Driver's seatbelt will not retract. Has been this way since purchase, taken to dealer 3 times for repair. Was told there is no remedy.
Geo Metro seat belt problems
20 of the 601 owner complaints about the Geo Metro describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 20
- worst model year
- 1994
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 19971
- 19964
- 19952
- 19946
- 19922
- 19913
- 19902
What owners say
While driving the seatbelt will not stay buckled to hold the car seat in place, and the seat constantly flips over.
The rear passenger's side seat belt buckle unlatched during a crash, causing the child safety seat, which was restrained by seatbelt, to fly across the vehicle. Luckily, the child was not in the vehicle. Please provide further information and VIN#.
Dealer has not honored the federal safety agency recall 95v‑103.007/manufacturer's recall 91c-52, concening seat belt buckle failure since august 10, 1997 up to the present. Consumer has been told on serveral occasions that the kit has not been received, or they would contact consumer when it arrived, need the federal safety agency's help in this matter.
Seat belt harness failed to lock and restrain during collision, resulting in injury.
Seat belt shoulder harness failed during impact resulting in head,neck,shoulder, hip and knee injury. Not air bag complaint (e.g., seat belt, trailer suspension air bag, etc.,). Added on 09-07-1999.
Seat belt return failed after 20,000 miles. Belt sags when dis-engaged. Has been replaced before and is broken again.
Vehicle was involved in a collision. The seat belt buckle popped open, and the driver was not restrained in the seat because of the seat belt came undone.
Seatbelt failed in accident, causing injuries.
During a frontal impact accident at 25 MPH, front seat belt failure was experienced. The seat belts did not lock in place upon impact.
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- The front safety belt buckle release buttons can break. These red plastic release buttons are marked "press." if a button breaks, pieces can fall into the buckle assembly causing the buckle to operate improperly.
- Risk
- The safety belts would not provide adequate protection to an occupant in a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Owners should promptly check the condition and operation of both front safety belt buckles and carefully inspect the red release button for any breaks or cracks. They should ensure that both buckles are operating properly by inserting each latch plate into its buckle, tugging on the belt to make sure the latch is securely locked, and then pressing the release button. The latch plate should pop out of the buckle when the button is pressed. If either release button shows a sign of breaking or cracking or if either buckle fails to operate properly, owners should promptly contact their authorized dealer to schedule an appointment to have the buckle replaced or repaired, free of charge. The manufacturer is developing a remedy designed to prevent failure of the buttons that are not currently broken.
Recall number 95V103007 · Recall details
Questions about the Geo Metro seat belt
Which Geo Metro years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (6 complaints), 1996 (4 complaints) and 1991 (3 complaints).
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