Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
16
Latest Jul 30, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 343 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chrysler Sebring submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming seat belt
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Seat belts
Filed Jul 30, 2004
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 *JB
NHTSA ID
10079604
Incident
Jun 21, 2004
Mileage
50,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 26, 2003
CONSUMER STATED BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PULL THEM OUT OF THE HOUSING. *TS *TT *JB
NHTSA ID
10003963
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 2002
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.*AK
NHTSA ID
8017648
Incident
Jul 1, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 2001
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 ID
890785
Incident
Dec 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Feb 8, 2001
SEATBELT RELAY MALFUNCTONED, CAUSING RESTRAINT TO LOCK UP AND OCCUPANTS TO BE UNRESTRAINED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
880087
Seat belts
Filed Nov 14, 2000
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. *YH
NHTSA ID
874891
Seat belts
Filed Jun 17, 2000
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*AK
NHTSA ID
724130
Incident
Jun 12, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Apr 10, 2000
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY FASTENED AND SNAPS LOOSE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
859938
Seat belts
Filed May 17, 1999
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 ID
706588
Incident
Jan 15, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Mar 7, 1999
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 ID
704141
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jan 14, 1998
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE FOR NORMAL MOTION.
NHTSA ID
528320
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 26, 1997
FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER FAILURE. IF PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD BELT WILL LOCK AND CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN.
NHTSA ID
527547
Incident
Mar 4, 1997
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES; HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE; AFTER LEAVING TOLL BOOTH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT OFF SEBRING; HIT BRAKES HARD, HEARD POPPING SOUND; BRAKES DIDN'T CATCH; WENT INTO SPIN & HIT RETAINER WALL, FRONT END CAME UP & SMASHED WINDSHIELD; SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED UPON IMPACT; AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
813703
Incident
Oct 26, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 13, 1997
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 ID
813063
Incident
Jun 20, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 15, 1997
SEAT BELTS INOPERABLE, UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
NHTSA ID
516473
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 17, 1996
PURCHASED CAR NEW, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS SOMETIMES WORK. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
802549
Incident
Sep 3, 1996
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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