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04-24-2011, 10:18 PM | #1 |
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Passenger seat belt not working
Anyone had an issue where the seat belt will not click in? All of a sudden my passenger seatbelt is no longer working because it won't click in. The chime doesn't come on warning that it isn't clicked. It sucks though because now I can't have a passenger since it's pretty unsafe for them to not wear a seat belt.
I'm going to bring it into the dealer ASAP but was wondering if anyone had this issue and was able to resolve it. I tried playing with it a little bit but I didn't want to break anything. Thoughts?
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04-24-2011, 11:34 PM | #2 |
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I've had this happen before on another car, when a coin dropped into the slot. Check with a light to see if there is any object stuck in there.
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04-25-2011, 08:17 AM | #4 |
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did the part on the lap/shoulder part of the belt get reversed 180 degrees. twist it and see if it fits then.
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04-25-2011, 06:47 PM | #7 |
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Ooh thanks, I will attempt this when I leave work but I don't have a flathead screwdriver; do you think a Phillips head or a pair of scissors would work?
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If you can't fix it and were are worred about a ticket, you can probably get off by being nice to the officer (or perhaps getting he or she to try releasing it if they have the tools). Even if you get a ticket, if you go to the dealer and get a note showing it's a functional issue you could get out of the ticket (happened to my dad, and the ticket was dismissed). |
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04-25-2011, 07:04 PM | #9 |
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Yeah I'm not so much worried about a ticket, just the safety of my passengers. I'm gonna try it today but I have a service appointment Wednesday if I can't get it to work still.
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I think the flathead in the tool kit might work. You want something small and thin enough to fit in the little curved cutout opening at the edge of the square............... it's like they designed it that way so you could insert a probe in there, push, and the metal will pop/unlocked and start working again.
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04-26-2011, 11:24 AM | #12 |
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Alright I tried that and no luck. It seems as though something is pretty broken because I was comparing the passenger and driver side and the passenger side one just sounds empty and isn't making a solid noise when I hold the red button like the driver's side is.
I'm bringing it by the dealer tomorrow night so we'll see what they say.
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Sorry my fix didn't work for you. In cases where the "locking square metal" gets stuck in the closed position, it does work. You might have a more serious issue
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04-28-2011, 11:52 AM | #16 |
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Well, brought it in and my SA wasn't there (had to leave for a family emergency I was told). So I spoke with another SA and he said I'd have to leave the car I wasn't expecting to so they didn't have a loaner. I'm rockin' a beige Hyundai Elantra right now, hopefully only for a day but at least it was complimentary. It's terribly frightening to drive LOL. I feel like I'm going to break it. The steering is so loose and it feels like it's going to float off the road. It's actually rather comical, I was laughing the whole way to work this morning wondering how people drive these things. It is pretty cute though.
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04-28-2011, 12:18 PM | #17 |
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So that was quick. Got a call back from the SA and car is ready. There was a piece of plastic wedged in there that was preventing the belt from fastening. They managed to pry it out and also did an oil change for me. Weird, since I just brought my car in there a couple weeks ago and was told that despite the car saying it needed oil, the key said that it did not, so I wasn't approved for an oil change. This SA told me both are saying they're due so I'm like "OK, cool, do it then" LOL. So I'm going to pick it up at lunch. Can't wait.
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04-28-2011, 02:20 PM | #19 |
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Yeah, I was definitely fighting the car on the freeway. And nice beater; I had a 99 Integra GS-R in high school and absolutely loved it. I'd take that over a new econobox any day!
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Glad no horror story on the belt...sometimes the easiest thing is the most frustrating...but it all worked out for you!
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