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1999 Dodge Durango seat belts problems

30 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1999 Dodge Durango cite seat belts, 1% of all 2,012 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
30
1% of all complaints
Crashes
11
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
11
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the seat belts

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“ACCELERATION AND STALLING ISSUES WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY. REPLACED IAC, MAP SENSOR, TPS SENSOR AND STILL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 28, 2018Seat belts, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11098298
“THE PCM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND IT RAN PERFECTLY FINE FOR 2 MONTHS AND THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING HAPPENING SHUTTING OFF WHILE IM DRIVING IVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 CAR ACCIDENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A 45 MPH ROAD AN TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65MPH SOMETHING NEEDS TO BEEN DOWN SO ONCE ON CITY STREETS AND 2 TIMES ON STATE ROUTE 75 HIGHWAY”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 26, 2017Electrical system, Seat belts, Electronic stability control (esc)ODI 10991860
“WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS OUT, I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS, MY SWAY BAR OR CHAIN HAS BUSTED, SEAT BELT FOR DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT, RUST AND EROSION HAS BEEN SO BAD THAT I ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY, AND I HAVE NO HEAT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 21, 2015Suspension, Seat belts, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 10795231
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS FAILED. THE CONTACT USED A SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON IN ORDER FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 14, 2015Seat beltsODI 10733993
“SEATS BELTS IN DODGE DURANGO ARE VERY HARD TO GET OFF THEY STICK DON'T WANT TO UNLATCH WORRIED ABOUT PROBLEMS IN INSTANCE OF COLLISION. THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT USE THESE SEAT BELTS EVERY DAY, IN ADDITION TO THEIR MOTHER! *NM”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 17, 2006Seat beltsODI 10165741
“SEATS BELTS IN DODGE DURANGO ARE VERY HARD TO GET OFF THEY STICK DON'T WANT TO UNLATCH SEAT BELTS TEARING IF IN WRECK COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT USE THESE SEAT BELTS EVERY DAY. *NM”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 21, 2006Seat beltsODI 10160403

Showing 6 of 30 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 7, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Seat belts: retractor

Free remedy

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN VAN, WAGON, PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

Seat beltsReported Apr 11, 2001NHTSA 01V119000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 7, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.