Seatbelt failure. Seat belt does not retract at all and gives enough slack that could probably let someone be ejected through the windshield.
Dodge Stealth seat belt problems
19 of the 237 owner complaints about the Dodge Stealth describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 19
- worst model year
- 1991
- typical mileage
- 96,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
Front seat belts do not retract on their own. They have to be hand fed back or else they just remain fully extended after being unbuckled. This problem will sometime ever create extra slack in the seat belt while driving (with seat belt buckled). This is a great safety problem.
Normal wear has caused the seatbelt to often not retract on its own resulting in improper tension during vehicle operation. It must be retracted by hand and often does not retain said tension. The seatbelt should be snug at all times during operation, but isn't do to lack of retractive "tension". The belt not being snug or loose could easily result not only in lack of protection during a crash but increased bodily damage in such instances.
1. Seat belt will not retract, and remove slack once the seat belt is latched.--- 2. After buckling my seat belt, the seat belt will not retract. It will leave a large amount of slack between my body and the seat. In a wreck, if there is slack in the seat belt between the body and the seat, the seat belt will not be able to properly restrain the body. Resulting in serious injury, trauma, and possible ejection from the car, including the possibility of paralysis or death.--- 3.tried cleaning the seat belt hanger and the place the belt goes into the car, but this did not resolve the issue.--- *there have been well over 250 failures, I can not give an exact amount of how many times I get in and out of my car over a course of time, so the number I put below is an conservative estimate. I have owned the car for almost 2 years now, and drive the car back and forth to work, and on errands.
Seat belt on both passenger/driver sides fail to retract.
Seat belt does not retract when pulled on. No accident yet, but without the retraction, what good is the shoulder part of the seat belt?
I own a 1992 dodge stealth es having problems with the seat belt retracting leaving it loose and unsafe. Not sure when it started but has happen a lot of times.
Seat belt does not retract, leaving slack while driving in both driver and passenger belts.
Front passenger side seat belt does not retract. Drivers side was replaced under warranty several years ago, when it failed.
Failure in retracting of driver's side seat belt. Have to retract seat belt manually.
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.
- Risk
- The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired, free of charge. The manufacturer is developing a remedy designed to prevent failure of the buttons that are not currently broken.
Recall number 95V103003 · Recall details
Questions about the Dodge Stealth seat belt
Which Dodge Stealth years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (8 complaints), 1992 (8 complaints) and 1994 (2 complaints).
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