Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Plymouth Grand Voyager

The child seat failure we experienced can easily go undetected. The cable connecting the latch plate to the seat belt retractor mechanism has broken which prevents the seat belt from tensioning and restraining our child. I f the driver does not have detailed understanding of how the seat belt should work the driver will be lulled into a false sense of security. When Chrysler was contacted they offered to pay for half of the repair. I believe this is a design flaw that should be repaired by the manufacturer. I have owned reliable child seats which have endured for many years, all of which were far less expensive and none with such a silent and dangerous defect. I would appreciate your assistance and believe that this matter should be pursued for the benefit of the other unknowing drivers.

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I was stopped with my foot on the brake. A truck hit me from the rear and knocked me into the car in front of me. My head hit the steering wheel breaking a small bone in my nose and brusing it and my upper lip and gums. I hit my left inside knee which was bruised and hurt. Xrayed, both mouth and knee and neck. The belt did not restrain me. The seat was thrown to a reclining position and I could not, after I came to my senses, make the lever work to upright the seat. The officer had to get in back seat and push it up with his feet. I have a report with that officer's name on it. The report did not mention this problem. Air bag did not deploy, but may have been the kind of hit it was. The van is totaled. Thanks for any information you can shed on this so no one else has this problem. Thank you, jm.

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I was driving on a highway when I was rearended. I was going about 35-40 mph and the person who hit me was estimated to be going 50 mph. I was wearing a set belt. The seat belt did not work. There was no sensation of being held back and no shoulder injury. My face hit the steering column and I suffered multiple facial fractures and cuts, requiring 25 stitches. I have permanent nerve damage on my face and lips.