2004 Jeep Wrangler: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed Jan 1, 2020 · Seat belts, Steering · 170,000 miles · AR

I have a right hand drive 2004 jeep wrangler. The right seat belt latch is always sticking causing my seat belt to come loose. The steering wheel starts shaking violently when reaching speeds above 50 MPH,if you hit a bump, or if it's windy or an 18 wheeler passes you on highway, the jeep will rock side to side like it's going to turn over. It's very hard to control the vehicle. I have children to haul around.

Filed May 9, 2014 · Seat belts · 80,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that while traveling at an unknown speed, the driver attempted to avoid crashing into a deer and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled over and the driver's side seat belt became separated from the belt clip. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and suffered from fatal injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home and had not been inspected to determine the cause of the seat belt failure. The approximate failure and current mileage was 80,000. Kmj

Filed Apr 23, 2008 · Seat belts · 27,112 miles · FL

The seat belt mechanism that retracts the seatbelt in the 2004 jeep wranglers.

Filed Dec 27, 2006 · Seat belts, Steering · 16,000 miles · PA

2004 jeep wrangler, 16,000 miles on it and the front end shakes violently when hitting a bump or even a small pothole in the road. I have read reports of this same issue happening over and over again with the dealers telling customers that it's "bad driving habits" causing the rotors to warp. Warped rotors can be felt in the brake pedal when appling the brakes, but there is no shaking happening while braking. Why don't manufacturers "do the right thing" and fix the problems. Seat belt retractors not retracting properly or even extending out when trying to fasten them is another problem that I encounter on a frequent basis.

Filed Jan 22, 2005 · Seat belts · 1,000 miles · PA

Failure of seat belt retractors . Seat belt catches on door latch causing damage to seat belt. Dealer replaced drivers side. Problem appeared again on both seats. Returned to dealer and was told they could not help. The web of the seat belts have holes in them from being pinched in door. When will they fail?

Filed Oct 27, 2004 · Seat belts · 3,000 miles · CT

Seat belt failure due to retractor defect. The retractor does not return the belts which allows them to catch in the door latch and fray and rip. When submitted to damlier chrysler the reply was that they did not have enough information to properly diagnose.