1985 CHEVROLET CAMARO Seat Belts Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1985 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 85V169000 (SEAT BELTS: FRONT: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) IN 1991 AND 1994. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS BOTH YEARS IN WHICH THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT DISPLAY A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE SEAT BELT HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE REGIONAL MANAGER WERE CONTACT AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PARTS FOR THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RECALLS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ARE LISTED BELOW, BUT A LOOKUP OF MY VIN NUMBER ON THE GM WEBSITE OR A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (HOSELTON) REVEALS NO OPEN RECALLS ON IT, AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THESE ISSUES ARE STILL CURRENT. TSB NUMBERS IN PARENTHESIS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 90V105000, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 85V169000, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 91V055000, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL ENGINE MISS/HESITATION/ROUGHNESS (93-35-6D) CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENT DROP-OUT/FAIL (92-107-8A) DAMAGE TO WIRING TERMINAL ON ENGINE SENSORS (88-101-8A) STARTER GRINDS/CLASHES ON CRANKING 1985-88 (88-305-6D) REDUCED P/S ASSIST AT LOW TEMPS (91-208-3B) WHEEL HUB FRACTURES (85V-018); 6/91 RECALL-REDUCED PARKING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS (86C285) 7/86 CAMPAIGN-FLEX VANE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP (85211). *NM

Mileage: 69,000

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 90V105000 CONCERNING THE SEAT BELT LATCHES BACK IN 1990. HE TOOK THE CAR TO SERVICE DEALER, AND THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD HIM IF THE LATCHES BROKE, TO BRING VEHICLE IN. AT THAT TIME THE LATCHES WERE NOT BROKEN, AND HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THEY BROKE ON 9-26-05. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSED, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE VIN IN THEIR DATA SYSTEM. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL THE CAR WAS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD. HE WAS JUST FOLLOWING THE DEALER'S INSTRUCTIONS IN 1990. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

RECALL 85V169000 CONCERNING SHOULDER BELTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN, CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL LETTER FROM 1994 STATED THAT VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF LETTER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE BUCKLES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. NLM

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S ARE BROKEN & ARE NOT USABLE. THE RED BUTTON ON DRIVER'S BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE LATCH PLATE TO LOCK. THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER'S ALSO BROKE. CHECKED ON INTERNET & FOUND RECALL INFORMATION #90V105000, BUT NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE 05-21-99 & PASSENGER SIDE 06-13-99 SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (90V105000). *YC

RECALL 90V-105.000, SEAT BELT BUCKLES; THE RECALL NOTICE STATED WHENEVER THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. BUT MS. NOWAK IS TRYING TO GET THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES REPLACED, AND GMC WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *AK

THE GEAR BOX FOR POWER STEERING IS TORQUING THE BOX ACROSS THE FRAME OF VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRACK. HOUSING FOR SEAT BELT HAS FALLEN APART AFTER BEING REPAIRED UNDER RECALL (85V-169). *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT SEATBELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, HOWEVER RECALL HAS EXPIRED, THEREFORE NOT HONORED.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BELT BUCKLE CANNOT UNFASTEN, THE CONSUMER HAS HAD A HARD TIME RECEIVING RECALL REPAIRS FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PARTICULAR RECALL ITEM.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED 3 TIMES.

THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HONORED THE RECALL 85V169000 SINCE SEPTEMBER 1994. *AK

RECEIVED (4) RECALL NOTICES IN A TEN YEAR PERIOD. TOLD EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL LIST/ONCE ALSO TOLD UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS. (90V-105). *AK

SEAT BELTS LOOSEN FROM MOTION OF VEHICLE, WILL NOT RETRACT UNTIL PULLED ON.

SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIR UNSATISFACTORY.

THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HONORED THE RECALL 85V169000 SINCE SEPTEMBER 1994. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED.

TWO FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECEPTACLE BROKE TWICE.

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

THE OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR,AND WAS FIXED,BUT THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN. TT

FRONT RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH PRIOR TO RECALL (90V-105). *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS CRACK HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CONSUMER FIX PROBLEM. TT

# 90V105000 RECEIVE RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN SEPT 94 TOOK CAR IN OCT 94 DEALER ORDER PART STILL HAVE NOT FIX PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA #90V105000: PROBLEM REPAIRED UNDER RECALL; REOCCURRED; CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPLACEMENT OF WHOLE SYSTEM. TT

THE SHOULDER BELT ISN'T RETRACTING BACK CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL ON THE SRING TO FIX THE SHOULDER BELT HIS SAY THAT NOT THE PROBLEM. TT

SEATBELT BUCKLE THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAS FALLEN OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

FRONT SEAT BELTS REPLACED DUE TO NOT OPERATING PROPERLY PRIOR TO RECALL. *SKD