1995 CHEVROLET TAHOE Seat Belts Problems

13 complaints about Seat Belts

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Mar 16, 2002 Crash

ON 3/13/2001 WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE I STRUCK OFF ROAD. I WAS TRAVELING APROX. 40-45 MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND SLID APROX. 75 FEET ON ROAD AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE OFF ROAD FOR ANOTHER 50 FEET WHEN I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS SYSTEM NEVER KICKED IN,AND THE VEHICLE SLID UNCONTROLLED UNTIL COLLISION WITH INJURIES TO MYSELF WHEN THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD MY BODY AND ALLOWED ME TO TRAVEL FORWARD STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)

Feb 21, 2001 Crash

WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION THE FOOT BRAKE FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM CAUSING HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHILED KNOCKING HIM UNCONSIOUS. NLM

Jun 6, 2000

SEAT BELTS ALWYAS GETS CAUGHT. REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER REFUSE TO ADMIT DESIGN FLAW. WILL NOT REPALCE THE DAMAGED SEATBELTS. THE SEAT BELT INTEGRITY IS BEING COMPROMISED. *AK

Apr 17, 2000

PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP RESTRAINT IS JAMMED. BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR SO THAT IT CAN BE USED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Feb 23, 2000

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED, IT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTOR. *SLC

Jul 27, 1999

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES DOES RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM,CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Nov 4, 1998

THE REAR SEAT BELT JOINT MADE OF PLASTIC HAS BROKEN IN HALF, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO BE USEABLE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Sep 2, 1997

REAR CENTER RESTRAINTS STITCHING SEPARATED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE BELT TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS. *AK

Jan 9, 1997

THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL APART WHILE THIS SEAT BELT WAS AROUND A CSS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Oct 2, 1996

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP/ SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. *AK

Dec 1, 1995 Crash

SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Sep 25, 1995

SEAT BELT STUCK IN RETRACTOR. *SD

Sep 1, 1995

REAR SEAT CENTER SEAT BELT COMES APART WHEN USED WITH CHILD SEAT. *DSH