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 Apr 18, 2019
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 742 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
7
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Chevrolet Impala 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
Exterior lightingSeat beltsSteering
Filed Apr 18, 2019
TAKATA RECALL WHEN GOING TO FASTEN SEAT BELT IT WILL NOT FASTEN YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH IT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL LATCH AND SOMETIMES WILL UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING. TAKATA RECALL THE DRIVER FRONT BLINKER BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT AFTER BUYING NUMEROUS BULBS IT STILL WILL NOT WORK. TAKATA RECALL WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL LEFT WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO GO AROUND A CURVE IT TIGHTENS UP LIKE THE STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT BUT IT ONLY DOES IT WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN, ALSO WHILE DRIVING ITS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS ALL OVER THE ROAD SWAYING AROUND.
NHTSA ID
11197093
Incident
Apr 3, 2019
Mileage
343,232 mi
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Jul 8, 2018
TAKATA RECALLI HAVE CALLED CHEVY ABOUT THE RECALLS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE BUT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TURNS ON AND OFF , THE SECURITY MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP TO WERE IT WONT LET ME TURN ON THE CAR. IVE SEEN MAY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ISSUES I HAVE. IVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR MONTHS
NHTSA ID
11110131
Incident
Jun 30, 2018
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 24, 2017
Crash reported5 injuries reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE STOPPED TO TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,617. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED INCLUDING WHIPLASH AND CONCUSSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. *JS
NHTSA ID
11019307
Incident
Aug 24, 2017
Mileage
83,617 mi
Seat belts
Filed Oct 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE LATCH FAILED TO CONNECT IN ORDER TO SECURE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH FOR DRIVER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER ALERTED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
10648831
Incident
Aug 4, 2014
Mileage
165,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 2013
TL* THE THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
NHTSA ID
10502774
Incident
Jan 10, 2013
Mileage
195,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 22, 2008
Crash reported2 injuries reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, WHILE STOPPED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE OTHER PASSENGER. SHE INJURED HER HEAD AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED. SHE SUSTAINED MEMORY LOSS AND HAD TO UNDERGO THERAPY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON DECEMBER 8, 2008 ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDERS OF BOTH VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE SEAT BELT FAILURE CAUSED HEAD INJURIES ONCE AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DEPENDED UPON THE TYPE OF CRASH AND HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK UP IN A CRASH TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE LOCKED IN BOTH CRASHES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
NHTSA ID
10252520
Incident
Oct 20, 2006
Mileage
118,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 29, 2001
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEATBELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHEN USED IT KEPT TIGHTENING AND WOULD NOT RELEASE UNLESS UNBUCKLED. AT THIS TIME BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT, AND WILL BE REPLACED FOURTH TIME SINCE MAY 2001. *AK
NHTSA ID
899673
Incident
May 15, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Apr 12, 2001
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHILE IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED . *AK SEAT BELT ALSO CAME OUT OF LOCKED POSITION WHILE DRIVING, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED SEAT BELT ONCE, NOW DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT. *SLC
NHTSA ID
885776
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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