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1992 Pontiac Lemans Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

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 Nov 25, 1999
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.
57%
of 21 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.
1
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 1992 Pontiac Lemans 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

Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Nov 25, 1999

HEATER BLOWER SWITCH FAILURE. REPLACED SWITCH THREE TIMES, EACH TIME THE SWITCH MELTED AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE WIRING TO WHICH THE SWITCH IS CONNECTED ALSO MELTED. IN REGARDS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, IT FAILS TO RETRACT. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

NHTSA ID
715240
Seat belts
Filed Sep 10, 1998

DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BEL IS DO NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS WHILE DRIVING, SEATBELTS WILL COME LOOSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
827793
Powertrain (other)Seat belts
Filed Mar 31, 1998

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES, RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID
533409
Incident
Jan 24, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Nov 19, 1997

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, LOCKED UP.

NHTSA ID
525133
Incident
Oct 6, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Jan 31, 1996

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL BUT THERE IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
978530
Incident
Jan 31, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 11, 1995

AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING SYSTEM FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
488684
Incident
Oct 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 30, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT SHOULDER PORTION WOULD NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
971331
Incident
Jul 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Aug 11, 1995

THE SEATBELT MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT ON BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX THEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
970250
Incident
Feb 10, 1995
BrakesHeating & air conditioningSeat belts
Filed Jul 18, 1995

SHOULDER BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-248). *AK

NHTSA ID
968981
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 9, 1995

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS CONTINUALLY FAIL, CAUSING BATTERY FAILURE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
484169
Incident
Aug 24, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Mar 16, 1995

HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR LUBRICATION OF SHOULDER BELT OWNER CLAIM NOT HAVE THE LUBRICATION. TT

NHTSA ID
962070
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 6, 1995

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER COMES ACROSS DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S NECKS. *AW

NHTSA ID
481471
Incident
Mar 6, 1995

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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