Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||
| EA02032 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/18/2002 | 11/21/2003 | SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE | ||
| Odi identified 59 reports with the alleged defect.odi was able to contact 44 of the 59 consumers in order to determine the specific cause of the latch problems.of the 44 owners contacted, odi determined that four failures were due to an out-of-tolerance latch plate, and that 23 failures were due to a displaced buckle housing cover.the remaining 17 failures had indeterminable causes.of the 59 reports, there were three alleged minor injuries.no legal claims or lawsuits have been filed with regard to this alleged defect.based on the limited number of reports, and a declining report trend, this investigation is closed.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appeared to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. see additional summary report. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/14/2004 | 132035 | 1 | |
| Consumer stated the passenger's side seat belt buckle will not latch.*ak | |||
| 08/10/2000 | 2 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Vehicles seat belt buckle in the middle behind diver will unlatch once buckled. now the buckle release button stays down and seat belt is of no use. *jg | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| Passenger's sliding power door quit working. a recall was received for latch on door, but did not fix problem. also, both seats belts in middle will not stay latched. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 02/15/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2097 | |
| Problem #1 - seat belts. four out of the seven seat belts in the car have failed. specifically the retraction system. four out of seven going bad to me, means this is not an isolated failure. i'm concern about the other 3 working if in an accident. dealers contacted want to charge me $800 - $1000 to fix four seat belts. need to get it fixed, but nothing to believe i won't be asking that same dealer to fix the other 3 seat belts when they go bad too. dealers say high cost of repair is directly attributed to the cost of parts. unlike an alternator, or other engine component, the seat belt assembly is sole sourced from one manufacturer. locked in to a non-competitive price (and obviously over inflated). problem #2 - rack and pinon steering. i noticed on your web site what i believe to be the same problem under pontiac transports. basically told by dealer the rack and pinon steering system is bad. out of warranty, so big bucks. have had to pay quite a bit in dealer repair bills already on vehical. for example, problems with automatic sliding door, windshield wipers, back hatch, side window, push buttons on door arm rest, air conditioning.....also poor design with plastic parts in high stressed point areas.*ak | |||
| 04/24/2002 | 1 | 10/01/2096 | |
| I received a serious concussion in a rear end/front end collision due to the fact seat belt failed to hold me in place. i hit the sunvisor and then hit the back head rest so hard i broke the seat.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 10/09/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that all the middle seat belt tabs, that holds the seat belt is malfunctioning, unable to secure a child safety seat,tabs it will break off after being fastern.dealer contacted. mr | |||