2002 Dodge Durango Seat Belts Problems

Your front seats slide back and forth uncontrollably during acceleration, braking, and turns, sometimes moving enough to interrupt your contact with the gas and brake pedals. The seat belts aren't holding you in place during these movements, and the forward sliding can cause your body to hit the steering wheel during hard stops or your passenger's head to hit the windshield. This problem occurred again after a repair in 2015 that replaced the seat frame switch. A mechanic will need to inspect and likely repair or replace the seat track assembly and seat belt tensioning system to keep the seats secure.

NO INJURIES YET, REAR BENCH SEAT, SEAT BELTS RELEASE RANDOMLY, WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, ALL THREE DO THE SAME, ONE WORSE THAN OTHERS, IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

JUNE 16, 2005 - MY SON TURNED 17. JUNE 23, 2005 - MY SON RECEIVED A 2002 DODGE DURANGO AS A GIFT. JUNE 26, 2005 - MY SON'S 2002 DODGE DURANGO'S DRIVER'S SEATBELT FAILED AS HE WAS EXITING HIS FATHER'S DRIVEWAY. JUNE 28, 2005 - TOOK DODGE IN FOR FAILED SEATBELT AND WAS TOLD VIA TELEPHONE THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $400.00 TO REPLACE. I CALLED MANUFACTURER AND COMPLAINED, SITING WEBSITES AND CBS (2003) DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM BEING THE FAILED SEATBELT. TO QUOTE "APPROXIMATELY 16 MILION DODGE VEHICLES HAVE A SEAT BELT THAT DOES NOT PASS THE STANDARD FOR ACCIDENTAL SAFETY". THEIR RESPONSE: WELL ITS' NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND ITS NOT A RECALL, BUT I'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THEY ARE CHARGING ME A "CO-PAY" OF $75.00 FOR A NEW COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. YOUR GOVERNMENT BRANCH, THE DODGE MANUFACTURER AND OWNERS OF THIS TYPE VEHICLE ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. COULD DODGE GIVE ME BACK MY SON IF MY SON HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND LOST HIS LIFE BECAUSE HIS DODGE DURANGO DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED!! WHEN IS NHTSA GOING TO TAKE A STAND AND TELL THE DODGE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR LEMONS. AS FAR AS THE QUESTIONS BELOW, NHTSA KNOWS BETTER THAN I.

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER COLLISION. BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY BELTS DID NOT LOCK OR RETRACT, RESULTING IN OCCUPANTS SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

THE SEAT BELT FOR THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT PULL OUT. THE MECHANIC KEPT WORKING WITH IT UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT. HE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT TWISTED AND ORDERED A NEW ASSEMBLY. IT IS ON BACK ORDER. IN THE MEANWHILE, THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE MECHANIC COULD NOT PULL IT OUT. I HAD TO FOLD UP THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS AND CARRY MY CARGO IN THE MIDDLE UNTIL THE SEAT BELT IS REPLACED. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***763142