisted that due to the age of the vehicle it wasn't their problem. Updated 05/30/2006.

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: the contact stated the third row passenger side safety belt leaves a red mark on the passenger's neck. The safety belt must be held by the occupant in order to avoid neck irritation. The contact is concerned in the event of an accident the position of the safety belt may cause injury. The manufacturer, when contacted, suggested purchasing a fleece pad to protect the neck from irritation. The front and second row seats have an adjustment harness for safety belts. The vehicle was modified for a person with disability and therefore the second row seating was removed. This leaves only the third row for carrying more than one passenger.

Rear right seat belt repeatedly fails and has been replaced twice now. It has failed yet a third time. The seat belt gasket at the top of the seat comes apart and restricts the belt movement rendering it unusable. Its a safety hazard for passengers.

: the contact stated all rear seat belts are jammed and will not pull out for use. The dealership inspected and determined the seat belts needed to be replaced however, no repairs have been made. The manufacturer has been alerted.

The seat belt will not fasten in the rear seat when first put into the latch. The orange tab must be jimmied with and pushed and then after it was toyed with it finally was worked. It constantly does this, usually there is a car seat in that position but when it is used without it, it does it each time.

Rear sear belt buckle refuses to latch. A child car seat cannot be installed in this seat.

Consumer was driving 2001 Toyota Sienna van when it stopped at a rest stop, his 13 year old son was unable to get out of seat belt. The seat belt would not release, the seat belt kept getting tighter and tighter until it started to restrict the son's breathing. In order to get the seat belt loose consumer had to cut the belt. The part of the seat belt that would not release was the retractor. The boy was wrapped in the seat belt, but the latch was undone. He was wrapped in such a way that he could not get loose due to the retractor pulling on the belt. Consumer says that the retractor would continue to wind up when he was working on getting his son loose, but he could not get the retractor to release to allow him to unwrap his son, who sustained bruises around waist.

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The seat belt cover (bezel) on the middle row passenger-side seat comes apart, causing the seat belt to not properly retract. The dealership has replaced the cover 4 times and tried to glue it together 3 times. The dealership and the Toyota district manager claim no knowledge of it being a widespread problem, but obviously it is.

Our pool is two blocks from our house and with the third row seats folded down in our Toyota Sienna minivan, we often let our children (ages 5 and 7) sit in the back to ride home. When leaving the pool on may 29, there was an adult friend in the front passenger seat and four children (ages 5,5,7 and 8) in the back. When we were almost home, one child said that the 7 year old was stuck. The adult passenger turned and saw that the side seat belts for the third row were wrapped around his neck and tight. When we stopped the van and opened the tailgate, we discovered that he had pulled both sides out far enough to activate the rachet mechanism, put the belts from each side around his neck and tightened them to a point he could not get them off. When we tried to help, we found out we could not get him out. With the rachet mechanism activated, the belts have to go all the way back in before they release again. Since he had used one from each side that is fastened at both ends, this could not be down without strangling the child. The only way we could get him out was to go in the house and get scissors, then cutting the seat belt. Luckily we were home.

We have a 2005 toyote Sienna minivan. . The last row has a middle seat belt that hangs vertically to a clip that then can sweep across the middle passenger to the attaching buckle. This vertical part also retracts into the ceiling when not in use. After dropping off our middle passenger - my son who was seated adjacent to the middle seat wrapped the vertical hanging seat belt around his neck. It is designed to retract so it started choking him. Because the seat belt is only unlatched with an item smaller than my finger I had to leave him to get a pen from the front that would release the seat belt. A near miss.

With normal use seat belt on 2004 Toyota Sienna locks and will not release without the belt being completely released back in to housing. This happens at any time, not just when breaking or when turning. We have taken twice to Toyota dealership to have it fixed but have been told it is to dealer spec.

Rear seat belts did not lock, making it unsafe in case of an accident. Dealer was aware of the problem , and will contact manufacturer.

While driving my Toyota van (seina 2004) an eleven year old child was able to wrap the seat belt in the rear passenger side around his neck. This was done while playing in the backseat. He began to chock and required a fireman to cut the belt to save his life.

Read an article about Toyota Sienna minivans concerning seat belts in the second row passenger side jamming in the plastic molding. Had to fix it many times. Took vehicle to the dealer, and they could not fix it. The clip that they installed popped off. The seat belt will get stuck and not retract.

Mid-row passenger side seat belt guide/cover broken jamming the seat belt preventing it to retract. Failure repeated three to four times after each separate repairs. I'm concern for my 7-year old daughter who may not be properly restrainted after she leans forward and the seat belt does not retract.

Seat belt on passenger's side got stuck, it did not retract or extend. Dealer repaired it at least 6 times. Manufacturer recommend they go to arbitration. The consumer believes the manufacturer needs to redesign the seat belt because the fix only alleviates the problem temporarily. Ea05-010. Pco.

Middle seat seal belt top positioner sometimes gets jammed, causing the belt to be very loose, especially with children who may not realize that it is loose. It appears that the plastic support at the top of the seat is not very secure, and becomes loose after a while.

Pe0500,8 rear passenger seat belt catches in plastic housing that repeatedly comes apart.

The plastic cover/guide for the shoulder belt on the passenger side middle row captain seat came apart, causing the belt to stick and not retract properly. Dealer replaced the part, and within a day or two the new part failed in the same way. Returned to dealer; they said 2 other people had the same problem. Dealer simply removed the part, which improved operation of the belt; now it seems to work, just looks ugly. Ea05-010. Pco.

Since leasing the car new 3 yrs. Ago, we've taken the car back to the dealer a couple of times because the middle row seat belts lock up. Two weeks ago we were in a car accident, the front passenger seat belt did not lock, allowing the passenger to be thrown to the dash and back.

Every three thousand miles the second row of seats, seat belt fails. The seat belt will slip down a crack on the side of the seat and locks itself. The dealer has repaired the seat belt four times for this one problem.

Child wrapped rear seat belt around neck. Seat belt would not release. Had to cut seat belt to release child. This was the rear shoulder harness. Child was hanging by the neck. Should not have to fully retract seat belt to have some slack. I have had other passengers refuse to wear the other seat belts complaining they "lock up" and something was wrong. A child could be choked to death.

While stopped in traffic my 1999 Toyota Sienna xle van was struck in the rear by a Honda civic. All occupants of the van were wearing lap and shoulder seat belts at the time of the accident. The driver's seat back collapsed backwards causing me to lose control of the vehicle. The force from the Honda striking the van was sufficient to drive it forward into the Chevrolet pickup stopped in front of the van. Being unable to see over the dashboard or hang unto the steering wheel, there was no opportunity to try and avoid the parked vehicle in front of the van. My daughter who was seated in the rear passenger side seat was thrown about in the back of the van as her seat belt did not lock in position, when the van struck the pickup that was stopped in front of the van. My daughter and I experienced muscle spasms following the accident. Further as my daughter was experiencing severe neck pain following the accident, she was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Ts.

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