"service seatbelt" warning displayed on dash. Dealer diagnosed the passenger side seatbelt retractor was defective. Dealer wants $500 for the repair. I found many complaints online with the same problem.
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt seat belts complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator was illuminated and the coolant levels malfunctioned for over a week. The dealer stated that the passenger side seat belt pretensioner needed to be replaced. The coolant failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that the front driver and the passenger side seatbelts failed to retract intermittently. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v171000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts were not available. The dealer did not give a specific date when the parts would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repairs. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The failure mileage was unknown.
My front driver seat is hard to buckle and very hard to release. My repair airbag light came on while driving, and I took my car to the dealership. I was told the seat belt retractor was bad, and the cost to repair would be $648.00. I have read numerous complaints about the problems with the drivers side belt and the problem of the retractor going bad. With the number of complaints gm must know the problem with the seat belt system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was noticed that the front driver's side seat belt had unraveled and the buckle was secured by only a quarter of material. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 71,000.
On 9/24/2012 at around 5 pm my wife and daughter were at the navarro county college to see a teacher, my daughter who had just had major surgery got locked into the front passenger side seat belt. After 10 minutes and 2 security guards and 2 nice gentlemen tried all they could they could not get my daughter seatbelt to come unbuckled so they had to cut her out of the seat belt. This is a serious incident that needs to be addressed , when I called the local dealer in ennis he said oh its no big deal ! He wasn't the one who just had surgery on her arm and was stuck in a seatbelt. I want someone to call me back on this! I think chevy should let people know this can happen at any time. I also think chevy should pay for the repairs.
The right rear seat belt will not realease to allow anyone to sit within the vehicle and buckle up. I brought this along to the attention of my service provider and was advised that this is accessory equipment and that I would be charged for the repair of this equipment along with a trouble shooting charge as to why it would not release. The tire pressure monitoring system has failed, thereby causing light to display on the dash. I have taken this back to the dealership for a third time and now a part has been ordered to replace the defective monitor and I'm being billed for this as well. I have been provided with a loaner, since the part was going to take overnight to arrive and the dealer's loaner has the same issue. I have obtaind the VIN for this vehicle of needed, but would like to know if either of these have been reported and the circumstances around the actual replacement costs.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the front driver side tire went flat and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle flipped twice and crashed into a ditch. During the crash, the driver side seat belt did not secure the contact nor did the air bags deploy. The contact suffered two broken ribs and a broken pelvis. The vehicle was destroyed during the crash. The failure mileage was 58,000.
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