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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 0 miles
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My approx 75lb dog was belted to the passenger seat belt while the car was parked to prevent him from accessing the contents of the rear compartment. Because his usual collar-to-seatbelt leash was in another vehicle, I accomplished this via a thin (ladies') silk scarf in a simple knot around his collar. When my husband came along a few minutes later, he opened the passenger door for the dog, not realizing the dog was restrained. The dog jumped out of the car: The seatbelt, not the silk scarf, tore! the sealtbelt tore literally in half. The tear is not at a seam or at the clip, but rather in the webbing itself. What if this had been a high speed collision? my husband and I are both physicians - my husband an er doc - and neither of us has heard of such a thing. We have contacted the dealer, who stated that it should not have happened, but wants approx $200 for the repair. In addition to safety concerns for other vehicles, I am reprting this because I think charging for a safety-related equipment failure is unreasonable. Thanks for your time! pat wells.
- Ferndale, MI, USA
- Bremen, GA, USA