SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE STOPPED AND THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT HOLD US IN PLACE. DT
NHTSA complaint #770020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oldsmobile Ciera seat belt problems
26 of the 354 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Ciera are about the seat belts — 7% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1989.
26
Complaints
7%
Share of all complaints
4
Crashes
0
Fires
Seat Belts complaints by model year
1984 Ciera
1
3.8%
1986 Ciera
1
3.8%
1987 Ciera
3
11.5%
1988 Ciera
4
15.4%
1989 Ciera
9
34.6%
1990 Ciera
2
7.7%
1994 Ciera
1
3.8%
1995 Ciera
4
15.4%
1996 Ciera
1
3.8%
What owners said
1988 Oldsmobile Ciera
Davenport, IA
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SHOULDER BELT RETRO-FIT KIT THAT WAS GIVEN BY OLDSMOBILE HAS A VERY LARGE BUCKLE THAT HITS RIGHT IN THE STERNUM. IF IN AN ACCIDENT BUCKLE COULD GO RIGHT THROUGH THE CHEST. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT WAS THE WAY THEY MADE THEM, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
NHTSA complaint #850338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER COLLISION DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY CAUSING DRIVER TO SLIDE RESULTING IN INJURIES. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1994 Oldsmobile Ciera
Melbourne, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS' SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT OR LOCK UP IN EMERGENCY STOPPING. *AK
NHTSA complaint #837800 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT RECALL WORK FAILED, DURING COLLISION SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK RESULTING IN INJURIES TO HEAD AND NECK OF OCCUPANTS, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEFLATE.
NHTSA complaint #534663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Saint Anthony, ID
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN SEAT BELT RECALL PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #513991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Dillwyn, VA
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #805086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Casselberry, FL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC CLIP ON REAR SEAT BELTS HAS DISINTEGRATED. *AK PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #985533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Milton, WV
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEATBELT RECALL REPAIRS DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #501325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGER IN PLACE DURING IMPACT, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #503823 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Oldsmobile Ciera
SAN Diego, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE SLOWLY DETERIORATED UNTIL IT BECAME INOPERABLE. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #488264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Oldsmobile Ciera
Dunkirk, MD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE JUST FELL APART AND NO LONGER LATCHES.PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #980370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1988 Oldsmobile Ciera
Dunkirk, MD
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE JUST FELL APART AND NO LONGER LATCHES.PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #980370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1990 Oldsmobile Ciera
Birmingham, AL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #978521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCKUP AFTER A REAREND, ALLOWING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FORWARD. TT
NHTSA complaint #978320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1987 Oldsmobile Ciera
Brooklyn, NY
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LAP BELTS DON'T LOCK UP . TT
NHTSA complaint #976134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Woods Hole, MA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER/LAP BELT WHEN MOVED FORWARD FAILED TO RETRACT. OWNER STATES MUST OPEN DOOR POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING FOR TENSION TO TIGHTEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #975702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Athens, GA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT IS BROKEN . TT
NHTSA complaint #975395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Fairfax, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT HOUSING BRACKET BROKE. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #484296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1989 Oldsmobile Ciera
Fairfax, VA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE BRACKETS/LOCKING MECHANISM FELL APART, PREVENTING SEAT BELTS FROM LOCKING.
NHTSA complaint #484296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.