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.
12
Latest Sep 6, 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.
4%
of 334 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 GMC Jimmy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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
ElectricalEngineFuel system+3 more
Filed Sep 6, 2003
1994/GMC/JIMMY,S1500,4.3 /6/ MY FRONT DRVER SEAT ROCKS WHEN I HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. WHEN IT RAINS BRAKES LOCK UP, SLIDES BEFORE COMPLETELY STOPS, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOESN'T WORK,LOCKS WORKS ON OCASSIONS,IT RATTLES WHEN PARKING OR PARKED.WHEN SHUTTING OFF SHAKES COMPLETELY THEN SHUTS OFF . AN AWFUL SMELL FROM GAS FUMES I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS DOWN JUST TO HAVE FRESH AIR.,BLACK SMOKE,DO NOT START UPON FIRST TRY,BACK TAIL GATE RATTLES.FAN FOR A/C OR HEAT DON'T WORK THRU VENTS.SLOWS DOWN TO 15MPH SOMETIMES IT IT WILL SPEED UP UN NESSACARILY, WHEN ON ROAD IN CITY LIMITS SLOWS DOWN AND SHUTS OFF ON HIGH WAYS. BUT MOST OF ALL THE BRAKES SCARES ME I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL WORK OR WHEN IT WON'T ,SO I TRY NOT TO TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN OR WHEN IT IS RAINING .MY VEHICHILE WAS LISTED AS RELIABLE AND LOW GAS MILAGE I HAVE TO PUT$10.00 IN EVERY DAY AND NOT TRAVEL UNESSACARILY. I HAD NOT HAD THIS TRUCK LONG AND IT IS A LIABILITY HEALTH WISE AND FINACIALLY. IF SOME ONE CAN HELP OR HAVE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFULL ,I AM INTERESTEDWHAT CAN I DO OR SHOULD DO.*AK
NHTSA ID
10037364
Incident
Aug 29, 2003
Mileage
152,525 mi
Seat belts
Filed Oct 17, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN HE WAS REAR-ENDED AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER WENT FORWARD UPON IMPACT. *YD
NHTSA ID
897846
Incident
Jul 5, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Aug 28, 2001
VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES SEATBELTS DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED, SEATBELTS WERE NOT TIGHT ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED HER TO BE JERKED FOWARD.*JB
NHTSA ID
562811
Incident
Jul 5, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Jul 20, 1999
CAR SEAT WILL NOT PROPERLY INSTALL IN THE REAR FACING POSITION IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE JIMMY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SAFETY BELT PATH IS TOO NARROW.
NHTSA ID
708844
Incident
Jul 18, 1999
Fuel systemSeat belts
Filed Jan 5, 1999
1. SEAT BELT REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BY DEALER OUT OF STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCURRED AGAIN WITH THE BELT RETRACTOR COIL SPRING WEARING THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING PREVENTING THE BELT FROM RETRACTING AND HOLDING THE PASSENGER IN PLACE. 2. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DURING STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD. FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICENT PRESSURE TO START THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD.
NHTSA ID
701925
Incident
Dec 24, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 1, 1998
WHILE UNLOCKING THE CHILD FROM THE CAR SEAT, PUSHED IN THE RED BUTTON TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT, AND ALL PLASTIC PIECES THAT FIT OVER SPRING SLIDING MECHANISM, CAME COMPLETELY APART. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND GMC WAS CONTACTED WITH A FILE NO. OF 98120611, AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
823816
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Apr 8, 1998
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES STUCK TOGETHER, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
822316
Seat belts
Filed Aug 13, 1997
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FRONT SAFETY BELT RETRACTORS HAVE BECOME INOPERATIVE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
815307
BrakesInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jul 2, 1997
Crash reported
REAR SEAT BELTS TWISTED IN THE BUCKLE, CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, REAR HATCHBACK RELEASED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING; AND ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
517944
Incident
Apr 25, 1997
BrakesSeat belts
Filed Apr 9, 1997
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. ALSO, SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK. *AK
NHTSA ID
809026
Seat belts
Filed Jan 2, 1997
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT WHICH TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BOLTS SHEARED OFF FROM THE POST CONNECTED TO THE WINDOW. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
806964
Seat belts
Filed Dec 4, 1996
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CASE OF A COLLISION. *AK
NHTSA ID
511750
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.
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