Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. buckle release button is sticking. seat belt warning light illuminated. likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||||
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. buckle release button is sticking. seat belt warning light illuminated. likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/15/2009 | 55000 | 1 | |
| Sustained facial injuries in a single vehicle accident (car vs. telephone pole). was wearing seatbelt when contacted black ice, vehicle left the road and struck a telephone pole head-on driver side which totaled the vehicle and broke the pole in half. upper torso struck steering wheel and head struck center console resulting in loss of consciousness and deep facial laceration/ avulsion over left brow. shoulder restraint did not engage and neither driver side nor passenger side airbags deployed at any time. it is in the opinion of unnamed professionals that the airbag/ shoulder restraint might have prevented or limited/ reduced the injuries sustained in the accident. no citation was written for failure to control or speeding, neither was there any suspicion of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. the vehicle was purchased used from a reputable dealership and was certified that all safety devices were intact and functional at the time of purchase. *tr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 20 | ||
| Seatbelt sometimes comes unlatched when pressure applied to belt. *tr | |||
| 01/07/2002 | 20 | 09/01/1999 | |
| The left rear seat belt will lock intemittently (being used with a child restraining seat). if the seat or the belt is moved, it will unlock itself. the right rear seat belt will not lock. you can keep pulling on the belt and it will not lock down. the dealer said that this body style does not do that. the owners manual states that it does and that it must in order to put in a child restraining seat. i know that it used to do lock because i have owned the car since sept 1999 and have had training classes on how to install child restraining seats in correctly. now, with this problem, i do not feel that our son is safe in my car. i don't know when his seat belt will become lose - if we were to get in an accident - who knows what might happen.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 07/04/2004 | 52000 | 5 | 03/03/2001 |
| Right passenger seat has problems locking into place therefore when applying brakes seat rolls forward. 10 year old son head hit the windshield due to the seat not locking... also the right front passenger seat belt constricts and the seat belt has to be unbuckle and reset by the passenger .. due to these defects my child head was slammed into the windshield of the vehicle. *la | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer stated seat belt guides are too large, causing seat belt to crawl up the neck. *ak | |||