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.
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Latest Jun 22, 2008
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.
1%
of 678 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.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 Jun 22, 2008
WHEN I DRIVE MY CAVALIER WITH A PASSENGER NEXT TO ME AND THEY WEAR THEIR SEATBELT THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP AS YOU DRIVE SO MUCH SO THAT YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT IT OR IT WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. THE DEALER SAID THAT WE COULD BUY AN EXTENSION FOR THE BELT BUT THAT IS NOT REQUIRED AS THERE IS ROOM LEFT IN THE BELT WHEN IT IS NOT LOCKED UP !THE SERVICE GIRL IMPLIED THAT WE WERE TO FAT AS I LATTER REALIZED THAT WAS THE BASIS OF HER EXTENSION COMMENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE . THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME! *TR
NHTSA ID
10231970
Incident
Oct 2, 2003
Mileage
1,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed May 2, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE CONTACT SWERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON AND THEN SWERVED AND STRUCK A SECOND TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE FRONT AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,207.*AK THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR ABOUT 40 DEET BEFORE IMPACT. UPDATED 12/04/07
NHTSA ID
10189488
Incident
Apr 14, 2007
Mileage
62,207 mi
Seat belts
Filed Feb 7, 2007
SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE REAR POSITION OF CAR WAS GETTING CAUGHT ON SOME PART OF THE MECHANISM AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE SEAT BELT RESULTED. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE MECHANISM REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS SIX MONTHS PAST END OF WARRANTY. *NM
NHTSA ID
10181932
Incident
Jul 20, 2006
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+5 more
Filed Mar 10, 2005
THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT. TOOK IT BACK THEY GREASED IT WORKED FOR AWHILE STARTING TO GET HARD TO SHUT SOMETIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES TILL THEY FINALLY REPLACED IT HOW LONG IT WILL LAST I DON'T KNOW. FRONT SUN VISOR POPPED WHEN IT HUNG UP IN REAR VIEW MIRROR REAL FLOPPY CAN'T USE IT NO MORE DEALER SAID THEY ORDERED IT IN DECEMBER. STILL WAITING NOT FIXED. REAL BAD ODOR OF GAS IN CAR WHEN TANK IS HALF FULL, NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. SEAT BELT MAKES A FUNNY NOISE WHEN YOU ARE WEARING IT, PINS YOU BACK AGAINST SEAT REAL HARD. NO EXPLANATION FOR THAT. HAVE TO STOP AND JERK ON IT TO LOOSEN IT LIKE A SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK. DEALER SAYS I AM IMAGINING THIS STUFF BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT CAR, BOUGHT IT NEW STILL PAYING FOR IT. BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF IT THEY HAVE EVERYONE CONVINCED I AM A PSYCHO WOMAN WANTING AN SUV AND THATS WHY I AM COMPLAINING THAT IS ALL FALSE. JUST PLAIN HATE A CAR I AM PAYING FOR.*AK
NHTSA ID
10113912
Incident
Dec 1, 2003
Mileage
21,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 20, 2004
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. NO AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING PRIOR TO THE CRASH. *NM *SC *JB
NHTSA ID
10065541
Incident
Jan 5, 2004
Mileage
8,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 12, 2003
1 injury reported
CONSUMER FELT THAT SEAT BELT WAIS DEFECTIVE. THE SEAT BELT CUT INTO THE CONSUMER'S NECK AND IT IS WAS TOO HIGH UP ON HER NECK. ALSO, THE LAP BELT WASS TOO TIGHT AROUND THE CONSUMER'SWAIST. THE DEALER TRIED TO PUT EXTENDERS ON THE BELTS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STILL FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE USING THE SEAT BELTS. *AK CONSUMER HAD TWO ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. FIRST, THE SEAT BELT GETS TANGLES EVERY TIME IT FASTENED AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE HAD 162 MILES AT PURCHASE AND SHE WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT UNUSUAL. *JB
NHTSA ID
10044322
Incident
Oct 2, 2003
Mileage
457 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 5, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS FROM THE NECK DOWN. *AK THE SEAT BELTS ALSO FAILED TO LOCK. *PH *NLM
NHTSA ID
10042348
Incident
Jul 27, 2003
Mileage
12,603 mi
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Jul 11, 2003
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. *AK. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED PH. *JB
NHTSA ID
10024326
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.
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