Front Seat Belt Problems of Saturn SL

My brother was killed June 24, 2005, in a single car accident. He was driving a 1998 Saturn Sl on an interstate in mississippi, the Saturn went out of control, his seatbelt (which he always wore) and he was ejected from the car. Since his death, I've found on NHTSA's site almost 30 different complaints from 1998 Saturn Sly owners describing serious failures of that cars stability, brakes, steering, and air bags---all of which resulted in the car going out of control. Fortunately, the drivers in the 30 complaints I've found all stated that the injuries were not fatal. My brother and our family are not so fortunate. The 1998 Saturn Sl's failures killed my brother. All of these failures were reported to NHTSA years ago, so his death could have been avoided. Nhtsa and the Saturn company owe me and my family some answers. And NHTSA and Saturn must act now before more people are killed by this fatal car.

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1998 Saturn Sl seat belts are defective. ** answer required***. The drivers seat belt would unlatch while the consumer was driving.

Seat belts constantly try to flip over when retracting. When this occurs, they catch in the doors and can be easily damaged. When they flip over, they then fil over the occupant twisted until the side pillar is opened to straighten the fabric at the retractor. Even when not flipped, the front belts tend to come twisted over your body. I've never had a vehicle where you must pay so much attention to how you put on and take off the belts to avoid twisting them. It's a poor design, and my 1996 & 1997 Saturns did not have this problem. The dealer and manufacturer offer no solution since the redesign of the front belts allowing vertical adjustment created the problem. Many customers will weaken the belts by catching them in the doors over and over. I don't think too many will pay to replace them. If the top belt clip were redesigned, the tendency to twist might be reduced. I hope you can convince the manufacturer to provide a fix for this issue. It's not only me. All users of my vehicle have the same complaint about the belts in front. Thank you.

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