Seat Belt Tensioner Sensor

Sep 01, 2005 5 Replies
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I have a '02 Sebring Convertible Limited and the airbag warning light has come on. Dealer says it's the "Driver's side seat belt tensioner sensor" that is the cause and he needs to replace the ENTIRE seat belt assembly at a cost of $360. He says it may cause the airbags not to deploy in case of an accident...



Is there a cheaper way to fix this?? I have to replace a whole assembly because a sensor is broken? I really do not need to spend that money right now (especially since I just had to pay $300 to replace a plastic valve housing that had cracked and caused coolant to leak)...



Thanks for any input! Yves


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the pretensoner on the inboard side of the seat and it just may have come unplugged check the connection under the seat going to thye inboard buckle make it's plugged in the air bag system is there to save your life but only if it's working correctly

dont skrimp on it

"Yves M." wrote:

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The air bag will still deploy if the pretension is bad, the pretensioner is designed to take out the slack in the seat belt and pull the driver back from the steering wheel in the event of a frontal accident. I would have this fixed, but hold on to your receipt in case there is a recall such as the clockspring on the mini vans. We are replacing these pretensioners all the time on the driver and passenger seat.

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

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Does this apply to the 2001 Chrysler LHS also?

Thanks Bob AZ

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Have not had to replace one yet on the LH

Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech

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