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1994 Chevrolet Lumina Apv Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

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.
14
Latest Sep 9, 2005
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.
22%
of 65 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet Lumina Apv submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 beltsTransmission
Filed Sep 9, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATES TRANSMISSION STILL ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO OVERHEAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON JAN 5TH THE LINES ARE LEAKING. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 96V015000. THE CONTACT HAS NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAS 202,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THE FRONT AND MIDDLE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING. THE WEBBING IS COMING OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS IN RELATED TO RECALLS 93V212000 AND 94V100000. THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB THE CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 05/24/06

NHTSA ID
10136022
Incident
Sep 9, 2004
Mileage
202,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Apr 18, 1998

MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN SECOND ROW OF SEATS WILL NOT EXTEND FROM RETRACTED POSITION.

NHTSA ID
534623
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 1998

LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
524378
Incident
Sep 30, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 7, 1998

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE MECHANISM. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
820345
Incident
Dec 25, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1997

SEAT BELT: MIDDLE ROW DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, AND WHEN IT DOES LOCK IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
817657
Incident
Oct 23, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 12, 1997

BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT BUCKLE OPENS WITH LIGHT PRESSURE.

NHTSA ID
514771
Seat belts
Filed Jan 14, 1997

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL TIMES. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL, IT IS FULLY EXTENDED IN THE OUT POSITION. FEMALE PART OF THE BUCKLE WAS REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AT 35,000 MILES. *AK

NHTSA ID
807601
Incident
Apr 4, 1995
EngineInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Nov 4, 1996

FRONT ROW SHOULDER BELTS GET TWISTED IN CLASP AND WILL NOT RETRACT; ALSO, REAR HATCH DOOR DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE BEING INSTALLED IMPROPERLY/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ID
510855
Incident
Oct 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 14, 1996

FRONT SEAT BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
507383
Incident
Jul 12, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 1, 1996

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
978583
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
968832
Incident
Sep 21, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jun 27, 1995

SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

NHTSA ID
967824
Incident
Jun 27, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 1995

VEHICLES SAFETY BELT HAS A POOR DESIGN DUE TO EXTENSION PLAY AND GIVE CAUSING BELT TO TWIST UP AND BEING UNABLE TO RETRACT.IN ACCIDENT SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD.

NHTSA ID
967467
Seat belts
Filed May 1, 1995

SEATBELT GETS TWISTED UP IN UPPER RETAINER, RESULTING IN RETRACTOR PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
964589
Incident
May 1, 1995

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

Interior & seats11Transmission8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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