Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Oldsmobile Bravada

Oldsmobile Bravada owners have reported 3 problems related to front seat belt retractor (under the seat belt category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Oldsmobile Bravada based on all problems reported for the Bravada.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada

Failure Date: 12/07/2005

97 olds Bravada retractable seat belts have never worked properly, now do not work on either driver or passenger side. Seatbelts do not "catch" during collision and just keep pulling out of housing. I have been told by numerous dealerships that this is a chronic problem with these cars, which probably also include chevy blazers and GMC jimmy's. Gm did a recall in '04 which I was promised would resolve the problem, but in a recent incident, my seatbelt did not "catch" and I hit my chin on the steering wheel. Dealer has verified that both front seat belts are nonfunctional. This problem cannot be easily recognized until there is an accident. How many Bravada, blazer, and jimmy owners are driving around with their seatbelts buckled, not knowing that they do not work and will not protect them in a crash? how many complaints has NHTSA gotten, wrongly assuming those were repaired by the recall?.

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2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1996 Oldsmobile Bravada

Failure Date: 06/02/2002

Seat belts are not working properly. Seat belts do not keep consumer in place. Please provide further information.

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3 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada

Failure Date: 02/01/2002

Passenger seat belt locks into place with little or no passenger movement, cannot be released without removing seatbelt completely and retracting completely. Also own a 2002 Chevrolet trailblazer w/ same problem on passenger side restraint. Passenger must remove seat belt every few minutes just to breathe or tuck shoulder strap behind them. This is a serious flaw on the passenger side seat belt on all 2002 Bravada's, trailblazers and envoys. Dealer has no fix at this time except to try a seat belt extender to change passenger side angle on restraint belt to see if it helps. This should be a serious recall issue. Will file seperate complaint for 2002 Chevrolet trailblazer also just purchased. This defect can cause death or serious injury should a crash occur while passenger is unrestrained while retracting and reapplying restraint.

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