Seat Belt Problems of Dodge Stratus

My seatbelts for my two window seats don't have the safety lock function. I was putting my sons car seat in my car and the seat belt wouldn't lock when I pulled it all the way out like its supposed to. I tried both sides and neither of them worked but both my front seatbelts work.

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I went and had my children's car seats inspected by our local injury prevention and highway patrol, to make sure they were correctly installed. I have a forward facing convertible car seat that also has the option for a five point harness which I normally used, because my child was not big enough to use the booster yet. This specific seat, I use the latch system. I learned that for my child's weight, they would no longer be able to use the five point harness and need to use the booster seat function with the rear drivers seat belt. When we went to buckle the belt, we noticed that yes, the lap portion had a locking device so it would not slip, however where the shoulder strap attached and came out of the back panel, did not have the safety stop when tugged on quickly. We tried multiple times to see if it would lock (in the case of a collision). It did not. I then tried the rear passengers side with only the same result. Both driver and passenger's in front did work. I did not see any recalls due to this specific concern.

The contact owns a 1997 Dodge Stratus. The contact noticed that the rear passenger side seat belt did not properly retract. The dealer stated that the seat belt mechanism bolts needed to be replaced at the contact's expense because there was no recall. He attempted to locate the parts at various junk yards and noticed that every vehicle with the same year, make, and model had the same failed component. As of August 28, 2008, the vehicle has not been repaired. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 150,000.

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Vehicle was started up and suddenly the driver's seat belt mechanism was activated. It held passenger too tight, unable to breath. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.

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The vehicle was sold without the lower seat belt anchor. Consumer feels this would be an unsafe vehicle for a child passenger. Please provide any further information. Ph.

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Driverside seatbelt wont fully retract automatically. The clip has been slammed in the door several times now.

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Rear passenger seat belt fails to work properly. Css was locked in seat belt & it became unlatched. Locking mechanism was broken. Also, driver's seat belt would lock completely when a little pressure was applied to brakes. Would have to jerk to release belt. Took vehicle to dealership & mechanic ordering parts.

Consumer never received recall notice until the vehicle was taken into dealer for another subject recall.

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While driving 25 mph andwithout warning involved in a head-on collision, and driver's safety belts did not restrain driver, resulting in minor injuries.