Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Oldsmobile Alero submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE BACK SEAT BELTS SEEM TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THE CAR SEAT WIGGLES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I MAKE TURNS. THE CAR SEAT DIDN'T DO THIS WITH MY OLD CAR, I'VE HAD 2 DIFFERENT CAR SEATS IN IT. BOTH BACK SEATS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS NOT FASTENING. *MR THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *SC *JB
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS REELED ALL THE WAY OUT AND WOULDN'T RETRACT BACK INTO IT'S HOLSTER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY RETRACTED. *JB
THE PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE BUCKLE HAS BROKEN OFF AND THE SEAT BELT IS HARD TO USE AS THE BUCKLE ALWAYS FALLS TO THE FLOOR. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REACH THE BUCKLE TO HOOK UP. *JB
BRAKES FAILED AND SHAKED THE WHOLE CAR. REPAIRED FIVE TIMES. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BROKEN.
SQUEEKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
SUN ROOF ASSEMBY FAILED, REQUIRED 3 MONTHS TO REPLACE/REPAIR. BRAKE PADS REPLACED ON ALL 4 WHEELS AT LOW MILEAGE. SEAT BELT ON DRIVER LATCH IS LOOSE ON SEAT BELT. REAR SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. BATTERY LEAKED CAUSING FAILURE TO START, BATTERY REPLACED, BUT NO OTHER COMPONENTS WERE CHECKED BY DEALER.
THE VEHICLES BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, THE CONSUMER IS REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GET CAUGHT IN DOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SEAT BELTS MEET SPECIFICATIONS, AND NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT / RIGHT TURN, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ACTIVATES, CAUSING IT TO LOCK AGAINST THE CONSUMER'S BODY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
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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