FaultScore

1995 Chevrolet Tahoe seat belt problems

13 of the 296 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe are about the seat belts — 4% of everything reported for this model year.

F

13

Complaints

3

Crashes

0

Fires

3

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Retractor 6 46.2%
Seat Belts 2 15.4%
Rear/Other 2 15.4%
Anchorage 1 7.7%
Buckle Assembly 1 7.7%
Webbing 1 7.7%

Seat Belts across every Chevrolet Tahoe year

1995 13 10.8%
1999 12 10.0%
2001 29 24.2%
2002 15 12.5%
2003 10 8.3%
2007 14 11.7%
2015 14 11.7%
2021 13 10.8%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Versailles, KY Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

ON 3/13/2001 WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE I STRUCK OFF ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING APROX. 40-45 MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND SLID APROX. 75 FEET ON ROAD AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE OFF ROAD FOR ANOTHER 50 FEET WHEN I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS SYSTEM NEVER KICKED IN,AND THE VEHICLE SLID UNCONTROLLED UNTIL COLLISION WITH INJURIES TO MYSELF WHEN THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD MY BODY AND ALLOWED ME TO TRAVEL FORWARD STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)

NHTSA complaint #759442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cresaptown, MD Crash 4 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION THE FOOT BRAKE FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM CAUSING HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHILED KNOCKING HIM UNCONSIOUS. NLM

NHTSA complaint #559801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED, IT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTOR. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #783658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Hills, CA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELTS ALWYAS GETS CAUGHT. REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER REFUSE TO ADMIT DESIGN FLAW. WILL NOT REPALCE THE DAMAGED SEATBELTS. THE SEAT BELT INTEGRITY IS BEING COMPROMISED.

NHTSA complaint #723660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rose Hill, NC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP RESTRAINT IS JAMMED. BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR SO THAT IT CAN BE USED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #860421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Elizabethton, TN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES DOES RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM,CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #843487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Greenville, MI

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

THE REAR SEAT BELT JOINT MADE OF PLASTIC HAS BROKEN IN HALF, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO BE USEABLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #830077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Dover, MA

SEAT BELTS

REAR CENTER RESTRAINTS STITCHING SEPARATED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE BELT TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS.

NHTSA complaint #815874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kissimmee, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART WHILE THIS SEAT BELT WAS AROUND A CSS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #807387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rayne, LA

SEAT BELTS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP/ SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERABLE.

NHTSA complaint #803096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Portland, OR

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT STUCK IN RETRACTOR.

NHTSA complaint #488419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Woodland H, CA

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

REAR SEAT CENTER SEAT BELT COMES APART WHEN USED WITH CHILD SEAT. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #601282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rancho Murie, CA Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #975876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe problems

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