The passenger and driver passive restrain seat belt locks down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic informed the driver that seat belts needed to be replaced.
1991 Saturn SL: seat belt won't latch or retract
5 of the 29 complaints about the 1991 Saturn SL describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
The seat belts are electric and are suppose to slide along the interior surface. The passenger side went out first, and a permanent latch was put in so that any one sitting on the passenger side have to clamp the seat belt every time the enter and exit the car. Sometime later the driver side seat belt went out. The seat cable would pull the latch but would not secure the latch to lock. With the latch not locking I could still clamp the seat belt on to the latch. I would clamp the seat belt on the latch even though it would not lock, to avoid getting a citation for not having a seat belt. My main concern is if I was to get into an accident with the sit belt not secured, I am afraid that my seat belt will not protect me.
Driver side automatic seat belt failed.
The driver's side automatic seat belt failure.
Seat belt motor failed, causing failure of shoulder harness.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Saturn SL seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1991 Saturn SL?
5 of 29 owner complaints about the 1991 Saturn SL (17%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Saturn SL?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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