Seat Belt Related Problems of the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette

Table 1 shows two common seat belt related problems of the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette. The number one most common problem is related to the front seat belt anchorage (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the front seat belt buckle assembly (one problem).

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Oldsmobile Silhouette


Recently reported Seat Belt problems of the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette

The Front Seat Belt Anchorage problem

The driver side seat belt snapped without cause. Oldsmobile refuses to stand behind the problem and fix it. The people I have spoken with at Oldsmobile just fed the company line of "the warranty is for 3 years or 30,000 miles. . .   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem

I discovered that a child restraint seat cannot be safely or securely installed on the driver side, middle bench of my minivan using the shoulder seat belt because when tightening the belt to secure the seat, the belt buckle pushes up on the seat reclining lever, which is located directly above the   Read details...


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