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1995 Buick Lesabre Seat belts Problems

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

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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.
17
Latest Nov 12, 2003
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.
10%
of 178 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Buick Lesabre submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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

Exterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Nov 12, 2003

THE VEHICLE HAD NO PARKING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A FAILED LAMP CONTROL MODULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *PH THE SECOND FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE FIRST AND THIRD FAILURE THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON OR GO OFF. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE AND TWO FAILED BATTERIES, THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN STATED THE VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER FOUND THIS TO BE COINCIDENTAL BEING AS THOUGH HER VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *PH ALSO THE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT PULL OUT. *JB

NHTSA ID
10039865
Incident
Nov 1, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Aug 13, 2002

DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT IS BEING SHREDDED BY PLASTIC ANCHOR, THE BELT IS HALF ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. *AK.*JB

NHTSA ID
8016251
Incident
Aug 1, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Apr 17, 2001

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE, CONSUMER HAD TO STRETCH THE BELT AND SLIDE OUT ON HER BACK. *JB

NHTSA ID
560808
Seat belts
Filed Aug 2, 2000

AFETER STRAPPING CHILDREN WITH SEAT BELTS BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE MIDDLE, FEMALE BUCKLES BECOME DETACHED FROM THE STRAPS. *AK

NHTSA ID
866652
Incident
Jul 24, 2000
Body & structureFuel systemInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Nov 3, 1999

DOME LIGHT IS SO DIM THAT IT IS UNUSEABLE. ...HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO LOW. WON'T EXTEND TO PROPER HEIGHT FOR PROTECTION ....POWER DOOR LOCK (DRIVER SIDE) STOPPED WORKING. KEY WON'T WORK EITHER. HAVE TO ENTER FROM PASSENGER SIDE....PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ALSO STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT....GAS GAAUGE IS DECEPTIVE. VERY INACCURATE. CHANGES WHEN MOVING AND WHEN STOIPPED. ....STORAGE/GLOVE BOX BETWEEN FRONT SEATS LOCKED ITSELF AND WOULDN'T OPEN. HAD TO BREAK IT OPEN TO RETRIEVE MEDICINE NEEDED.

NHTSA ID
714271
Incident
Oct 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jan 4, 1999

REAR PASSENGER SEAT LAP BELT DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE HOUSING WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER BELIEVES IT TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
832968
Incident
Jan 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Nov 17, 1997

PASSENGERS SEAT BELT LOCKS/TIGHTENS WHILE DRIVING, CREATING DISCOMFORT FOR PASSENGER, IS DESIGNED THIS WAY TO SECURE CHILD SEATS.

NHTSA ID
524874
Incident
Oct 24, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 28, 1997

FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP DUE TO DESIGN MAKING IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO RIDE.

NHTSA ID
524070
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1997

SEAT BELT: RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT BECOME UNLOCKED. HAD CHILD SEAT LOCKED IN AND HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO REMOVE THE SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID
811243
Incident
Apr 4, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 8, 1997

HEADREST DO NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HEAD OF THE SIX FOOT DRIVER. THEY ALSO DO NOT STAY IN RAISED POSITION WHEN ANY WEIGHT IS APPLIED. THESE HEADREST WOULD NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

NHTSA ID
546655
Seat belts
Filed Jul 1, 1996
1 injury reported

HEAD RESTRAINT FAILED TO SECURE HEAD DURING REAR COLLISION, CAUSING NECK INJURY. *SD

NHTSA ID
505970
Incident
Feb 13, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 30, 1996

LOCATION OF HEAD RESTRAINT IN RELATION TO THE BACK OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS HEADS WILL NOT PROTECT PEOPLE IN CASE OF REAR END COLLISION. *DH

NHTSA ID
506169
Incident
Apr 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 18, 1996

HEAD RESTRAINTS TOO LOW TO PROTECT NECKS OF TALL PEOPLE. *DH

NHTSA ID
505663
Incident
Nov 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Dec 26, 1995

HEAD RESTS DO NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO BE EFFECTIVE. *SD

NHTSA ID
490755
Incident
Dec 26, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 1995

HEAD REST DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HEAD. *SD

NHTSA ID
488099
Incident
Nov 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 11, 1995

HEAD RESTRAINTS DO NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT TALL PEOPLE FROM WHIPLASH INJURY. *DSH

NHTSA ID
488694
Incident
Sep 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 24, 1995

SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
600549
Incident
May 6, 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

Airbags44Electrical23Brakes19Body & structure16Engine15Steering10Exterior lighting9Tires & wheels8Interior & seats8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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