Front Seat Belt Retractor problems of the 1999 GMC Sierra

Seven problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 1999 GMC Sierra. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 04/27/2002

Front collision at 40 mph, seatbelt did not restrain driver. Consumer hit head on steering wheel and suffered head and knee injuries. Vehicle was totalled.

2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 02/28/2001

Rear end vibrates due to misalignment of drive shaft to axle. Can't figure out why tranmission shifts hard. Tried replacing seat belt to fix tightening on bump.

3 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 02/27/2001

While driving at approximately 30 mph accelerated after a stop light when rear ended by a vehicle traveling at 50 mph. Air bags did not deploy, and driver's seat belt did not restrain consumer. Consumer states that seat belt locked on second impact from car from behind.

4 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2001

I am not sure if this is the correct forum for voicing these concerns but I hope and can be enlightened about these problems. I am not sure of the exact mileage or dates of any of these incidents without further study. The seatbelts on this truck will lock up intermittently while driving down the street with no braking. The right windshield wiper has broken free from the mechanism twice. The daytime lighting does not work though the lamps and fuses are in working condtion. The power steering pump sheared a shaft in two and was replaced under warranty. The engine clatters and was fixed once by the dealer however the fix has never lasted more than half of an oil change(1,500 miles. ) the headlight and rotary dimmer switches and surrounding trim on the dash get extreemely hot to the point of burning. I know I have missed something, it's hard to believe that so many things have gone wrong with this truck.

5 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 07/03/1999

The driver side seat belt works properly and restrains driver during quick stops. The passenger side seat belt catch mechanism has never restrained the passenger during quick stops and the passenger lunges foreward each and every time. Noticing this problem I intentionally attempted to make the seat belt catch by making numerous quick stops. The dealership told me that nothing was wrong because all the GMC trucks were like this on the passenger side and only restrained on impact. I was told that the reason for this was to make it easy to install a child car carrier. Does this sound reasonable to you. I thought seat belts should operate the same regardless of which side of the vehicle.

6 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 02/27/1999

Seat belt retractor mechanism anchor and guide failed. Mjs.

7 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Driver's and passenger's seat belts squeak when seat belts go in and out of the retractor. Also, seat belts are too sensitive. Consumer has to move very slowly to avoid seat belts locking in place.


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