1992 Mazda MX3 seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MAZDA MX3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COIL SPRING WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT THE FIRST THREE TIMES THE FAILURE OCCURRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE FOR BOTH FAILURES (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 97V116000 - SUSPENSION: FRONT: SPRINGS: COIL SPRINGS AND 97V211000- SEAT BELTS: FRONT: WEBBING) YET THE PARTS WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER BUT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL BUT NEVER DID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

NHTSA complaint #10414636 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MAZDA MX3. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT EXTRACT THE WEBBING PROPERLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT A PRIOR RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 1998. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 97V211000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: WEBBING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,500.

NHTSA complaint #10320085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

1992 TO 1993 MAZDA MX-3 AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL MAZDA DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO HONOR THE LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IN SPITE OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED. THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NHTSA ORDERED THE RECALL AND NOT MAZDA.

NHTSA complaint #10291250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL 97V211000 FOR THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WAS ISSUED. A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT FASTENED. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL NOT LOCK TO KEEP THE OCCUPANT FROM MOVING FORWARD. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED THE DEALER WANTED HIM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE RECALL COMPONENT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED ON VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 -

NHTSA complaint #10141402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND IS UNABLE TO RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE CABLE WAS TWISTED INSIDE OF THE HOUSING.

NHTSA complaint #10074396 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 97V211000 IS RECURRING WITH SAME SYMPTOMS OF SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING WHEN DOOR IS OPENED TO EXIT VEHICLE. IS THE CAUSE NOW THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN FIRST REPAIRED AND IF SO, DOES THE SAME RECALL APPLY AS IT SEEMS THE CAUSE REMAINS A DEFECT?

NHTSA complaint #10021184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

PASSENGER'S FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT BUCKLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8012233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NORTHPARK MAZDA/ISUZU AND THE GUY AT THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE MY RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED. HOWEVER IF THAT IS TRUE THEN WHOMEVER DID IT BEFORE PUT DEFECTIVE PARTS ON IT BECAUSE THEY ARE MESSING UP TO THIS DATE. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH BOTH AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS AND BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS.

NHTSA complaint #758148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT AROUND THE DRIVER. BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTEN.ED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8003686 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

WHEN DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR RECALL 97V211000, NO WORK OR MODIFICATIONS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THAT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAILS HAVE BECOME STUCK. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE RECALL OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN MET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #891817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

CONSUMER HAD RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR NHTSA RECALL 97V211000 CONCERNING RESTRAINT BELTS. REMEDY PERFORMED DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT BECAUSE CONSUMER'S PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT MOVE IN TRACK/RAIL. ALSO, BELT WILL NOT ALLOW MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.

NHTSA complaint #888238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS (97V-211), HOWEVER FAILED AFTER REPAIR, ADDITIONAL COMPONENT REQUIRED TO FIX FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA complaint #547170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

RECALL # 97V211000 MAZDA/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RAIL; CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER ONE WEEK, AND DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT MAKE APPOINTMENTS. OWNER WAS TOLD TO JUST DROP VEHICLE OFF.

NHTSA complaint #829927 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V211000 & CALLED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN. MECHANIC CLAIMED TO REPAIR SHOULDER BELT. RECEIVED VEHICLE AND SENSORS WERE NOT REPLACED AFTER 3 HOURS. TOLD PART BROKEN & NEEDED TO BE ORDERED. WILL NOTIFY OWNER. BEEN OVER MONTH & HALF. WOULD PREFER ANOTHER DEALER INSTEAD OF LUJACK.

NHTSA complaint #829413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SHOULDER BELTS GOT STUCK IN THE "L" SHAPE," CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT MODULE NOT FOR THE RECALL. *AK MOTORBELTS WERE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #827792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #527109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SEAT BELT FUEL CELL IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE HARNESS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER MODEL MAZDAS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MAZDA MANUFACTURER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM OR ADD ADDITIONAL MODELS, AND MAZDA INSISTS THERE IS NO PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #823356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #528040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WORE THROUGH DUE TO A PLASTIC CABLE, CAUSING FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #518992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

GOT INTO VEHICLE; DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE. CABLE CAME OUT OF TRACK AREA & WILL NOT RETRACT BACK IN PLACE. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

NHTSA complaint #812289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THE CENTER RETRACTOR UNIT OF THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #515280 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

RETRACTORS WONT STAY LOCKED. WARNING LIGHT ON DASH READS, SEAT BELTS ARE LOOSE.

NHTSA complaint #809286 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

SEATBELT LIGHT ON DASHBOARD BEEPS RANDOMLY.

NHTSA complaint #546836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STICKS/LOCKS UP WHILE IN USE. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHILE IN USE.EA 94039 UNDER INVESTIGATION.

NHTSA complaint #807633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINTS OVER RETRACT, CHOKING DRIVER W/NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #980339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINTS OVER RETRACT, CHOKING DRIVER W/NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #980339 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

AUTO RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILS DRIVER SIDE EA94-039. TT

NHTSA complaint #976250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

# EA94-039 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAME OFF THE TRACK THE CABLE IS STICKING OUT OF THE DOOR WHEN THE AUTO RETRACTS SOMETIMES PEN YOU IN . TT

NHTSA complaint #972164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAME LOOSE. TT

NHTSA complaint #965621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.