Mike Jackson
Kitchener, ON
1992 Eagle Talon Tsi FWD

Does not retract at all on it's own.

Brady Nelson / Whitby, Ontario
1992 Eagle Talon tsi awd

8" slack drivers side

Chris Poe
Toronto, Ontario
1992 Eagle Talon TSI FWD
12-14" of slack

Travis, you are absolutely right that a slack belt is dangerous. You should take this matter up with Transport Canada, they can force a recall by
Chrysler. Go to http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp2822/en/page4_e.htm and put in your report there. There is also a phone number 1-800-333-0510 if you have the time to be put on hold.
By the way, the steel bracket that anchors the bottom of the belt can rust and the rough surface will then abrade the belt to the point where it can fail. My '93 had retraction problems; I remember taking the interior out to get to the recoil assembly but not what I did to solve the problem. Good luck, me I will stick with my sparco seat and 5-point harness. Allan

Joel Henderson
Airdrie, Alberta
1990 Plymouth Laser RS-T

Driver: 1ft Passenger: 1.5ft

1991
Talon AWD TSi
4" slack drivers side
Just over a foot on the passenger side (I know it wasn't asked)

Toronto
91 Talon AWD
Passenger side flakey 10% - need to manually force belt to retract back.
Drivers side ok most of the time.
Both tend not to retract fully though.
Hate those slamming doors on the buckle!
Tried fixing - no way to.

Will Wilson
Red Deer, Alberta
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
10-12" slack

I have filed with Transport Canada, waiting for an investigator to get in contact with me, I however did fix mine, one day as I was driving, got pissed of, yanked on it, heard something snap and now fully retracts, im gonna rip it apart and have a look at it to see what got bummed up in their.

Well, I finally got pissed off and ripped mine apart (it got stuck and wouldn't extend). The verdict is: anyone who has a lazy or non-retracting belt has a broken spring. If you belt is lazy, your spring is broken closer to the middle, if it doesn't retract at all it's broken near the beginning. The whole spring box is rather cheap. Obviously the wrong materials were used and Chrysler should be responsible for replacement - it's a safety issue.

In my case the spring was broken for a while near the middle, but then it ripped and blocked the rewinding spool altogether resulting in total blockage of the mechanism.

Is it possible to fix that yourself or would locating parts be an issue?

Well, the spring is a curved metal tape about 1m in length, which when wound on it's back side causes a spring effect. I haven't checked if the tape or the entire cartridge is available at Satan, but I doubt it. They probably replace the whole assemby - it would be worth a check though (Adam?)... I don't think the metal tape would be easily obtainable for the average person unless someone has connections in the steel rolling industry. If your belt won't budge like mine, you can take the spring cartrage apart, remove the torn piece and toss the broken part of the spring while you're at it. That's what I did and I now once again have a semi-functioning retractor, although it doesn't have the force it should.

I feel all your pain.

James Dolamore
middle of nowhere, On.
91 Talon n/t
A good foot of slack on both sides

Jordan Katranis / Toronto
1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
8-10" Slack

Isaque Nunes/Mississauga
1991 Eagle Talon TSI FWD
16-20 inches slack,

plus plenty of salt on the passangers side thanks to people who in the winter don't check the belt when they leave my car

Not sure if this helps because I've recently parted ways with my 92 Talon NT, however...
Buckled: approx 1/2foot slack.
Unbuckled, it will only retract with a little convincing.

Adam Grenon
Cobourg, Ontario
1992 Talon Esi
U.S Model With Automatic belts
10-15" slack in shoulder belt on drivers side only, barely will retract at leat 6" will not

jose veiga
127 kitchener ave

doesnt retract 2 feet of slack

Rob Greer
Burlington, ON
1992 Plymouth Laser AWD
12" slack

Peter Cortesis
Cobourg, Ontario
1992 Eagle Talon AWD TSi
12 inches on bother driver and passenger

Just had the buckle recall done. About 1 foot but it does lock when the brakes are applied and yes it has a mind of it's own when it comes to retracting. 1991 TSi FWD mint non rain car. 160K.

Alex Picard
Laval, QUEBEC
93 Talon TSI FWD

More than 1 foot of slack on both belts.

Zachary Gagnon
Ridgeway, Ontario
1990 Plymouth Laser
Less than 1 foot of slack

i have a 92 talon and mine wont even go back in its out all the way and there is nothing i can do where do i go for the recall??? just the the Chrysler dealer????

Hadi Maleki
Toronto, Ontario
1994 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

Driver and Pass. belts don't retract.

Alexandre Godere
francis Godere

sainte-julie,Québec

talon tsi 92 fwd
talon tsi 93 awd


more than 1 foot of slack on both belt
on both car

Jordan Markwith
Dundas, Ontario
1990 Eagle talon TSI AWD
8-12" slack

I have a bit of slack maybe a foot, so i gently touch it up and it goes in

John Botero
93 Eagle talon TSI
Mississauga, Ontario
about 3 feet, the belt will not retract and I have already replaced it once!

I don't know if it's the trouble you describe, but my seat belt rewind, but very slowly (both side).

If I don't watch it, I close the door on it.

I'm able to retract it enough to avoid to have slack when I drive...

I let my infos anyway.

Joël Blais
Val-d'Or, Québec
Eagle Talon ES 1993

Dominic Duclos
Thetford Mines,Quebec
1992 eagle talon tsi awd
Wont go up at all...i have to roll it myself

Shawn Petrie
Toronto, ON
92 Talon TSi AWD

1 foot of slack

Tommy Priest

Tommy Priest
Cambridge, ON
'91 Talon TSi AWD
10-12" Slack

So, is everyone getting this recall done now?

I just go to the dealer and say, I want my two seatbelts fixed for free, its a recall?

Scott Cumming
90' Plymouth laser RS
Both belts almost a foot, have to retract manually

John Armas
Ottawa Ontario
1991 Eagle Talon TSi
12-15" slack

What's up with the recall?
I think of this post every time i close my door

There is no recall. It's really up to the dealer you go to. I was tempted to get Satan to fix mine, but most dealers won't do it without a fight (would have to involve Transport Canada) and those who may be willing to do it want your car first to inspect the belt assembly (makes sense), if they find something other than a defect, you pay. If the dealer is less than honest he may find something in your seatbelt that really wasn't there. The number one reason I didn't go though with it though is because I would have to leave my car there - not gonna happen. So instead I went to a junk yard and found a similar retractor spring from a different car and fixed it myself.

Tot Chau
1992 eagel talon tsi awd
Belleville On