1998 Dodge Durango Seat Belts Problems

MY DRIVER SEATBELT UNLEASHES ON IT OWN AS I DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE SEATBELT AROUND ME AND IT CLICKS, BUT IT STILL COMES OFF. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT SEAT BELT IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT UNLATCH ONCE IT WAS BUCKLED. THE BELT ON THE RIGHT FAILED TO LATCH AT ALL, AND THE METAL IN THE BUCKLE WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.

1998 DODGE DURANGO SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. *TS *JB

THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT YET, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART AND IS SO TWISTED AS TO BE UNSAFE. THE RED BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF THE BUCKLE IS COMING OUT OF THE CASING. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY.

ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR-SEATS THE SAFETY BELTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE CHILDREN WIGGLING TO GET INTO THEIR CAR-SEATS. WE MAKE A BIG ISSUE OF OUR CHILDREN BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED INTHEIR CAR-SEATS. WE HAVE READ ALL THE USER MANUALS AND EVEN TAKEN CLASSES TO INSURE WE ARE INSTALLING THEM PROPERLY. NONE OF THIS DOES US ANY GOOD WHEN THE SEAT-BELTS RELEASE SO EASILY. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALMOST DAILY. WILL IT TAKE ONE OF MY FAMILY BEING INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE THERE WILL BE SOMETHING DONE. THIS HAS HAPPEND MORE TIMES THAN I COULD EVEN COUNT.*AK

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 1998 DODGE, DURANGO. WE HAVE A 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT FOR AND ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WE HAVE NOTICED THE SEAT BELT THAT HOLDS HER SEAT IN HAS BECOME UNLATCHED. IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A GEN3 SEAT BELT AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS LATCH.

THE REAR SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM FELL APART IN THE CONSUMER'S HAND.*MR *TS *JB

DEFECTIVE SEATBELT: THE LOCKING SEATBELT MECHANISM ON MY DOGE DURANGO FELL APART IN MY HANDS. I CONTACTED DOGE WHO TOLD ME THE CAR WAS TOO OLD (98) AND TOO MANY MILES (60,000) THEY SUGGESTED I BUY A NEW DOGE VEHICLE.

I HAVE INTERMITTENTLY NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS GOING THROUGH MY TWO DAUGHTERS' SAFETY SEATS HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY BECOME UNCLIPPED. IT HAPPENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING TIME. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THEM BECOMING UNCLIPPED AT THE SAME TIME. IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT THIS MAYBE A PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW THE NEWS REPORT ON WPVI-CHANNEL 6 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT INCIDENT DATES. I DO RECALL AT LEAST TWO INCIDENTS WHEN TAKING MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE ONE OF THE SEATS HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. I THOUGHT IT WAS UNUSUAL, BUT NEVER REPORTED THE INCIDENT. *NLM

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH GEN 3 SAFETY BELTS. *JB

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*JB *TS

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL COME LOOSE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITHOUT WARNING, SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM MOVING FORWARD, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK *YD

CONSUMER FOUND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDONE A FEW TIMES OWNING IT TO THEM BECOMING A LITTLE LOOSE AND THE CHILD SEAT TILTING OVER ON THE RELEASE BUTTON. *JG

I HAVE THE GEN3 SEATBELTS AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *AK

GEN THREE SEATBELTS ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY NEED REPLACED TO GEN 4. *AK

SEATBELT ARE DEFECTIVE AND PRONE TO UNLATCHING IMPROPERLY.*AK

FRONT OF DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK DEALER REPLACED TRACK. BACK SEAT BUCKLE BROKE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING SHOULDER BELTS FOR THE MIDDLE SEATS TIGHTEN AROUND THE OCCUPANT FOR NO REASON. OCCUPANT HAS TO KEEP TAKING THE SEAT BELT OFF TO READJUST IT. VAN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILS TO OPERATE IN COLD TEMPERATURES (LESS THAN 25 DEGREES). CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE UNTILL DEALERSHIP CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, DUE TO UNRELIABILITY OF SAID SEAT BELT. IF SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, CHILDREN WILL NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO BE SAFELY RESTRAINED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELT LATCH.

DRIVER SEAT BELT DOESN'T ALWAYS FASTEN. *YC