1995 BUICK RIVIERA Seat Belts Problems

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT SUPPORT THE DRIVER. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM ON 5/32004 CONSUMER WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A 18 WHEELER. THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT WITH A NEW ONE AND THE SAME PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DESIGN OF THIS GM BELT IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION DURING SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENTS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES ALL BUICK RIVIERA'S NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH BELTS THAT WILL WORK AND GIVE PROTECTION . *BF *NM

Mileage: 75,200

THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AS WELL AS THE RIGHT SIDE. THE REAR SEATS WERE RARELY USED. THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 00V057000 REAR SHOULDER BELTS BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 35,705

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR OOV-057 OF THE REAR SEAT BELT, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER ALSO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT BELT SINCE THEY FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE REAR (NOT RETRACTING), THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS BUT FEELS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE REAR ONES SINCE THEY EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. NLM

RECALL 00 V 057 000. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, STATE PARK MOTORS IN WINTERSVILLE, OH 43953, 740-264-3113, TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT FOR THE RACALL ON 1-DEC-2000. AS OF TO DATE, DEALER WAS TELLING CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T RETRACT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. SHE HAS TO REPLACED IT HERSELF.*AK

I PULLED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 00V0057000 & CALLED DLR. THEY PULLED UP VIN. AND SAID THERE WASNO SAFETY RECALL ON MY VIN. I THEN CALLED EBONY DAVIS @ BUICK .SHE SAID NHTSA RECALL NOT CORRECT AND WAS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING AT BUICK. PLEASE HELP I THINK THIS REPAIR IS SOMETHING BUICK SHOULD PAY FOR.TFCT WAS INVAIL H. *AK

I PULLED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 00V0057000 & CALLED DLR. THEY PULLED UP VIN. AND SAID THERE WASNO SAFETY RECALL ON MY VIN. I THEN CALLED EBONY DAVIS @ BUICK .SHE SAID NHTSA RECALL NOT CORRECT AND WAS NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING AT BUICK. PLEASE HELP I THINK THIS REPAIR IS SOMETHING BUICK SHOULD PAY FOR.TFCT WAS INVAIL H. *AK

REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BOTH REAR OUTBOARD SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, ENGINE HAS SEVERE SKIP WHEN ACSENDING HILL IN OVERDRIVE 9DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE) AND ANTI-LOCK/ TRACTION LIGHT COME ON, OCCASIONALLY BRAKES SEEM TO STICK AFTER COMING TO STOP. *AK

REAR SHOULDER BELT HAS STOPPED RESTRAINING. YOU ALL ARE SHOWING A RECALL BUT THE BUICK MOTOR CO. DOES NOT. MINES DOES HAVE THE DEFECT .*AK

REAR SHOUILDER BELT DOESN'T RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 00V057000. *AK *ML

REAR SEATS SEAT BELT RETRACTORS BROKE. *AK BOTH REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH OTHER. *YH

#1.TRACTION OFF LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. REPLACED PMC. #2. REAR SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT. RETRACTOR NEEDS REPLACING.

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ARE OF POOR QUALITY CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT. NLM

PASSENGER LAP AND SHOULDER RESTRANTS ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH BACK SEAT LAP BELT AND RESTRAINTS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED/RETRACTOR FAILED. *AK

REAR PASSENGER LAP SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER RESTRANTS ARE INOPERABLE.DEALE NOTIFIED.*AK

BOTH REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED, BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AS THE OCCUPANTS ARE NOT SECURED TO THE SEATING AREA.

SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS FAILED FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT.

WHILE CHECKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED REAR SEAT BELTS WERE BROKEN IN HALF. THE CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT THE DEALER FOR PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.

FRONT SEAT BELTS SHOW WEAR/SIGNS OF RIPPING. *DSH