36 of the 618 complaints about the 1994 Jeep Cherokee are about the seat belts — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 150,000 miles.
36
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE A 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NOT ONLY LETS GO SUDDENLY, BUT OFTEN DOES NOT EVEN ENGAGE AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10346889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. THE SPRING MECHANISM HAD A FAILURE TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #10145196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I BOUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE NEW IN 1994. I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN THE USE OF SAFETY BELTS AND HAVE ALWAYS USED THEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE THE LOCKING PART OF THE BELT THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY JEEP. IREALIZE MY VEHICLE IS OLDER BUT I DONT THINK THESE BUCKLES SHOULD KEEP FAILING. I AM NOW LOOKING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN AS IT HAS FAILED AGAIN!!!!!! TO REPLACE IT NEW IS $150 AND UP. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL USED PARTS DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME AS FAST AS THEY GET SOME IN THEY ARE SOLD. I PERSONALLY DON'T FEEL THESE BUCKLES ARE SAFE AT ALL. IF THEY FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE HOW WELL WILL THEY HOLD UP UNDER THE STRESS OF A CRASH SITUATION?? I WILL NOT DRIVE WITHOUT A SAFETY BELT BUT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY TO REPLACE A DEVICE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YOU BUT KEEPS FAILING.
NHTSA complaint #10075342 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH BROKE .
NHTSA complaint #10063925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. AS A RESULT, CHILD SEAT IS TIPPING WHEN TURNING.
NHTSA complaint #10022709 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
1994 JEEP XJ THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT KEPT UNHOOKING. I DID REPLACE THAT SEAT BELT, BUT SINCE I HAVE THIS ISSUE I WILL BE REPLACING ALL OF THEM.
NHTSA complaint #10000551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN HIT A GAURDRAIL. TS
NHTSA complaint #8021610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SEATBELT UNBUCKLED WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #8014868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
INTERMITTENTLY, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECOMES UNBUCKLED WHEN THERE IS TENSION USED CAUSING SPRING IN THE LOCK TO WEAKEN. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THAT SEAT BELT WILL BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8001956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED IN BUCKLE HOUSING MECHANISM. BELT POPS OUT OF BUCKLE HOUSING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #898933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, FEMALE COMPONENT, WILL NOT LOCK AND ENGAGE SEAT BELT. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO LOCK ASSEMBLY INTO PLACE, MALE COMPONENT SLIPS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #887071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT WILL NOT BUCKLE, AND DRIVER IS UNRESTRAINED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #887123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
MY DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT RELEASES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THE SPRING IN THE BUCKLE BROKE. THE PART IS BACKORDERED. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED BACKORDERED. ALLIED SIGNAL SOLD BENDIX RESTRAINTS TO BREED TECHNOLOGY IN 1997. BREED FILED CHAPTER 11 1+YRS AGO.
NHTSA complaint #744531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BELT BUCKLE AND LATCH ON DRIVER'S SIDE CANNOT STAY LOCKED, AND IT DOES NOT EVEN STAY IN PLACE.. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.
NHTSA complaint #886471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I CAN'T JUST KEEP BUYING NEW SEATBELT LATCHES EVERY 3 MONTHS, PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #741675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FROM FRONT TO BACK OF THE FLOOR PAN FRAME RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING BIG HOLES IN REAR OF DRIVER'S SEATS. ALSO, SEAT BELTS THAT ARE MOUNTED TO THE FLOOR PAN SEEMED TO BE RUSTED. THIS MAY CAUSE THEM TO DETACH IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #868199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER TRIED TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT WHERE FEMALE LATCH WON'T HOLD SEAT BELT, MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR CONSUMER ON DRIVER'S SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #867447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO USE IT. BUCKLE MECHANISM IS NOT CATCHING. CONTACTED DEALERS & ORDER NEW PART. MANUFACTURER HAS STOPPED THE PRODUCTION OF THE BUCKLE PART, WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.
NHTSA complaint #867002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHENEVER LATCHING BELT LATCH PLATE INTO BUCKLE, LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD FAIL. WOULD NOT CONNECT TO LOCK THE LATCH PLATE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #866240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PART WAS NOT READILY AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #865405 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
JEEP PASSED INSPECTION WITH ALL SEATS AND SEATBELTS BROKEN, COMPANY IS HOLDING TAGS THAT WE HAVE PAID FOR SAYING WE HAVE TO SET UP AN ALLOTMENT FOR PAYMENT, SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPOSILE FOR.
NHTSA complaint #721563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
JEEP PASSED INSPECTION WITH ALL SEATS AND SEATBELTS BROKEN, COMPANY IS HOLDING TAGS THAT WE HAVE PAID FOR SAYING WE HAVE TO SET UP AN ALLOTMENT FOR PAYMENT, SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPOSILE FOR.
NHTSA complaint #721563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FASTEN SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY.
NHTSA complaint #860328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS OTHERS WITH THE DOORS AND SEATBELT, WHY DOESN'T THE MANUFATURER FIX THESE PROBLEMS? SAID THAT ABUSE WAS WHY DOOR HINGE LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #718982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN BUCKLE. KEEPS COMING OUT OF BUCKLE WITHOUT PRESSING RELEASE BUTTON.
NHTSA complaint #717768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEATBELT ENGAGES RANDOMLY AND DISENGAGES RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE NOTIFIED OUR LOCAL DEALER YET, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE BELT SENT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR A 7D.
NHTSA complaint #717633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH DOES NOT PROPERLY LATCH. IT ACTS LIKE IT LATCHES PROPERLY HOWEVER IT WILL UNLATCH AT ANY TIME OR WITH ANY TUG ON SEAT BELT. THIS GIVES A FALSE SENSE THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL RESTRAIN WHEN IN FACT IT WILL NOT.
NHTSA complaint #716262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS BROKE DURING WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. YH
NHTSA complaint #544648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #543062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. LATCH WILL ENTER BUCKLE MECHANISM, BUT RELEASE BUTTON STAYS FLAT. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAYS ITS NOT LOCKING MECHANISM.
NHTSA complaint #822133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.