Problems with 2004 Toyota Sienna SEAT BELTS

1) seatbelt twists and gets jammed in the guide near the retractor. seat belt pulls out, but then will not retract as it is wedged in the guide.this has happened numerous times, but now it is quite wedged. and unusable at the moment. 2) cable that pulls the side door open and closed has rusted and broken. this was subject to a toyota voluntary service campaign, but my problem started after the expiration of the service campaign.

Seatbelt is not pulling when buckling up on the passenger seat.

Passenger side seatbelt constantly gets jammed up, folded over and renders it un-useable. very unsafe!!!! i just fixed it so i am not going to recreate the scenario just to get a photo....this is the 5th time it has happened!

Seat belt buckle unlatches itself while driving (city streets as well as highway) or stationary. this occurs ever after shoving the tongue back and forth in the latch several times and it remains latched. later, it will unlatch itself. it has occurred mostly on straightaways, but also in turns. i removed the latch assembly and blew compressed air through it. two large red plastic pieces came out, but the problem returned on the next drive. this situation has been going on for about two weeks now. it has occurred from zero to 65 miles an hour.

The front driver and passenger side seat belts do not retract. have to yank them and try all kinds of things to get them to retract.

Was getting into van to drive and pulled the seatbelt across my chest, it was slack so pulled a little more to get it to retract and come out, it would not, kept coming out and stuck all the way out now. would not go back in.

Driver's side seat belt once engaged in clip it keeps on coming off. sometimes it takes several times for seat belt to stay engaged.

Front passenger side seat belt gets jammed where it comes out of pillar. won't retract or pull out. i have to remove trim and pull it loose from inside. this has happened many times over the last several years and if you google it you will find many hits on this.

Toyota has offered a warranty extension on defective driver/passenger seatbelt mechanism, however, when i visited the dealer and after they have confirmed that my seatbelts are defective, they cannot provide an estimate on when the parts needed for repair would be available. i opened a case with toyota corporate, however, after numerous phone calls and promises for callback and resolution they have not returned a single phone call. this is a safety issue and needs to be addressed asap not after someone dies in an accident due to defective seatbelts. symptoms include seatbelts not retrieving, getting stuck, and overall not advancing in or out requiring that they be loose when driving. seatbelts are getting stuck at different times, but most frequently when being operated such as extended or retracted. once the seatbelt is stuck, it's very difficult to get it going again such that my spouse had to drive home on a few occasions without the seatbelt. toyota knows about this issue, but is not doing anything to fix it.

The problem: front seat belts intermittently fail to retract. this issue has been observed to occur when getting into the car and fastening the seatbelt. this issue occurs infrequently but repeatedly. toyota has provided a "warranty enhancement" for this problem. however, the problem cannot be duplicated "on demand" at the dealership (toyota of puyallup), so the dealership is refusing to fix the problem. i have repeatedly explained to the dealership and toyota corporate that the issue is intermittent and cannot be duplicated "on demand", and toyota corporate has in fact affirmed that the issue is indeed "intermittent." but they still refuse to replace the seatbelt mechanism with an updated version that purportedly remedies the problem, simply because the issue cannot be duplicated at the time when the car happens to be at the dealership for servicing. my concern here is that seatbelts are (obviously) an integral facet of passenger restraint during an accident, so i'm perplexed as to why toyota is unwilling to fix a problem that would appear to be related to passenger safety and is -- by their own admission -- known to be intermittently duplicable.

The front driver's side seat belt has a tendency to fold over and get jammed in the slot where it retracts. a quick seach online has found many owners with this similar issue. when this issue occurs, it pretty much leaves us in an unprotected and dangerous state. surprisingly, what appears to be a similar problem has prompted a recall for the second row passenger seats, but not for the front driver's side. based on the numerous customer complaints online, it appears toyota's only solution is to have customers replace the seatbelt system for hundreds and hundreds of dollars. in regards to this kind of safety concern, i as the consumer feel that toyota should be responsible to replace this obvious design flaw/or production defect immediately by issuing a recall particularly for the driver's side front. i'm urging investigation into this so that a solution can be obtained, before it is too late, and someone is seriously injured in the event of an emergency or accident. the seat belt seems to fold over too easily when seat belt is pulled a little faster (not to be confused with the click and stop, which is how all seat belts are designed). ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact stated that the front driver side seat belt failed to properly restrain her. while driving and while also in park, the seat belt would release and unsecured the contact. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt assembly needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 113,310.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sienna. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v429000 (power train) and 05v327000 (seat belt) and stated that the parts needed for the repairs were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. part distribution disconnect.

Front seat belts fail to retract back. i spend atleast 15 mins to retract it back with pliers each time it happens. huge safety issue as my family with kids use the van. the issue is happening since i bought the van (used) in jan2015 and it happened again today 4/12/2016

The front passenger seat belt got stuck in loose condition so it is unsafe for anyone to sit in the front passenger seat. *tr