Passive restraint belt won't retract

You need to be a little specific before I can help you.

I am having the same problem with my 91 xj40. Have you found any more info about it?

You are going to LOVE this answer!

I had a 1991 Xj6 Vanden Plas Majestic - (purchased used with 56K miles) - with the same problem.

The bad news is that I had to have the problem fixed at a dealership three separate times during the time I owned the car. It is a known problem for these vehicles.

The good news is that those seatbelt systems are covered under a lifetime warranty! A Jaguar dealership has to fix that problem for you free of charge!

Each time I had a problem, I would call the dealership and they would bring a loaner Jag to my house, pick-up my car, fix it and return it detailed.

If I were you, I'd call a dealership and wouldn't even try to troubleshoot the issue.

Does anyone know exactly what the dealer did to fix the seatbelt when it would lurch back and forth every few seconds? I have mine at the dealership right now and they replaced both the left and right motor and drive assembly for the passive restraints, but the driver side is still having that issue. The passenger side never had the issue, they only swapped that one out to be on the safe side.

Is your vehicle the same year, make, and model? I ask because a couple of recalls related to the passive restraint system. The belt real can cause the belt motor winch assembly to lock up so the passive system will not deploy or get stuck at various points along the track.

See pics 1 and 2 below.

If your vehicle is the same as the one listed above, send me the VIN and I can check if there were open recalls on the system that were never taken care of. Also, note that there are sensors that can fail, which causes the circuit to fail as well.

Let me know.

Joe

See pics below.