Problems with 2002 Toyota Camry SEAT BELTS

Tl* the contact owned a 2002 toyota camry. while driving approximately 15 mph, the front driver's side tire struck an object and burst. the vehicle drove into a ditch and crashed into a tree. the contact stated that there was approximately an inch of snow on the ground. the front air bags deployed. the front passenger seat belt unlatched and fractured into pieces. the rear driver's side seat belt unlatched. the front driver's seat belt did not unlatch and was cut off to free the driver. a police report was filed. the driver and the passenger sustained injuries that required medical attention. the vehicle was totaled and towed away by the insurance company. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was approximately 122,000.

The srs light has blinked for 5 years. it may blink for a day or two and then not blink for a week. now it has been blinking everyday for 2 weeks. a diagnostic check was made and i was told that the passenger air bag tried to open but did not. i bought this car used and after about a month the srs light began to blink.

The seat belt latch release on my 2002 toyota camry fails to "pop out" after un-fastening (releasing) the seat belt. this could lead to an un-safe condition since it could appear that the seat belt was latched when it was not. i was told be the dealer that it would cost $140. to repair this condition. i said that i thought this was a safety matter and should be repaired at no cost. i understand that some other car manufacturers warrant seat belts for the life of the car and make such safety repairs at no charge. why does toyota charge for repair of such safety devices? thank you for your attention to this matter. i look forward to your reply. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. the contact stated that the driver's side seat belt tensioner does not retract. the failure began approximately 6-8 months ago. the dealer stated that it would cost $400 to replace the tensioner. no repairs have been made. the vin and mileages were unknown.

While driving 50 mphconsumer's vehicle was involved in a collision. consumer's vehicle hit the back of a parked vehicle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak. driver's side seat belt did not engage backwards, buckled hood; tore off right front side of bumper. *ak

While driving 20 mph consumer's vehicle was rear ended and pushed into another vehicle. upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, and seat belts failed to restrain the occupant. as a result, the driver sustained upper chest injuries. *ak during the time of incident, consumer was trying to stop when vehicle was rear ended. this led to consumer's vehicle hitting another vehicle parked on the shoulder. *la

While driving 25 mph, the consumer's vehicle was involved in a front end collision. upon impact, none of the frontal air bags deployed, and the front seat belts failed to retract. the driver sustained bruises to chest when coming in contact with the steering wheel. the passenger sustained a cut on forehead and bruises on knees when coming in contact with the dashboard. *ak *sc *jb

Dt: the contact states the rear seat belt buckle assembly gets lodged under the seat. this makes the seat belt inoperative. the dealership advised him to connect the seat belt when not in use, so the buckle will not go under the seat. this has been a problem since he purchased the vehicle and no corrections have been made. *jb