Recently, my wife's 1997 Geo Prizm's seat belt has been locking up. It seems like the teeth are caught and you have to pull it one gear tooth at a time until it finally comes out far enough to be latched. Has anyone had a similar problem and can anyone provide a rememdy short of saying "open it up to see if anything is wrong with the assembly?"

Mine does the same thing - dealer said it had to be replaced - but I now pull it OUT ( slow and steady towards the steering wheel ) it still catches sometimes - but not as often - ALSO this is NOT a warantee item ( if you can beleive that ) it is also "non-essential" - tell that to the Police here in Virginia if your not wearing it!!

This must be a chronic problem with the Geo Prizm 1997. While under warranty, I had dealers replace the driver's side seatbelt three times, after it would get jammed so bad I couldn't get it loose no matter what. The third time, they did finally get it right. Even so, it occaisionally sticks, but a few careful tugs will get it loose again.