1989 CHEVROLET S10 Seat Belts Problems
10 complaints about Seat Belts
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Seat Belts Complaints (10)
POSSIBLE DOOR LATCH/HANDLE AND SEAT BELT FAILURES. *TT *JB
FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT CATCH AND LOCK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOTHNIG. *AK
SEAT BELTS FAILED.
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN LEANING FORWARD IN THE SEAT. *AK
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE BACKREST HINGE AND A HOLE IS NOW WORN INTO THE BELT FABRIC. HEADLIGHT SWITCH BROKE OFF. GAS PEDAL STUCK WHEN BLOWING SNOW MELTED ONTO THE WARM CABLE AND FLOWED BETWEEN THE OUTER SHIELD AND THE CABLE. IT THEN FROZE WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE REACHED BELOW FREEZING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SHIFTED INTO GEAR, AND THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED THE VEHICLE SPED OFF AT ABOUT 40 MPH. ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF TO SLOW DOWN. A HEAT GUN WAS USED TO HEAT CABLE AND DRY IT OUT. OIL AND GREASE WAS APPLIED TO EXPOSED END OF CABLE TO PREVENT FUTURE FREEZING.
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE BACKREST HINGE AND A HOLE IS NOW WORN INTO THE BELT FABRIC.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. *AK
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVER/PASS. FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELTS INOPERATIVE, DIFFICULT TO LATCH, TIGHTENS AND WON'T RELEASE. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER RETENSION MECHANISM DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. `T