FaultScore

Pontiac Lemans seat belt problems

56 of the 172 complaints filed about the Pontiac Lemans are about the seat belts — 33% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1991.

56

Complaints

33%

Share of all complaints

8

Crashes

1

Fires

Seat Belts complaints by model year

1988 Lemans 7 12.5%
1989 Lemans 7 12.5%
1990 Lemans 8 14.3%
1991 Lemans 14 25.0%
1992 Lemans 12 21.4%
1993 Lemans 8 14.3%

What owners said

1993 Pontiac Lemans Hilltop, MN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #745238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Pontiac Lemans Watertown, NY

SEAT BELTS

RECALL 94V248000/ MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS. INTERMITTENTLY, SHOULDER BELT GETS STUCK IN THE RAIL. DEALER DID PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK DURING RECALL REPAIR, THE BELT WAS GREASED BUT SHORTLY AFTER WARDS IT CONTINUED TO EITHER STOP HALF WAY OR NOT AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #863259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Pontiac Lemans Gladwin, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

HEATER BLOWER SWITCH FAILURE. REPLACED SWITCH THREE TIMES, EACH TIME THE SWITCH MELTED AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE WIRING TO WHICH THE SWITCH IS CONNECTED ALSO MELTED. IN REGARDS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, IT FAILS TO RETRACT. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

NHTSA complaint #715240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Pontiac Lemans Billings H, MT

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY AT STABLE SPEEDS. IF VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF WHILE RETRACTOR IS LOCKED UP, DRIVER IS PINNED TO SEAT UNTIL RETRACTOR SELF CORRECTS.(APPR 15 SECS).

NHTSA complaint #544854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Pontiac Lemans Billings H, MT

SEAT BELTS

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICKS ON TRACK AT TEMPERATURES OF 30 DEGREES OR LESS, RELEASES ONCE TEMP WARMS UP AND VEHICLE IS TURN ON/OFF.

NHTSA complaint #544854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Pontiac Lemans Franklin, VA

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES, RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL.

NHTSA complaint #533409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Pontiac Lemans Bemidji, MN

SEAT BELTS

FRONT EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT OPERATE NORMALLY.ALSO, MOTORIZED DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT OPERATES ERRATICALLY SOMETIMES WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #781544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Pontiac Lemans Rockingham, NC

SEAT BELTS

DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BEL IS DO NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS WHILE DRIVING, SEATBELTS WILL COME LOOSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #827793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Pontiac Lemans Morgantown, WV

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELTS FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #527922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1992 Pontiac Lemans Vassar, MI

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, LOCKED UP.

NHTSA complaint #525133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1989 Pontiac Lemans Silver Spring, MD Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

WHILE GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION . THE FRONT OCCUPANTS WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, INJURING THE FRONT OCCUPANTS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #816766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Pontiac Lemans Jonestown, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #809595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Pontiac Lemans Wyalusing, PA Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER RETRACTOR BROKE, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 30MPH, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #806066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1991 Pontiac Lemans Foster, RI

SEAT BELTS

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICKS.

NHTSA complaint #509007 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Pontiac Lemans NEW Castle, DE

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

IN COLD WEATHER THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKNG , PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA complaint #803364 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Pontiac Lemans Chillington, PA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT, THE SHOULDER BELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #803080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1990 Pontiac Lemans Charlotte, NC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

NHTSA complaint #505285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1988 Pontiac Lemans North Potomac, MD

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING (FAILED) . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA complaint #802058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Pontiac Lemans Hazlet, NJ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELT STICKS.

NHTSA complaint #500672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1993 Pontiac Lemans Saint Clai, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEAT BELTS CONTINUALLY FRAY, AFTER RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #501802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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