In 2005 while entering onto the highway going home from some personal appointments a small car hit our full size van from behind and caused us to flip over and roll over 8 times and slide at least 2 city blocks before it stopped. We were not even doing the speed limit when we were hit. The front window shattered and glass was in our eyes but our airbags did not deploy. We were stuck upside down my seat belt was stuck and my husband had to pull me out of the driver side window. I had to treat for tmj problems, stress and trauma in my neck and back for a few years and I still have some issues. Do we have a claim against the manufacturer?
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 259 complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Consumer states that rear seat belt buckle , second row, is not working properly. Dealer has not yet been notified.
The child seat failure consisted of a cable connecting the latch plate to the belt tensioner mechanism. The failure is not faile "safe". A failure safe mode would maintain the seat belt and child restrained. The failure mode instead leaves the belt loose. This leaves parents with a false sense of security since they believe their child is safely restrained. This is also an expensive repair since chrysler designed the integrated child seats contained in the bench to be unmaintainable requiring parents to purchase the complete bench in excess of $600. Nlm
The child seat failure we experienced can easily go undetected. The cable connecting the latch plate to the seat belt retractor mechanism has broken which prevents the seat belt from tensioning and restraining our child. I f the driver does not have detailed understanding of how the seat belt should work the driver will be lulled into a false sense of security. When chrysler was contacted they offered to pay for half of the repair. I believe this is a design flaw that should be repaired by the manufacturer. I have owned reliable child seats which have endured for many years, all of which were far less expensive and none with such a silent and dangerous defect. I would appreciate your assistance and believe that this matter should be pursued for the benefit of the other unknowing drivers.
Integrated child safety seat belt retractor failed to release child.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
5 of 259 owner complaints about the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager (2%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
Airbag light 27Adaptive cruise 22Wipers 15Stalling 11Fire or smoke 10Fuel leak 10Check engine light 9Transmission failure 9Hesitation 7ABS 6Power steering loss 6Fuel pump 5Headlights 5Tire blowout 5
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