2006 Saturn Vue: seat belt won't latch or retract

5 of the 300 complaints about the 2006 Saturn Vue describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 71,362
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

2008
3
2006
5
2005
1
2004
1
2003
3
2002
1

What owners say

Filed May 13, 2014 · Seat belts · 126,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saturn vue. The contact stated that the passenger seat belt latch would not release the seat belt. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was 126,000.

Filed May 16, 2013 · Seat belts · 71,362 miles · KY

Upon lowering the seatback, the middle seatbelt became "locked" in the lowered. This is the first time I have lowered the seat..

Filed Jul 4, 2012 · Seat belts, Seats · 85,630 miles · GA

We rarely have put the rear seat in the folded down position but did so this past weekend to bring home some baby gear from a friend's house. When I tried to lift the seat back to the upright position it wouldn't raise. It appears that the middle seat belt locked and will not release. We have three (3) children and must have all three (3)seat belts usable. Went online to search for help and we found many incidents of this happening on multiple year saturns which would indicate a serious design flaw; yet we will be liable for the expense because the warranty has passed unless we can find a way to release the locking mechanism.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Seat belts · 54,550 miles · MI

N 2006 saturn vue, the rear seat is a 2/3 split bench upon lowering the seatback down, the middle seatbelt became "locked" in the lowered position. The dealer told me the only remedy was to cut the seatbelt. They then told me it would be 300 dollars to replace it!interior parts). I believe it is a manufacturing defect, and should be replaced at gm's 's expense. There was absolutely nothing I could have done to prevent this from happening. I was using the automobile features as they are intended to be used. I see many many complaints of the same description on the internet!

Filed Jul 1, 2009 · Seat belts · 46,000 miles · CA

In 2006 saturn vue, the rear seat is a 2/3 split bench (the rear passenger- and middle-seatback fold down together to accommodate for large objects). Upon lowering the seatback, the middle seatbelt became "locked" in the lowered position. The dealer told me the only remedy was to cut the seatbelt. They then told me they would not pay for the seatbelt to be replaced (warranty has expired on interior parts). I believe it is a manufacturing defect, and should be replaced at saturn's expense. There was absolutely nothing I could have done to prevent this from happening. I was using the automobile features as they are intended to be used.