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1994 Buick Century Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Apr 22, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 106 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Buick Century submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Apr 22, 2004

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NO LONGER RETRACT. DEALER STATED BOTH SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10068690
Incident
Apr 14, 2004
EngineSeat belts
Filed Mar 26, 1999

I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE AUGUST 1998 RECALL ON EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT. THEY FIRST SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART, THEN THEY SAID THEY HAD THE PART AND HAD REPLACED IT, THEY DID NOT. I HAD THEM DO THE SEAT BELT RECALL, BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER THEY REALLY DID IT OR NOT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER THE PREVIOUS RECALLS, ON THE FRONT END, FOR EXAMPLE WERE EVER DONE. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID MY GRIEVANCE WAS WITH THE LOCAL PEOPLE AS EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN LOCAL POLICIES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER MY CAR IS SAFE OR NOT, ALL I KNOW IS THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED AND I CAN'T VERY WELL TAKE IT BACK THERE. *AK

NHTSA ID
704942
Seat belts
Filed Sep 17, 1998

FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER PUTTING IT ON. *AK

NHTSA ID
827982
Incident
Dec 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jun 9, 1997
2 injuries reported

FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED IN COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
518296
Incident
Apr 25, 1997
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed May 7, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER/PASSENGER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
517016
Incident
Apr 25, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Nov 30, 1995
Crash reported

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE CAME APART AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO GET HURT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975798
Incident
Nov 22, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 13, 1995

DOOR SEAT BELTS ARE UNSAFE BECAUSE THEY ARE DOOR MOUNTED, WHEN DOOR OPENS IT WOULD NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK

NHTSA ID
968758
Incident
Jul 13, 1995
BrakesSeat belts
Filed May 2, 1995

FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID
964633
Incident
May 2, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 13, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE HIT BY PICKUP TRUCK; SHOULDER/LAP BELT DISENGAGED; DID NOT HOLD; OCCUPANT WAS THROWN INTO WINDHIELD. TT

NHTSA ID
963720
Incident
Jan 12, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes20Engine15Airbags14Driver assistance13Steering8Electrical8Interior & seats8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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