Seat belt assembly. The drivers side seat belt latch sticks not allowing to fasten seat belt. I have to bang on it so it will release in order to fasten the seat belt. I have not had this problem fixed yet. I wanted to come here first to see if there was an investigation going on with this problem.
2002 Jeep Liberty seat belts complaints
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Front drivers side seat belt, stuck with pushbutton down; will not lock.
2002 jeep liberty front driver's side seat belt buckle "button" stuck. Unable to use seat belt.
Driver's seat belt failed; could not buckle the seat belt at all.
My 2002 jeep liberty limited is having the same problems described in defect investigation #ea05022. My driver's seat belt buckle sticks in the "down" position when depressed fully, and must be pried up using a screwdriver or similar device before being able to latch the belt again. This has been going on since about june of 2005.jb
I have two seat belt clips that have depressed and will not accept the safety clip. The first is in the backseat, on the passenger's side of the vehicle. This happened after only a few uses (maybe 10), however I didn't report it because I rarely have more than 4 people in my car. The second clip is at the driver's seat.
2002 jeep liberty ref. The federal safety agency action # pe 05-046 driver seat belt latch will not latch . Red push button is stuck down. Sounds like piece is loose inside latch . Am needing to get new latch assy. Broken assy will be available.
Dt: the contact stated the drivers side safety seat belt buckle assembly failed. This happened without incident. He took the vehicle to a dealer who replaced the buckle assembly. The dealer could not determine what caused the failure. He paid out of pocket for the repair. *ak updated 12/27/2005 - the driver's seat belt would not buckle. The consumer was reimbursed by the manufacturer for the repair.
The front drivers side seat belt buckle will not latch properly. The button will not return after being depressed unless it is pushed back up.
Problem with the driver's side seat belt latch - especially difficult to unlatch seat belt (button remains pushed in). Concerned about this as being more of a safety concern rather than an anything else!
Drivers seat belt does not clip into the female portion of the mechanism. The red release button stays depressed not being able to re-accept the male portion of the mechanism.
Dt: the consumer stated that the 2002 jeep liberty had a problem with the seat belt latching. The seat belt on the driver's side malfunctioned. Theconsumer took the vehicle to the dealership to have the vehicle fixed. The approximate cost to the consumer was $151.72 for the repairs. The manufacturer has not been contacted. *ak updatd 01/04/06.
Driver seat belt would not latch part replaced.
Seat belt on drivers side is at times hard to unlatch. I reported it to milton ruben jeep today and was told it needed to be replaced at a cost of over $130.00. I told them it was a safety concern that should not require me paying for it and I did not have the item replaced at this time. I asked if it was a recall item and was told no.
First problem: on march 31, 2004, we took my 2002 jeep liberty to the jeep dealer due to a loud squeaking noise in the front. They diagnosed a bad lower ball joint on the left front side and replaced it. Note - my jeep had the lower front ball joints serviced under a recall notice at the end of 2003. It was supposed to have had the lower ball joints replaced and a heat shield installed. Second problem: without warning on july 28, 2005, the front right lower ball joint broke while attempting to drive the jeep into our garage, and the front end collapsed onto the pavement and the disconnected wheel. There was no noise or any indication of a problem before this happened. The events leading up to this: I started up the engine, backed the jeep up a few feet to straighten my approach, and attempted to pull it into the garage. However, I noticed a strong resistance to roll forward so I stopped, got out and looked around to make sure I wasn't running over something. After seeing nothing in the way or under the vehicle, I tried again to pull forward, but it wouldn't roll and the wheel skid. So I put it into reverse and tried to back up. That is when the front end dropped with a load crunch onto the wheel that had came off. The jeep dealer paid for the new ball joint and several other parts that were damaged due to the incident. Another problem: on december 12, 2003, the right rear seat belt latch had to be replaced because the release button was jamming (sometimes it would work and sometimes it wouldn't).
Seat belt buckle failed to latch, had to be replaced.
Dt: the contact owned a 2002 jeep liberty. At 36,300 miles the driver's side seat belt failed. Jeep told contact it was too bad. There was no accident. The seat belt would not stay latched. All other seat belts in were working properly. Driver could not t latch the seat belt in the buckle. Could not hear anything when trying to latch the seat belt. The buckle was free of dirt and other contaminants. The seat belt was repaired because he purchased a replacement and put it in on july 26, 2005.*ak phone interview update: the complainant experienced trouble getting the driver seat belt buckle to disengage. The problem worsened over time and the relase button had to be meshed down hard to release. Eventually, the problem got so bad that mr. Or mrs. Gilbert had to use a key to pry up the relase button to disengage the tongue.
Defect in drivers side seat belt latch, and I have a chrysler service contract and they say that its not covered, its a factory defect. Phone interview update: the driver seat belt buckle will not easily unlatch. The problem is intermittent.
Dt: the seat belt buckel on the front driver's side seat will not buckle unless the orange button is first lifted up.
Driver's side seat belt retractor failed . As a result, the driver was not restrained properly. The cause has yet to be determined.
Driver side seat belt will not latch; would not 'click.'
Drivers seat safety belt does not latch. The latching mechanism is stuck in the close mode. I cannot fasten my seat belt anymore. Also notice a month ago, that the belt when latched was slightly sticking. Now does not work at all.
Driving 25 MPH, the front lower ball joints failed causing the front end to drop onto the front wheels. The vehicle was towed. *jb the passenger's side lower ball joint failed causing the front end to drop onto the passenenger's side front wheel. The seat belt did not retract.
2002 jeep liberty, 49,000 miles, divers seat belt latch stuck in open position and will not latch; a small plastic piece insdie the buckle has broken. The dealer (van dyn hoven, automotive) would not replace it at no charge, told me that I was out of warranty. I went to another dealer (kolosso, jeep) purchased, paid for and installed the defective seat belt latch myself. Isn't this totally erroneous on the dealers (van dyn hoven automotive) part or chrysler to not cover this at any mileage?
Drivers seatbelt latch broken.
Drivers seat belt latch broken. The car is less than two years old and chrysler/jeep will not repair it. I feel that this is a major safety problem. We must pay to have this latch replaced. Would you like me to send the broken latch assembly to you? If so,where do I send it? A plastic piece broke off inside the buckle. The buckle will not latch.
While traveling 45 MPH and as a result of a frontal impact front seat belts did not lock in place, causing consumer to hit steering wheel with chest.
Consumer's son was involved in a frontal collision and neither air bag deployed. Also, neither seat belt held the driver and passenger in their seats. Dealer notified. *ak *scc
While driving 40 MPH the vehicle hit a large patch of deep slush which pulled the vehicle off the road. As a result the vehicle hit a tree head on. The vehicle air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not properly restrain the driver. The driver hit her head on the dash and experienced swelling in her left knee, a stiff neck, headaches and bruising of the left leg and forearm. The manufacturer indicated the air bags performed as designed since the damage to the vehicle was centered on the left side of the vehicle. *mr *nlm
Jeep liberty rolled over three times, totaling the vehicle. The seat belts did not hold us back to the seat as designed to do. Due to this, we had whiplash and a few scrapes. To date, we are still in chronic pain and need ongoing chiropractor care. Our medical bills are quite high due to this.
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