My SAAB 9-3's seatbelt mechanism appears to have broken - any opinions?
I was driving home yesterday when I heard a sharp noise in my right ear. It sounded louder than a central locking motor in action but not much. On checking for the cause, I found my seatbelt loose. The spring loaded reel seems to have come adrift. Because of the loose seatbelt and the suspect noise, I think a squib has gone off in the accident seatbelt tensioner. I was driving normally with not even a speed hump or a pothole in sight. It's going to the garage on Monday for investigation but I now don't have a restraining seatbelt with the likelihood that I won't have one for another week. Any opinions?
Asked on 5 June 2010 by maxb
Answered by
Honest John
The kind of thing that can happen anytime with pyrotechnic seatbelt pre-tensioners. For your safety you need to have it replaced.
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