1999 Chevrolet Malibu Seat belts Problems

I WAS INSTALLING OUR INFANT CAR SEAT AND FOUND THAT NEITHER OF THE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEATS THAT HAVE SHOULDER HARNESSES LOCK WHEN YOU PULL THE BELTS OUT ALL THE WAY. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED LAST DECEMBER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OWNER PREVIOUS TO OUR PURCHASE. WE DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS UNTIL NOW BECAUSE WE HAD NOT INSTALLED A CARSEAT UNTIL THE BIRTH OF OUR DAUGHTER THIS SUMMER. I CANNOT PROPERLY SECURE OUR CHILD'S CARSEAT WHEN THE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK. I CANNOT GET THE SHOULDER BELT TO LOCK, SO I CANNOT INSTALL THE CARSEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME OF THE MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T SEE THERE'S ONE FOR OUR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I AM CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING TO GET THE BELTS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10236754

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION AROSE, AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CAME UNLATCHED DUE TO THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10169624

Incident

Sep 29, 2006

Mileage

119,872 mi

AIR CONTROLS SWITCH BACK & FORTH FROM FRESH TO RECIRCULATE. CAR HAS REFUSED TO START TWICE & ANTITHEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK UPPER AND LOWER. I HAD THE GASKET REPLACED AND GM CANADA PAID FOR THE LABOR AND I PAID FOR THE PARTS, APPROX $180 CANADIAN. I BELIEVE THERE WAS 78000 KM (48,000 MILES) ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. SEATBELTS ARE SLOW TO RETRACT. CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END, THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY OR FIX. RECALL ON ROTORS CAUSED PADS TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

10071268

Incident

Dec 15, 2002

Mileage

48,000 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THIS CAR INVOLVING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES (CALIPERS STICKING), THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS (RUSTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND BURNED OUT BULBS), REAR SEAT BELT (PART THAT LOCKED BELT TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR CHILD SEAT WAS PLASTIC AND BROKE) AND NOW ALSO THE INTAKE & INTAKE GASKETS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM. I'M GETTING REALLY FED UP WITH HAVING THE CAR IN THE SHOP ALL THE TIME. NOW, AT 57,000 MILES, THE INTAKE GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600, WHEN THEY WERE ALREADY REPLACED AT 16,000 MILES WHEN THE INTAKE WAS REPLACED. WE THOUGHT WE WERE DONE PAYING FOR THIS CAR, BUT I GUESS NOT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018461

Incident

May 9, 1999

THE ROTORS WARP EVERY 10,000- 15,000 MILES. ALSO, THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES ALREADY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EARLY SHIFTING IN ALL THE GEARS, THE RIDE IS ROUGH, THE ELECTRICAL REAR DEFOGGER DOESN'T CLEAR WELL, SOMETIME THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT STICKS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR/TOO FAR, SOUNDS LIKE AIR IS COMING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR/AND WINDOW-PER BULLETIN, THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OUT OF THE SUPPORT BRAKET-R/R, THE ROTORS ARE WORN/OUT OF ADJUSTMENT/AND MAKE NOISES WHEN STOPPING/PULSATION FROM REAR BRAKES-DRUMS, AND AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION JERKS/SLIPPING-DIAGNOSED A LEAK FROM PAN BOLTS. *SCC

NHTSA ID

8015262

PLASTIC LATCH PLATE BROKE WHILE INSTALLING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011312

Incident

Jun 6, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER, AND HE HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 3600. *AK

NHTSA ID

897040

Incident

Sep 25, 2001

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE COMPONENT FAILURES AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING PULSATION AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO GRINDING NOISE. NLM

NHTSA ID

558969

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT TO STOWWED POSITION AFTER USE, AND OFTEN DO NOT RETRACT AFTER LEANING FORWARD. SEATBELT REPEATEDLY GETS WEDGED BETWEEN DOOR AND B-PILLAR WHEN CLOSING DOOR WHEN EXITING VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO SEATBELT HARDWARE. WHEN SEATBELT OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO RETRACT AFTER LEANING FORWARD, IT CREATES SLACK IN RESTRAINT SYSTEM THAT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER/PASSENGER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE PURCHASING DEALER AND THEY DO NOT SHOW ANY SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

738419

Incident

Dec 28, 1999

REAR ARM CAN KILL OR INJURE AN INFANT IN A REAR FACING CAR SEAT. CHEVY WAS UNAWARE OF THIS CONFLICT WHEN I CONTACTED THEIR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER. DEALER WOULD NOT REMOVE ARM REST FREE OF CHARGE , HOWEVER IT IS AN EASY MATTER TO DO SO USING A PAIR OF VISE GRIPS. *AK

NHTSA ID

721289

Incident

Sep 10, 1999

SEAT BELT TOO HIGH CUTS ACROSS THE NECK AND FACE OF THE CONSUMER EVEN WHEN ADJUSTED. YH

NHTSA ID

551109

DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL STOPPING. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . *AK WITH OUT JUMPING ON THE BREAKS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, SO YOU CAN'T LOOK TO LEFT SIDE TO GET INTO LANE OR GET ON HWY ON RAMPS. *YH

NHTSA ID

854574

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT VEHICLE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE PINNED DOWN TO SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NHTSA ID

854359

WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE SHOULDER SEAT BELTS, THEY ARE RETRACTING SLOWLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ON PASSENGER'S SIDE THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE DOOR PANEL DUE TO THE SEAT BELT HANGING OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER WAS GETTING OUT. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

836913

Incident

Oct 18, 1998