2002 Chevrolet Malibu Seat Belts Problems

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN STRESSED. THE PASSENGER ONE DOES. CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. A FRIEND HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND IT DIDN'T LOCK IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE SMASHED HER FACE OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN TO OUR DAUGHTER.

THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND CANNOT BE RELEASED SO THE BELT CANT BE USED TO SECURE PASSENGER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. NORMALLY AFTER JIGGLING AND TUGGING AND TWISTING IT WILL FINALLY RELEASE SO IT CAN BE USED. HOWEVER TODAY FEBRUARY 7, 2013 THE SEATBELT IS LOCKED TIGHTLY AND CANNOT BE RELEASED. THERE IS AN $85.00 FINE IN MY STATE OF RHODE ISLAND FOR NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. CAN YOU OFFER ME A SOLUTION. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT LATCH. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN THE BELT TAB IS INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE IT WILL NOT LATCH. THE RELEASE BUTTON IS NOT STUCK IN. ATTEMPTED TO LUBRICATE BUCKLE WITH WD-40, BUT NO LUCK. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FOR REPAIRS, SHE NOTICED THAT THE BACK SEATBELTS HAD BEEN SNAPPED BY THE BODY SHOP. WHEN THE CONSUMER UNSNAPPED THE SEATBELTS, SHE NOTICED THAT THEY WOULDN'T RETRACT. THE CONSUMER THEN CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT DAY. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE WORN OUT, WHICH WAS ODD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A MONTH OLD. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE RETRACTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND IS CONCERNED WITH THESE SAFETY ISSUES. *SCC

WHEN INSTALLING CAR SEAT AND PUTTING SEAT AROUND VEHICLE BUCKLES WOULD LOCK INTO SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CHILD CAR SEAT DOES NOT FIT WITH THE VEHICLE'S NEW LATCH SYSTEM AND THE REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY. *YH