2015 Jeep Renegade: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jan 24, 2025 · Seat belts · AL

Seat belt won’t buckle. Became hard to latch and a couple of days later would not buckle. Seat belt chiming is relentless.

Filed Jun 23, 2020 · Seat belts · VA

I have a 2015 jeep renegade I purchased new from the dealership that is 5 years old with 78123 miles and the rear seatbelt latches have stopped working properly. The dealership has said they will not fix this defect for free (they said it will cost $167 just to take a look at it) even though this is a safety related defect in a part of the car that has barely been used; I almost never have passengers sit in the back seat and the latches are clean (no food particles or dirt or anything in them). We are about to have our first child and know that if the rear seat belt latches are not working properly, we can't officially comply with the va seatbelt laws and can't safely strap our child car seat into the vehicle. We also cannot have any passengers sit safely belted (or belted at all) in the back seat. We are concerned about how pricey the seatbelt latch repairs are going to be, when it seems like a safety defect that the manufacturer/ dealership should be responsible for. I can't imagine that I'm the only person with a jeep renegade that has had an issue with the rear seat belt latches not working properly. I've already checked with the dealership and manufacturer and they said there is nothing in any warranty that covers the seatbelts. There was no major event that affected the seatbelts, I just had to sit in the backseat one day as a passenger and realized the latches weren't working. I've found information: " the federal safety agency has the authority to require manufacturers to replace seat belts under certain circumstances. If a vehicle or item of equipment is not more than 10 years old and is determined to have a safety related defect or fails to meet an applicable federal motor vehicle safety standard, the federal safety agency can compel the manufacturer to remedy the defect or noncompliance without charge to the vehicle owner." it would seem that this might apply in my situation?

Filed May 7, 2019 · Seat belts · 116,000 miles · MS

Driver's seat belt buckle mechanism broke when inserting seat belt while stationary. No accidents or incidents for this vehicle, poor manufacturing. Buckle mechanism does not allow seatbelt to be inserted or locked. Upon informing a jeep dealer, they will not replace without full charge for buckle and labor. They stated even manufacturing defects are no longer covered after bumper to bumper warranty is expired. Upon contacting chrysler to request for the seat belt to be repaired as this is a safety item and required to utilize the vehicle on any roads; its intended purpose, was denied based on bumper to bumper is only 36 months or 36,000 miles.

Filed Jan 24, 2018 · Seat belts · 15,000 miles · AZ

The driver seat belt has been replaced twice, both times for broken clasp which holds the buckle in placed once you "click it". Both times occurred prior to starting the car. The right rear passenger seat belt was replaced after the retractor mechanism failed, which left the passenger unable to tighten their seatbelt. This occurred while the vehicle was in motion at highway speed. The rear center seatbelt was installed improperly from the factory, had to be removed and re-installed.

Filed Sep 8, 2017 · Seat belts · 37,200 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt failed to latch. The vehicle was taken to bergstrom chrysler (3650 jackson st, oshkosh, wi 54901, phone number: (920) 236-3100) where it was diagnosed that the seat belt was malfunctioning and needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the part for the repair was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 37,200.

Filed Jun 19, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 27,219 miles · TX

One problem I dealt with was a crack on my front windshield from top to bottom, dealership ship had me back and forth with this ! It doesn't show that something hit it , the other problem is the radio turn off with out me able to turn it back on with everything else going off after that . Meaning I couldn't tell the speed I was going as I was driving , gas level , anything else . After it turn back on the emergency break goes off and I'm on the freeway and almost cost a serous crash. The last this that happen on saturday 6/17/2017 was the same thing with the radio going off and AC not working at all and over heating. Turn off my car and it was leaking from the radiator. Second time I seen it over heat and low on the radiator. I have complain many times to the dealership ship about electronic problems and the emergency break setting off when I'm on the freeway . The front windshield I complain since I got my car . All they did was have me back and forth with it . Also the back set seatbelt sit belts sometimes lock where you can't put it on or it's stuck .

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Airbags, Engine · 34,000 miles · CA · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep renegade. While at a stop light, another vehicle rear ended the contact's vehicle. The driver side seat belt failed to retract. In addition, there was white smoke coming from the engine, which caused the vehicle to stall. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained chest injuries and whiplash that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the seat belt needed to be replaced. It was unknown what caused the smoke. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. The VIN was not provided.