543 of the
6,848 complaints filed about the Plymouth Voyager
are about the seat belts —
8% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1992.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN MY NAME IS KATIE OLSON I DRIVE A 1997 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VAN WITH THE BUILT IN CAR SEATS. THAT IS WHAT SOLD ME THE VAN I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE SAFER FOR MY CHILDREN. LAST WEEK I TOOK MY KIDS TO THE PARK AND I WENT TO RELEASE THE BELT AND IT RETRACTED TO MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS NECK. I COULD NOT GET IT OFF OF HERE I HAD TO CUT IT OFF AFTER A HALF HOUR OF TRYING TO LOOSEN IT. IT WAS SO TIGHT I COULDN'T PUT MY FINGER BETWEEN HER THROAT AND THE BELT. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE BUT I TALKED TO A LAWYER AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10266267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY HUSBAND WAS INSTALLING MY SON'S CAR SEAT. WHEN HE GRABBED THE SHAFT OF THE SEAT BELT (THE PART ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR), IT CAME COMPLETELY OUT. APPARENTLY THE METAL PART THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT IS COMPLETELY GONE. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR BUYING A NEW SEAT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.
NHTSA complaint #10159579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT CATCH (STOP LETTING OUT BELT) WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. THIS IS AN ISSUE CAUGHT AS PART OF A MASSACHUSETTS MANDATORY YEARLY INSPECTION WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED IT CAN BE FIXED FOR A CHARGE OF AT LEAST $82.
NHTSA complaint #10137118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT : THE CONSUMER IS NOT HAPPY BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CHILD IS ABLE TO LEAN FORWARD WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. *AK *SC THE CHILD WAS ALSO ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. *SC
NHTSA complaint #10122481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEALERSHIP CONTACTED THE CONSUMER TO INFORM HIM THAT THE SEAT BELT RECALL 02V076000 AND AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL 02V293000 REPAIRS WERE ALREADY PERFORMED. THEN, CONSUMER NEVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #10074028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I NOTICED THE SEATBELT HOLDING MY SON'S CARSEAT IN PLACE HAD COME UNLATCHED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NOTHING WAS DONE TO CAUSE IT TO OPEN. I OWN A 2000 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER AND RECENTLY READ THAT APPARENTLY, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND ITS GENERATION 3 SEATBELTS. I CONTACTED A DEALER THIS MORNING TO REQUEST REPLACEMENT OF THE 7 SEATBELTS AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T DO THAT. I WAS ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM AND I MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD SPONTANEOUSLY UNLATCHED AND THAT I'D BEEN READING OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT TYPE OF SEATBELT. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THAT WAS A LEGAL ISSUE AND I NEEDED TO CONTACT THE CORPORATE OFFICE, WHICH I WILL DO THIS AFTERNOON.
NHTSA complaint #10054488 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM WRITING TO SUPPORT A RECALL OF THE GEN3" TYPE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THE BUCKLE IS DANGEROUSLY PRONE TO UN LATCHING DURING AUTO ACCIDENTS AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO AS MANY AS 16 MILLION DRIVERS.
NHTSA complaint #10054459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE GEN3 TYPE OF SEATBELT IN OUR PLYMOUTH VOYAGER MINIVAN CAME ACCIDENTALLY UNDONE WHEN IT WAS BUMPED BY ONE OF MY CHILDREN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN ON THE CHILD SEAT WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOTICED.
NHTSA complaint #10053035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY SON WAS IN A 1993 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER THAT LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED SIX TIMES. I BELIEVE HE HAD HIS SEATBELT ON, BUT THAT IT FAILED HIM. HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIED FOUR DAYS LATER.
NHTSA complaint #10047177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE BELT WAS NOT RETRACTABLE. BROKE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I DID NOT RUN INTO ANYTHING, AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY FACTOR. *AK THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT HAD FROZEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD ORDER ANOTHER SEAT BELT BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #10028360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE LOST UNTIL CHRYSLER REPLACES THE GEN3 BELTS? I HAVE A 1999 VOYAGER AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CHRYSLER'S LACK OF RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT BE AROUND IF THEY HAD NOT BEEN BAILED OUT BY THE PEOPLE THEY ARE REFUSING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10026107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY 1994 PLYMOUTH MINI VAN CAN UNLATCH IN AN ACCIDENT IF A BODY PART OR OBJECT CONTACTS THE RELEASE BUTTON. IF THIS HAPPENS WHICH IS VERY LIKELY IN AN ACCIDENT WE AND OTHERS IN THE SEATS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE. I WANT THEM RECALLED AND REPLACED BY DC. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10016608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THIS VAN ARE OF A DANGEROUS DESIGN. THEY POP OPEN TOO OFTEN. IT'S WORST FOR THE REAR SEATS WHERE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT PER MONTH WHERE THE BUCKLES HAVE SOMEHOW RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10016658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2000 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER. THE SEAT BELT IN MY MIDDLE SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SPONTANEOUSLY RELEASES. THIS IS THE SEAT I HAD MY 6 MONTH OLD INFANT IN. AFTER THE 4TH TIME IN A 3 WEEK PERIOD I SWITCHED MY SON TO A DIFFERENT SEAT. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10016598 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER MINI VAN AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE SEAT BELT HAVE RELEASED WHILE I WAS STILL PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS REACHING OVER TO GET SOMETHING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE BUCKLE CAME UNDONE. I THOUGHT I HAD NOT SECURED IT PROPERLY BECAUSE MY ARM HIT THE LOCK ON THE SEAT BELT. NOW I FIND OUT TODAY THAT I MAY HAVE HIT THE BUCKLE BUT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE POPPED OPEN AS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT. EVEN THOUGHT IT IS A 2000 MODEL I DO NOT HAVE THE GEN 4 TYPE OF BELTS IN THE FRONT. THE VAN MUST HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN THE LATE 1999. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10016519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.