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 | |||
| 03/06/2010 | |||
| My driver seatbelt unleashes on it own as i drive. when i put the seatbelt around me and it clicks, but it still comes off. | |||
| 04/15/1999 | 1 | ||
| 1. seatbelts, housing repeatedly fell down. never replaced, service only pulled it back up and the problem continues 2. all four window regulators replaced prior to recall. now i have one window that will go down. the rest are stuck in the up posiiton. of course, my warranty is up. 3. rear differential went out at 63,000. 3,000 past warranty. 4. all four ball joints are bad. serviceman says unsafe to drive until replaced. still waiting on a recall. 5. passenger front seat cover came apart at seams. service said not covered by warranty. 6. hood latch does not release hood. my vehicle is now parked and not being driven at 80,000. i do not have and will never have another chrysler product in my drive. i bought this vehicle new and took very good care of it. it seems to be falling apart around me. seems i have heard stories about the ball joints, wheels coming off, etc. no one killed yet, but no recall yet either i see. *la | |||
| 10/01/2003 | 02/23/1998 | ||
| My husband and i own a 1998 dodge, durango. we have a 17 month old daughter that we have installed a car seat in the back seat for and on several occassions we have noticed the seat belt that holds her seat in has become unlatched. it has recently been brought to my attention that this is a gen3 seat belt and this is a common problem with this latch. | |||
| 07/22/2003 | 47000 | 1 | 01/09/2002 |
| Accident, airbags did not deploy, seat belts didn't work proper. loss of of control from steering problems. steering problems on wet roads. transmission problems, doesn't shift proper, no air condition, can not drive with windows down in back, very hard to control. car is parked because i am afraid to drive it. been back to dealer with problem after problem. *ak | |||
| 11/01/2002 | 2 | 01/03/1998 | |
| I have intermittently noticed that the seat belts going through my two daughters' safety seats have mysteriously become unclipped. it happened during normal driving time. i have not noticed them becoming unclipped at the same time. it did not occur to me that this maybe a problem until i saw the news report on wpvi-channel 6 in philadelphia, pa. i am not sure of the exact incident dates. i do recall at least two incidents when taking my children out of the car, i noticed that the one of the seats had become disconnected. i thought it was unusual, but never reported the incident. *nlm | |||
| 04/04/2003 | 1 | ||
| 1998 dodge durango with gen 3 safety belts. *jb | |||
| 02/14/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 40 mph in a head-on collision without warning, seat belt failed to restrain driver from moving forward, consumer sustained major head injuries.*ak *yd | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 02/15/2003 | 1 | 11/01/2001 | |
| The driver and passenger seat belts failed to restrain consumer, when the vehicle was involved in an accident.*jb *ts | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 08/01/2002 | |||
| While traveling on highway and without prior warning driver's side seatbelt will come loose. dealership is aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 03/08/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer found the seat belt buckle undone a few times owning it to them becoming a little loose and the child seat tilting over on the release button. *jg | |||
| 11/01/1999 | |||
| Gen three seatbelts are in this vehicle. they need replaced to gen 4. *ak | |||
| 11/01/2001 | |||
| I have the gen3 seatbelts and chrysler refuses to recall these vehicles. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2002 | |||
| Seatbelt are defective and prone to unlatching improperly.*ak | |||
| 07/04/1998 | 1 | 12/13/1998 | |
| Driver seat belt doesn't always fasten. *yc | |||
| 08/24/1998 | 1 | 01/01/1998 | |
| During vehicle collision seat belt did not restrain properly, no deployment of air bags until after consumer hit windshield,resulting in injuries | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1998 dodge durango seat belt buckle broke. *ts *jb | |||
| 04/29/2004 | |||
| There has been no incident yet, but the driver side seat belt is coming apart and is so twisted as to be unsafe. the red button in the center of the buckle is coming out of the casing. i am concerned for my family's safety. | |||
| 02/01/2004 | 1 | 03/01/2003 | |
| Almost every time i go to put my children in their car-seats the safety belts have been released from the children wiggling to get into their car-seats. we make a big issue of our children being properly installed intheir car-seats. we have read all the user manuals and even taken classes to insure we are installing them properly. none of this does us any good when the seat-belts release so easily. i have problems with this almost daily. will it take one of my family being injured or even killed before there will be something done. this has happend more times than i could even count.*ak | |||
| 12/08/2000 | 1 | ||
| Front of driver's seat has separated from track. dealer has been notified, and told consumer that parts were on back order.*ak dealer replaced track. back seat buckle broke. *slc | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Seat belt latch. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 05/04/2005 | 142000 | 1 | 09/01/2003 |
| Brakes failed at 50mph. slammed into the back of semi truck at 40mph and totaled vechile. the seatbelt restrant and airbag system failed to engage. i slammed into the steering wheel to break 2 ribs and crack my sternum. if the airbags would have went off i wouldnt be having back and neck problems either. i wish dodge would help us instead of hurting us. | |||
| 12/26/1999 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| Shoulder restraint fails to operate in cold temperatures (less than 25 degrees). chrysler will not replace untill dealership can duplicate problem. chrysler has been notified that this is unacceptable, due to unreliability of said seat belt. if seat belt will not retract, children will not have the means to be safely restrained in the vehicle. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| While driving shoulder belts for the middle seats tighten around the occupant for no reason. occupant has to keep taking the seat belt off to readjust it. van taken to the dealership. problem has not been corrected. please provide any further information. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 60000 | 1 | ||
| The rear seat belt locking mechanism fell apart in the consumer's hand.*mr *ts *jb | |||
| 05/27/2003 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Defective seatbelt: the locking seatbelt mechanism on my doge durango fell apart in my hands. i contacted doge who told me the car was too old (98) and too many miles (60,000) they suggested i buy a new doge vehicle. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/22/2006 | 140000 | 2 | 08/02/2002 |
| Dt*: the contact stated that the left seat belt in the second row of the vehicle would not unlatch once it was buckled. the belt on the right failed to latch at all, and the metal in the buckle was exposed. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. | |||