2002 Chevrolet Suburban Seat belts Problems

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10372425

Incident

Jan 10, 2003

OVERLY SENSITIVE SEAT BELT MECHANISM. SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING WILL CAUSE SEAT BELT TO LOCK, RESTRICTING THE PERSON DRIVING FROM NECESSARY MOVEMENT SUCH AS, LOOKING BEHIND VEHICLE BEFORE REVERSING OR LANE CHANGING, TAKING THE TICKET FROM MACHINE IN PARKING STRUCTURES, ECT. SEAT BELT HAS BEEN CHANGED ONCE BUT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH AUTO SINCE PURCHASED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132494

Incident

Aug 8, 2005

THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR 3RD ROW SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. IT WAS BROKEN WHEN PURCHASED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10132479

Incident

Nov 3, 2004

Mileage

33,981 mi

CONTACT STATES; FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL TIGHTEN AND LOCK WHILE ENGINE IS ON AND OFF. JUST TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT AT LATCH AND ALLOW IT TO ROLL ALL THE WAY IN BEFORE IT CAN BE APPLIED. IT TIGHTENS AS IF BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. HOWEVER IT TIGHTENS ANYWAY WITHOUT THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION. HAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE WITHOUT ANY CONCLUSIONS OR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10119835

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CAUSING THEM TO GO FORWARD INTO THE WINDSHIELD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10108747

Incident

Nov 11, 2004

Mileage

58,000 mi

THE FRONT PASSENGER , THE SECOND SEAT PASSENGER AND THE THIRD SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN RIDING, THE SEAT BELTS WILL LOCK INTO A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN'T IMMEDIATELY GET OUT OF THE BELT. THE BELTS HAVE BEEN SERVICED ON AT LEAST 3 TIMES. *NM

NHTSA ID

10108577

Incident

Mar 11, 2002

Mileage

3,000 mi

THE CHILD SEAT HARNESS WILL NOT TIGHTEN AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO SEND IN HER CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND TWO WEEKS LATER A RECALL FOR THE HARNESS STRAPS WAS ISSUED. UPON RECEIVING THE CHILD SEAT BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04C002000 THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT WORK. *TC

NHTSA ID

10096587

Incident

Aug 7, 2004

3RD ROW SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN AS DRIVING CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO CHILDREN WHO THEN HAVE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT TO RE-FASTEN IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN COMFORT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052890

Incident

Jan 7, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A FENCE, RUN INTO A DITCH, AND COLLIDE HEAD ON WITH AN OAK TREE. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT, THE LATCH CAME APART. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR AIR BAGS. UPON IMPACT, THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S KNEE WAS BROKEN, AND HE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. POLICE AND MEDICAL HELP DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10039711

Incident

Aug 27, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

THE SET BELTS LOCKED UP WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. *JB PASSENGER SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS ONLY WILL NOT UNLOCK, UNLESS THE SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED AND RETRACTS BACK. *TS *CB

NHTSA ID

10017624

Incident

Apr 23, 2003

Mileage

75 mi

THE REAR LEFT AND CENTER SAFETY BELT LATCH PLATE WERE DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE BELT, WHEN HE TRIED TO SECURE A CHILD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10015991

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

Mileage

3,000 mi

ALL PASSENGER SEAT BELTS GET TIGHTER WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING- IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE BEING SUCKED INTO THE SEATS- IT ALSO MAKES TAKING A BREATH DIFFULCULT- THE TIGHTER THE SEAT BELTS GET THE HARDER THEY ARE TO UNLATCH- THE MAKE DO CORRECTION OFFERED BY CHEVROLET OF USING A SEATBELT EXTENSION IS UNACCEPTABLE AS IT PLACES THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTIONS OVER THE CENTER OF THE ABDOMEN/CHEST AREA

NHTSA ID

10007884

Incident

Jul 30, 2002

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGTHEN DOWN ONTO PASSENGER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012084

Incident

Jun 18, 2002

3RD ROW SEAT BELTS WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN DOWN ON PASSENGER WHEN USED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FOR THE THIRD ROW ARE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN, CONSUMER WAS GIVEN EXTENDERS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8009710

Incident

Jan 29, 2000