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Seat Belts complaints

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Mileage unknown · Jul 11, 1996

Seat Belts

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUCTIONS PE96-007A. *AK

NHTSA ODI #986752

Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 1996

Seat Belts

DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT WOULD TIGHTEN OCCASIONALLY WHEN MAKING A STOP. BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, INCREASED PRESSURE WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #986700

Mileage unknown · Jun 19, 1996

Seat Belts

SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ODI #505457

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 1996

Seat Belts

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985339

Mileage unknown · Mar 20, 1996

Seat Belts

MOTORIZED DRIVER/PASS. SEATBELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, DUE TO MOTOR BURNING OUT, BELTS ARE STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION, DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL FUSES PRIOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #980989

Mileage unknown · Feb 29, 1996

Seat Belts

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED, DRIVER NOT USING SHOULDER BELT ONLY LAP BELT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #979938

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 1995

Seat Belts

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING. TT

NHTSA ODI #974662

Mileage unknown · Oct 23, 1995

Seat Belts

MOTOR ON THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. TT

NHTSA ODI #973735

Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 1995

Seat Belts

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED RETRACTING . TT

NHTSA ODI #973437

Mileage unknown · Oct 4, 1995

Seat Belts

UPON ENTRY DRIVERS MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DISINTEGRATED, HANGING NO LONGER CAN BE USED. TT DEALER STATES THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS TO PAY HALF EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #972929

Official recalls

98V168003 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Oct 5, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.

97V063002 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

May 12, 1997

EXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WITH A SWITCH THAT UTILIZES REDUCED LUBRICATING GREASE, IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE, AND A DIFFERENT RUBBER ISOLATION BOOT.

97V073002 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

May 12, 1997

THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL THAT INCORPORATES A DOUBLE LIP DUST SEAL AND AN ANODIC OXIDE COATING.

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NHTSA investigations

EA98002 · Transfer Case Lockup

Opened Jan 30, 1998 · Closed Apr 30, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels

No summary supplied.

Additional source detail variants (2)

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