2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Seat belts Problems

Started my 07silverado and service airbag light came on and my passenger side seatbelt is difficult to clip

NHTSA ID

11446026

Incident

Oct 1, 2020

The contact owns a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the service air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while reversing out of his driveway he detected an abnormal noise. While the passenger was entering the vehicle, he was unable to utilize the seat belt. The contact noticed that the seat belts had retracted and indented the seat. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer in May and was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V052000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that he was concerned about driving the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

NHTSA ID

11442510

Incident

Nov 29, 2021

Mileage

160,000 mi

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Driver side seat belt tongue an buckle. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Many drivers will continue long travels home or to a dealer rather than contact a tow truck. A decision that can risk their lives. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? No Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No I meet with solid mechanical resistance when I attempt to insert my driver side seat belt tongue into it's buckle. I can not detect any foreign object that would prevent the seat belt from latching. Now I cannot legally drive my vehicle in the state of Illinois without a secure seat belt. I plan to call my local dealer in the morning.

NHTSA ID

11440867

Incident

Nov 11, 2021

Returning from vacation on Oct.31 when a explosion in the cab like a shotgun occurred with smoke on the side of both front seats. Emergency lights & OnStar activated. Pulled over to side of road to checked out truck and found front seat belts locked but everything else ok. The service air bags light was on prior to incident. Was traveling about 45 MPH on good road. Scared my wife so bad had she been driving could have caused a wreck. Vehicle is scheduled to be looked at by Champion Chevrolet in Reno Nevada on 11/11/2021. Have read that this has happened with other 2007 Chevy Silverado’s and about the same mileage 69,000. Can’t find any recall for the problem but believe it could cause a death under the right conditions like if happened in heavy traffic. It shakes you up for awhile. If this has been reported before why hasn’t a recall been issued? Hope this report helps prevent any serious future incidents.

NHTSA ID

11439413

Incident

Oct 31, 2021

MY WIFE AND I HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO THE TRUCK. WHEN I STARTED IT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE, A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. MY WIFE HAD ALREADY FASTENED HER SEAT BELT BUT I (DRIVER) HAD NOT. SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD BEEN SHOT. BOTH SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS HAD EXPLODED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. BOTH SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE.

NHTSA ID

11298465

Incident

Dec 29, 2019

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, A LOUD BOOM SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11256628

Incident

Sep 8, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT AND SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (RON WESTPHAL CHEVROLET, 1425 W OGDEN AVE, AURORA, IL 60503, 630-898-9360) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11113360

Incident

May 27, 2016

Mileage

69,000 mi

SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE HARNESS BUCKLE. NEED TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH THE TAB OVER FAR ENOUGH TO LATCH. NO REPLACEMENTS CAN BE FOUND.

NHTSA ID

11074372

Incident

Jul 21, 2017

RECALL ON AIR BAGS SEAT BEAT WORN OUT

NHTSA ID

11057843

Incident

Jan 10, 2017

Mileage

135,000 mi

SEAT BELT DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT ACCEPT THE BELT WILL NOT LATCH ,IN PARK OR DRIVE

NHTSA ID

11057651

Incident

Dec 29, 2017

Mileage

126,000 mi

1) SEATBELT FEMALE RECEPTACLE WILL NOT ACCEPT MALE SEATBELT CONNECTOR DUE TO BROKEN PLASTIC IN RECEPTACLE ON REAR PASSENGER AND REAR CENTER SEATBELT. 2) DRIVER SEATBELT SOMETIMES DOES NOT LOCK UNTIL TRYING SEVERAL TIMES AND RELEASES DURING DRIVING AFTER APPARENTLY LOCKED

NHTSA ID

11047894

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

90,000 mi

DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE. COULD NOT LATCH SEAT BELT BEFORE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, CAN SEE SOMETHING IN THE LATCH IS BROKEN, AS IT LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER LATCHES. I CAN USUALLY GET IT TO LATCH BY PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON WHILE INSERTING THE TAB PORTION AND JIGGLING, ETC. THIS TAKES FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES, AND IS QUITE FRUSTRATING. ALSO, I AM UNSURE AS TO HOW SECURE THE LATCH MECHANISM IS NOW.

NHTSA ID

10991184

Incident

May 13, 2017

Mileage

36,500 mi

PHOTOS REGARDING CASE 10967610.

