2006 Chevrolet Impala Seat belts Problems

“The drivers side seatbelt fails to latch. On the morning of 9/9/2015 I was unable to get the seatbelt to latch no matter what I tried. The red button moves up and down freely just like the other seatbelt latches in the vehicle. Is there a recall on this year Impala?”

“I got home from work at 7:15am this morning 9-29-2019 I was laying in bed watching a movie trying to go to sleep and when I finally doze off my son asked if he could go get a charger out of the car so he went out to the car and when he opened the door he said smoke hit him in his face he immediately ran back in the house yelling 'mom your car is on fire so I ran down the stair and went outside and thats all you see is smoke my car was on fire I immediately called 911 they got the fire put out and the fireman and the police officer said my fire started from my steering wheel because after the…”

“I purchased the 2006 Impala in 11/2006 when stopping the steering and front end shakes and vibrates. 1st the keyless remotes stop working which included my automatic start not working that happened 12/7. I am a trooper so I waited took my car to the chevy dealer 4/08 and they said there was a recall on the system so they fixed that and my tire monitoring system(which went out again on 12/1/08). My seatbelts wont lock in you have to force it hard several times and then still comes out on both the passenger and drivers side. …”

“The receiving seat belt connector coupling device at the base of the drivers seat will not secure the seat belt male end. The red button the normally flush with the top of the receiver. You would normally depress the red button down to release the seat belt once locked into the coupling device. Numerous attempts with engaging the belt into the connector is unsuccessful. Tried lubricating the mechanism. No help. It's a self contained device and can not be disassembled for repair.”

“During normal use the driver's seat belt buckle will not enter into the latch so the seat belt cannot be fastened. This is not yet repaired. The dealer states this is not a no charge repair of this critical safety item (dealer estimated $180 to $200 to replace). Is this in accordance with NHTSA rules and requirements for seat belts?”