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 1994 Jeep Wrangler 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO CLICK ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY. CONSUMER HAD TO RENDER PAYMENT FOR THE SEAT BELTS. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONTINUALLY FAIL TO RETRACT SEATBELT FULLY, USUALLY LEAVING 8-10 INCHES OF BELT ON THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES HANGING OUTSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. THIS HAS BEEN A RE-OCCURING PROBLEM WITH TOO MANY TO COUNT FAILURES. PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY ALLEVIATED BY MANUALLY FEEDING THE BELT INTO THE RETRACTOR.*AK
STARTING IN JAN 2004, MY DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DISENGAGED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, ALWAYS WITHOUT WARNING. SOME TIMES THE BELT WILL STAY LATCHED FOR THE WHOLE TRIP, SOME TIMES IT WILL RELEASE BEFORE I CAN REACH THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY, MORE OFTEN IT WILL RELEASE WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT OF THE 1994 JEEP WRANGLER UNLATCHED UNEXPECTEDLY. NON-ACCIDENT RELATED. FIRST CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER 9/24/2003, FILE NUMBER IS 11683745. *LA
SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. DEALER WANTED ME TO PAY FOR REPAIR, $130. *JB
SEATBELT LATCH AND RETRACTOR MY SEATBELT LATCH DOES NOT STAY FASTENED. IT WILL RELEASE AT ANY TIME EVEN IF I AM NOT MOVING. THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILL ALSO LOCK WHEN THE BELT IS FULLY RETRACTED AND CAN REMAIN THIS WAY FOR DAYS. SOMETIMES I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH NO SEATBELT! THE RETRACTOR WILL ALSO LOCK WHEN THE BELT IS WITHDRAWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE BELT HAS TO BE MANUALLY FED INTO THE BELT RETRACTOR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY PROBLEM AND THEY JUST TELL ME THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW BELT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. TS
DRIVER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WHEN PASSENGER'S FRONT SEATBELT EXTENDED FULLY. BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. DRIVER IS CONCERNED BELT MAY NOT HOLD IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ON OCCASIONS. ALSO, IT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
SEAT BELTS OFTEN GET CAUGHT IN LATCH OF DOOR- BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS THE WEBBING DEGRADES. *AK
SEATBELT RETRACTOR NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO FULLY RETRACT BELT, ALLOWING IT TO CATCH (AND WEAR) IN DOOR LATCH. *AK
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS DO NOT RELEASE LIKE IT SHOULD. CANNOT RETRACT BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION, HANG LOOSE. PASSENGER'S SIDE PARTIALLY RETRACTS OUT, BUT NOT BACK IN. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPAIR & REFERRED TO DIFFERENT DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
WHILE PASSENGER IS WEARING THE SEAT BELT, IT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, SEAT BELT WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND VIN. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT CUTS OFF BLOOD FLOW IN DRIVERS NECK WHEN RETRACTING. *AK
DRIVER SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT, PART #55314797. TT
DURING HEAD ON COLLISION DRIVERS NOR PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCK UP, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT
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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