general problems of the 2001 Volvo V70

The driver's side seatbelt does not roll smoothly either being pulled out or allowed to retract. When you pull out � or release to return the driver's side seatbelt, it catches in the bottom of the slot in the side post where it curves forward so that it either won't come out far enough to latch, or if you can pull it out and insert it in the latch, it sticks when you let it go so that it stays slack and does not retract to keep the belt tight. Even if you manage to get it out and properly inserted, it will not retract when released. . The belt has to be kept up in the highest part pf the slot in the post that it comes out of, or is retracted back into, with my left hand while being pulled out or allowed to retract, or else it gets stuck in the bottom of the slot. . It is not safe. Even if properly clicked in, you could not count on it to retract tightly if there is a collision or sudden stop.

We have a 2001 V70 t5 Volvo wagon. We bought the car new, and when it was about 1 year old the receptacle of the safety belt which latched in my son's car seat cracked straight down the middle. I only discovered it when I was checking the base of his infant car seat to make sure it was still tight. Volvo repaired the receptacle for free, as the car was under warranty. The car is now seven years old, and it has happened again, with a different seat belt receptacle, also in the back seat. There seems to me to be something fundamentally wrong about seat belt receptacles splitting in half from routine use. That it has happened twice in this seven year old car strikes me as suspicious. Thank you for your concern.