Seat belts
Filed Jun 16, 2004
REAR SEAT BELTS IN 2000 GMC YUKONS FAIL TO RETRACT, PROVIDING NO SAFETY FOR CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT WHEN SEATED IN CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS THAT ARE NOT SEMI-PERMANENTLY MOUNTED IN THE REAR WITH THE SEAT BELT THREADED THROUGH THEM. CHILD SEATS THAT USE THE SEAT BELT AS THE PRIMARY RESTRAINING DEVICE ARE USELESS WHEN THE BELTS DO NOT TIGHTEN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO GMC AND THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND/OR REPLACED THE SEAT BELT ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT PULL THE BELT OUT ALL THE WAY BECAUSE IT MAY NOT RETRACT - SOMETIMES HARD TO ENFORCE WITH CHILDREN. THE SOLUTION IS FAIRLY SIMPLE - THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A REDESIGNED SEAT BELT MECHANISM PROVIDED TO VEHICLE OWNERS, EITHER BY RECALL OR ON REQUEST. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10078306
- Incident
- Jun 6, 2004
- Mileage
- 2,500 mi
Driver assistanceSeat beltsVisibility
Filed Mar 30, 2004
PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR SEAT POWER WINDOWS QUITE WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE A DANGER IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2000 YUKONS. THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO USE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO UNSTICK IT. THIS CAUSES YOU TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AS YOU START OFF OR ARE IN A BUSY PARKING LOT. COULD CAUSE INJURY TO PEDESTERIAN OR SMALL CHILD. I HAVE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM FILED ON 2000 YUKONS. PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS AS YOU RIDE TO THE POINT OF CAUSING PAIN, YOU MUST DISENGAGE SEAT BELT AND RENGAGE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO IS A DANGER AS YOU COULD BE UNBELTED WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. I ALSO HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE BULLENTINS ON THESE PROBLEMS, BUT GM REFUSES TO PAY THE REPAIR COST ON OUR VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THESE VEHICLES WERE IN WARRANTY. I PURCHASED A 1996 YUKON NEW AND HAD IT UNTIL TRADING FOR THIS 2000 YUKON, I NEVER HAD A COMPLAINT. THEIR QUALITY ASSURANCE HAS SURE GONE DOWN HILL SINCE 1996.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10064193
- Incident
- Mar 27, 2004
- Mileage
- 48,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Oct 30, 2001
FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK IN POSITION TO ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT. REAR BACK SEAT THAT LAYS DOWN PUSHED AGAINST FRONT, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO LOCK. SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED ONCE BEFORE FOR THE SAME EXACT THING. *AK *ET
- NHTSA ID
- 898416
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2001
Seat belts
Filed Jul 14, 2001
INITIA FUNCTION OF PASSSENGER SEAT BELT INOPERTIVE. ONCE SEAT BELT IS LATCHED THE PASSENGER IS RESTRAINED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. INORDEER TO MOVE ABOUT IN THE COMPATMENT MUST RELEASE BELT 9 UNLATACH. SAFTY ISSUE MAY RESULT IF PERSON UNLATCHES AT A TIME WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. ATTEMPTED ON SIMILAR VEHICLE ( PASSENGAER SIDE) WITH SAME RESULTS (MALFUNCTION.) DEALER HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP. I CANNOT ACCEPT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO RIGHT THE PROBLEM THANK YOU R. B. LICCARDO.TED SAME FUNCTION ON NEW SIMILARVEHICLE SIMILAR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 748462
- Incident
- May 23, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 2001
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO INERTIA RELEASE: EXPLANATION FOLLOWS: WHEN ATACHING SEAT BELT NO FUTHER MOVEMENT IS ALLOWED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INERTIA RELEASE MALFUNCTIONS LOCKING THE PASSENGER IN ONE POSITION ANY FURTHER MOVEMENT RSTRAINS THE PASSENGER INTO LOCKED POSITION REQUIRENG TO RELAEQSE THE BELT ENTIRELY TO MOVE ABOUT THE COMPARTMENT. ASAFTY ISSUE IF RELEASING TO PERFORM SOME DUTY A THE SAME TIMEAND ACCIDENT OCCURS CAN BE SERIOUS.OSITIONK MODE REQUIREING THE ENTIRE RELEASE OF THE BELT TO MOVE ABOUT IN THE NTTHER RTHER MOVEMENT WILL LOCK THE PASSENGERRSE FUNCTION OF THE LOCKING ACTION OF THE BELTT LOCKS INPLACE THEREBY TO MOVE ABOUT IN THE VEHICLE REQUIRS THAT DISENGAGE THE BELT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 748383
- Incident
- May 1, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 2001
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONTINUALLY RETRACTS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION PINNING THE PASSENGER TO THE SEAT. TO RELEAVE PRESSURE PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE AND REPOSITION BUCKLE. TO COMPENSATE DEALER INSTALLED AN EXTENSION BUT STILL DIDN'T CORRECT PROBLEM AND CREATED A NEW ONE FOR PASSENGERS UNDER 200LB. WITH EXTENSION BUCKLE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF OCCUPANTS ABDOMIN ALONG WITH THE SHOULDER BELT. LEAVING ONLY THE LAP BELT TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 742449
- Incident
- Mar 28, 2000
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Jan 9, 2001
BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED IN UP POSITION. DRIVERS SEATBELT WOULD LOCK IN RETRACTED POSITION IF REMOVED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT BE PULLED BACK OUT UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF.
- NHTSA ID
- 739094
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2000
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts+2 more
Filed Jan 3, 2001
REAR WINDOWS INOPERABLE 3 TIMES/RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, HAVE TO UNBELT TO GET SLACK SO PASSENGERS RELUCTANT TO USE BELT/TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE FINDING FIRST GEAR/REAR END HUMS/FRONT END FEELS "LOOSE" AFTER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED TWICE/TIRES SQUEAL AT VERY LOW SPEEDS/ACCEL PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, THEN STARTED COMING APART/AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON UNTIL 3RD REPAIR/LEATHER SEATS SPLIT AT SEAM, REPAIRS SLOPPY.
- NHTSA ID
- 738686
- Incident
- Aug 24, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jun 16, 2000
THE SEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK WHEN A CHILD'S RESTRAINT SEAT IS USED AND THE BELT IS PULLED TIGHT TO GET SLACK OUT TO HOLD CHILD'S SEAT SECURE. *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 863737
- Incident
- Jun 16, 2000
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.