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 | |||
| 12/02/2005 | 88000 | 2 | 10/01/2004 |
| Seat belts sticking, steering making loud pop noises when turning wheel, transmission shifting very hard from park to reverse on a angle. now my engine locked up, was hesitating when accelerating. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/02/2001 | 2 | 03/01/1999 | |
| When trying to buckle up by pulling seat belt out, it will not come out, and will not work. taken it to dealer to be replaced.*ak the rear middle seat belt would not push in to the part it is supposed to buckle into, dealer replaced. *slc | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 2 | |||
| Consumer stated seat belts behind passenger and middle back seats locked up. they did not work. also, air bag light kept coming on. consumer took vehicle to mechanic to have it looked at, but air bag light still came on.*ak | |||