1998 Buick Century seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

I HAVE A 1998 BUICK REGAL WITH REAR SEATBELTS THAT JAM INSIDE AND CANNOT BE RE-EXTENDED. I HAVE PAID $200 TO HAVE THE BACK SEAT REMOVED AND THE SEATBELTS REALIGNED SO THAT THEY WORK. I WAS WARNED AT TIME OF REPAIR THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL CAR AND IT WOULD PROBABLY REOCCUR. DESPITE OUR GREAT CARE IN USING THE REALIGNED BELTS, THE PROBLEM DID IN FACT REOCCUR AND NOW BOTH REAR BELTS ARE JAMMED AGAIN, WITH THE RESULT THAT OUR CHILDREN CANNOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE CAR AND WE CANNOT USE IT WHEN TRAVELING WITH THEM (UNLESS WE PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN). MY MOTHER HAS A BUICK REGAL ROUGHLY THE SAME AGE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10282883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMED INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. *AK BUICK REFUSED TO FIX THE SEAT BELT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10074158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DIDN'T TIGHTEN OR HOLD IT'S POSITION. THE CAR SEAT MOVED. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10026657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, NOISES SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, THE RACK AND PINION HAD GONE OUT AND LEAKED, THE A/C CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SEAT BELT BUTTON LATCH HAD FALLEN AND THE BUTTON WAS MISSING, THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OUT OF SPECIFICS, THE DRIVER DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN, THE PANEL HAD MOVED WHEN THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN, THE POWER WINDOW(S) WERE INOPERATIVE, THE SHIFTER GOES IN AND OUT, THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR EXTERIOR TRIM WAS HARD TO OPEN, THE PASSENGERS SEAT COUSHIN WAS TOO SOFT AND HAD COLLAPSED, AND THE DOOR'S MIRROR WAS LOOSE. THE SERVICE DEALER HAD FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. SCC

NHTSA complaint #566331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

BOTH OUTSIDE REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT PULL OUT, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #8013895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE TWISTS TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF BELT. CAUSES BELT TO BE TWISTED WHEN ON.

NHTSA complaint #755499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #896158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

LEFT REAR RETRACTOR ON THE SEATBELT KEPT GETTING STUCK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED*AK.

NHTSA complaint #889167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN TRYING TO USE IT WHILE DRIVING. HORN FAILED TO WORK EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ALSO, FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. LATCH PLATE WOULD NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE MECHANISM.

NHTSA complaint #860727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

SEAT BELTS DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE, BRAKE PEDAL MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

NHTSA complaint #609597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

FRONT SEATBELT IS TOO TIGHT. SHE STATED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SEATBELT CUTS OFF HER CIRCULATION WHEN SHE DRIVES HER CAR . ALSO THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT SHE CAN GET A CLOTHES PIN TO ATTACH TO THE SEATBELT TO STOP THE SEATBELT FROM BEING TOO TIGHT. SEATBELT REPLACED, BUT REPLACEMENT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA complaint #829240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

THE FRONT LAP BELTS ARE CONSTANTLY TWISTED. DEALER HAS FIXED THEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #823618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.