Left seat buckle inoperable.
1998 Chevrolet Malibu seat belts complaints
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Please see comments from previous entry (forgot to add stop/tail lights) to list. No safety defect mentioned.
The mileage provided is only estimates, reported only the seat belt light to the dealership.
I purchased the vehicle from bobb chevy in 11/99, in april 2000 noticed a grinding noise when braking. Took car into a tuffy auto shop who indicated I needed complete brake job. They suggested warranty should cover vehicle repairs. So I took it to bobb at 7:30 am on 4/27/00, they completed brake job - rotors, calipers, fluid, pads and labor. This totalled $817.01, I paid $496.12, warranty paid the balance. On 5/17/00, coming home from work on a service road I tried to apply my brakes and found I did not have any - this was 3 wks after a total replacement. I had the option to go into an intersection, or hit a car stopped at the stop sign, but I chose to run off the road, hoping that would have stopped me. I hit a pine tree, both air bags popped out, windshield cracked, subsequently my insurance company - geico totalled the car. I suffered severe bruises, ended up in emergency, ordered to take 2 days off work for bruises, severely sprained ankle, bruises on chest & stomach from seatbelt and airbag. I have contacted the dealership, given them geico's report and police report. They suggested I contact product liability dept of chevrolet. At this time someone from gm product asst is to contact me.
Driver's side seat belt is cracking. Plastic part cracked in 2 parts where the belts is pulled & locked. Conusmer is afraid that it will eventually affect the seatbelt. Will be contacting the dealer for repairs.
Driver's side seat belt retracts too slowly, causing seat belt to hang on to floor or get caught in the door. Dealer notified.
Engine idling roughly due to faulty engine mount. Nlm
Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which the driver's or passenger air bags did not deploy. Also, the driver's seat belt malfunctioned, and all doors jammed. Please give any further details.
The rear seat belts fails to retract. The brake pads were replaced after purchasing vehicle in june, due to being worn out. The front left tire needs replacment due to the threads coming off.
Female seatbelt part broken.
The saftey belts are hard to fasten and come undone,ticking noise when cold then diminishes,headlights fogging up inside,low speed braking, car pulls to the left.
Driver side seat belt latch failed.
Driver's side seat belt locked up, replacement locked up also.
Button on left front seat belt missing.
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