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1994 Chevrolet Lumina 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.
10
Latest Jul 3, 2001
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.
8%
of 126 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 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Jul 3, 2001

SEAT BELT LOOSENS UP AS MOVEMENT IS MADE IN SEAT. FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLESS BELTS WERE PUSHED DOWN INTO MECHANISM. DEALER HAD TO TAKE A PART THE SIDE PANEL AND PHYSICALLY REPLACE TWO BELTS. THE CHARGE $327.35. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
891905
Incident
Jul 2, 2001
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Feb 4, 2000

THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. YH

NHTSA ID
550731
Incident
Jun 21, 1999
EngineSeat beltsTransmission
Filed Oct 18, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT LINES SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT. *AK.

NHTSA ID
850959
Incident
Jul 2, 1999
Body & structureElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Oct 14, 1999

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE STALLED . THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES . HAD BEEN TO DEALER EACH TIME. MECHANIC CHANGED WATER PUMP/ ALTERNATORS/ BATTERY/ HAD LOCKS REPLACED ON DOORS DUE TO NOT RELEASING OR LOCKING/FRONT WINDOWS CAME OFF TRACK & HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RELEASE FROM TRACK. *AK

NHTSA ID
850737
Seat belts
Filed Aug 25, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
710481
Incident
May 1, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Jan 5, 1998

THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE MECHANISM AND THE DRIVER IS NOT ALLOWED TO FASTEN THE BELT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
820261
Incident
Oct 10, 1997
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+3 more
Filed Aug 19, 1997

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
521121
Incident
Jul 12, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Feb 20, 1997

WHEN LEAVING VEHICLE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT/RELEASE, GETS TANGLED & KNOTTED UP TOP, LITTLE DIFFICULTY TO PUT BACK ON TO DRIVE. CALLED DEALER & WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID
807608
Incident
Jan 12, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Oct 7, 1996

SEAT BELT TWISTS.

NHTSA ID
509558
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Jan 3, 1995

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT OPERATE. TT

NHTSA ID
958148

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

Brakes49Electrical15Body & structure13Engine11Suspension10Interior & seats9Visibility8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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