Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. IT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND WILL NOT RETRACT TO TIGHTEN ON THE SHOULDER. IT STAYS COMPLETELY LOOSE. THIS IS FOR A 1994 FULL SIZE CHEVY BLAZER. *TR
I PURCHASED A CAR FORM ZETZ AUTO 34 DAYS AGO. I RETURNED THE 1994 CHEVY BLAZER FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE BRAKES GOING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE REPAIR SHOP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPANY MADE THE REPAIRS. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT END FRAME MAKING A CRACKING SOUND WITH EVERY TURN AND WHILE DRIVING. THE REPAIR SHOP STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TODAY, 3/21/08 I DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION. I CALLED TO CONFIRM THE REPAIR. THE OWNER STATED OVER THE PHONE IT WAS THE TIRES, THEY ARE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE. I STATED THESE ARE THE SAME NEW TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. NO REPAIRS WILL BE DONE TO THE FRAME OR AXLE, WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS PROBABLY WRONG. THE THIRD COMPLAINT WAS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT UNLATCHING WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. I LEFT SEVERAL CALLS ON THEIR VOICE MAIL WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR
DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 1994 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 99041 AND 99046 CONCERNING BRAKE FAILURE WERE ISSUED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALLS. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY PUT IN THE VIN NO RECALLS WERE SHOWN, BUT THEY AGREED THAT THEY FELL WITHIN THE RECALL SPECIFICATION. THEY WERE NOT DOING THE RECALL WORK. SOMEONE TOLD HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO BE FIXED. ALSO NHTSA RECALL 97V096000 FOR THE SEAT BELTS WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES STARTED ON 8-15-05. PREVIOUSLY THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SYSTEM SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES AND HOSPITALIZED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BROKE. ALSO, AT BOTTOM OF SEAT A BOLT CAME A LOOSE FROM SEAT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *AK
BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN ON THE REAR OCCUPANT WHILE TRAVELING. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO HELP. INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DEATAILS. *AK
THE LAP BELT BECOMES FRAYED AT ENTRY POINT INTO SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. I LOOKED FOR A REPLACEMENT AT SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS AND ALL OF THE 2 DOOR S-10 BLAZERS HAD THIS DEFECT.*AK
SEAT BELT WON'T RETRACT. THIS IS MY 3RD FULL SIZE GM TRUCK SINCE 1989 THAT HAS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS ONE IS WORSE BECAUSE IT WON'T RETRACT AT ALL. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND THE ENTIRE SHOULDER HARNESS BELT WAS IN DRIVER'S LAP AND DIDN'T RETRACT. *AK
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE FAILING TO OPERATE. WILL NOT RETRACT, WHICH CAUSES THE BELTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
IN RE: SEAT BELTS: THE INERTIA REELS ON THE FRONT BELTS (BOTH SIDES) OF MY VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE 99% OF THE TIME. YANKING THE BELTS ENGAGES THE REELS ONLY OCCASIONALLY. THE ONES IN THE SHOWROOM VEHICLES ENGAGED EVERY TIME. RESEARCH ON THE WEB REVEALS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT CHEVROLET IS CHARGING ALMOST $300 EACH TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS!. INRE: THE ABS BRAKES: I WAS TOWING A BOAT AND HAD TO SLOW, QUICKLY, FOR A YELLOW LIGHT TURNING RED. AS THE ABS ENGAGED I LOST MY BRAKES AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION! THE BRAKES ARE IN GREAT MECHANICAL CONDITION. AGAIN, SEARCHING THE WEB FOR INFORMATION, I AM STEERED TO THE WHEEL SENSOR WIRES IN THE FRONT. THE WORD IS THAT THE WIRES ARE BADLY ROUTED, SUBJECT TO DAMAGE, AND CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON BULLETIN BOARDS OF COSTLY REPAIRS TO THE WIRES FOLLOWING BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE! *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL LOCK IN THE RETRACTING POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, CONSUMER MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK
THE REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT FASTEN DUE TO POSITION OF THE BUCKLE IN THE SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT WILL NOT UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP/JAMMED TRAPPING OCCUPANT INSIDE; OCCUPANT GOT OUT BY FATHER CUTTING BELT. TT
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