We have classified the 4 complaints from 2006 Toyota Prius about SEAT BELTS into the following categories.
The seat belts in the backseat are not functional. the dealer is telling us that it will be $650 to make them functional again. i have had many cars , makes and models and have never had all my seat belts fail like this. they do not retract anymore. it seems to me that the manufacturer should have some responsibility in fixing this issue,
The seat belts in the back seat are totally inoperable. they do not retract , so if you use them they are expanded to their largest size and will not retract. we have children that have carseats and we are unable to use the back seat of our vehicle
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. while driving 55 mph over a pothole, the contact lost control of the vehicle. the vehicle went airborne and the seat belt disengaged and caused the contact to be ejected from the vehicle. additionally, the front driver side tire detached from the vehicle and the contact crashed into a ditch. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was not filed and the contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. the vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 220,000. updated 2/24/15*cn updated 03/02/15*jb
Owner entered vehicle and attempted to latch driver side seatbelt. upon placing tab into buckle, buckle shot a spring into the car and would not latch. there were no other incidents with this belt prior to this date. the local toyota dealership was notified and is ordering a new seatbelt latch for purchase and replacement by owner. *tr
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 toyota prius. the contact stated she stopped suddenly and a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her. the seat belt did not restrain her nor did the air bags deploy. the contact sustained neck and back injuries. there were no passenger in the vehicle. the front and rear end had extensive damage. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the insurance company was notified. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 88,900. updated 10/14/11 *bf updated 11/07/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. the seat belt latch would not connect and secure the contact in the vehicle. he made numerous attempts to fasten the seat belt over the course of two days, but the seat belt failed to function properly. all of the other seat belts in the vehicle are operating normally. the dealer will diagnose the failure on february 1, 2008. the failure mileage was 40,100 and current mileage was 40,200.
The "center" seat belt buckle that the lap belt would buckle into is not installed in the proper location - it is installed on the one of the side seats. we took the car to the dealer twice and both times they told us all the 2006 prius' were manufactured that way and it could not be fixed - this is a huge safety issue because you can not use the seat belts properly. *jb