1988 Mazda 626 Seat belts Problems

“Whenever the door is opened and the sunvisor has not been returned to its locked position the automatic seatbelt catches on the visor and breaks it while retracting. I have broken three and would have broken more if I had not disconnected the automatic seatbelt. I consider this remedy to be unacceptable.”

“Automatic motorized shoulder restraints fail to complete cycle upon engine start-up choking passenger. Upon opening door at stop, restraints fail to disengage trapping occupant until manually disconnected . Recall at dealer failed to yield VIN match. Also told vehicle too old to repair. Problem exists anyway, due to same manufacturer defect as in campaign 88v06300. Can cause injury to ocucpants.”

“Recall 88 v 063 000/passive restraint belt: both driver'sand passenger's motor belts failed to operate. Dealer was contacted, and informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under therecall due to VIN. Feel free to provide any further information concerning this matter.”

“Shoulder belts on driver's side/passenger's side retract intermittently. Sometimes consumer has to put his hand out of the window to get the shoulder belt to work. Dealer can't determine cause of the problem.”

“The driver's side automatic shoulder belt is inoperative due to the belt not staying in the correct position, . Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has replaced parts.”