Ten problems related to seat belt have been reported for the 1997 Buick Park Avenue. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Passenger shoulder belt will not retract.
Driver's seat belt has failed. It will no longer retract and must be replaced. This is a safety issue. I do not believe that a seat belt should fail.
Seat belt retractor does not always work. Consume rhas driven three days last week without seat belts protection because retractor did not work. Dealer has replaced that part twice, but it did not fix the problem.
I own a 1997 park Ave ultra with several recall repair issues the following were addressed by gm but not properly repaired: (faulty) abs system (with campaign code sticker) replaced abs system cuts out randomly causing changes in stopping distance (in severe braking situations the abs system has cut out on me getting off of the highway causing me to have to apply excessive pressure to the brakes just to come to a normal stop) front passenger seat belt replacement(no campaign sticker) middle rear seat belt anchor was never fixed or torqued to proper specified standards while in for repairs let alone addressed at all rack and pinion has multiple issues some due to age and miles but regardless the entire assembly is loose and bearings are shot the faulty recall repairs on my vehicle don't instill trust in gm's ability to repair my vehicle a second time.
When trying to unlatch the seat belts on driver's and passenger's sides, the belts gets jammed and will not retract properly. The belts are also loose on the body, and are not tight enough.
Front passenger's seat belt has been on back order for over a month. Consumer is driving without a seatbelt due to this seatbelt defect. This can result in injuries in case of accident. Douglass motors 908 277 3300.
Passenger's seatbelt housing spring gets stuck, causing the seatbelt not to retract unless the occupant keeps pulling the seatbelt. But, it won't protect the occupant in event of an accident. Dealer replaced the housing 3 times. Dealer cannot determine the problem.
When leanning over the front driver's and passenger's seats, seat belt extends and then will not retract back after sitting up. Consumer states that the parts ordered from Buick are same as the original and are defective.
Both rear seat belts were non operative, belt tensioning device could not be adjusted causing a safety hazard for anyone riding in the rear seat of the vehicle.
Seat belts roll in the over the shoulder bracket.