Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001070737 | Incident Date: Feb, 28 2001 |
| Consumer's City: FERNDALE | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILHOUETTE | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts:front:anchorage |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDX03EXVD | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 09 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My approx 75lb dog was belted to the passenger seat belt while the car was parked to prevent him from accessing the contents of the rear compartment. because his usual collar-to-seatbelt leash was in another vehicle, i accomplished this via a thin (ladies') silk scarf in a simple knot around his collar. when my husband came along a few minutes later, he opened the passenger door for the dog, not realizing the dog was restrained. the dog jumped out of the car: the seatbelt, not the silk scarf, tore! the sealtbelt tore literally in half. the tear is not at a seam or at the clip, but rather in the webbing itself. what if this had been a high speed collision? my husband and i are both physicians - my husband an er doc - and neither of us has heard of such a thing. we have contacted the dealer, who stated that it should not have happened, but wants approx $200 for the repair. in addition to safety concerns for other vehicles, i am reprting this because i think charging for a safety-related equipment failure is unreasonable. thanks for your time! pat wells. *ak |