The driver's side seat-belt would lock-up in the fully retracted position. Driver is unable to pull the seat-belt from the "locked" position. Must wait a few seconds/minutes before seat-belt will release itself so that the driver can put it on. The dealership I purchased it at (wagner-buick gmc in belleville, il) replaced the seat-belt at 5xxx miles and now they've put in a second one at 82xx miles today (8/11/03).
2003 GMC Envoy seat belts complaints
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We purchased a brand new 2003 gmc envoy with a third row of seats. In the manual it indicates that there are seat belt adjusters on the back of the seats to shorten the height at which the seatbelt comes across the passenger. These adjusters are not included in our car. We noticed this issue when a child sat in the back seat (one of the reasons for purchasing a 7 passenger vehicle) and the seatbelt came across their face. We brought the car to a dealer only to be told that we were correct the adjusters were not installed (a manufacturer's default), but that there was nothing that could be done to install them at this point. We now have a brand new car that we cannot use for the purpose for which it was purchased. The car is completely covered under warranty and we strongly consider this a safety issue. I know of a couple of other owners that have the same problem. If I child (or even an adult) were to sit in those seats without adjusting the height of the seat belt it could be very dangerous.
The driver's side seat belt locked, would not engage and the seat belt light illuminated on the dash. This was an intermittent problem. The seat belt was replaced on july 1, 2003. *ak *cb
Gmc envoy, 2003. Complaint: rear center seat/shoulder belt locks up 100% of the time. Because of this anyone wearing it is "pinned" against the seat. That is, there is no movement allowed - you cannot lean foreward. This situation makes the back center position belt un-usable. I brought this to the attention of the dealer, (and they agree that it is un-wearable), but say that there is no fix. They also showed me that the same situation can be found on other envoys on their lot. I frequently carry 5 people in the vehicle and I believe it's dangerious have one of the seating positons with an un-wearable seat/shoulder belt.
While driving front seat belts give too much attention cross the chest. Ts.
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