2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jan 26, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 53,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 chrysler pt cruiser. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a front end collision while driving 25 MPH. The seat belt pre-tensioner did not lock and the air bags did not deploy. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not towed to the contact's residence. A police report was filed. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered from a bruised chest, hands, shoulder pain, neck pain, and leg pain. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000. Updated 05/04/16*lj

Filed Nov 20, 2013 · Seat belts · 97,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler pt cruiser. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle while sitting at a complete stop. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt tensioner failed to restrain the contact. The contact sustained injuries when she was thrown into the steering wheel. There were a total of four vehicles involved in the crash. The vehicle was able to be driven from the crash site but was not inspected to determine the cause of the air bag or seatbelt failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Filed Dec 3, 2008 · Airbags, Seat belts · 151,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler pt cruiser. While driving approximately 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The failure occurred without warning. In addition, the driver's side seat belt failed to restrain properly and forced the driver into the steering wheel. The driver sustained severe injuries and the police and ambulance were called to the scene. The vehicle was towed to the collision center and was completely destroyed. The cause of the failure has not been determined. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 151,000.

Filed Oct 22, 2007 · Seat belts · 70,450 miles · NE

2001 pt cruiser (touring edition) the rear seat, middle seat belt does not lock up when the seat belt is pulled/yanked on or the vehicle turns corners. My son at 3 months old went tipping over sideways when I made a left hand turn (less then 15 MPH). He was safe and secure in his car seat with matching base, but the whole thing tipped over. I tried manually getting it to lock so the base of my sons car seat would stay in place, but I had no luck. He tipped a few times, so I decided to move the seat closer to the drivers side rear door. So now what? Do I keep risking him tipping over or risk him being closer one of the doors?

Filed Mar 1, 2005 · Seat belts · TX

The seat belt does not retract back to normal position, and is not providing protection to the driver in case of an accident. Manufacturer was contacted by consumer, and informed consumer that the seat belt was not covered by warranty.

Filed Aug 9, 2002 · Seat belts · CA

The drivers seat belt locks up tight anytime I lean forward to check for cross traffic at a stop sign or to check the side mirror blind spot before changing lanes. It locks immediately, I'm actually pinned to the seat back. I have to lean back into the seat back to allow it to release before being able to move my upper body forward. In the beginning it rarely happened, now it's almost all the time. On the other matter of the front disk brakes. The right side not only wore out twice as fast as the left but wore at an angle which caused the metal backing plate to scrape the rotor before the sqeeker was even close to scraping. I still have the brake pads.