Driver's side seatbelt retractor does not retract the seatbelt properly. Once I park the car and release the seatbelt, I manually have to pull the seatbelt up to the retractor. Otherwise, the seatbelt will just hang there.
Chevrolet Monte Carlo seat belt problems
20 of the 2,120 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1997 model year.
- owner complaints
- 20
- worst model year
- 1997
- typical mileage
- 37,000
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20063
- 20051
- 20032
- 20022
- 20012
- 19991
- 19974
- 19963
- 19952
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact stated the driver side seat belt buckle failed to latch. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the driver side seat belt buckle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.
On a rainy day I was following at least three car lengths behind a truck that lost control and started to skid. I put my brakes on but my car hydroplaned and left the pavement the car came back down and slid as I was sliding I smacked a ford f-150 my seatbelt did not lock on impact causing me to hit the steering wheel and my airbags did not deployed. Car had to be towed as it would no longer run.
Please be advised this car was in a front end collision, seat belts were replaced passenger seatbelt seems to hang up, locks without notice. Makes it very uncomfortable as it keeps getting tighter with the slightest movement by passenger.
2006 monte carlo has had problems with the seat belt and air bag failure. *ts the air bag light illuminated. Diagnostics were run but no problems were found. When the air bags failed, this caused an issue with the onstar system. The air bag light was on while someone was sitting in the passenger seat. This meant that the air bag was not activated. The seat belt indicator light illuminated. The dealer replaced and reprogrammed the sdm. The onstar system had been replaced once. The air conditioner has been replaced once. The keyless entry system has been replaced and reprogrammed numerous times. There has also been a problem with the traction control system not functioning.
Problems with seat belt equipment locking tight whether engine is on or off. *mr the seat belt tightened to the point that it could not be used. The consumer was unable to wear the seat belt because of this problem. This problem occurred whether the vehicle off or on. The dealer was notified numerous times. The dealer was puzzled as to why the belt was locking and the fact that they could not get it unlocked. The dealer notified the manufacturer. The manufacturer replaced the seat belt four times but the problem still exist. *ts
Brake problems, rotors turned before 8,000 miles due to vibration.brakes now ssqueal and pull to the right. Involved in accident hit another car and when I tryed to get it stoped the brakes pulled hard to the right causing me to hit a elect. *ak pole.seat belt did not lock air bags did not deploy.
Consumer states frontal seat belt webbing is locking in place, consumer was unable to lock seat belt.
While driving the air bag light had come on intermittently and the air bag compartment appears warped due to the leather being separated from the compartment. The dealer replaced the side seat air bag retainer. *yh the driver side seat belt had locked up, and the trim panel on the dash had fallen.
Passenger's seatbelt will go inside retractor. But, it will not secure passenger. Dealership is aware of problem.
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
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- The center rear seat belt anchor plate exhibits stress cracks.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat belt system can fracture and injury to the seat occupant can occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the center rear seat belt system.
Recall number 97V065000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo seat belt
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The model years with the most reports are 1997 (4 complaints), 1996 (3 complaints) and 2006 (3 complaints).
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