2005 Suzuki XL7 Seat belts Problems

“The rear passenger seat belt latched and, upon arrival at destination, would not unlatch therefore trapping the child in the car. The child had to extricate them self from the latched belt to become free of the car. The seat belt is still latched and will not release. I contacted the service department at the local dealer and they are unwilling to fix or replace the belt at their expense. If I had been involved in an accident, this type of failure could result in death. This is a serious malfunction to the originally installed safety equipment. The vehicle is a 2005 Suzuki xl7.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Suzuki XL-7. The contact stated that the rear second row seat belts could not be retracted or fastened due to the seat belt material becoming shredded. The vehicle was taken to a local auto-body dealer to have the seat belts and retracting system replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Suzuki xl7. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle, the rear middle row seat belt failed to retract making it impossible to buckle the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The seat belts were replaced but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000. ...updated 11-14-13 the consumer stated the seat belts have worn out twice. He took the vehicle to the dealer at approximately 36,000 and they were replaced. …”