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2000 Cadillac Deville 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.
9
Latest Feb 24, 2012
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.
4%
of 225 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.
4
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 2000 Cadillac Deville 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 Feb 24, 2012

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP WONT RETRACT BACK IN PLACE SO ALL IT HAS IS A LAP BELT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10449223
Incident
Nov 30, 2011
Seat belts
Filed Nov 30, 2004

THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON FAILURE MECHANISM 02031 THE FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. *BF *SC

NHTSA ID
10101907
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Seat belts
Filed Oct 28, 2004

FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS INOPERATIVE ON 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE (02031). *BF

NHTSA ID
10098935
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 21, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 40 MPH, WHICH CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION AND THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, BACK, SHOULDER RIGHT KNEE , FACE, TEETH, HEAD, AND LEFT HAND. *JB

NHTSA ID
10083356
Incident
Jul 9, 2004
Mileage
55,525 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 2003

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V227000 FOR SAFETY BELT IN 01/03. SINCE THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES BUT STILL HASN'T OBTAINED A REMEDY. TWICE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND TWO OTHER TIMES THE DEALER INDICATED THEY WERE TOO BUSY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10025093
Incident
Jun 26, 2003
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Feb 26, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB

NHTSA ID
10009466
Incident
Feb 23, 2003
Mileage
49,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 2002

DRIVERS SEAT BELTS LOCK AND PULL DRIVER BACK FOR NO REASON. CAR CAN BE GOING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. HAPPENS SUDDENLY. HAVE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT AND REFASTEN TO UNLOCK THE BELT.*AK

NHTSA ID
758765
Incident
Feb 25, 2002
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Feb 26, 2002
Crash reported2 injuries reported

CAR WAS HIT WITH SPEED ABOUT 45 TO THE RIGHT SIDE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED AND THE DRIVER SEATBELT BROKE. STATED SEAT BELT BROKE AND AT THE BUCKLE DURING THE CRASH. WILL SEND PHOTOS TO ODI. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. CW

NHTSA ID
9006379
Incident
Dec 13, 2001
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+9 more
Filed Dec 20, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLEY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF IN TRAFFIC, CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY FOR BRAKES, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER IS INOPERATIVE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE OUT OF POSITION, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC RETAINER WAS BROKE, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, DEALER REPLACED RACK AND PINION, ENGINE IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE, WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE STARTED IN THIRD GEAR, WHICH THE GEARS SEEM TO LOCK UP INTERNALLY, VEHICLE STARTS VIBRATING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE RIGHT CENTER DASH A/C VENT CLOSES BY IT SELF, THE NIGHT VISION LENS IS CRACKED AND THE CONSOLE HOLDER AND LATCH BROKE.*YD

NHTSA ID
8001011
Incident
Dec 14, 2001

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

Engine62Electrical59Visibility28Airbags25Brakes25Steering25Driver assistance14Body & structure11Transmission10

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