1999 Chevrolet Silverado seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V097000 (Seat Belts); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that the driver's side seat belt was not functioning properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's side seat belt assembly had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the parts not being available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 418,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA complaint #11614850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE AND CAN NOT BE WORN WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #10592932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CONSISTENTLY GETS STUCK AND WON'T COME OUT. ALSO BOTH MY FRONT WINDOWS ARE BROKEN. THE MECHANISM THAT MOVES THEM UP AND DOWN HAS BROKEN AND THEY NOW FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OF ANY KIND TO INITIATE THESE PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10199291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

CONSUMER 1999 SILVERADO ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. *TS AFTER THE SEAT BELT RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ARM REST, WHICH WAS NOT A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY.

NHTSA complaint #10158402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DT: DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT WILL NOT EXTEND SO IT CAN BE USED. WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE REEL. THE OTHER CONCERN WERE THE ABS BRAKES. HAD SITUATIONS WHILE IN TRAFFIC THE ABS ACTIVATED ON THEIR OWN. THIS REMOVES CONTROL FROM THE DRIVER, AND IS STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENS. THERE IS A VIBRATION FROM THE ABS. TRIED TO CORRRESPOND WITH GM, BUT FEOT CONCERNS HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE AS OF YET. THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO FAIL ON 1-1-03, AND THE ABS SYSTEM BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ON 2-10-05.

NHTSA complaint #10122135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

BOTH FRONTAL PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAR SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

NHTSA complaint #10099529 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00045 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS THAT LOCKED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOCKING OF THE SEAT BELT WOULD AT THE LEAST BREAK A PERSONS COLLAR BONE.

NHTSA complaint #10094418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILED (I GO BY MILEAGE TO KNOW IF I NEED FUEL OR NOT). DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHEN YOU GO TO LOOK TO CHANGE LANES (DEALER COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM--SO IT'S NEVER BEEN FIXED). PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP IF YOU JUST LEAN FORWARD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW (WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MECHANISM FOR A BABY SEAT--DIDN'T THINK CAR SEATS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE FRONT SEAT). RIGHT SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP BURNED OUT A LONG TIME AGO. ABS MODULE FAILED (HAD TO PULL THE FUSE SO THE PUMP WOULDN'T BURN UP) THEREFORE THE TRUCK NO LONGER HAS ABS. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL HUB FAILED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE IN THE NON-CONSUMER MAINTAINABLE BEARING (THE WHOLE HUB HAD TO BE REPLACED). THE WATER PUMP HAS ALREADY FAILED (REPLACED THAT). THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP HERE & THERE. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO JAM ON IT IN PARKING LOTS & OTHER PLACES WHERE IT'S JUST NOT SAFE TO BE DARTING FORWARD. THIS MODEL YEAR WAS JUST A BAD YEAR FOR GM. THEY NEED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE WORST GM VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED (AND I'VE BEEN A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER ALL MY DRIVING YEARS).

NHTSA complaint #10086771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED, WITHIN 19,000 MILES OF HAVING THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RECALL 01V159000 PERFORMED. THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR.

NHTSA complaint #10075874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT LET GO. CREATES A VERY UNCOMFTABLE RIDE FOR THE PASSENGER AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #10005715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

WHILE AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WORK MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR ROTORS WERE CRUMBLING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, DRUMS AND LINING AS WELL.*AK THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. THE REAR BRAKES WERE CORRODED AND WORN OUT. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKE SHOES ON BOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS. THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL FAILED AND WAS REINSTALLED, ALSO THE ARM REST FOR THE BUCKET SEAT POPS OFF CONSTANTLY, SEAT BELTS LOCK UP AFTER BEING REPLACED TWICE UNDER RECALL, THE STEERING JOINT WAS REPAIRED, ALSO WHEN CONSUMER STEPS ON THE GAS, THE TRUCK DOES NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED, DUE TO LEAKING, AND THE ENGINE HESITATES.

NHTSA complaint #8009778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE DRIVNG, CONSUMER ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH SPUN AROUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND OFF THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED SPINNING AND WAS SLIDING BROADSIDE DOWN A STEEP SLOPE, AFTER HITTING SEVERAL SMALL CEDAR TREES IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BROADSIDE AGAINST A LARGE CEDAR TREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER PROPERLY CAUSING HER TO HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A VIOLENT STOP THE PASSENGER FLEW ACROSS THE CENTER CONSOLE AND UP AGAINST THE CONSUMER, THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE PASSENGER SLAMMING AGAINST THE CONSUMER CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR POST, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THEY CLIMBED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THEY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WAS STILL LATCHED, BUT IT HAD UNSPOOLED IN THE RATCHED ASSEMBLY, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (C00045-S) ON MARCH 16,2001 REGARDING THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WOULD TRY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE AN EXCUSE, FINALLY ON JUNE 6, 2001 CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SEATBELTS, CONSUMER DOUBTS IF THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE, OR IF SO, IT WAS NOT DONE EFFECTIVLY.

