Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. Whenever the contact attempts to use the passenger side seat belt, the belt will not release out of the retractor. This prevents the contact from using the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the retractor spring needed to be replaced. The contact did not notice any differences in the seat belt prior to the failure. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado: seat belt won't latch or retract
8 of the 1,305 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Passengerside seat belt retracts and locks,the passenger. The belt must be unlatched and refastened. The seat belt does not seem to hold when the brakes are applied very hard. Dealer has no way to check to see if seat belt is operating correctly. I was going to be charged for the replacement of new parts. They don't even know if the part is defective?
The consumer notice that the passenger seat belt would not retract. The consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the seat belt retractor needed to be replaced due to worn parts. Please provide any additional information.
Seat belt locks in the retracting position. *ak the seat belt was replaced with a redesigned one but failed one day later. *nlm
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 40 MPH and none of the air bags deployed upon impact. Driver impacted the steering wheel, and driver's side seat belt didn't retract.*ak *ph
While driving the seat belts lock up especially if the vehicle hits a bump, when the consumer moves forward to check the blind spot the the seat belt locks up. Nlm
Passenger's side seatbelt keeps locking up, and will not release unless passenger unbuckles ,causing a loss of protection. Dealer has replaced seatbelt once, but defect keeps occurring. Dealer will not replaced it again.
The seatbelt locked, would not retract or extend. Pinned driver to front seat, could not look over shoulder while merging in traffic.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle
- Repairing napped seat fabric
- Information regarding replacement of front seat belt retractor and buckle usage
- Information regarding replacement of the front seat belt retractor and buckle usage
- The seatbelt replacement parts do not match or are unable to latch to the existing belt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado?
8 of 1,305 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado
ABS 221Brake failure 118Knocking 43Fuel gauge 40No deployment 34Tire blowout 20Grinding brakes 19Jerking 18Premature wear 14Harsh shifting 12Loss of power 12Door locks 11Fuel pump 11Stalling 11Sudden acceleration 11Power steering loss 9Fire or smoke 8Misfire 8Pulling 7Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Hesitation 6Shudder 6Spongy pedal 6Steering noise 6Check engine light 5Wipers 5
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