High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
This Problem Across All Years
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RIPPED OUT OF BELT DURING HEAD ON IMPACT RESULTING IN INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGER. *AK
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RIPPED OUT OF BELT DURING HEAD ON IMPACT RESULTING IN INTERNAL INJURIES TO THE REAR PASSENGER. *AK
3-POINT SEAT BELT TWISTS AND JAMS, RENDERING THE BELT SYSTEM USELESS. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME EQUIPMENT WOULD BE USED IN NEXT REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOTE THAT THE REAR SEAT IN THIS VAHICLE HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE! I FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON NHTSA SITE FOR 1997-99 BUICK PARK AVENUE--I WILL CONTACT LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THOSE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD FIT MY VEHICLE AS BONNEVILLE AND PARK AVENUE ARE SAME BASIC CAR. HAS NHTSA RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE? *AK
3-POINT SEAT BELT TWISTS AND JAMS, RENDERING THE BELT SYSTEM USELESS. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SAME EQUIPMENT WOULD BE USED IN NEXT REPLACEMENT, WHICH WOULD NOT PROHIBIT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. NOTE THAT THE REAR SEAT IN THIS VAHICLE HAS BEEN USED VERY LITTLE! I FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON NHTSA SITE FOR 1997-99 BUICK PARK AVENUE--I WILL CONTACT LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THOSE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD FIT MY VEHICLE AS BONNEVILLE AND PARK AVENUE ARE SAME BASIC CAR. HAS NHTSA RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE? *AK
LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP AND TWIST WHEN IN USE.
LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP AND TWIST WHEN IN USE.
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS JAM/FAIL.
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS JAM/FAIL.
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, THEY JAM AND ARE UNUSABLE, CANNOT SECURE CHILDREN IN SEATS. *AK
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, THEY JAM AND ARE UNUSABLE, CANNOT SECURE CHILDREN IN SEATS. *AK
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, THEY JAM AND ARE UNUSABLE, CANNOT SECURE CHILDREN IN SEATS. *AK
SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, THEY JAM AND ARE UNUSABLE, CANNOT SECURE CHILDREN IN SEATS. *AK
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS REPEATEDLY AFTER (4) ATTEMPTS BY LEGEND PONTIAC ELLWOOD CITY, PA., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS REPEATEDLY AFTER (4) ATTEMPTS BY LEGEND PONTIAC ELLWOOD CITY, PA., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BOTH OUT BOARD SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR WHEN RETRACTING TWIST AND JAM AND CAN'T BE PULLED OUT AGAIN. TT
BOTH OUT BOARD SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR WHEN RETRACTING TWIST AND JAM AND CAN'T BE PULLED OUT AGAIN. TT