Rea seat belts unable to fasten them to secure passengers. Buckles recessed to far into rear seat cushion. Requires asistance tobuckles passengers belts. Very dangerous.
1997 Oldsmobile 98 seat belts problems
15 complaints (50% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 15
- of this car's complaints
- 50%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Rear/other6
- Front: anchorage4
- Front: buckle assembly3
- Front: retractor1
At what mileage
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Oldsmobile 98 seat belts problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1997 Oldsmobile 98 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Female parts in three rear seat seat belts are too short, can't get a good grip to plug them into the male ends. Consumer stated that in winter time while having on a lot of clothes belts are impossible to fasten, so consumer is not properly restrained.
Side bars holding windshield obstruct view. Seat belts hard to buckle because of placement.
Seat belts do not fit around the consumer. They are too small dealer has been contacted.
Rear safety belts too small to use.
Rear seat buckle extension too short, dealer put a sleeve around extension but did not lengthen the extension to fix the problem.
Rear seat belts are practically unsable.
Rear seat belt failed.
Seat belt latches in the rear seat are not able to be latched.
Consumer's wife weight is 125lbs. She got into the rear seat of the vehicle, but could not be properly restrained. The rear seat belts were to0 short to fasten around her.
Questions about the 1997 Oldsmobile 98 seat belts
Does the 1997 Oldsmobile 98 have seat belts problems?
Owners have filed 15 complaints about the seat belts of the 1997 Oldsmobile 98, 50% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1997 Oldsmobile 98 seat belts problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Oldsmobile 98 seat belts?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 1997 Oldsmobile 98 problems
Electrical 3Engine 3Visibility 3Suspension 2Body 1Brakes 1Seats 1Steering 1Transmission 1Wheels 1
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