2001 Chrysler Town and Country: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jan 10, 2008 · Seat belts · 89,000 miles · AR

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the seat belt buckles in the rear of the vehicle were extremely easy to exit. The buckles were not secure. She placed her dog in the harness, and the dog barely pushed down on the buckle and was released. The failure occurred while driving 30 MPH. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 92,760 and failure mileage was 89,000.

Filed Nov 16, 2005 · Airbags, Seat belts · 25,788 miles · GA

Airbag light came on. Right front seat belt buckle tensioner was faulty. Consequence is tensioner would not work as needed. Replaced right front seat belt buckle tensioner.

Filed Aug 4, 2003 · Seat belts · CA

Consumer brought the vehicle to dealer for repairs. When vehicle was returned the dealer, without telling, the owner rotated the seat belt buckles 180 degrees on the second row captains chairs. This would cause the webbing to ride over the red release button when used. Dealer said that they were told to do this by the manufacturer, to prevent an inadvertent release of the button because it was protected by the webbing. This would correct the gen iii issue.*ak odi spoke to dealer assistent service manager and dealer said that the seats were removed during repairs and the seat belts were accidentally put on backward. But odi learned from the compainant that another vehicle at the dealership had the same experience.cw

Filed May 1, 2003 · Seat belts · MD

The seat belt latch which holds down a child safety seat has released at least 4 times without anyone touching it.

Filed Apr 7, 2003 · Seat belts · FL

The seat belt latches (the gen 3 latches) in the two back seats of my 2001 chrysler town and country release the belts too easily to protect children and passengers in an accident. My daughter's carseat was found unlatched one day. My husband and I always make sure the carseat is in correctly and we could only guess that the carseat became unbelted after the van was being vacuumed out at the carwash. The employees at the carwash must have bumped the latch without knowing and the belt was released. It doesn't take much of a bump to the latch for it to release the belt. Belts should not release that easily.

Filed Dec 2, 2002 · Seat belts · 22,000 miles · UT

The rear and middle vehicles' generation three seat belt buckle did not stay buckled. Consumer had toddler in a child safety seat and the seat belt buckle came unhooked by the slightest movement of the person next to them. *ph manufacture notified , but not willing to do anything. There is no recall.

Filed Jul 17, 2002 · Seat belts · WA

While child or children are seated in second row of van belt buckles are not properly functioning, with a slight touch seat belt buckles will unlatch.

Filed Apr 11, 2002 · Seat belts · IL

Consumer has 2 child seats in middle rear bench stalk seatbelts. If seat belt lock is bumped it can easily be unlatched. Consumer has driven without knowing that child seat was not secured. Consumer checking child seat before traveling.*ak one child is in a safety seat the other is not. When the older child knocks up against both locks they come undone easily. This unlatching is continuous.