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Originally Posted by w261w261

I have downloaded 3 PDF files which I hope can diagnose the problem, but since I am not familiar with the car at all, it will probably be a steep learning curve, so I am tossing this out in the hopes that the solution might "probably" be ______.

The driver's traveler belt has gone dead. Prior to its demise, it would always work when the car was running, I assumed this meant when the voltage was high enough to get past some resistance in a connection, or something like that. Occasionally, when the car was shut off and the door opened, the belt would retract, but only about half the time. Gradually, the belt's ability to retract after the car was turned off lessened, and now it's kaput.

Any educated guesses? Thx.

No. But I disconnected the plug from the seat belt motor and connected it to the left rear window switch when mine went out. Now I use the window switch to move the seat belt and that works fine.