| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997096758 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 1997 |
| Consumer's City: BRANDON | Consumer's State: MS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: COLT | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JB3CA11A4PU | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 23 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1993 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dodge issued a recall in 1997 on automatic seatbelts. i made an appointment and assumed that my seatbelts would be repaired completely (it is definitely a safety issue). i returned the next day to pick up my car. the driver's side automatic belt worked, but the passenger side did not. they said "we'll look at it again. it's probably just a crossed-wire". i went back to retrieve my car later in the day and neither the driver nor the passenger sides automatic seatbelts were working. i asked why. the repair representative then said that dodge was only responsible for replacing the tracking of the automatic seatbelts and that nothing else was covered in the recall. i asked why neither belts were working now when one had been working properly earlier in the day. she then repeated that they were not responsible for that. i have contacted blackwell dodge and they refuse to help me in this matter. seatbelts are required by law and in some states is becoming more common for police officers to issue tickets when they see you driving without your seatbelt. i only have a lap restraint and i do not feel comfortable with only a lap belt. i wish that dodge and all of the other manufacturers of these "automatic seatbelts" would replace these unpredicable devices with manual restraints found in all newly manufactured cars today. thank you for your time. i hope something good can come of this situation. *ak |
