The driver's seatbelt will only latch into the bracket about half the time. Sometimes it takes up to 5 minutes to get it to click in. Otherwise it just will not click. I have had to stretch it across to hook it into the passenger's side seatbelt. Luckily for me I didn't have a passenger so I could do this but I am worried that in attaching it into the passenger's side that it will not perform should I need it to.
Chevrolet Venture seat belt problems
39 of the 2,334 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Venture describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 39
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 51,608
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the seat belt warning light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 00v228003 (seat belt). The approximate failure mileage was 186,000.
Tl * the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet venture. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat belt buckle release mechanism fractured. The dealer ordered a seat belt mounting kit to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 10/24/2014*lj updated 7/14/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet venture. The contact stated the driver side seat belt failed. The contact mentioned that the latch plate failed to fit into the buckle. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. In addition, the contact stated that the rear view mirror adhesive melted and broke off.the approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. While driving 55 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure indicated that both air bags were deactivated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer, but they could not inspect the vehicle because the air bag indicator was not illuminated at the time. The failure continued intermittently; however, the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was returned to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic test. The contact was informed that the driver's side seat belt latch assembly was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under any recalls; therefore, they were not liable for the repairs. The current mileage was 97,000 and failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 3/16/09 *cn the headlight covers fogged up as well. Updated 03/19/09.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet venture. The rear passenger seat belt buckle would not unlock. The passenger was locked in the rear seat belt due to the latch failure. The fire department had to cut the seat belt webbing to release the passenger. The fuel gauge was reading incorrectly. Regardless of the amount of fuel in the vehicle the gauge continuously was reading incorrectly as if the fuel level was full. The current and failure mileage were 132,553.
My wife was in an auto accident in which my five year old daughter was killed. My wife had properly secured ellie in her seat belt but she was ejected from the auto and died instantly in a low speed crash. She may have unbuckled or herself but our major concern is that the car had previous seat belt failure and we have the maintenance records to support this.
Vehicle was rear-ended and knocked approximately 39 ft. Driver's seat belt did not lock and driver was thrown about like a rag doll according to witness of accident resulting in head and neck injuries. Drivers seat broke loose on one side.
Dt*: the contact stated all three seat belts in the middle seat unbuckle when slight pressure is applied to the belts. This problem is more apparent when a child seat is installed. As the child safety seat is installed the contact checks the seat belt adjustment by pulling on the seat belt which immediately unbuckles. The vehicle was taken to a dealer after the first occurrence and one seat belt buckle assembly was replaced. But the problem has now occurred on the other seat belts on the middle seat and returned to the one that was replaced.
Had intermitant airbag light, repaired by dealer under warranty. Dealer fixed drivers side seat belt retractor. Then had 40 MPH front end crash, front and side airbags failed to deploy. Sdm has history of failure on this van. Contacted gm, they stated 'no issue - case closed'. Needs to be addressed. I am an automotive engineer, all conditions should have been met in this crash for airbag deployment.
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 Chevrolet Venture seat belt
Which Chevrolet Venture years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (10 complaints), 1997 (6 complaints) and 1998 (6 complaints).
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