Seat belts
Filed Dec 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TO BUT IT WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALSO WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH TIME, BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 1/20/12 *CN UPDATED 02/01/12
- NHTSA ID
- 10440121
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2011
- Mileage
- 130,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jan 14, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA. THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS CRACKED AND FAILED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, HE REFUSES TO PAY FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10214704
- Incident
- Dec 30, 2007
- Mileage
- 41,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 2007
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS THE 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY BELT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS STUCK AND IT WILL NOT WORK . THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER FROM WHOM HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS PROBLEM STARTED ON 03/11/2007, AND CONTINUED SINCE THAT DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 72000.*AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10185026
- Incident
- Mar 14, 2007
- Mileage
- 72,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Sep 29, 2004
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM IT RETRACTOR, LEAVING PASSENGER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK SEAT BELT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT EXTEND RETRACTOR IS LOCKED UP. *TC
- NHTSA ID
- 10089742
- Incident
- Aug 12, 2004
- Mileage
- 25,245 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 10, 2003
THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10011229
- Incident
- Nov 15, 2002
Seat belts
Filed Feb 20, 2002
CONSUMER STATES PASSENGERS SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERABLE, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE MECHANISM, SYSTEM WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, AND WILL NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM. *AK *YD
- NHTSA ID
- 8004250
Seat belts
Filed Oct 29, 2001
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF UNIT ON SIDE OF SEAT. CAN'T PULL IT OUT TO USE IT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH SEAT BELT. CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER COMPANY TO REPLACE SEAT BELT, BUT SEAT BELT STILL IS NOT WORKING.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 898361
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2001
Seat belts
Filed May 4, 2001
CENTER MIDDLE SEAT AND REAR CENTER SEAT BELTS HAVE TOO MUCH SLACK IN BELT, WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO OCCUPANTS OF SEAT. CONSUMER *AK CONSUMER STATES CENTER FRONT AND CENTER REAR BELTS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY RELIABLE, THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THEY DID NOT HOLD AT ALL AGAINST RESISTANCE UPON FASTENING, ON OTHER OCCASIONS THEY APPEARED TO BE TIGHT BUT LOOSENED DURING TRAVEL WHEN SHIFTING WEIGHT TO RELIEVE FATIGUE, SLACK IN THE BELTS SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN WEIGHT IS PUSHED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BELT , THE DESIGN OF THE MALE PART OF THE BUCKLE DOES NOT ALLOW THE BUCKLE TO LIE FLAT AGAINST CONSUMER'S BODY, INSTEAD IT STANDS AWAY FROM THE BODY AT A 65 DEGREE ANGLE WHEN ENGAGE IN BELT, THE MALE PART OF THE BUCKLE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 887435
Seat belts
Filed Mar 3, 2000
LAP FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SHORT IN LENGTH , DO NOT FIT DRIVER PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WILL GIVE AN EXTENSION. BUT, IS MAKING CONSUMER SIGN A WAIVER OF LIABILITY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 857870
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.