1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER Seat Belts Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PLYMOUTH GRAND VOYAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE HINGE WAS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE LIFTGATE CLOSED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. ALSO, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN. THERE WAS ALSO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY BUCKLE. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATE 10/01/08 *CW THE SET BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. UPDATED 10/03/08. *JB

Mileage: 142,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BECAME UNFASTENED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ( RECALL NO.#97V148000 SEAT BELT SYSTEM ) BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM

Mileage: 160,000

AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING, PROBLEM IS EVAPORATOR UNDER DASH. REPAIR TO BE $1200 ESTIMATED. FUEL PUMP FAILED. PAINT BEGAN PEELING AT 40,000 MILES. JUST FINISHED REPAINTING WHOLE VEHICLE AT OWN EXPENSE. BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS WOULD NOT UNROLL AND WERE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 68,000 MILES, DEALER REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. ABS NO LONGER WORKS. WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN HARD BRAKING.

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, THERE IS SEALANT LEAKING WHERE BELT IS STORED. CONSUMER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ON 3 JULY 1997, AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE.*AK

THE SEATBELT WILL REWIND MECHANISM IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT PERMIT THE SEATBELT TO EXTEND. IN THIS STATE A SEATBELT IS REQUIRED. IT IS ALSO A MAJOR SAFETY FEATURE THAT COULD PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEATBELT MECHANISM IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY ANY APPARENT MEANS WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELT ON BOTH SIDES IN FRONT HANGS UP: THE RETRACTOR WON'T WORK. I AM SCARED TO HELL. DEALER SAID BUY NEW ONE. I HAD A REPAIR SHOP SERVICE IT: SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAD ANOTHER PLYMOUTH DEALER WORK WITH THE BELT AND HE GOT IT TO RELEASE, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT OR RETRACT FROM THE MECHANISM. I TOOK THE VAN IN FOR REPLACEMENT AND WAS CHARGED $178 TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY. I THINK THIS IS WRONG FOR ME TO PAY FOR A SAFETY RELATED DEVICE. I HAVE ALREADY PAID THE BILL BUT WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET A REFUND FROM CHRYSLER? *AK

IN OCTOBER 1997, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT JAMMED IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. I HAD IT REPLACED AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. THEN IN JULY 1998, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH HE BELT FOR THE RIGHT SECOND BENCH SEAT POSITION. I HAD THIS BELT REPLACED, BUT THIS TIME I ASKED THE DEALER FOR THE DEFECTIVE BELT. I HAVE IT. DO YOU WANT IT? I FEEL THAT ONE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN BAD LUCK, BUT TWO FAILURES SEEMS LIKE THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPONENTS.

SEAT BELT WAS NOT RETRACTING TO ORIGINAL POSITION. SEAT BELT REMAINS STUCK IN THE SIDE PANEL, OR EXTENDS HALF WAY. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILURE.

DRIVER SEAT BELT FREQUENTLY IS INOPERABLE. BELT WILL LOCK IN TRACK AND NOT BE ALLOWED TO REACH LATCH FOR FASTENING.

SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS FROM ITS ANCHOR. *AK

EA97-005; "HOOK" SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE, SAFETY BELT RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN NOV OF 96. SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT PROBLEM. *AK

THE RESTRAINTS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT OF VEHICLE COME UNHOOKED FROM THE FLOOR. *AK

SEAT BELT FROM MIDDLE ROW BENCH SEAT BECOMES UNATTACHED FROM FLOOR ANCHOR, LOOSENS BY ITSELF. *AK

THE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE WAL.

SEAT BELT UNLATCHES.

CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

MIDDLE RIGHT SEAT BELT BUCKLE DETACHES FROM WHERE IT IS ANCHORED TO FLOOR, NO INJURIES, OWNER REATTACHED BELT BUCKLE, NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

RIGHT MIDDLE SEAT BELT SPRING BROKE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO FLOOR; OWNER HOOKS BELTS AROUND ARMREST TO KEEP TENSION ON FLOORBOARD, NOT CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE SEAT BELT HOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE DISENGAGES FROM THE METAL FLOOR ANCHOR . THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN, BUT DOES NOT REMAIN IN POSITION. *AK

#EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 93. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. DEALER HAS NOT LOOKED AT PROBLEM. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HIS SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT IS FAULTY. THE SPRING CLIP BECAME UNATTACHED WHILE PUTTING ON AND WHILE DRIVING.INVESTIGATION NO. EA97-005. *AK

EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE HOOK THE HOLDS THE SAFETY BELT RELEASED AND DAUGHTER WAS THROW FROM SEAT. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAR OF 93. NOT SURE IF SPRING CLIP IS BROKEN. VEHICLE AT DEALER BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT. *AK

THE SEAT BELT LATCH CAME OFF FROM THE FLOOR HOOK, IT HAS HAPPENED TO CONSUMER TWICE. (EA 97-005). *AK

EA97-005, "HOOK"- CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ACHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT PROBLEM. *AK

THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE , SAFETY BELT HOOK RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK

THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN BELT IS IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

MIDDLE SEAT BELT CLIP LOCATED WHERE ONE CAN EASILY STEP ON IT, BENDING IT, CAUSING BELT TO COME UNHOOKED FROM FLOOR MOUNTING, RENDERING IT USELESS. *DH