Tl* the contact owns a 2000 plymouth neon. While a child seat technician attempted to install a restraint system the rear driver seat belt buckle fractured. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 111,111. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.
Plymouth Neon seat belt problems
18 of the 1,368 owner complaints about the Plymouth Neon describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20003
- 19991
- 19982
- 19973
- 19962
- 19957
Often reported together
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated during an accident the driver's side seat belt failed to retract. As a result of the seat belt failure injuries were sustained. While attempting to exit the vehicle, the seat belt was observed to be wrapped around the contact's legs. A police report was filed at the scene of the accident. The dealership and manufacturer have not been alerted. Updated 7/13/2006 - the consumer sustained injuries to his chest, neck and left leg.
Consumer stated that middle seat belt plastic cap broke off, and she could not tighten the seat belt. The seat belt just slides.
Consumer states that rear middle seat belt does not lock. Dealer notified.
The rear seat belt buckles failed.
Vehicle was involved in vehicle crash and was thrown out of vehicle because seat belt failed to lock. Dealer was not notified at that time. Feel free to provide any further information.
Consumer states while driving the passenger side seat belt locks up,and is hard to unlock.dealer contacted cannot duplicate the problem. Nlm
Plastic seat belt retainer slides up & down and fails to hold belt. Piece is coming through seat.
Vehicle was involved in a direct frontal collision. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, and seat belt did not retract, resulting in minor injuries. Vehicle was totalled.the dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Rear passenger's side seat belt latch keeps on breaking. Consumer took vehicle to dealer , and they said it was the clip on the latch that broke. Consumer had it repaired 4 times. Consumer fears for the safety of the children.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Plymouth Neon seat belt
Which Plymouth Neon years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (7 complaints), 1997 (3 complaints) and 2000 (3 complaints).
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