Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 0801003 | 04/25/2003 | 10001520 | Seat belt cinch bar service for various models including 2004 models. *tt | 06/05/2003 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| PE02082 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 11/06/2002 | 04/23/2003 | SAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATE | ||
| There are no injuries or fatalities associated with this alleged defect.while conducting this investigation, odi found that the subject cinches meet the load bearing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 208, and that many of the reported failures were due to incorrect child safety seat installations. additionally, the report rate is low (1.60/100k).the information available fails to establish the existence of a defect trend at this time.further allocation of agency resources to this issue is unwarranted and the preliminary evaluation is being closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 04/18/2008 | 72000 | 1 | |
| We owned a 2003 pt cruiser and i had a wreck on april 18, 2008 and the air bags didn't deploy and the shoulder strap did not catch to hold me from being thrown forward. i was stopped at a red light and a car rear ended me at approximately 50 mph. it threw me forward into the steering wheel and i injured my left shoulder where i had my had resting on the steering wheel. i had to have surgery and i feel that this would not have happened if the shoulder strap had caught when the collision happened. we bought another pt cruiser, a 2007 and my husband and his friend who was driving had an accident on january 21, 2009. they swerved to keep from hitting a dog and hit a guard rail almost head on and again the air bags did not deploy and the shoulder straps did not catch. i feel that this could be a bad problem with the pt cruisers. have you had any other reports of this sort of problem? *tr | |||
| 09/01/2006 | 55000 | 2 | 01/10/2005 |
| 9/1/06 as i was parking my car my drivers side air bag deployed . after several phone calls and emails to chrysler's customer service division, there was no reply. on 9/29/06, my passenger side airbag deployed, as well as my passenger side seat belt locked up while i was driving 50 miles an hour. that day i called chrysler again and an investigation was created. after the investigation chrysler found no responsibility on their part. i submitted a claim into my insurance company, and they found the defect to be a manufacturers defect, and will not cover the deployed air bags or locked seat belt. at this time there has been no reparation. *nm | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 07/13/2006 | 77500 | 2 | 01/01/2004 |
| I have a 2003 pt cruiser that just went out of power train warranty 7k miles ago-with no warning, no hesitation, lack of power, my transmission went out taking the converter, pump and torque converter-leaving me stranded in the middle of a busy intersection! i was not able to move in 1,2,3,d or r-now i am stuck with a $2643.50 bill. my right front tire constantly vibrates, been to shop numerous time to resolve but no body can find anything-tires are fine, cv joint, nothing can be found. i am absolutely terrified to drive this car anymore-my seat belt unbuckles by itself, possibly leaving me with no restraint in the possibility of a wreck. i am filing complaints with chrysler, bbb, district attorneys office, nhts, lemon law and anything else i can find- *nm | |||
| 04/30/2003 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle was involved in an accident, and the passenger air bag did not deploy, also the seat belt failed to restrain the passenger properly. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 11/22/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2002 | |
| Locking mechanism broke during the instillation of a child seat. if this can break this part i feel that it would not hold up in an accident. dt | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/13/2006 | 77566 | 2 | 01/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 mph on a highway on-ramp, the transmission seized up stalling the vehicle. the vehicle had to be towed to a repair facility. also, the seat belt buckle constantly failed to remain secure. the vehicle was towed to an independent transmission shop for service. the manufacturer was notified, but the service dealer was not. updated 10/25/2006 - the tech found that the transmission gears had slowly been grinding away, throwing metal shavings into the converter and the pump. *nm | |||