1996 Chrysler Sebring seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BACK INTO THE SEAT AND FAILED TO COME BACK OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE THE SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO CLICK THEM IN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAD NO LIFE TIME WARRANTY. *AK THE MECHANISM RESETS ITSELF OVERNIGHT SO THE SEATBELTS WERE USABLE IN THE MORNING, BUT DRIVING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE WOULD LOCK THEM AGAIN. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10079604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

CONSUMER STATED BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL THEM OUT OF THE HOUSING. *TS *TT

NHTSA complaint #10003963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNBUCKLE INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO CLIMB OF OUT VEHICLE WITHOUT REMOVING BELT. ALSO, BELT WILL SOMETIMES UNLATCH WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #8017648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKS UP. WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT BELT LOCKS UP. SEATBELT HAS TO BE UNLOCKED, AND ROLLED ALL THE WAY BACK TO CORRECT PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS CAUSES PASSENGER TO REPEAT THE PROCESS OVER AND OVER. ALSO, BELT MAKES A REELING SOUND BEFORE IT STARTS TO LOCK UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL REGARDING THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #890785 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEATBELT RELAY MALFUNCTONED, CAUSING RESTRAINT TO LOCK UP AND OCCUPANTS TO BE UNRESTRAINED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #880087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

PLASTIC MECHANSIM WITHIN REAR SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY BREAKS, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK THE REAR SEAT BELTS KEEP BREAKING APART. THE PLASTIC OVER THE LATCH FELL OFF AND THE SPRINGS WERE LOST.

NHTSA complaint #874891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS DEFECTIVE. SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING RECENTLY, THE SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS LOCKS-UP PREVENTING IT FROM BEING WORN. THE SEATBELT HOUSING IS CONTAINED IN THE SEAT AND IS NOT ANCHORED TO THE CAR. THE SEATBELT SEEMS TO CATCH AND WON'T PROVIDE ANY SLACK. THE SEATBELT, WHILE IN THE RESTING POSITION APPEARS TO RECOIL IMPROPERLY. THE PROBLEM OF THE SEATBELT JAMMING/LOCKING HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. USUALLY I CAN UNLOCK THE BELT BY REPEATEDLY PULLING THE MINIMAL AVAILABLE SLACK UNTIL THE BELT LOOSENS. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAS PROVEN IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE BELT. I WILL NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/16/00. THIS SAFETY DEFECT IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVERS AND MAY PROVE TO BE FATAL IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I HOPE I'M THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING THIS SAFETY DEFECT AND IF NOT I WOULD HOPE THAT CHRYSLER WOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. THANK YOU. MIKE FISHER

NHTSA complaint #724130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY FASTENED AND SNAPS LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #859938 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RESTRAINT WILL NOT RELEASE. THERE IS NO WAY TO RELEASE THE BELT TO RETRACT. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPORTS THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER OPTIONAL EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT THAT WAS PURCHASED.

NHTSA complaint #706588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT STAY ON THE UPPER CHEST REGION. IT CONTINOUSLY SLIPS BELOW THE BREAST AREA, CUTTING ACROSS THE ARM. THE SEAT BACK HAS TO BE PLACED COMPLETELY ERECT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS. IT IS UNEFFECTIVE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS TALL AND MUST HAVE THE SEAT PARTIALLY RECLINED AS IT DOES NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #704141 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE, UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #516473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FOR NORMAL MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #528320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER FAILURE. IF PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD BELT WILL LOCK AND CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN.

NHTSA complaint #527547 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE PULLED ACROSS THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S CHEST.

NHTSA complaint #516473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHEN THERE IS ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN THE SEAT BELT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AKCHRYSLER NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT IF YOU EXTEND THE SEAT BELT BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT IT WILL LOCK UP, IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO SO A CHILD SEAT COULD BE PUT IN THE FRONT SEAT. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #813063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

PURCHASED CAR NEW, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS SOMETIMES WORK. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #802549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.