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The driver side seatbelt release on my MY99 has recently started making a very annoying sqeaking noise on bumpy roads when fastened. The noise seems to be the metal tag on the belt rubbing against something in the seatbelt latch unit. I tried a bit of reasonably thick oil in the latch part but it hasn't helped.
Questions:
- anyone else had this problem?
- is it easy to disassemble the latch unit and add a bit of grease?
- any other ideas to try and fix it (100 mile trip to dealer!)

Nick

This happems to me.. I think. As I'm driving along - I can hear a squeak coming from inside the plastic cover in the B pillar somewhere. How I fix it (I have to do this every few months) is by several rapid pulls of the seat belt until it locks. The squeak then goes away.

Andy Banks

DrD

- yes
- dont know
- try squirting some WD40??

If u fix it tell me how since its been bugging me aswell.

Also, when there is no passenger in the passenger seat it rattles.grrrrrr

Andy

DrD

HA! Success at last, i am now rid of the sqeaky seatbelt (well, for the time being...) I managed to stop the squeak using a combination of tactics - not sure exactly which one worked!

1) Have a look at the silver tag and check to see if there are any rough bits on it, or areas where it looks like it is rubbing inside the latch unit. I used a Dremel to carefully ease a couple of rough spots on mine

2) Press the white bit you can see inside the latch unit with a screwdriver (ie imitating the action of the metal tag) and put some thick grease in here (oil is too thin) I used a wide bore needle and syringe to inject the grease just where i wanted it.

3) fasten belt a few times and give some good yanks!!

This seems to have cured the squeak from the latch unit and also from the pillar.

Hope this helps!