Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Jeep Liberty - part 1

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The front passenger seat belt would not un-latch from the seat belt buckle. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and the lower latch assembly was replaced. The current and failure mileages were 44500. Update 12/14/09 the consumer stated he had to destroy the latch assembly so his daughter could exit the vehicle. The dealer replaced the seat belt buckle. Updated 12/16/jb.

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The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle on the front driver side. The vehicle then turned around and crashed into a guardrail on the front passenger side. None of the air bags deployed and all of the seat belts became unlatched from the buckle. One year prior to the crash, none of the air bags deployed during a severe frontal crash. The seat belt system also failed. A representative from the dealer inspected the vehicle and concluded that it was functioning normally. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were 78,000.

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Seat belt locking mechanism on 2002 Jeep Liberty driver's seat is broken and does not engage.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the seat belt would not latch. The vehicle was diagnosed as needing a new buckle assembly. The buckle assembly was ordered and will be replaced. The current mileage is 80,000, and failure mileage was 78,000. Updated 05/21/07.

Seat belt would not release and would jam seat belt would come open going down the road then the buckle jammed open.

Something was preventing my seat belt from being latched. I looked down to find something that looked like a round metal bead stuck inside. I pried it out with a pen. I was then able to latch the seat belt. Then about a week later while driving my seat belt came unlatched. I relatched it only to have it happen over and over again. I went to the dealer to find out I have to buy an entire new seat belt assembly. You cannot buy just the buckle. After researching this website, I see there is an investigation on 2002 Jeep Liberty seat belt buckles. My car is 2003, however, the dealer informed me that 2002-2005 are the same part.

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Seat belt release button on drivers side seat belt sticks in the down position. It must be tapped with the male end of the seat belt to get it to pop up so the belt can be inserted and held in place. This is a recurring problem.

Front seat belt buckle difficult to unlatch and red button is stuck in down position.

The buckle assembly on the vehicle will not latch.

Front passenger seat belt would not engage and had to be replaced in June 2006 now the drivers seat belt is doing the same thing. Seat belt will not latch. Jeep dealer said there is no recall and I had to pay for replacement seat belt latch.

The latch on the front driver's side seat belt of my 2002 Jeep Liberty is stuck in the depressed position and will not release making it impossible to wear the seat belt. I contacted dealer and was told that it was not covered by any warranty. Ended up paying $300 to get it repaired. I want to know if there are any recalls in place, so that I may be refunded the money spent to repair.

Seat belt hook for driver's side is not popping back up. The button stays pushed down and must be pried up.

: the contact stated the front driver side seat belt buckle assembly button remained depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and the buckle assembly was replaced. Updated 7/13/2006 -.

Drivers side safety belt will not return after being depressed.

Seat belt release on the driver's side will not "pop" back out after releasing the seat belt. Which will not allow the seat belt to latch back after releasing.

: the contact stated that left front seat belt buckle did not latch properly. Excessive force had to be applied to latch the safety belt. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer determined that the buckle needed replacement.

Driver's side seat belt latch does not always latch. Release button regularly jams down and has to be pried up to latch seat belt. Latch has been cleaned and lubricated with no improvement.

The drivers side seat belt latch red button becomes stuck in the down position after the sea belt is released. The button must then be manually pulled up using a stiff piece of metal before buckling the seat belt again. I have noticed a piece of broken red plastic within the assembly.

Seat belt assembly. The drivers side seat belt latch sticks not allowing to fasten seat belt. I have to bang on it so it will release in order to fasten the seat belt. I have not had this problem fixed yet. I wanted to come here first to see if there was an investigation going on with this problem.

2002 Jeep Liberty front driver's side seat belt buckle "button" stuck. Unable to use seat belt.

: the contact stated when applying brake pressure the vehicle lurched forward. When attempting to make a low speed stop at a stop sign, the vehicle suddenly accelerated into traffic. The vehicle continued to accelerate even though brake pressure was applied. The vehicle struck a culvert, rolled 3 times and eventually came to a stop along the embankment. The contact was extracted from the vehicle by emergency services. Although the contact was wearing a seat belt, minor injuries were sustained. Upon initial impact, the seat belt released from the buckle assembly and the air bag did not deploy. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance adjustor.

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Driver's seat belt failed; could not buckle the seat belt at all.

I have two seat belt clips that have depressed and will not accept the safety clip. The first is in the backseat, on the passenger's side of the vehicle. This happened after only a few uses (maybe 10), however I didn't report it because I rarely have more than 4 people in my car. The second clip is at the driver's seat.

The contact stated the drivers side safety seat belt buckle assembly failed. This happened without incident. He took the vehicle to a dealer who replaced the buckle assembly. The dealer could not determine what caused the failure. He paid out of pocket for the repair. Updated 12/27/2005 - the driver's seat belt would not buckle. The consumer was reimbursed by the manufacturer for the repair.

The front drivers side seat belt buckle will not latch properly. The button will not return after being depressed unless it is pushed back up.

Drivers seat belt does not clip into the female portion of the mechanism. The red release button stays depressed not being able to re-accept the male portion of the mechanism.

The consumer stated that the 2002 Jeep Liberty had a problem with the seat belt latching. The seat belt on the driver's side malfunctioned. Theconsumer took the vehicle to the dealership to have the vehicle fixed. The approximate cost to the consumer was $151. 72 for the repairs. The manufacturer has not been contacted. Updatd 01/04/06.

2002 Jeep Liberty ref. Nhtsa action # pe 05-046 driver seat belt latch will not latch . Red push button is stuck down. Sounds like piece is loose inside latch . Am needing to get new latch assy. Broken assy will be available.

Driver seat belt would not latch part replaced.

Seat belt on drivers side is at times hard to unlatch. I reported it to milton ruben Jeep today and was told it needed to be replaced at a cost of over $130. 00. I told them it was a safety concern that should not require me paying for it and I did not have the item replaced at this time. I asked if it was a recall item and was told no.

Problem with the driver's side seat belt latch - especially difficult to unlatch seat belt (button remains pushed in). Concerned about this as being more of a safety concern rather than an anything else!.

The contact owned a 2002 Jeep Liberty. At 36,300 miles the driver's side seat belt failed. Jeep told contact it was too bad. There was no accident. The seat belt would not stay latched. All other seat belts in were working properly. Driver could not t latch the seat belt in the buckle. Could not hear anything when trying to latch the seat belt. The buckle was free of dirt and other contaminants. The seat belt was repaired because he purchased a replacement and put it in on July 26, 2005. Phone interview update: the complainant experienced trouble getting the driver seat belt buckle to disengage. The problem worsened over time and the relase button had to be meshed down hard to release. Eventually, the problem got so bad that mr. Or mrs. Gilbert had to use a key to pry up the relase button to disengage the tongue.

The seat belt buckel on the front driver's side seat will not buckle unless the orange button is first lifted up.

Seat belt buckle failed to latch, had to be replaced.

The contact stated they have two defective seat belts. After they had their vehicle for one month, the passenger back seat belt became defective. The second seat belt which is the drivers seat seat belt became defective last Tuesday. They had no problem putting it on, but became trapped and could not disconnect their seat belt when trying to get out of their vehicle. The contacts coworkers had to get her out with a swiss army knife and wd40. No further damage done to seat belt. A mechanic said this was caused by a weak spring. They have been using this seat belt since, but it is not operating functionally. Seat belts are free of dirt and contaminents. No pictures available. The contact also stated that their radio became defective about two months ago. The radio took the juice out of the battery causing battery to die.