2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Seat belts Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB AND CONTUSION TO THE STERNUM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,999.

NHTSA ID

10695126

Incident

Mar 10, 2015

Mileage

200,999 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT RETRACTING ON THE THIRD ROW. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO REMOVE A PASSENGER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

NHTSA ID

10617146

Incident

Feb 4, 2012

Mileage

18,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY TAHOE, A GENTLEMAN RAN A STOP SIGN, I HIT HIM AT 39 MPH, HEAD ON IN MY TAHOE, T-BONED HIS TRUCK. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NOR DID MY SEATBELT KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY HEAD KNOCKING ME OUT. GM SENT SOMEONE TO LOOK AT MY CAR WHICH HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM GM ON THIS INCIDENT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW THINKING IT WAS SAFE. THE ONE TIME I NEEDED MY SEATBELT TO WORK, IT FAILED. THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR SHOWED BOTH SEATBELTS WERE ON AND IN WORKING ORDER, IT SHOWED THE CRASH WAS AT 39 MPH YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THEY WERE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. WHATEVER ANSWER GM GIVES ME WILL NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH UNLESS THEY ADMIT TO FAULTINESS IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10353935

Incident

Jul 28, 2010

Mileage

118,000 mi

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN CHEVROLET/TAHOE 2002 DOES NOT REMAIN LOCKED, THEREFORE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT GET SECURED. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO INTERMITTENTLY BUT NOW COMPLETELY DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL. THIS DEFECT IS ON THE SECOND ROW SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. THE OTHER ONE IT DOES LOCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227658

Incident

Mar 4, 2006

12-09-02 FRONT/.SIDE IMPACT. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 05-24-03 SIDE IMPACT PRECEEDING ROLLOVER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. ONSTAR WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT FOR SAFETY. MAJOR INJURIES INCURRED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10097929

Incident

Dec 9, 2002

Mileage

2,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND TIGHTENS, RESTRICTING (ELIMINATING!)ANY PASSENGER MOVEMENT. IT IS LIKE A SNAKE AND JUST KEEPS TIGHTENING DOWN. IN ADDITION, PRESSURE BECOMES SO GREAT ON SEAT BELT RELEASE, MY WIFE AND CHILD ARE UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT-BELT. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, STANDING STILL, FORWARD OR REVERSE, ETC... DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR PROBLEM, RETRACTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND SAME CONDITION WAS PRESENT AFTER REPLACEMENT,THIRD RETRACTOR IS SCHEDULED FOR INSTALL. FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FAULT AND DEALER HAS DONE ALL TO REPAIR PROBLEM AT THEIR LEVEL. IN ADDITION, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY ME ON SEVERAL WORK VEHICLES BOTH TAHOE AND PICK-UP ALL 2002 YEARS. ALL OTHER RETRACTORS IN MY VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WORK PROPERLY.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10048875

Incident

Nov 30, 2003

Mileage

34,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHILE OCCUPIED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10048575

Incident

May 1, 2003

Mileage

25,267 mi

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING SEAT BELTS WHICH SPECIFIED THAT REPAIRS SHOULD TAKE ONLY 15 MINUTES; HOWEVER, HE HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR HOURS. CONSUMER WAS NOT PERMITTED TO WAIT FOR VEHICLE, AND A LOANER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044574

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT OCCASIONALLY LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS FORCES THE PASSENGER TO UNDO SEAT BELT, FULLY RETRACT THE BELT TO ITS NORMAL "UNUSED" POSITION BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK ON. OTHER TIMES, THE SAME BELT WILL NOT LOCK. FRONT PASSENGER WILL LUNGE FORWARD DURING NORMAL TO HARD BRAKING. NO PATTERN TO FAILURE, BUT ONE OR THE OTHER OCCURS AT LEAST 50% OF THE TIME THE FRONT PASSENGER BELT IS USED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10032531

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

Mileage

9,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT REST OR IN MOTION. THE SEAT BELT RATCHET MECHANISM CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN CAUSING DISCOMFORT FOR THE PASSENGER WHO HAS TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND ASSURED THAT IT "FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED", IF THAT IS SO WHY DOES THE DRIVER SIDE NOT "FUNCTION AS DESIGNED" IF IT DID I THINK IT MIGHT CAUSE A FATALITY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016946

Incident

May 2, 2003

Mileage

21,717 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE FOLDING THE SEAT BACK IT BROKE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *MRCONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE FOLDING THE SECOND SEAT THE HEAD REST SNAPPED BACK AND CUT CONSUMERS FINGER WIDE OPEN. CONSUMER DID NOT CONTACT CHEVROLET. *JG

NHTSA ID

8019634

Incident

Jan 15, 2000

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT. I HAVE BEEN BURNED, ON BOTH MY LEFT AND RIGHT- SIDE UPPER-BACK AREA, BY THE METAL INSERT OF THE SEATBELT. IT SEEMS THAT IF THE SUN'S POSITIONING HAPPENS TO SHIFT TO THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THE INSERT OF THE SEATBELT BECOMES DANGEROUSLY HOT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE'S OTHERWISE SUPERB STRUCTURE. I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON A POSSIBLE REMEDY TO THIS MATTER AND LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXPEDIENT RESPONSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

765549

THE SEAT BELT LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ON THE SECOND ROW BECAME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS BUCKLED IN AND THE BELT BECAME TIGHTLY WRAPPED AROUND CHILD'S NECK. CONSUMER DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHO HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *TS *CB *NLM

NHTSA ID

8021550

Incident

Aug 30, 2002

SEAT BELT LOCKED IN PLACE AND FAILS TO EXTENT OR RETRACT, RENDERING IT UNUSEABLE FOR PASSENGERS.*AK

NHTSA ID

764301

Incident

Jul 13, 2002

PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN ON PASSENGER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012037

Incident

Apr 23, 2002

SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE LOCKS UP WHERE IT CANNOT BE USED. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF RETRACTOR AT ALL AND ALSO THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AGAINST THE SEAT. *YH

NHTSA ID

8005080

Incident

Jan 26, 2002