16 of the 226 complaints about the 1995 Toyota Corolla are about the seat belts — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 204,000 miles.
16
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE RELEASING THE SEAT BELT IT FAILED TO MOVE IN PLACE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10074078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 15-25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10044552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
VEHICLE'S MOTOR MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE.*MR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THE FLUID WAS BLACK. THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE REAR SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RESERVOIR BROKE, THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, AND AXLE BEARING FAILED. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND JUMPED INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED.
NHTSA complaint #10042181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. MY SISTER HAS THE SAME MODEL AND HER SEATBELT DOES THE SAME.
NHTSA complaint #10039419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE CONSUMER OWNED IT. ENGINE AND MOTOR MOUNTS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE/ LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT WORK/ DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #10038042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS (MAY 2001 & JANUARY 2003) AND THE FRONT PASSENGER BELT (JULY 2003) RETRACTORS HAVE FAILED, LOCKING AT A CERTAIN LENGTH AND NOT RETRACTING OR RELEASING THE BELT.
NHTSA complaint #10030586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM, WHICH CAUSED DISCOMFORT FOR THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #10011864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUCKLES WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY CAUSING THE CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
NHTSA complaint #8022856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT 3 TIMES AND THE OEM PART SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT AGAIN, I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHTS 2 TIMES AND THE LIGHTS JUST BURN OUT I HAVE SEEN MANY COROLLAS WITH THE SAME ISSUES...
NHTSA complaint #755926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT HAS NO TENSION AND DOES NOT RETURN. NLM
NHTSA complaint #785600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL UNLATCH WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. BUCKLE IS SECURELY LATCHED.
NHTSA complaint #896306 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED. SEATBELT WON'T COME OUT OF HOUSING. REPLACED SEATBELT PREVIOUSLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #875837 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SHOULDER BELT TO GET STUCK, AND WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT THREE TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #867585 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT JAMMED, MAKING IT UNABLE TO LOCK UP OR RETRACT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK-
NHTSA complaint #830445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCK UP. ALSO WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE BELT INTO THE LATCH HOLDER THE BELT WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAS HAD IT REPLACED TWICE.
NHTSA complaint #814740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #479905 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.