18 of the 89 complaints about the 1992 Chevrolet Lumina APV are about the seat belts — 20% of everything reported for this model year.
18
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETURN INTO THE RETRACTOR, LEAVING OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. THE RETRACTORS WERE POORLY BUILT SINCE ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS THE RETRACTORS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #8007117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED 4/99 SAME PROBLE GM NOTIFIED AND FIXED FREE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM; NOW THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS 90,000 MILES ON VEHICLE; AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. I HAD 64,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPLACED IN 1999.
NHTSA complaint #760189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELT WILL NOT RELEASE, MAKING IT UNUSABLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, FOR OTHER SEATBELTS IN OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THIS SAME REASON.
NHTSA complaint #750123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEATBELT WILL NOT RELEASE, MAKING IT UNUSABLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, FOR OTHER SEATBELTS IN OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THIS SAME REASON.
NHTSA complaint #750123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT IN THE HOUSING MECHANSIM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE VERY LOOSE OR VERY TIGHT DEPENDING ON THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #864842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LIES SLACK THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BELT. IT DOESN'T RETRACT BACK INTO THE BELT HOLDER TO SECURE THE DRIVER SNUGLY INTO THE SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #723238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT ON. IT WOULD NOT "REWIND" AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF FULLY EXTENDEND POSITION. UNABLE TO USE THIS SEAT IN VEHICLE NOW DUE TO EXTREME SAFETY RISK.
NHTSA complaint #722360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER AND LEFT REAR SEATBELTS RETRACTORS HAVE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #718661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #846281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RETRACT, LEAVING ROOM BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PASSENGER. DEALER SAYS THE RETRACTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #837188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #781298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
MIDDLE ROW RIGHT SEAT BELT FULLY PULLED OUT, WILL NOT RETRACT; DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, WOULD NOT RETRACT; OCCUPANT USES LAP BELT PORTION ONLY.
NHTSA complaint #816826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS: SEAT BELTS ON FRONT LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT, HAVE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS TWICE AND HAD REPAIRED AT NO COST, IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER WILL REPAIR BUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #809311 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE BROKEN, RENDERING THE SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #809652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMETIMES GETSTANGLED UP, TOOK TO DEALER AND HE FIXED IT, CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM .
NHTSA complaint #808112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BOTH FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT COMBINATION HAS FAILED, SUDDENLY BELTS HAVE NO PRESSURE/NO FORCE/NO PROTECTION, HANG LOOSE.
NHTSA complaint #986751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING WHEN UNLATCHING SEATBELT. TT
NHTSA complaint #975188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT INTO ASSEMBLY. TT
NHTSA complaint #972094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.