Drivers inboard seat belt broke off when my son tried to buckle up in the driveway. Potentially a fatal situation in an accident. The connecting cable frayed. It would not have held in any type of forward accident.
2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible: seat belt won't latch or retract
12 of the 78 complaints about the 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 15%
- typical mileage
- 110,446
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
On 6/18/13, I noticed that the driver's seat latch (the receptacle portion) was being pushed between the seat and the center console when I attempted to buckle. The fourth or fifth time it did this, the entire buckle broke off. Upon inspection, the wire cable connecting the seat belt latch and the anchor had broken. The anchor was still securely bolted to the seat. I have contacted a dealer and chrysler, to no avail.
The following problem concerns the seatbelt restraint system ".the seatbelt control module" has failed on our 2000 chrysler sebring 1. This vehicle is not driven on a regular basis and after setting for a period of time the battery was low requiring jump starting. 2. Two dealerships checked out what was draining the battery and was told there was no problems with the car. 3. With the battery ground disconnected and an ammeter between battery ground and chasis ground my initial reading was .06 amps,. 4. With this same test setup in place the doors were opened and then closed the ammeter read .5 amps draw on the battery after the control for the interior lights timed out. Note:the initial breaking of the ground disguised the problem. (maybe why dealerships did not detect the problem) . I proceeded to pull fuses until I discovered the .5 amp drain went away when the fuse feeding the seat belt control module was pulled. I have not yet had our car repaired however appearances are that the module is defective. This problem may never have showed up had the car been driven on a regular basis keeping the battery from getting too low to start the car. Even with the fuse pulled the seatbelts could be used as normal which we did several times before they locked to where they could not be retracted. What little research I have done tells me this module has many safety functions besides just reminding us to fasten the seat belts. The impact sensor is a component of the seatbelt control timer module (sctm) located under the center console. The g-sensor is sensitive to frontal impact and to a roll or pitch or more than 45 degrees and to acceleration or deceleration equal to or greater than 0.7g in any direction. In closing my concern is that there are many cars being driven daily with the owners unaware of a malfunctioning "seat belt control module".
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler sebring convertible. The contact stated that at times, the seat belt connectors would fail to align properly, rendering them inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 160,000 and the current mileage was 164,000. Updated 8/29/11 *cn the seat belt release module does not randomly belts. Updated 09/21/11
2000 chrysler sebring convertible jxi - seatbelts malfunction seatbelt retractor locks up (both seats at the same time) so the seat belts cannot be used. Intermittent problem but very problematic. I have replaced the seatbelt fuse. I have consulted with a chrysler service dept. Technician who stated that replacing the retractor would be $508 per seat but couldn't guarantee that this would be the solution. I have researched the internet; http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f11c283 which has numerous similar complaints and www.allexperts.com.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler sebring jxi. The contact stated that the webbing of the passenger front seat belt could not be extracted when worn by an occupant. If the occupants are not secured in the vehicle, they could be seriously injured in the event of a crash. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, in which the technicians have replaced the wiring harness, seat belt buckle, and seat belt retractor. The repairs have not remedied the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 75,000. Updated 10/21/09. *lj updated 10/23/09.
I have a 2000 sebring jxi convertible. The drivers side seat belt base wires broke and tore off the click in part.. I brought it to chrysler dealership where I purchased the car and they said they wouldn't replace it. They were going to charge me over $300.00 dollars to put in a new base. My husband transferred the passengerside base to the drivers side for me. But I can't take anyone with me in the car. I am still upset. I wish they would send me a new base.
2000 sebring convertible seat belt problem. The drivers side seat belt buckle cable which is made up of striated wires snapped off when the strads broke off. The seat belt needs to be replaced. When I replace the seat belt the old part will be available chrysler corp seat belt conforms to fmvss 209 model no.0tt00 lot number 03501g.
On my chrysler sebring (2000), the driver and passenger seatbelts are not performing correctly. Either they both lock and can't be deployed, or they both can be deployed and buckled, but then lock in place, even while the car is sitting parked with no brake application. When I start the car, I never know which way the belts will perform, but mostly they just lock in place. Since both driver and passenger seat belts behave identically, it must be some mechanism that controls both seat belt mechanisms. This is a dangerous failure of a safety feature.
Dt: the contact stated the seat belt came loose and broke off from the anchor of the vehicle. This occurred after putting the seat belt on, it occurred became loose and it broke in his hand. The dealership referred him to the manufacturer, but he was unable to contact the manufacturer. He felt that in an accident the seat belt would not properly restrain the occupant. There have been no repairs made to the vehicle.
The anchor cable for the driver's side seat belt has completely failed, evidently from some sort of metal fatigue, and the buckle on the anchor side is no longer connected to the vehicle.
Dt: contact states the driver and passenger front seat belts were inoperable. Both seat belt retractors have the seat belts locked into place where they could not be moved. The service dealer stated the retractor needed to be replaced in both seats. Also, the manufacturer has been notified of the problem. The consumer did not have the address/phone number of the dealership where the vehicle was purchased*. *ak daimerchrysler would not authorize repairs. The chrysler dealer who diagnosed the problem estimated about $1,000 to fix the problem. Manufacturer was not interested in the safety issue.
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Questions about the 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible?
12 of 78 owner complaints about the 2000 Chrysler Sebring Convertible (15%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
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