1998 Chevrolet Venture: seat belt won't latch or retract

6 of the 409 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Venture describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year

2005
1
2004
1
2003
3
2002
3
2001
5
2000
10
1999
4
1998
6
1997
6

What owners say

Filed Jan 29, 2004 · Locks, Seat belts · 83,000 miles · OH

Rear locking latch plate broke without warning. As a result, seat belt did not lock.

Filed May 21, 2001 · Seat belts · MI

Rear driver's side seat belt buckle does not remain in latch plate. Please give any further details.

Filed Oct 11, 2000 · Seat belts · MI

Seatbelt broke; consumer has contacted general motors, and they haven't responded. Clip willnot not hold when clipped it inside of retractor, so that it can click and hold.

Filed Sep 5, 2000 · Seat belts · NY · 1 injury

We were approaching a crash and had to slam on our brakes at 40mph and the seat belt holding our sons car seat broke apart

Filed May 28, 1999 · Seat belts · CA

Driver's seat belt failed to retract.

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Seat belts · CA

Seat belt retractor failed. Yh

Service bulletins that may apply

Jan 1, 2004 Service bulletinSecond row seat belt will not retract passengers side
Jul 23, 2001 Service bulletinOn some vehicles the second row passenger seat belts may experience a condition where the second row...
Jul 13, 2001 Service bulletinSubject regarding proper functioning of the chest strap and the integral child seats
Mar 1, 2000 Service bulletinExcessive lateral movement (side to side) when using certain aftermarket child seats

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Venture seat belt

Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Venture?

6 of 409 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Venture (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2000.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Venture?

There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 1998 Chevrolet Venture

Headlights 56 Engine failure 24 Overheating 14 Door locks 11 Check engine light 9 Knocking 9 Stalling 9 Airbag light 8 No deployment 7 Tire blowout 7 ABS 6 Wipers 6 Brake failure 5 Power steering loss 5 Steering lock-up 5

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