Seat Belt Problems of Chevrolet Equinox

Chevrolet Equinox owners have reported 84 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (82 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat belt (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Chevrolet Equinox

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seat Belt problems
82
Front Seat Belt problems
1
Rear Seat Belt problems
1

Recently reported Seat Belt problems of Chevrolet Equinox

The Seat Belt problem

We were in a 9car pile up. Front and back and drivers side were hit and severely damaged. Airbags did not deploy. After the accident smoke was seen coming from the sides of the car where the seat belts come out of. Both front and back were white puffs of smoke from all four seatbelts.   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt problem

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox. The driver's seat belt fastener no longer locks in place. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure, but ordered the part for the repair. The seat belt was repaired on January 3, 2008.   Read details...

The Rear Seat Belt problem

When unbuckling the rear passenger seat belt my grandson somehow got it around his waist. It retracted so quickly that we could not free him from it. As we would pull on it to try to give him breathing room, it would pull tighter. He was becoming unable to speak & breathe.   Read details...




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