2000 Chrysler Sebring Air Bags & Restraints Problems

SEATBELT LOCKS UP TO WHERE U CAN'T PUT IT ON BEFORE DRIVING OR WHEN DRIVING AND SEATBELT IS ON IT SOMETIMES LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T MOVE YOUR LOCKED IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING IF IT LOCKS UP IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE ON ANY ROAD OR FREEWAY IT'S MALFUNCTIONING AND IT'S ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WHEN U HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE AND YOU CAN'T GET YOUR SEATBELT TO WORK MAKING ME DRIVE WITHOUT IT ON.. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO IT'S BEEN DOING THIS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY BELT CABLE FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $200. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 85,000. UPDATED 09/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

I WAS IN A 3 CAR COLLISION AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS THE MIDDLE CAR. I WAS WAITING ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN LEFT. I WAS HIT BY A 3RD CAR GOING 55-60MPH FROM BEHIND MAKING ME THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALL 3 CARS WERE TOTALED. MY SEAT ALSO BROKE LOOSE CAUSING ME TO GO FORWARD EVEN MORE. I DID HAVE MY SEATBELT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISMS WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT CONTROL TIMER. HE WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE WAS $90. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. HIT AT A T. TOTALED CAR. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME TO TIGHT CAUSING AND DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE DAMP ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE TAIL END OF THE CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL, AND I WENT OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH SOME BUSHES, AND HEAD-ON INTO AN OAK TREE. NEITHER AIR-BAD DEPLOYED. I WOULD GUESS THAT I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-30MPH AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, AND ONLY SUFFERED BRUISED KNEES, AND SORE STIFF NECK.*AK

AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL HEAD_ON AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND UPON IMPACT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.*AK

THE SEAT BELT MALE PART DOES NOT ALWAYS STAY ATTACHED WHEN INSERTED INTO FEMALE END. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEREOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE SEAT BELT JUST POPPED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LAST AUGUST WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT POPPED OUT AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK FOR A WHOLE DAY. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN COLORADO SPRINGS (LITHIA COLORADO SPRINGS JEEP CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH, 719-475-1155) TOOK MY VEHICLE IN. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO ACT UP SO THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I COMPLAINED TO THE MANAGER, CALLED THE CO ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHRYSLER HOME OFFICE AND NO ONE WOULD HELP, SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SEAT BELT ATTACHING PROPERLY. THE DEALER I LISTED, IS WHO WE PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. THE DEALER WHO HAS DONE ALL THE REPAIRS AND CHECKING IS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, @ 1250 S NEVADA AVE. (719)475-1155. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, SINCERELY, [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPLACED ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. AIRBAG LIGHT IS STILL ON, AND DEALER HAS NO OTHER SOLUTION.*AK

AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

DRIVER'S RESTRAINT JAMMED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND ORDERED REPLACEMENT PART. PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.*AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, LEAVING OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT IF NEEDED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND IS AWAITING ON PART SINCE THE ABOVE INCIDENT DATE. . *AK CONSUMERS SAID THAT SEAT BELT WORKS BUT THE ONE INSTALLED IS A REAR SEAT BELT LIES ON A SIDE OF A SEAT BACK CHEWING AND JAMS BETWEEN SEAT BACK. *YH