1997 Buick Park Avenue seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

PASSENGER SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #10483292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

I OWN A 1997 PARK AVE ULTRA WITH SEVERAL RECALL REPAIR ISSUES THE FOLLOWING WERE ADDRESSED BY GM BUT NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED: (FAULTY) ABS SYSTEM (WITH CAMPAIGN CODE STICKER) REPLACED ABS SYSTEM CUTS OUT RANDOMLY CAUSING CHANGES IN STOPPING DISTANCE (IN SEVERE BRAKING SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM HAS CUT OUT ON ME GETTING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES JUST TO COME TO A NORMAL STOP) FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT REPLACEMENT(NO CAMPAIGN STICKER) MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR WAS NEVER FIXED OR TORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFIED STANDARDS WHILE IN FOR REPAIRS LET ALONE ADDRESSED AT ALL RACK AND PINION HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES SOME DUE TO AGE AND MILES BUT REGARDLESS THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE AND BEARINGS ARE SHOT THE FAULTY RECALL REPAIRS ON MY VEHICLE DON'T INSTILL TRUST IN GM'S ABILITY TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE A SECOND TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10449285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEVERAL YEARS AGO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CEASED WORKING ON MY 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE. SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I PAID FOR A NEW SEATBELT ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION. THEN, ON AUGUST 6TH (TWO WEEKS AGO) 2007, THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BECAME INOPERABLE(THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT), THEREFORE MAKING IT USELESS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN GET THIS REPAIR DONE.

NHTSA complaint #10200163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL 00V117000 CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED BY THE DEALER IN 2002. BUT THE DEALER ONLY CORRECTED ONE OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER FAILED TO INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT ONLY ONE OF SEAT BELTS WAS REPAIRED. IN OCTOBER 2005 BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BEGAN TO RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL. *JB UPDATED

NHTSA complaint #10147687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V117000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A SHOULDER BELT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, BUT HAD PROBLEMS RETRACTING BACK TO NORMAL POSITION.

NHTSA complaint #10109272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $545.00. *AK REFER TO RECALL#77955

NHTSA complaint #10059487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS FAILED. IT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT AND MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A SEAT BELT SHOULD FAIL.

NHTSA complaint #10039147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE BELT HAD ABOUT 18-18 INCHES OF SLACK AT ALL TIMES. *NLM *CB *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10020457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE VEHICLES' PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT FROM SHOULDER RETRACTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA complaint #10001293 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A REPAIR TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS(00V-117). DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE, HOWEVER HAS NOT INFORMED CONSUMER AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN EXPECT REPAIRS. YD

NHTSA complaint #561815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

LAP BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, BEING DIFFICLT TO BE RELEASED FROM BUCKLE ANCHOR.

NHTSA complaint #8003131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. CONSUME RHAS DRIVEN THREE DAYS LAST WEEK WITHOUT SEAT BELTS PROTECTION BECAUSE RETRACTOR DID NOT WORK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THAT PART TWICE, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8003009 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A REPAIR TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS(00V-117). DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE, HOWEVER HAS NOT INFORMED CONSUMER AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE CAN EXPECT REPAIRS. YD

NHTSA complaint #561815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #898295 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE PART IN FRONT OF THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER STATES IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE MAIN ROLLER. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #895057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THE PART IN FRONT OF THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER STATES IT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE MAIN ROLLER. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #895057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

AT 21,470 MILES, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN USED, AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RETRACT FROM RETRACTOR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK PASSENGERS RIGHT FRONT LAP BELT IS NOT STUCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE, DEALER STATED IN THE BEGINNING THAT HE WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER WHEN HE FOUND OUT THE COST, HE DECLINED HIS OFFER. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #891206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #746931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION #00039 FOR FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR, CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE REPAIR COMPLETED ONLY TO BE TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, SECOND OCCASION PARTS WERE IN CONSUMER RETURNED VEHILCE AND WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT AFTER CHECKING TO SEE IF PROBLEM WAS FIXED CONSUMER REALIZED SEAT BELT WAS STILL EXHIBITING SAME PROBLEM, CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP A THIRD TIME AND WAS ADVISED THAT PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED, THE LAST TIME CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP STATING THERE WERE NO PARTS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE REPAIR OF THE DEFECT, CONSUMER WAS LATER ADVISED THAT MECHANIC STATED CONSUMER DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE RECALL AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS FINISHED.

NHTSA complaint #560500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

OWNER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V-227, EXPERIENCED DEFECT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION, SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #558737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SEAT BELTS BECAME INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO RECALL 00V-117, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

NHTSA complaint #558440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

OWNER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURE FOR RECALL (00V-117). REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSE FOR CHARGES.

NHTSA complaint #556901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

OWNER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURE FOR RECALL (00V-117). REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSE FOR CHARGES.

NHTSA complaint #556901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING RECALL NO 00V117000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00039, DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM CONSUMER NOTICED SHOULDER BELT WAS LOCKING WHEN MAKING ANY SLIGHT MOVEMENT.*AK THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS STILL DOES NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #872425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

00 117 000/GM SHOULDER BELTS: RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE, INFORMING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONTACTED DEALER(WEST POINT BUICK, HOUSTON, TEXAS, PHONE # 281/493-2000 FOR A APPOIMENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT PART WERE NOT AVAILABLE. APPOINTMENT WOULD NOT BE MADE UNTIL LATER. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #869617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FORNT SEATBELTS TWISTED, ALLOWING WEBBING TO BE JAMMED INTO THE RETRACTOR. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #868198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR A BIG PERSON, BUT WORKS FINE FOR A SMALLER PERSON. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #867347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CONSUMER TOLD OF MANUFACTURE SERVICE BULLETIN # 9908-50-013 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SEAT BELTS, LOCAL DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER BELT BUT IS RELUCTANT TO REPLACED DRIVER SIDE BELT, THE DRIVER SIDE BELT IS FOLDING AND JAMMING. YH

NHTSA complaint #552015 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELTS WRINKLE AND JAM INTO RETRACTORS FROM ORDINARY MOVEMENT OF PASSENGER AND /OR DRIVER. THEY BECOME USELESS. CONVERSATIONS WITH DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT IS A "MANIFACTURERS DEFECT" AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. DISCUSSIONS WITH MANIFACTURER IS NO HELP. THEY REFER US BACK TO THE DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #722538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELTS BECOME TWISTED AND UNABLE TO USE DUE TO JAM OF THE RETRACTING MECHANISM.

NHTSA complaint #721780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.