NHTSA Complaint #564422 — 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

WHILE DRIVNG, CONSUMER ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH SPUN AROUND IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND OFF THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED SPINNING AND WAS SLIDING BROADSIDE DOWN A STEEP SLOPE, AFTER HITTING SEVERAL SMALL CEDAR TREES IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BROADSIDE AGAINST A LARGE CEDAR TREE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER PROPERLY CAUSING HER TO HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A VIOLENT STOP THE PASSENGER FLEW ACROSS THE CENTER CONSOLE AND UP AGAINST THE CONSUMER, THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE PASSENGER SLAMMING AGAINST THE CONSUMER CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR POST, CONSUMER STATED WHEN THEY CLIMBED OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THEY NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WAS STILL LATCHED, BUT IT HAD UNSPOOLED IN THE RATCHED ASSEMBLY, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (C00045-S) ON MARCH 16,2001 REGARDING THE SEATBELTS, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WOULD TRY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE AN EXCUSE, FINALLY ON JUNE 6, 2001 CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE SEATBELTS, CONSUMER DOUBTS IF THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE, OR IF SO, IT WAS NOT DONE EFFECTIVLY.*JB