NHTSA complaint #564422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE DRIVNG, CONSUMER ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH SPUN AROUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND OFF THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED SPINNING AND WAS SLIDING BROADSIDE DOWN A STEEP SLOPE, AFTER HITTING SEVERAL SMALL CEDAR TREES IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BROADSIDE AGAINST A LARGE CEDAR TREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER PROPERLY CAUSING HER TO HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A VIOLENT STOP THE PASSENGER FLEW ACROSS THE CENTER CONSOLE AND UP AGAINST THE CONSUMER, THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE PASSENGER SLAMMING AGAINST THE CONSUMER CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR POST, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THEY CLIMBED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THEY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WAS STILL LATCHED, BUT IT HAD UNSPOOLED IN THE RATCHED ASSEMBLY, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (C00045-S) ON MARCH 16,2001 REGARDING THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WOULD TRY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE AN EXCUSE, FINALLY ON JUNE 6, 2001 CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SEATBELTS, CONSUMER DOUBTS IF THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE, OR IF SO, IT WAS NOT DONE EFFECTIVLY.

NHTSA complaint #564422 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ALSO, WHEN ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FAN KEPT GOING. DEALER REPLACED ABS MOTOR. *AK THE REAR WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS WATER. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN CLOSING DOOR. DRIVER DOOR SQUEAKS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. THE FRONT END WAS LEAKING DUE TO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL VENT FAILURE. WIPER BLADES FAILED. DRIVER?S SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO SEAT ADJUSTER FAILURE. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE THE ABS MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A LEAKING WATER PUMP.

NHTSA complaint #8003782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT PULL OUT.

NHTSA complaint #899429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

CENTER INTERIOR SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD. SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL CONTACT. BUT, WHEN LOOSENING UP BELT IT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #898336 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD. BEGINNING OF SEATBELT WILL GO IN TOP PART. THEN, RETRACTOR WILL NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKTHE SEAT BELTS WERE RECALLED BUT AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE SEAT NOW LOCKS UP DURING GENERAL DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LEAN FORWARD IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. NLM

NHTSA complaint #896460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CONSUMER HAS HAD SEATBELT REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. BUT, CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT SAFETY BELTS LOCK UP AT ALL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE LOCKING UP OF THE SEAT BELT SEVERELY RESTRICTS THE DRIVERS MOVEMENT, THE LOCK UP PROBLEM MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE TRAILER-BRAKE CONTROLLER UNIT, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BACK UP, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER CAN NOT GET THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM TO RELEASE. NLM

NHTSA complaint #895691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN MORE THAN IT SHOULD, IT FEELS SPONGY, AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS 3 TIMES. ONCE DUE TO RUST, OTHER TIMES DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. FRONT AND REAR PADS WERE REPLACED TWICE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING, ALSO SEAT BELT WAS HANGING UP, THE UNDERHOOD LAMP WAS INOPERATIVE, AN HORN ACTING ERRACTICALLY.

NHTSA complaint #893797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

CONSUMER CONTACTED CHAMPION CHEVROLET 707 N SEPULVEDA BLVD. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266 PHONE# 310-316-1234 ON MAY 25,2001 THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THEN CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN JUNE, AND THEY BOTH COULD NOT SAY WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #891225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

THIS VEHICLE WAS REBUILT AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT HAS A "WARRANTY BLOCK" ON THE VIN. I UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS DONE BUT I AM TOLD THAT THIS ALSO BLOCKS ANY RECALL CAMPAIGN WORK FROM BEING DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY CAMPAIGN WORK DONE TO IT. IS IT LEGAL FOR GM TO NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEAT BELT SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK?

NHTSA complaint #746317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS, BUT WHEN SHE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK SHE STATES THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, CONSUMER STATES SHE IS CONSTANTLY PULLING SEAT BELT OUT OF HER THROAT, BEFORE THE REPAIR THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT SLIDING INTO HER NECK AND CHOKING HER, CONSUMER STATES SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME PULLING THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM HER, CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THE OLD SEAT BELTS BACK AND DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE COMPLAING THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND IT LIMITED THEIR MOVEMENT, SHE WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE HER OLD SEAT BELTS WERE AND THAT SHE COULD PURCHASE A CLIP THAT MIGHT HELP THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT CUTTING ACROSS HER THROAT, CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A CLIP, BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER).

NHTSA complaint #561093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON BOTH FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTORS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, LESS THEN A WEEK LATER, DRIVER'S RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA complaint #888790 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER UNDER A RECALL, REPLACEMENT BELTS WERE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE WITH SLIGHT MOVEMENT. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THEY WOULD TIGHTEN. WHEN FIRST PUTTING ON BELTS CONSUMER HAS TO TRY A FEW TIMES FIRST BEFORE BELT EXTENDS ENOUGH TO BE BUCKLED UP. *AK

NHTSA complaint #886655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.