Volvo 850 seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

1995 VOLVO 850 GLT, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTING MECHANISM (THE ROLLER NEAR DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER) WAS STUCK. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT THE BELT, SOMETIMES PULLING SLOWLY AND LITTLE BY LITTLE SEEMS TO WORK IT AROUND. SPRAYED SOME LUBRICANT CAN FREE IT UP FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO PULL OUT THE SEAT BELT OUT AGAIN ... IT SEEMS TO HAVE A DEFECTED DESIGN SOMEWHERE INSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10350322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10159092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10159096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

SEAT BELT RETRATOR ON BACK PASSENGER SEAT IS STUCK. THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE USED.

NHTSA complaint #10122456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND, RESULT IN INOPERABLE SEAT BELTS. *AK THE SEAT BELT FOR THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT WOULD NOT EXTEND TO ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO FASTEN THE CHILD IN THE SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #10079906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THE FRONT SEATS HAVE BROKEN THREE TIMES. THE BAND THAT KEEPS THE BACKS IN POSITION EITHER FAILS AND THE SEAT WILL NOT RETURN TO A PREVIOUS POSITION OR IT SLIPS AND FAILS TO ADJEST THE SEATS. THIS WAS FIXED AND PAID FOR TWICE. NOW WITHIN 15 MONTHS IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND SMYTHE VOLVO WILL ONLY OFFER A 10% REDUCTION IN THE COST. THIS SHOULD LAST MONGER THEN 15 MONTHS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE WEIGH 124 AND 145 RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVEN'T ADJUSTED THE SEATS VERY OFTEN. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS. VOLVO SAYS IT IS NOT COMMON. WE THINK IT IS DEFECTIVE REPAIR OR DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND THEY SHARE IN THE RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE ADVISE.

NHTSA complaint #10069615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT BROKE APART AT HINGE LINKING SEAT TO SEAT-BACK (SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED, BUT ONLY TO HOLD THE INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT IN PLACE). THE METAL HINGE BROKE INTO 4 PIECES AND COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT/BACK. THE SEAT WAS USED BY ONLY ONE CHILD, AND AT 55 LBS WELL BELOW THE WEIGHT LIMIT OF 80 POUNDS. THE INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT REMAINED IN THE BOOSTER-SEAT POSITION MOST OF THE TIME AND WAS NOT SUBJECT TO AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF OPENING AND CLOSING. THIS SUGGESTS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY AND EVEN THE LIFE OF A CHILD STRAPPED INTO THE INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT. IF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FAILURE WAS NOT NOTICED BY A PARENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH-IMPACT CRASH, THE SEAT COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE ITSELF, PROPELLING THE CHILD INTO SEATS OR WINDOWS.

NHTSA complaint #10070639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

SEAT BELTS FRONT THEY ARE VERY SHORT AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE NECK I AM 5 6 AND HEAVY AND HAVE TO USE THE EXTENSION. I DO NOT THINK THE SEAT BELT IS SAFE AT ALL. IT WOULD CAUSE INJURY IN A CRASH. FEEL THE COMPANY SHOULD LOWER THE SEAT BELT FASTENER SO IT COMES ACROSS THE SHOULDERS. THE ENTENDER SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY IF ENOUGH SEAT BELT WAS MADE AVAILABLE. FEEL THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10039603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT

INTEGRATED CHILD BOOSTER SEAT FELL APART. HINGE LINKING THE SEAT BACK TO THE SEAT BOTTOM BROKE INTO MULTIPLE PIECES UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE BACK COMPLETELY SEPARATES FROM THE EXPANDABLE SEAT, AND IT IS NO LONGER USABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10028585 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT FROM ITS POSITION.*JB

NHTSA complaint #10008716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

AS A MATTER OF SAFETY I HAD THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT REPLACED BECAUSE THE BUCKLE RELEASE PLASTIC LATCH HAD BROKEN AND A PORTION OF THE PLASTIC PIECE HAD FALLEN INTO THE ASSEMBLY. I AM AWARE OF THE TAKATA SEATBELT RECALL DEALING WITH A SIMILAR FAILURE MODE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FALSE LATCHING RESULTING FROM PLASTIC PIECES BECOMING ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE INNER MECHANISMS. DT

NHTSA complaint #770093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE, REAR LEFT BELT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, REAR RIGHT BELT VERY HARD TO DISENGAGE.

NHTSA complaint #757870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #8003491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

WHILE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE, IT WOULD UNLOCK WHEN LEANING FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8002375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT

PLEASE DISREGARD NO COMPLAINT CONCERNING CHILD SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #895660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE REAR SEAT BELTS,THE LOCKING CLIPS/BUCKLES ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT IT IS EASY FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGER TO DISCONNECT THE BELT THAT HOLDS THE INFANT SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #783718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON WOULD NOT RELEASE BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. OCCUPANT TRAPPED IN SEAT BELT , THIS WAS REPORTED TO VOLVO AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. THIS OCCURRED TO THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS DURING A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. REPAIR SHOP PLACED GREASE INSIDE THE BUCKLE BUTTON TO REPAIR. VOLVO CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR INDICATED VOLVO WOULD NOT REPLACE BECAUSE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCURR IN THE SHOP.

NHTSA complaint #725991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE SEAT BELTS ARE VERY TIGHT AND DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THEY ALLOW NO MOVEMENT AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE BELT TO ADJUST ANYTHING ON THE DASH. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT CHANGE THE BELT TO THE NEWER UNIT, THAT IS NOW IN THE V70. HE WANTED TO INSTALL AN EXTENSION BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A NON RESPONSIBILITY WAVER WHICH WE WOULD NOT. I ASKED THE VOLVO REPRESENTATIVE TO WEAR THE BELT AND HE COULD NOT WITHOUT AN EXTENSION. WHEN WE WEAR WINTER COATS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BUCKLE UP PROPERLY. I HAVE TURNED THE CAR IN UNDER WARRANTY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING, BECAUSE VOLVO WOULD DO NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ON ALL 850 MODELS. THE BELTS ALSO FLY BACK WHEN REMOVED IF YOU CAN'T CATCH THEM. I HAVE BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE HEAD AND DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, WHICH VOLVO REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY SEVERAL TIMES. OUR FAMILY PURCHASED TWO VEHICLES, SAME MODEL AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLVO SAYS THE BELTS ARE SAFE, THATS THEIR ARGUMENT. I SAY THEY ARE VERY UNSAFE AND NOT COMFORTABLE. THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED EASILY WITH THE INSTALL OF THE V-70 BELTS. I AM WILLING TO PAY FOR THEM BUT VOLVO WON'T DO IT. DONALD P. CONE.

NHTSA complaint #725891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RELEASE BUTTON GETS STUCK ,WILL NOT RELEASE CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME TRAPPED IN SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #867566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.