Newark, DE
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP WONT RETRACT BACK IN PLACE SO ALL IT HAS IS A LAP BELT.
NHTSA complaint #10449223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2000 Cadillac Deville seat belt problems
10 of the 312 complaints about the 2000 Cadillac Deville are about the seat belts — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 52,262 miles.
10
Complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Retractor
5
50.0%
Seat Belts
3
30.0%
Anchorage
1
10.0%
Buckle Assembly
1
10.0%
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Washington, DC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON FAILURE MECHANISM 02031 THE FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. *BF
NHTSA complaint #10101907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Washington, DC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS INOPERATIVE ON 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE (02031).
NHTSA complaint #10098935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,525 miles
Queensbury, NY
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 40 MPH, WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION AND THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, BACK, SHOULDER RIGHT KNEE , FACE, TEETH, HEAD, AND LEFT HAND.
NHTSA complaint #10083356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gaithersburg, MD
SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V227000 FOR SAFETY BELT IN 01/03. SINCE THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES BUT STILL HASN'T OBTAINED A REMEDY. TWICE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND TWO OTHER TIMES THE DEALER INDICATED THEY WERE TOO BUSY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10025093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 49,000 miles
Tabor City, NC
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #10009466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bayside, NY
Crash
2 injured
SEAT BELTS
CAR WAS HIT WITH SPEED ABOUT 45 TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER SEATBELT BROKE. STATED SEAT BELT BROKE AND AT THE BUCKLE DURING THE CRASH. WILL SEND PHOTOS TO ODI. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. CW
NHTSA complaint #9006379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Phoenix, AZ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SEAT BELTS LOCK AND PULL DRIVER BACK FOR NO REASON. CAR CAN BE GOING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAPPENS SUDDENLY. HAVE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT AND REFASTEN TO UNLOCK THE BELT.
NHTSA complaint #758765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Griffith, IN
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLEY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF IN TRAFFIC, CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY FOR BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER IS INOPERATIVE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE OUT OF POSITION, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC RETAINER WAS BROKE, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE STARTED IN THIRD GEAR, WHICH THE GEARS SEEM TO LOCK UP INTERNALLY, VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RIGHT CENTER DASH A/C VENT CLOSES BY IT SELF, THE NIGHT VISION LENS IS CRACKED AND THE CONSOLE HOLDER AND LATCH BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #8001011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Griffith, IN
Crash
1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLEY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF IN TRAFFIC, CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY FOR BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER IS INOPERATIVE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE OUT OF POSITION, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC RETAINER WAS BROKE, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE STARTED IN THIRD GEAR, WHICH THE GEARS SEEM TO LOCK UP INTERNALLY, VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RIGHT CENTER DASH A/C VENT CLOSES BY IT SELF, THE NIGHT VISION LENS IS CRACKED AND THE CONSOLE HOLDER AND LATCH BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #8001011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.