1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Seat Belts Problems

CAR SHAKES AT 75 MILES PER HOUR..FROM THE FRONT END.

Mileage: 170,000

FRONT SEAT BELTS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. IT IS GETTING WORSE, IN THE LAST 3 DAYS, IT HAS LOCKED UP TWICE AND CURRENTLY THEY ARE LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE SEATS TO BE USED *TR

Mileage: 97,000

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AND DO NOT RELEASE. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MOSTLY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY TIGHTEN & TIGHTEN TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING PAINFUL. MECHANICS DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN UNLESS IT IS THE SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE WHICH CAN ONLY BE DONE BY A DEALER. ONE WORD "EXPENSIVE!" THIS IS A SAFETY & LAW ISSUE AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER FOR FAULTY SAFETY PRODUCT AND OPERATION. AFTER MY RESEARCH I SEE MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SEAT BELTS OVER AND OVER. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

INTERMITTENTLY BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED INTO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AND CAN NOT BE USED. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THAT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THE CAR IS A CONVERTIBLE AND SHOULD NEVER BE DRIVEN WITHOUT PROPER RESTRAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SHOULDER BELT AND LAP BELT WEBBING WOULD NOT EXTRACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BELT EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY SECURE THE SEAT BELT WITH TAPE AND A CLIP. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TIMING MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATED 09/22/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/10

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT ROLLERS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE LOCKED UP AND THE BELTS COULD NOT BE EXTENDED TO SECURE AN OCCUPANT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS WOULD RETRACT BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 100,000

SEAT BELT SAFETY LOCK STICKING. THE FRONT SEAT BELT ON BOTH SIDES HAVE A RETRACTING MECHANISM. IT ALLOWS THE SEAT BELT TO RETRACT INTO THE SHOULDER WHEN NOT IN USE. IT ALSO LOCKS IN PLACE TO SECURE THE PASSENGER. SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT GETS STUCK AND WON'T RELEASE. THIS PREVENTS THE USE OF THE SEAT BELT. THIS IS BOTH UNSAFE AND IN SOME STATES, ILLEGAL. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

1999 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.BOTH SEAT BELTS WILL NOT COME OUT TO BE BUCKELED. COULD BE SEAT BELT TIMING MODULE LOCATED UNDER CENTER CONSOLE. *TR

Mileage: 99,032

I OWN A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE THAT ALL THE SEAT BELTS LOCK IN THE RETRACTED POSITION FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND LASTS FOR A WEEK OR MORE AT A TIME. I USE THE CAR VERY LITTLE BECAUSE OF THIS. THE LOCAL DEALER MIKE FAMOUS (NOW CLOSED) SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $700 TO REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THIS IS OF SAFETY IN NATURE. I CONSIDER SEAT BELTS A VALUABLE PROTECTIVE DEVICE THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL LIKE THIS EVER. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHANCE OF USING SEAT BELTS WHEN I WANT TO USE THE CAR. IF I GO OUT TO USE THE VEHICLE AND THE BELTS ARE LOCKED I DON'T USE IT. NOT TO MENTION SEAT BELT LAWS AND THE TICKET I WOULD GET . *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK IN HIS VEHICLE. HE CANNOT REMOVE THE SEAT BELTS FROM THE HARNESS IN ORDER TO LOCK IN PLACE AND PROVIDE RESTRAINT. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1,000 TO REPAIR. HE CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PAY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,800.

Mileage: 122,800

THERE IS NO INCIDENT YET. THE SEAT BELTS LOCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT. OCCASIONALLY THE BELTS WILL RELEASE AND ALLOW DRIVER/PASSENGER TO BUCKLE. THEN THEY WILL LOCK AS IF THERE WAS A SUDDEN STOP. THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELTS TO WORK OCCURS DAILY. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN USED ONCE, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT AGAIN. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 AND OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE AFFECTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE HER RESPONSIBILITY. THE SEAT BELT REPAIR WOULD COST $300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,800. UPDATED 04/24/08. *LJ

Mileage: 108,800

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE JXI. THE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS TO LOCK OVER TIME. THE PLASTIC LOCKING CLIP INSIDE THE LOCKING CLIP WILL BREAK (DID BREAK) WITH CONTINUOUS USE. THE DEALER WANTS $100.00 + FOR THE PART. IF CHRYSLER USED A STAINLESS STEEL LOCKING WE WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS HAVE A LIMITED LIFE. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE DURING LOW DECELERATION AND LOW ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS AND OR SLIPS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE SWAP THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND WE SIT IN THE BACK IF WE'RE A PASSENGER BECAUSE $100.00 RIGHT NOW IS NOT AFFORDABLE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINS WATER FILLS IN THE REAR QUARTERS, RIGHT UP TO THE SPEAKERS, I HAVE TO PARK ON A HILL TO DRAIN IT! *NM

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT STUCK AND IT WILL NOT PULL OUT TO PUT AROUND YOUR SELF. MY PASSENGERS CAN NOT UTILIZE SEAT BELT AT ALL, WHICH CAN CAUSE BODILY INJURY IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, DO TO NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE SEAT BELT THAT WILL NOT EXTEND IT IS STUCK AND INOPERATIVE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS JAMMING UP IN THE RETRACTOR. AT TIMES IT WILL KEEP TIGHTENING AND NOT LOOSEN. THE RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AT A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP. AT THIS TIME, THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED AND WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

I DRIVE A 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. EARLY SUMMER 2004, THE DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED TO WORK REGULARLY. CHRYSLER PAID TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IN AUG 2004. EARLY THIS YEAR, BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS BECAME UNRELIABLE, FAILING TO "PULL OUT" ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME. IN LATE MARCH 2005, IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY NORMAN CHRSYLER JEEP DODGE AND A SEAT BELT MODULE WAS ORDERED ON MARCH 30, 2005. CHRYSLER OFFERED TO PAY ALL BUT $50 FOR THE REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT 6 WEEKS LATER, THE PART IS STILL ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE. AS OF WEEK ENDING MAY 6, 2005, NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER CORP CAN OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING THE PART. MEANWHILE, I LIVE WAY OUT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE I DRIVE ON 65 MPH COUNTRY ROADS EVERYWHERE I GO WITH NO FRONT SEAT BELTS ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME. IN THE LAST YEAR, MY HUSBAND AND IN-LAWS HAVE HIT DEERS, AND MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THESE ROADS. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHERE TO GO FOR HELP. PLEASE HELP!!!

Mileage: 75,000

ALL FOUR SEAT BELTS DON'T HOLD THE PASSENGERS IN THE SEATS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION SEAT BELT OR SEAT DID NOT HOLD AND NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURRED TO DRIVER OF VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 3,650

IN A HEAD ON COLLISION SEAT BELT LET GO AND FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SERIOUS INJURY OCCURED

Mileage: 35,000

REAR SEAT BELT INERTIAL LOCK DOES NOT WORK. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS A 1999, IT ONLY HAS 17K MILES. THIS DEFECT PRECLUDES SAFE AND PROPER PLACEMENT OF A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT --> PLACING THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN SINCE THERE IS NO "OFF" SWITCH FOR THE SRS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT; IF THE SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT LOCK IN AN ACCIDENT, FORWARD MOTION KINETIC INJURY IS SURE TO RESULT AND WILL BE GREATER THAN IF THE SHOULDER BELT WORKED.

Mileage: 12,765