Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Jeep Liberty - part 2

My 2002 Jeep Liberty limited is having the same problems described in defect investigation #ea05022. My driver's seat belt buckle sticks in the "down" position when depressed fully, and must be pried up using a screwdriver or similar device before being able to latch the belt again. This has been going on since about June of 2005. Jb.

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Drivers seat safety belt does not latch. The latching mechanism is stuck in the close mode. I cannot fasten my seat belt anymore. Also notice a month ago, that the belt when latched was slightly sticking. Now does not work at all.

Defect in drivers side seat belt latch, and I have a Chrysler service contract and they say that its not covered, its a factory defect. Phone interview update: the driver seat belt buckle will not easily unlatch. The problem is intermittent.

Driver's side seat belt latch sticks in down/release position and must be pried up in order to latch seat belt.

Drivers seatbelt latch broken.

Drivers seat belt latch broken. The car is less than two years old and Chrysler/Jeep will not repair it. I feel that this is a major safety problem. We must pay to have this latch replaced. Would you like me to send the broken latch assembly to you? if so,where do I send it? a plastic piece broke off inside the buckle. The buckle will not latch.

Upon making a slight lane correction at approx. 60 mph, my daughter's 2002 Jeep libety began swerving uncontrollably. She felt no resistance to the steering wheel as she tried to stop the swerving. At no time did she apply the brakes. Witnesses said it appeared she had a flat tire. Eventually, the vehicle entered the grass median and rolled 2. 5 or 3. 5 times coming to rest on the roof facing on-coming traffic. The complete rear end(tires and differential) separated and ended up approx. 75 feet from the vehicle. The right front axle or cv joint was broken. Neither her passenger or her air bags deployed. The driver's seat belt was broken at the end of the motion of the rolling. Both occupants were bruised and cut. We believe the axle failed and caused this potentially fatal accident. This vehicle had approx. 3000 miles on it. At 1800 miles the engine had thrown a rod and the engine was replaced completely. The Jeep Liberty is structurally unsound and of poor design particularly in the area of the rear suspension. Daimler-chysler has lowered the suspension in obvious response to roll over incidents. . .

My daughter's Jeep Liberty rolled. During the roll, the drivers side seat belt released her. There was an eventual frontal impact but no air bags deployed. My daughter was thrown from the vehicle and killed. See annotations for addition follow up information. Cw.

Consumer states while secured in the driver and passenger seat belts the buckles unlock without warning with the slightest ruff movement ofthe passenger. Nlm.