NHTSA ID

10968855

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

35,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT PRETENSIONER DEPLOYED AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MOISTURE ENTERED THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND SETTLED UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WHERE THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WAS LOCATED. THE MODULE AND THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REPAIR FACILITY WOULD LOCATE THE LEAK ENTRANCE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 09184B (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 09/07/2017 *JS

NHTSA ID

10967610

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

35,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN A PAVED ROAD AT APX 40 MILES AN HOUR AND HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE A SHOT GUN GOING OFF, MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CLAMPED DOWN AND THE FLASHERS ON THE TRUCK TURNED ON. STARTLED I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET THE SEAT BELT OFF. HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART VEHICLE, NOW SEAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WON'T WORK, THEY ARE LOCKED IN POSITION. AFTER CONTACTING LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE AND I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SEAT BELTS. I AM BRUISED FROM THE SEAT BELT AND VERY HAPPY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AS THE DISORIENTATION FROM THE EVENT VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10956259

Incident

Feb 22, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SEAT BELT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM/LATCH RECEPTOR FRACTURED AND COULD NOT FASTEN. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECEPTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10939905

Incident

Dec 21, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED ON ITS OWN. NOW IT DOESN'T ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY LATCH, OCCASIONALLY TAKES TWO OR MORE TRIES TO GET IT TO "CLICK." *TR

NHTSA ID

10918519

Incident

Oct 22, 2016

SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT ENGAGE BELT. SEAT BELT CHIME DOES NOT SOUND THAT BELT IS NOT ENGAGED. DRIVER SIDE.BELT WILL NOT NOT WORK WHEN STOPPED OR MOVING.

NHTSA ID

10898126

Incident

Jul 8, 2016

Mileage

142,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW THE CURRENT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS NOT REGISTERING IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SEATBELTS LOCK UP AND REAR LATCH COVER IS BROKEN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD AT TIMES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING EXPIRING, WINDOWS GOING OFF TRACK, AND TIRES LOSING AIR PRESSURE, HAS TO BE INFLATED AT VARIOUS TIMES. *TR *CN

NHTSA ID

10819385

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

MOVING MY TRUCK FROM THE BACK YARD TO THE FRONT YARD, TRAVELING LESS THAN 3 MPH, NO ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FIRST AND THEN ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CHEVY EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO MY RIGHT HAND NEARLY BREAKING MY THUMB. AFTER COMING TO STOP, I NOTICED THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS ON BOTH SIDES HAD ALSO BEEN DEPLOYED AND THEY ARE NOW LOCKED UP TIGHT. THE TRUCK DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I SAY IT LIKE THIS BECAUSE THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. I WANT MY TRUCK FIXED BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE ANY SAFETY FEATURES. CHEVY SAID THEY WILL FIX IT FOR $4,000.00. I SAY THE CONTROL MODULE WENT BAD AND IT IS THEIR FAULT AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10695507

Incident

Mar 16, 2015

Mileage

68,000 mi

AS I SHIFTED MY POSITION IN THE SEAT SLIGHTLY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THE SEAT BELT LOCKED & I TRIED TO PULL IT A LITTLE IT BECAME LOCKED.I TRIED TO GET IT TO RELEASE INSTEAD IT BEGAN TO EVEN TIGHTER AND BEGAN TO PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON MY CHEST I PANICKED AND HAD TO GRAB FOR THE RELEASE LATCH AS IT CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE TO BREATH, ONCE I GOT TO BELT OFF , I HAD TO RE-ADJUST IT & SECURE IT AGAIN THIS BECAME A ISSUE THAT I FELT NEEDED TO BE REPORTED TO GM BY WHICH I OPEN THE GLOVE BOX AND LOCATED THEIR NUMBER FROM THE OWNERS MANUAL AN FILED A VERBAL COMPLAINT .I CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES AS EACH EVENT HAPPENED TO LEAVE WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A PAPER TRAIL BUT THEY NEVER DID ANY THING ABOUT IT CONTINUES TO BE A ONGOING ISSUE THAT GM WANT TO BRUSH OFF , SO I FEEL NECESSARY TO FILE THIS EN LIGHT OF HOW GM IS PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK OVER MONEY, WE'LL NOT BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF EVER AGAIN ; DEDICATED OWNERS "NO-MORE". *TR

NHTSA ID

10576750

Incident

Jun 23, 2007

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH AT ALL. THE RECIEVER THAT THE BELT GOES INTO WILL NOT ALOW THE BELT TO LOCK INTO PLACE. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED, IF YOU BUCKLE IT THE BELY WILL COME UN SNAPPED WHENEVER IF FEELS LIKE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10576431

Incident

Feb 4, 2014

Mileage

83,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 02/27/13 *BF UPDATED 03/04/13

NHTSA ID

10495350

Incident

Jan 27, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

DRIVER SEAT BELT LATCH IS BROKEN. PLASTIC SLIDE IN LATCH IS STUCK IN BOTTOM OF LATCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329812

Incident

Apr 25, 2010

Mileage

52,000 mi

I WORK FOR THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. WE OWN A 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO. WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS SITTING, PARKED, WITH THE IGNITION OFF, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR UNIT UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODED CAUSING BOTH SEATBELTS TO INSTANTLY RETRACT AND LOCK UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT ONE OF OUR STAFF WAS STANDING DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE TRUCK WITH THE DOOR OPEN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE SAID THE LOUD EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269031

Incident

Apr 30, 2009

Mileage

39,240 mi