Front Seat Belt Retractor problems of the 1998 GMC Sierra

Four problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 1998 GMC Sierra. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 11/01/1998

Seat belt not retracting. Yh.

2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 03/01/1998

Driver's seatbelt system malfunctioned. Consumer needs to pull hard in order for the seatbelt to come out of the housing. It retracts "too hard," and not enough slack in the seatbelt system. Dealer said seatbelt system is used for child seat protection.

3 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Seatbelt retractor gets jammed and will not move on the track . Dealer says vehicle needs a new belt.

4 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

The passenger side seat belt fails to retract back into it's holster. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the mechanic had to replace the entire retractor mechanism. The problem was caused by a failure in the system.


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