17 of the 721 complaints about the 1999 GMC Sierra are about the seat belts — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 9,000 miles.
17
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS SQUEAK WHEN SEAT BELTS GO IN AND OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SENSITIVE. CONSUMER HAS TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO AVOID SEAT BELTS LOCKING IN PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #10039992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CORRECT FORUM FOR VOICING THESE CONCERNS BUT I HOPE AND CAN BE ENLIGHTENED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT MILEAGE OR DATES OF ANY OF THESE INCIDENTS WITHOUT FURTHER STUDY. THE SEATBELTS ON THIS TRUCK WILL LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH NO BRAKING. THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS BROKEN FREE FROM THE MECHANISM TWICE. THE DAYTIME LIGHTING DOES NOT WORK THOUGH THE LAMPS AND FUSES ARE IN WORKING CONDTION. THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHEARED A SHAFT IN TWO AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE ENGINE CLATTERS AND WAS FIXED ONCE BY THE DEALER HOWEVER THE FIX HAS NEVER LASTED MORE THAN HALF OF AN OIL CHANGE(1,500 MILES.) THE HEADLIGHT AND ROTARY DIMMER SWITCHES AND SURROUNDING TRIM ON THE DASH GET EXTREEMELY HOT TO THE POINT OF BURNING. I KNOW I HAVE MISSED SOMETHING, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SO MANY THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #766994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE, CASUSING DRIVER TO HIT FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND PROPELLED DRIVER ONTO PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #8016412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT COLLISION AT 40 MPH, SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. CONSUMER HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND SUFFERED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
NHTSA complaint #8010545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V097 REGARDING THE SEATBELT UNIT REPLACEMENT, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN SHORT ONE SEATBELT KIT AND WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN LATER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED AFTER LOOKING UP THE VIN THAT BOTH SEATBELTS HAD BEEN REPLACED, SO THE DEALER WOULD DO NO FURTHER WORK UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN.
NHTSA complaint #561640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V097 REGARDING THE SEATBELT UNIT REPLACEMENT, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN SHORT ONE SEATBELT KIT AND WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN LATER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED AFTER LOOKING UP THE VIN THAT BOTH SEATBELTS HAD BEEN REPLACED, SO THE DEALER WOULD DO NO FURTHER WORK UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN.
NHTSA complaint #561640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V097000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00045 FOR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS AN INCONVEINCE IF IT WAS A SAFTEY ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #885519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR END VIBRATES DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT TO AXLE. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY TRANMISSION SHIFTS HARD. TRIED REPLACING SEAT BELT TO FIX TIGHTENING ON BUMP.
NHTSA complaint #742681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
REAR END VIBRATES DUE TO MISALIGNMENT OF DRIVE SHAFT TO AXLE. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY TRANMISSION SHIFTS HARD. TRIED REPLACING SEAT BELT TO FIX TIGHTENING ON BUMP.
NHTSA complaint #742681 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ACCELERATED AFTER A STOP LIGHT WHEN REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SEAT BELT LOCKED ON SECOND IMPACT FROM CAR FROM BEHIND. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #881871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALLED (G00045-S) SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. NLM
NHTSA complaint #557794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL G00045S REGARDING SHOULDER SEAT BELTS. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER REFUSED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #873710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE. RESTRAINT HAS LOCKED IN ONE POSITION. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED THE RESTRAINT PREVIOUSLY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN THE TRACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
NHTSA complaint #855016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WORKS PROPERLY AND RESTRAINS DRIVER DURING QUICK STOPS.THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT CATCH MECHANISM HAS NEVER RESTRAINED THE PASSENGER DURING QUICK STOPS AND THE PASSENGER LUNGES FOREWARD EACH AND EVERY TIME.NOTICING THIS PROBLEM I INTENTIONALLY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE SEAT BELT CATCH BY MAKING NUMEROUS QUICK STOPS.THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE ALL THE GMC TRUCKS WERE LIKE THIS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ONLY RESTRAINED ON IMPACT.I WAS TOLD THAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS TO MAKE IT EASY TO INSTALL A CHILD CAR CARRIER.DOES THIS SOUND REASONABLE TO YOU.I THOUGHT SEAT BELTS SHOULD OPERATE THE SAME REGARDLESS OF WHICH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #708334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT LOCKS UP AND DRIVER CANNOT MOVE, BELT TIGHTENS ALSO WHEN HITTING BUMPS ETC.
NHTSA complaint #706737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM ANCHOR AND GUIDE FAILED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #705206 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.