Non retracting seatbelt

[Mikey]

Like the title says, my front passenger seatbelt doesnt retract, it just stays to the length it was attached at. Has anyone had this problem?

Just thought Id mention this to the boards.

Havent got round to contact the local dealer, yet lol!

[Tech1e]

Will need a new seat belt reel i'd expect, quite common on the Fabia so im told.

[anton]

had mine done under warranty a while back

[pbirkett]

Mine is beginning to go that way too.

[walkie]

Exactly the same with mine, must get it looked at...

Swmbo almost go's through the screen :eek:

[Mikey]

cheers guys!

i think the passenger is quite safe using the seat belt. Its just pees me off when hear non road/engine noises when driving but its the seat belt rubbing the plastic interior.

Whats worst is when mom get out of the car and slams the door and catches the seat belt with the car's door's exterior bit.

[church]

Same, front passenger belt went after 1 yr, new reel under warranty.

[rossm]

My drivers side seatbelt is a bit slow to retract sometimes, haven't noticed a problem with the passenger side. It'll be getting looked at under warranty if it gets any worser.

[Chavyboy]

Now thinking back to the MOT's I have had in the past wouldn't that mean that your car is not road worthy ? If the seatbelts don't retract on an MOT test you do get an MOT certificate.

[WW_VRS]

@Chavyboy - yep you're right, it sure shouldn't pass, what's the point of seatbelts that don't stop you flying after all ??

Surprised they go quite that quickly though, I've had to replace a seatbelt on only one car I've owned, and that had done 150k miles or something, heavily used.

[VikkiVRS]

i had the problem on the drivers side took mitchells in west kirby ages to get a seat belt sorted but put it in under warranty

[Mikey]

Just a quick Qs. Did anyone book an appointment for getting the seatbelt fixed or just went straight into skoda's?

thanks!

[pjm]

I have just got my passenger seat belt changed due to not retracting at times. On speaking with service manager i was informed this is a common fault on the Fabia vRS. He still had to order the new sear belt.When I asked about a possible recall I was meet with silence.

[Mikey]

I have just got my passenger seat belt changed due to not retracting at times. On speaking with service manager i was informed this is a common fault on the Fabia vRS. He still had to order the new sear belt.When I asked about a possible recall I was meet with silence.

How long did it take to change it?

[pjm]

How long did it take to change it?

It took about 1hr to complete. But I had to wait about 3 weeks for the seat belt to arrive.

[Mikey]

alright cheers PJM!

Ill bear that in mind when im bored.

[JBS Auto Design]

The seat belts do not get stripped down as they are classed as dangerous cargo.

Because of this dealers are not really supposed to have a few in stock.

They have small explosive bits in there a bit like the air bags.

The best thing to do is to check that the seat belt has not got screwed up on the inside.

Then get it looked at at a dealer.

Do not attempt to pull the seatbelt apart yourself.

Even technicians are allowed to do that!