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.
11
Latest Dec 18, 2003
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.
4%
of 267 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.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chrysler Sebring submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
AirbagsElectricalOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Dec 18, 2003
I AM SO DISGUSTED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE, NOR WILL I ENCOURAGE ANYONE ELSE TO DO SO. I PURCHASED A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING LXI ON 6/29/2000. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: KEY WON'T WORK IN TRUNK ALL THE TIME. LACK OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT - 2 DIFFERENT INCIDENTS (REPORTED IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT) PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL OPEN IF YOU JUST PUSH AGAINST IT - I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CERTIFIED SERVICE AGENT (OVER A YEAR AGO) WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO ORDER THE PART AND CONTACT ME WHEN IT ARRIVED. HE NEVER DID AND NOW THAT DEALERSHIP IS NOT THE SERVICE AGENT ANYMORE.*AK DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT TWISTS INSIDE THE COVERED AREA ATTACHED TO THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE VEHICLE. HIGH-PITCHED WHINING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AREA. HAVE REPLACED ROTORS TWICE. HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE THOSE EXPENSIVE ($600 - $800) GOODYEAR TIRES ABOUT 4 - 6 TIMES. ONE DAY, ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO WORK, GOING UPHILL AND MY CAR JUST SLOWLY DIED. ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, I COULD NOT GIVE IT ANY GAS, I COULD BARELY STEER IT AND IT JUST ROLLED TO A STOP. I KEPT TRYING TO CRANK IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS STILL PARTLY IN THE ROAD, SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO BACK IT ONTO THE SHOULDER. AFTER DOING THAT, I TRIED TO CRANK IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE IT TO A GARAGE NEARBY, BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HESITATION WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. MORE COMPLAINTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED IN A SUBSEQUENT FORM.
NHTSA ID
10050738
Incident
Oct 29, 2003
Mileage
50,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Aug 5, 2003
FRONT SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. CONSUMER STATES IT SHOULD BE LIFE WARRANTY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
NHTSA ID
10032150
Incident
Aug 5, 2003
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jul 15, 2002
PLASTIC COVER THAT SHOULDER BELT POSTIONS THROUGH POPPED OFF. SHOULDER BELT GLIDES UP AND DOWN, CAUSING IRRITATION WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM IS WITH ACTUAL SEAT AND ENTIRE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
NHTSA ID
8013953
Incident
Sep 1, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Apr 19, 2002
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT WON'T COME OUT. *AK
NHTSA ID
760900
Incident
Apr 1, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Jan 7, 2002
WHILE TRAVELING WITH SEAT BELT ON, SEAT BELT LOCKS CONSUMER IN PLACE, CAUSING CONSUMER INABILITY TO MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8001682
Seat belts
Filed Aug 10, 2001
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT ANYMORE. *AK
NHTSA ID
894034
Incident
Aug 1, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Jun 1, 2001
PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, ANY PULL ON BUCKLE AND IT COMES UNDONE.*AK
NHTSA ID
889515
Incident
May 25, 2001
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 12, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN FRONTAL ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH
NHTSA ID
872840
Incident
Oct 5, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 2000
1 injury reported
THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DEFECTIVE OR NOT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX SEAT BELT WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
NHTSA ID
718736
Incident
Feb 13, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1999
MY SEAT BELTS LOCK UP ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR. THE IS NO SPECIFIC SPEED OR ROAD SURFACE THAT CAUSES THIS. THEY WILL LOCK AND NOT RELEASE UNTIL I OPEN THE DOOR. EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SOME POINT IN MY DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MANY THINGS - EVEN REPLACING THE SEAT BELTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT LOCKS ME AGAINST THE SEAT AND I CANNOT LEAN FORWARD. MANY TIMES A DRIVER NEEDS TO LEARN FORWARD TO LOOK FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'VE CALLED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. CAN YOU HELP ME? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
NHTSA ID
708115
Incident
May 1, 1999
BrakesInterior & seatsExterior lighting+3 more
Filed Dec 28, 1998
SEAT BELTS CONTINUALLY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING AFTER THIRTY MINUTES, UNABLE TO FIX.
NHTSA ID
543188
Incident
Aug 17, 1998
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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