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 1993 Plymouth Voyager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 85 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.
The 25 most recent of 85, in the owner's own words
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. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PAX FRONT AND 2ND ROW CENTER SAFETY BELTS UNBUCKLE FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. TS
WHENEVER BUMPING INTO SEAT BELT BUCKLE SEAT BELT WILL COME LOOSE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR SOFT CONSUMER HITS IT.*AK
SEATBELT BUCKLES COME LOOSE WHEN SOMETHING IS BUMPED AGAINST IT. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK *SLC
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. *AK
DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO SEND A MECHANIC TO REPAIR 3 RECALL NOTICES, INCLUDING RECALL 99V113000/ AIR BAG FAILURE; RECALL 97V148000/ SEAT BELT FAILURE, AND 96V099OOO/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE. AUTHORIZED ANOTHER MECHANIC TO PERFORM WORK TO REPAIR RECALL, OR PROVIDE CONSUMER WITH NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE DEFECTS. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT DEALERSHIP WAS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PERFORM THESE FUNCTIONS. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD ASKED THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT AND LIFT GATE SUPPRT BOLTS, BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HELP. *YH
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. EAT BELT CAN NOT BE USED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
HARNESS/STRAPS ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT JAMS IN AND WON'T COME OUT. NLM
WHILE DRIVING A DEER RAN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND SKIDDED COMPLETELY AROUND IN THE ROAD. WHEN FINALLY STOPPING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SEAT BELT CAM EUNFASTNED AND LAYED ACROSS DRIVER'S STOMACH. DRIVER'S HEAD/NECK, AND BACK WAS HURTING. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL, AND WAS TOLD SHE HAD WHIPLASH. *AK
THE SEATBELTS ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE STICK. ACTUALLY, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT EVEN BUDGE TO GET ON. THE DRIVER'S SOMETIMES WILL AND SOMETIMES WON'T WORK. *AK
FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL LOCK SO YOU CAN'T PULL IT FAR ENOUGH TO PUT ON. IT WILL LOCK SOMETIMES AS FAR AS 24 AWAY FROM THE PLACE WHERE IT COMES OUT FROM OR NOT BUDGE AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I CAN'T EVEN COUNT. IT HAS STARTED TO HAPPEN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TOO. (WITHIN THE PAST MONTH -- OCT] THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES I COULDN'T EVEN PUT ON THE BELT DUE TO IT LOCKING UP. THIS HAS BEEN TRUE FOR ANY PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT TOO.
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHILE IN USE, WHICH IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WILL NOT HOLD THE OCCUPANT. DEALER SAID NEEDS TO REPLACE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND VIN. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED.
RECALL 97V149000; MS. DANIELS CALL FARICY BOYS TO SET AN APPOINTMENT TO GO TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL, AND SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE THERE IN STOCK. WHEN MS. DANIELS TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP 3 HOURS LATER, MS. DANIELS CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY USED THE PARTS TO REPAIR SOMEONE ELSES VEHICLE.
SEAT BELT FAILED, NOT ABLE TO EXTEND OF PULL TO CLOSE. MJS
WHILE DRIVING, THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN BELT IS BEING USED. DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE FOR PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE GETTING IN/OUT OF SEAT BELT, LATCH WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. SEAT IN MIDDLE WHERE HOOK IS ATTACHED TO FLOOR WOULD UNHOOK, CAUSING PROBLEM FOR DRIVER. *AK
EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE; SAFETY BELT ANCHOR RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN OCT OF 92. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE. *AK
SEAT BELT FROM MIDDLE ROW/RIGHT SIDE BENCH SEAT BECOMES DETACHED FROM FLOOR ANCHOR BY ITSELF. CONSUMER FEELS IT DETACHES WHEN THERE IS STRAIN BEING PUT ON SEAT BELT, SUCH AS TURNING A CORNER. *AK
MIDDLE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR. *AK
WHILE GETTING IN REAR MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNHOOKED OR DETACHED FROM FLOOR. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE; WHEN CSS IN MIDDLE WOULD COME UNLATCH; WOULD SWING FROM ATTACHMENT; WOULD NOT RESTRAIN CSS. WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE HOOK DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE BUCKLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY DEALER. *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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