Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Dodge Neon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS FAILED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SECURE IN THE VEHICLE AND IS UNSURE IF THE SEAT BELTS WILL PROVIDE PROTECTION IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD WAS ALSO WARPING AND PEBBLING. UPDATED 2/22/2007 -*NM
DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 DODGE NEON, WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT THE REAR SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT LOCK. CONSUMER'S 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT WHICH HIT THE FRONT SEAT. CHILD SUSTAINED UPPER LIP CUTS. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL REAR SEAT BELTS WERE SUPPOSE TO LOCK, BUT ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEES FOR DODGE, THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT MEANT TO LOCK. THE MILEAGE WAS IN KILOMETERS, AND THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FROM THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER.*AK *JB
THE SEAL AROUND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE LEAKED, CREATING A MOLDING SMELL AROUND THE TRUNK AND REAR SEATING OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LATCH WILL NOT STAY IN THE BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THE SEAT BELT TO BE REPAIRED. *AK (THE BUCKLE HAD COME OUT OF THE INNER SEAT) THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO WATER AND MOLD DAMAGE. *SC *JB
VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT WALL AT 45-50 MPH, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, HIT HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION, AND THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. *AK *YD
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK DURING THE ACCIDENT THE SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILED TO HOLD THE DRIVER. THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH
THE SHOULDER PART OF THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK AND THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. *AK
RECALL# 00V366000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 957. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER CONCERNING RECALL REPAIRS ON CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER STATED RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OFF. *AK
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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