Rear Seat Belt Problems of Dodge Dakota

On two occasions, upon installing a child seat in the middle section of the rear seat in my 2002 quad cab Dodge ram, the plastic tension clip on the seat belt that holds the tension to keep the seat belt in place has broken. First time, Dodge replaced for free, the second occurrence, 10 months & 14,000 miles later the clip broke again. The second occurrence, Dodge replaced the part, but not the labor. First occurrence took place in October of 2004, and second occurrence happen in August of 2005.

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The sliding seat belt clip on the rear middle seat of the 2000 Dodge Dakota extended cab loses tension on very short trips (I. E. , 3 miles or more). This loss of tension has rendered the seat unsafe for transporting children and adults because the seat belt does not stay snug against a person's body and lacks a tensioning device. The problem has been reported to the manufacturer on numerous occasions and despite multiple demonstrations of the defective condition, the manufacturer adheres to the claim that the seat belt operates according to specifications or the rear middle seat is not made for transporting children even though an average adult would not fit for lack of leg and shoulder room. Nevertheless, despite the uncomfortable position, my husband has traveled in that seat and the seat belt still comes loose. The manufacturer claims that the seat belt will operate if positioned at a precise angle which is virtually impossible to duplicate under normal use. On one occasion, while turning, my daughter's car seat flipped because the seatbelt was loose.

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