1986 DODGE COLT PROBLEMS

Common Complaints and Reliability

• 1. Seat belt buckle issues:

  • Driver side seat belt buckle hard to unlatch
    
  • Both front seat belts don't restrain properly
    
  • Seat belt buckle broke, denied recall
    
  • Front passenger side seat belt had to be opened with a screwdriver
    
  • Internal plastic part of front passenger's buckle broke
    
  • Passenger side buckle will jam, driver side buckle will not latch
    
  • Rear driver's and passenger's side seat belts inoperative
    
  • Seat belt buckle on driver side will not latch
    
  • Seat belt buckle difficult to disengage
    
  • Takata seat belt buckle inoperative
    
  • Driver side seat belt buckle red push button broke
    

• 2. Other issues:

  • Carburetor fire
    
  • Crankshaft broke, causing harmonic balancer to fly off
    
  • Water leaking inside trunk
    
  • Recall notice on seat belt repair refused by dealer
    
  • Dealer will not acknowledge recall for seat belt repair
    
  • Vehicle seat belt driver side buckle broken and inoperative