1993 PLYMOUTH COLT Problems & Recalls

WHEN CONSUMER IS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE VEHICLE DOOR, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE WILL NOT RETRACT, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES AND STOP, WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, BELT STAYS IN FORWARD POSITION AT ALL TIMES AND A CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD. ...

SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE SINCE SIDE GUIDE RAIL IS DEFECTIVE, WIRE FROM SEAT BELT IS SHOWING. THERE IS A RECALL 07V073OOO FOR THIS PROBLEM. ) BUT MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT ONLY TWO DOOR VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *AK

BACK IN 1997 SEATBELT GOT STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION AND BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. DEALER INSTALLED BELT FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN APRIL2000, AND WAS COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. REPAIRS FOR RECALL STATED "TRACK PACKAGE". SEATBELT IS NOW STUCK AGAIN. D...

THERE IS RECALL 97V0730002 ON DRIVERS SIDE GUIDE RAIL CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THIS FAILURE IS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V073002. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SANTA ROSA DODGE, WHO HAD ORIGINALLY REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE RECALL WAS MADE IN 1997. THIS TIME THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAID FOR IT. IO CONTACTED THE MANUFATURER AT THE NUMBER PROVIDED ON...

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT WAS STUCK. SHE COULD PUSH ON THE BOTTON TO RELEASE AND UNRELEASE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED, THE CUSTOMER BEGAN TO MANUALLY BUCKLE THE SHOULDER STRAP BUT THE CABLE BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S BLIND SPOT MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO MA...

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT WAS STUCK. SHE COULD PUSH ON THE BOTTON TO RELEASE AND UNRELEASE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK AFTER THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED, THE CUSTOMER BEGAN TO MANUALLY BUCKLE THE SHOULDER STRAP BUT THE CABLE BLOCKS THE DRIVER'S BLIND SPOT MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO MA...

KEY STICKING INTO THE IGNITION SWICH, AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE UNLESS THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON IS PUSHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURT...

KEY STICKING INTO THE IGNITION SWICH, AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE UNLESS THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON IS PUSHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURT...

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM

THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING LIKE SOUND WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS BECAUSE OF A BAD TRANSFER CASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE MOTOR BELT TRACK IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE BELT NOT TO MOVE INTO A FORWARD POSITION, AND LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT SAFETY RESTRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOED TO CONSUMER. *AK

ON 3 OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD THE CABLE POP OUT OF THE TRACK ON THE RETRACKABLE SEAT BELT SYSTEM IN MY COLT. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS ITEM IN 1997. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER JIM SOUTARS CHRYSLER, TO HAVE THE RECALL DONE. OPON RETURN OF THE CAR AFTER THE RECALL WORK ,IT LOOKED LIKE ALL S...

BOTH SIDE OF THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS HAVE BROKEN AGAIN, THE DRIVERS SIDE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND A GUST OF WIND HIT THE CAR AND THE SEATBELT RETRACTED. THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE A FEW DAYS LATER, IT WAS FIXED ON THE ORIGINAL RECALL BUT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IN MY 1993 PLYMOUTH COLT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT WILL WORK AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT WILL NOT EVEN MOVE BACK, LEAVING ME THE DRIVER UNPROTECTED INA CRASH. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH BOTH MISUBISHI AND PLYMOUTH, PLYMOUTH ...

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V073002. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS FOR DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAILS. TWO YEARS LATER, PROBLEM WITH GUIDE RAILS HAS REAPPEARED. DEALER INDICATED RECALL WAS FOR THE MOTOR & NOT CABLE ON SHOULDER BELT. *ML

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DISENGAGED WHEN A GUST OF WIND HIT MY CAR DRIVING DOWN RT 84 IN MIDDLETOWN, NY. IT WENT IN THE POSITION OF BEING HALFWAY DEPLOYED AND STAYED THAT WAY FOR APPROX 14 MILES AS I DROVE HOME. IT DID NOT BECOME FULLY DISENGAGED UNTIL I REACHED HOME AND AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. NOW WH...

AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WIRING FELL OUT OF TRACK. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BELT AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT. WE NEED THE SEAT BELT FOR SAFETY MEASURE WHEN WE DRIVE THE CAR. THANK YOU KELLY BARTUNEK

THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED UNDET NHTSA RECALL# 97V073 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 728 CONCERNING SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED THE WRONG PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK

A FEW MONTHS AGO THE ROOF ON MY CAR STARTED TO DEVELOP RUST IN STRAIGHT LINES ACROSS IT. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I VISITED MARRONE DODGE TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. THIS WAS BACK ON APRIL 8TH, 1999. I WAS TOLD BY THEIR BODY SHOP THAT THE ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTIN...

GUIDE RAIL ON THE PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THIS HAD A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT SYSTEM, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK *ML

MOTOR IN DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS WORN OUT WITHIN 40,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES BIND WHEN RETRACTING. THE RETRACTING MECHANISM DOES NOT RELEASE THE BELT. THIS HAS CAUSED FRAYING OF THE BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE MOTORIZED BELT ASSEMBLY DOES NOT FUNCTION. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH NHTSA ORDERED RECALL FOR DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

SEAT BELT NOT REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AFTER 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS, THREE TIMES DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS. (97V-073)

MISSING AIRBAG SYSTEM.

THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE OWNER TOOK IT IN 2 YEARS AGO TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT DEALER DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE CORRECTLY. THE SEAT BELT STILL JAMS, AND WILL NOT MOVE SO THAT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER COULD PULL THE SEAT BELT AROUND ON THEM. THIS AFFECTS BOTH SEAT BELT...

TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. BUT PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED, AND DEALER WANTS OWNER TO PAY FOR BROKEN SIDE GUIDE RAIL. (97V-073).

MOTOR BELT FAILED.

DRIVER WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE SEAT BELT CAME OUT ONLY I/2 INCHES. THE SEAT BELT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD THAT QUICKLY. DRIVER DISCONNECTED THE FUSE JUST AS THE THE MANUAL SAID TO DO WHEN THE SEAT BELT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS JAMMING. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE SEAT BELT...

FIVE SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED.

RECALL PERFORMED ON MOTOR BELTS, HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY FAILURE, ADDITIONAL REPAIRS OF THE TRACK ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.

SHOULDER BELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.

VALVE COVER HEAD GASKET FAILED TWICE, CAUSING LEAKAGE.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR GUIDE RAIL MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO THERE IS A FAULTY CABLE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR GUIDE RAIL MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO THERE IS A FAULTY CABLE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

RECALL 97V073002; DEALER REFUSES TO DO RECALL ON THE PART IT'S SUPPOSE TO. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V073002), CALLED DEALER. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2 1/2 HOURS, BUT IT WAS A WHOLE DAY & HALF. WORK STILL NOT DONE PROPERLY. CABLE WIRES NOT CONNECTED. UNSATISFIED W/RECALL. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SHOULDER BELT IS IN THE RETRACTING POSITION. ALSO THERE IS A RECALL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAI...

PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE GUIDE RAIL . DUE TO THE DEFECT OF THE GUIDE RAIL, THE RESTRAINT MOTOR BURNED OUT, MAKING THE RESTRAINTS INOPERABLE. THE OWNER HAS BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR THE REAPIR OF THE MOTOR , ...

THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINTS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS NO LONGER RUN ALONG ON THE THE TRACK. *AK

VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT UNIT GOT STUCK IN THE BACK POSITION AND A COIL CAME OUT OF IT. THE MFR SAID IT WAS NOT SAFETY CONCERN. *AK

PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SEA BELT FAILED..

DRIVERS LAP/SHOULDER BELT BROKEN, FAILURE OF THE GUIDE LOOP, WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

CABLE FOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT POPPED OUT OF ITS TRACK AROUND THE DOOR, SEAT BELT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS.

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE POPPED OUT WHILE HALF-WAY IN ITS CYCLE. *AK

SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK. *AK

AT TIMES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND THE SHOULDER BELT RELEASES WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK

KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION, DEALER SAYS KEY IS NOT BENT, INGNITION PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT RESTRAINT FAILED, WILL NOT RETRACT, EA96-014 ACTIVE. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. #EA96014. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS AREN'T WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS FAILED, ONLY IN HOT WEATHER WILL NOT RETRACT, PE-96-014 ACTIVE*AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STOPPED MID WAY OF TRACK, WHEN FORCED THE REMAINING WAY, CABLE SNAPPED.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT BELT FELL APART. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. *AK

MOTORBELT RETRACTOR INOPERABLE.

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER/LAP BELT STOPPED WORKING, WITHOUT WARNING, PASSENGER WOULD BE RESTRAINED WITH LAP BELT ONLY.*AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER/LAP BELT STOPPED WORKING, WITHOUT WARNING, PASSENGER WOULD BE RESTRAINED WITH LAP BELT ONLY.*AK

THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT ALWAYS GO INTO PLACE AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

MOTORBELT FAILED. *DH

SHE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE CAME OUT. . *AK

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RELAY SYSTEM IS BECOMING INOPERATIVE AT DIFFERENT ANGLES. *AK

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT RELAY SYSTEM IS BECOMING INOPERATIVE AT DIFFERENT ANGLES. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS FAILED. BELTS DO NOT MOVE AT ALL. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT BROKE, STUCK MIDWAY IN POSITION DURING START UP. *AK

PE96-007 ACTIVE, LAP/SHOULDER CABLE THAT HOLDS THE ASSEMBLY IS BROKEN, BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING KEY TO STICK IN IGNITION. *DSH

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. TT

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOP WORKING THE CABLE CAME OUT AND STOPPED THE MOTOR STILL RUNS AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON . TT

THE DRIVERS AUTOMATIC RETRACTING SEATBELT BROKE AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY TO BE FIXED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT TRACK CABLE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MOTOR AND FLUNG OUT AT OCCUPANT AND THE MOTOR KEPT GOING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED. *AW

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT (TAKATA) RETRACTOR HAS CAME OUT OF IT TRACK. TT