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1998 Chevrolet Silverado Seat belts Problems

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.
9
Latest Dec 3, 2003
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.
3%
of 279 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Dec 3, 2003

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. DRIVER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10049996
Seat belts
Filed Jun 5, 2002

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, BELT DOES NOT EVEN PULL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
8011085
Incident
Jan 2, 2001
Seat belts
Filed May 17, 2002

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS VERY DIFFCULT TO PULL OUT TO LOCK .*AK

NHTSA ID
8010045
Incident
Dec 17, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Mar 26, 2001

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT OUTWARD FOR USAGE OR RETRACT BACK AFTER BEING USED.*AK

NHTSA ID
884192
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jan 18, 2001

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK UP WHILE PASSENGERS ARE WEARING THEM AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED BELTS ON BOTH SIDES A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES, INCLUDING RECALL CAMPAIGN#0045SS; 3 TIMES ON DRIVER'S SIDE ,TWICE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND BOTH CAMPAIGNS. ALSO, SEAT TRACK LOCKS TOO CLOSE TO AIRBAG, AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK. TRACK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
878434
Seat belts
Filed Sep 6, 2000

PLATIC PART OF SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
869785
Incident
Sep 6, 2000
AirbagsSeat beltsTires & wheels
Filed Jun 8, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40MPH AND WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE A TIRE BLEW OUT, RESULTING IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS HELP TO SECURE THE PASSENGER & DRIVER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED 3 TIMES. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
863283
Incident
Jun 7, 2000
Seat beltsSteering
Filed Jan 21, 1999

IN DISCUSSING OUR PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS FOR GM PU'S WE HAVE FOUND THAT IN '97 & '99 MODELS THE FRONT ENDS COME WELDED AND IF NOT BROUGHT BACK WITHIN CERTAIN AMT OF MILAGE DEALER WILL NOT FIX. OURS WAS OUT OF ALIGMENT UPON DRIVING OFF LOT THE FIRST TIME. DEALER SAID TO DRIVE ABOUT 1,000 MI. TO BREAK IN AND BRING BACK AND WILL FIX. CALLED FOR APPT. FOR SEAT BELT AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, TOOK IN, SEAT BELT PARTIALLY FIXED, HAD TO ORDER PTS. THIS HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS AGO AND PT FOR SEATBELT STILL NOT IN, ALSO DID NOT GET ALIGNMENT, THEY WERE RUNNING BEHIND, WAS THERE 3 HRS, HAD TO GO TO WORK, COULD NOT WAIT. NEXT TIME CALLED FOR APPT. MILAGE WAS ABOVE WHAT DEALER WOULD FIX. TOOK TO MODICA BROS. SISBEE, TX. AND COST $119.95. THESE TRUCKS ARE ARRIVING TO DEALERS FROM MFG. THIS WAY, DISCUSSED IN LENGTH WITH MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A GM GIMICK, I THINK ALL OWNERS SHOULD DEMAND THAT THIS BE CORRECTED. I OWN A '94 CHEV. PU AND NEVER HAS BEEN ALIGNED WITH 125,000 MI. ON IT. DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. I WANT GM TO REFUND EVERYONES MONEY WHO DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO SET FOR ALIGNMENT WHEN IT SHOULD BE RIGHT IN FIRST PLACE AND HOLD UP MORE THAN 3,000 MIL. THIS IS A DISGRACE, NOT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WEARING OUT OF YOUR TIRES. PLEASE REPLY BACK TO ME B.MORRISPNX.COM

NHTSA ID
702439
Seat belts
Filed Apr 28, 1998

SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS TOO SHORT WON'T FASTEN OVER PASSENGER'S.

NHTSA ID
534848

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

Brakes90Visibility45Steering21Electrical19Tires & wheels16Interior & seats15Engine15Fuel system12Suspension11Body & structure10Exterior lighting8Transmission8

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