1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA Seat Belts Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET LUMINA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR PANELS ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WERE EXPOSED. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN ON FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO GET THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO WORK EXCEPT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT UPON MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN AND A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 91V005000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 90V054000 (SEAT BELTS). AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED, BUT DID NOT CONFIRM THAT AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BEFORE SELLING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,591.

Mileage: 211,591

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD THUD. SHE THEN TRIED TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, BUT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD BROKEN AND WAS RESTING ON THE ROAD. HAD SHE BEEN GOING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WERE TWO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE: ONE FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS, AND ONE FOR THE SEATBELTS. THE VEHICLE IS A 1990 CHEVY LUMINA SEDAN. VIN # [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 142,556

SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. TS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER RESTRAINT BELT SYSTEM RETRACTOR FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, THE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT FEED BACK INTO RETRACTOR, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT COMPONENT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. *AK *YH

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY BY NOT REDUCING AMOUNT OF SLACK WHEN BELT IS BUCKLED. RETRACTOR MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, BUT FAILURE OF THIS MECHANISM TO REDUCE SLACK IN BELT CONTINUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, AND THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. *AK SHOULDER PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES FAILED THREE TIMES. *YH

CONSUMER'S SHOULDER BELT KEEPS COMING LOOSE. IT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE BY THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER WILL FIX THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER WANTS THE CHEVROLET TO PAY FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. CHEVROLET FILE # 000043894. *AK

DOOR CAME OPEN MAKING SEAT BELT COME OPEN BECAUSE, IT WAS ATTACHED TO DOOR CAUSING DRIVER TO BE EXPELLED FROM CAR CAUSING DRIVER TO RECEIVE VERY SEVERE INJURIES TO FACE AND HEAD WITH DRIVER PINNED UNDER THE CAR. WANTING TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? SEAT BELTS CAN NOT BE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR OF A CAR. HE COULD OF BEEN KILLED. PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THIS MATTER.

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I OWN THE CAR. DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK ONCE, BUT IT WAS WITH A RUSTY TANK, PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY BELTS GOING OUT OF SHAPE, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES NOT WORKING OR CRUMBLING. NEED REPLACEMENT OFTEN. SEE OTHER ISSUES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195R14 )

SAFETY BELTS EITHER LOCKUP IN THE RETRACTED POSITION ,MAKING THEM UNABLE TO BE USED, OR THE BELTS DONT LOCK UP AT ALL UNDER HIGH G STOPS. THEY JUST DON'T WORK AS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO AND I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE MINE UNDER WARANTEE AS THIS IS A CRUCIAL SAFETY COMPONENT, IN FACT 1 IS SCHEDUALED TO BE REPLACED BUT SHOULDN'T ANYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM GET THEIRS REPLACED AS WELL?

THE SEATBELT LATCH JUST CAME APART AS I WAS DRIVING I AM CONCERNED THAT THE OTHER SEATBELTS AND THE REPLACEMENT COULD FAIL IN A CRASH AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO ME AND MY FAMILY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT; AND WHEN THE BELT IS BEING WORN IT FALLS OFF THE DRIVER, AND WOULD NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IF IN A VEHICLE CRASH. RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES. DEALER NOW SAYS TO DEAL DIRECTLY WITH CHEVROLET; DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT. WHEN REPORTED TO CHEVROLET, THEY SAID TO DEAL WITH THE DEALER.

FRONT SEAT BELTS TOO LOOSE, DON'T TIGHTEN. ALSO, COIL SPRING FAILURE. *AK

SEAT BELT COMES APART WITH MOVEMENT. (QC-AW)

SEAT BELT COMES APART WITH MOVEMENT. (QC-AW)

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY.

RECALLS 97V058000/91V005000;THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CHEVROLET ENTERPRISE DEALERSHIP HAVE DIFFERENT INFORMATION IN THEIR SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS THE RECALL ON THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMATION ON THE SEAT BELTS. DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP IS ONLY GOING TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK ON WHAT IS IN HIS SYSTEM. *AK

A SMALL PLASTIC PART IN SEA TBELT MECHANISM BROKE, MAKIN GIT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE BELT. PROBLEM CORRECTED BY CONSUMER.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT; AND WHEN THE BELT IS BEING WORN IT FALLS OFF THE DRIVER, AND WOULD NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IF IN A VEHICLE CRASH. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR. *AK

FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTORS FAILED DUE TO SPRING FALLING OUT. *DSH

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEAT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

THE REAR PASSENGER SHOULDER AND LAP BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE HOUSING UNIT THEREFORE CANNOT BE USED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

DRIVER SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON HITTING A TREE, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

DRIVER SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON HITTING A TREE, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

RECEIVE RECALL ON #91V005000 HAD BEEN WAITING TWO TO FOUR YEAR TO GET RECALL REPAIR DEALER SAY WILL CALL YOU WHEN RECEIVE PART. TT

THE SEATBELT IN THE FRONT DOES NOT LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE GIVE FALSE SENSE OF LATCHING W/TOP PIECE COMPLETELY BREAKING OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE FRONT PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS PLASTIC COVER ON RELEASE BUCKLE BROKE, THERE IS A MEDAL PIECE THAT HURTS HAND WHEN LOCKING THE SEAT BELT . *AK