Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet blazer. While the vehicle was stationary, the seat belt malfunctioned. The contact stated that the driver's seat belt would not retract when prompted and became undone on more than one occasion. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000. ...updated 03/13/17 *bf updated 08/10/2017
2000 Chevrolet Blazer: seat belt won't latch or retract
6 of the 589 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
I was returning from beaufort, sc with my niece's 1 yr and 2 yr old children. My niece is in the military and I was bringing the kids back to stay with my sister, their grandmother, for a month. Outside of atlanta on i75 at 1:00 am I heard a huge bang and the front right of my car flew into the air. I had another niece, who was 3 months pregnant, with me who was riding in the front seat. When the car flew up she flew up and hit the roof of the car. Luckily she had her seat belt on or she might have broken her neck. My niece saw that I was trying to get control of the car and looked out the window to see if any vehicles were near so we could get to the side of the road. No vehicles were around so we made it to the side of the road. My niece walked back down the highway to see if she could find what we had ran over. When an officer came to help change the tire to the spare he showed me it was not a flat tire but that my rim had exploded. The officer changed the tire, followed us to make sure the car was drivable then left us to drive back to champaign, il. The exploding rim caused the radiator rack, right headlight assembly, rim, tire, to be fixed. Then the car had to be aligned. Luckily my insurance company safeco, paid for everything but my $500 deductible. I still have the rim sitting in my kitchen in case anyone wanted to examine it.
Driver's side seat belt will not stay latched while driving. The light for seat belt appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed the driver that the part was not available due to a back order.
Seat belt retractor does not work.
Automatic transmission failure made it impossible for vehicle to go into the reverse gear. Also, consumer was unable to buckle the rear seat belt because the plate got stuck in the holster, and the holster was stuck in the seat. Dealership was notified of both failures, but was unable to resolve the problems.
Seat belt retractor would not retract all the way when released. Had part replaced with another type of seat belt due to orginial seat belt being discontinued because of some incompatibility with this seat belt and vehicle. It is very difficult to lock belt.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.
Recall number 00V228003 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer?
6 of 589 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chevrolet Blazer
Fuel gauge 50Ball joint 43ABS 31Stalling 23Fuel pump 21No deployment 19Transmission failure 19Grinding brakes 18Headlights 15Wipers 10Fire or smoke 9Knocking 8Door locks 7Harsh shifting 7Brake failure 6Jerking 6Won't start 6Adaptive cruise 5Overheating 5Slipping 5Won't shift 5Tire blowout 5
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