Drivers side seatbelt wouldn't latch. Driving and smelled smoke. Saw smoke coming from under drivers side dash. Stopped and saw melted wires. Seatbelt indicator light went out.
Chevrolet S10 seat belt problems
43 of the 5,662 owner complaints about the Chevrolet S10 describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 43
- worst model year
- 1991
- typical mileage
- 65,000
Is there a fix? There are 3 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
No deployment 5Fire or smoke 2Won't start 1Wipers 1Loss of power 1ABS 1
What owners say
Our ABS light keeps coming on and when it does the ABS don't work. It comes on whenever it wants. It is the same issues as the 2000 are having and they have a recall. It recently caused the back wheel not to move at all. We were told the spring inside the module is going out. It also affects the air bag from going on. Also, the ignition won't work the truck won't start. It takes several tries to get it to start. We were just told that it's the starter. The seatbelt locks intermittently and won't let me move.
Dt*: the contact stated that 9 months ago the seat belt fractured. The female portion of the buckle would not remained latched to the male portion of the buckle. This problem was consistent not intermittent. The part to fix the problem was not available at a local dealership. The manufacturer determined the part will be shipped within 7 to 10 days to an authorized dealer. The exact name of the part required for the repair was not provided by the manufacturer. The seat belt buckle is free of dirt and other contaminants.
Dt*: the consumer stated while driving at 35 MPH another vehicle came across the median and crashed into the vehicle. Upon impact the driver's seat belt failed to lock and both frontal airbags failed to deploy. The consumer sustained injuries to the neck and back. There was a fire coming from the engine area after impact. The fire department cut all the electrical wires to extinguish the fire. Although the police responded no report were filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealership were it has not been inspected.
I was travelling at aproximately 55 MPH. A full sized silverado 4x4 pulling a horse trailer failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled out in front of me. I applied my brakes and hit hm in the driver door. My driverside airbag did not deploy. My wife was riding as a passenger. She was wearing her shoulder/seatbelt. It did not lock in place and hold her back. She was thrown forward into the dashboard. She received bruised ribs and a bruise on her forehead. The passenger side airbag had been turned off due to the fact that we sometimes transport our grandchildren. We have contacted gm about this. We were told that the conditions were not right for airbag deployment or for the seatbelt to restrain! Come on! I thought these things were supposed to be safety equipment!!!!!
I was travelling at aproximately 55 MPH. A full sized silverado 4x4 pulling a horse trailer failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled out in front of me. I applied my brakes and hit hm in the driver door. My driverside airbag did not deploy. My wife was riding as a passenger. She was wearing her shoulder/seatbelt. It did not lock in place and hold her back. She was thrown forward into the dashboard. She received bruised ribs and a bruise on her forehead. The passenger side airbag had been turned off due to the fact that we sometimes transport our grandchildren. We have contacted gm about this. We were told that the conditions were not right for airbag deployment or for the seatbelt to restrain! Come on! I thought these things were supposed to be safety equipment!!!!!
During a frontal crash the passenger seat belt faild to lock. Passenger was thrown forward in fully extended seatbelt. Passenger sustained facial injuries from hitting the dashboard. Driver also injured. Airbag deployed on driver, and driver's seat belt worked properly.
While driving 35 MPH the consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. The driver side seat belt failed to retract and the airbags failed to deploy. The consumer was knocked unconscious when his head hit the steering wheel. *ak
Vehicle was involved in a collision while driving at 35 MPH. Vehicle was hit on the front and the passenger sides. Upon impact, none of the air bags deployed, and driver's side seat belt failed to retract. As a result, consumer hit the steering wheel and sustained a concussion. Vehicle sustained extensive damage. Manufacturer's investigator after inspecting the air bags indicated the reason that they didn't deploy was because they weren't hit right.
Front passenger side seatbelt, it locks up but will not unlock unless you unbuckle it. It has to be unlocked and brought all the way back before it will unlock. I have had it replaced at least three times and it still does not work correctly.
Related recalls
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.
Recall number 00V228003 · Recall details
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: extended cab pickup trucks equipped with 60/40 front bench seats and extended cab pickup trucks and 2-door utility vehicles equipped with manual locking recliner bucket seats. The outboard safety belt webbing on the driver's and/or passenger's seat can separate during a frontal impact.
- Risk
- If a separation occurred and there were secondary crash events or vehicle rollover, there would be no belt restraint of the occupant and increased injuries could occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a protective cover over the recliner mechanism.
Recall number 97V096001 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- The outboard rear safety belt assembly will not release the webbing from the retracted position. This does not meet the requirements of fmvss 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- If the outboard rear safety belt assembly will notrelease the webbing from the retracted position, safety belt use for the seatoccupant is impossible, increasing the risk of injury in an accident.
- Remedy
- Replace any belt that does not freely extend from the retracted position.
Recall number 93V105000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chevrolet S10 seat belt
Which Chevrolet S10 years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (8 complaints), 1995 (6 complaints) and 1994 (5 complaints).
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