This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The passive seat restraint does not retract fully. This occurs when you turn the vehicle off. It has to be manually disconnected. When turning the vehicle on it hesitates before retracting to drivers body. The car is stationary when this occurs.
Strong order of gas from gas tank, took it to mechanic, said I have a hole in gas tank... drivers side seat belt, clicking noise, wires came out, hanging, now belt is stuck...had to remove fuse, to stop loud annoying clicking noise...
Passenger side automatic seatbelt quit working in the middle of the track, the cable was hanging down, got grease allover, including on me. Disconnected everything, and through in garbage.
Hello, I have a 1995 Ford Escort with the automatic seat belt. Have replaced the track and hardware. The problem still happens..... the / or one of the guide cables comes out of the track casing and the lock refuses to shuttle. The motor does a click-click..... click-click and the lock tries to shuttle but does not. Is there a fix for this" what is going on in the shuttle track" [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The seat belt on the driver side is stuck in the open position, which gets in the way of the wheel and provides no safety support were I to get in a crash. Also the passenger sides seat belt often goes wild and continuously opens and closes on the passengers neck when trying to exit the vehicle. I can not afford to cover the costs of this repair and feel that Ford should do so considering it puts the driver in great danger.
- Newport, OR, USA
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My passenger side shoulder belt is stuck in a position so that it cannot be useful at all in an accident. It is stuck all the way forward so that it doesn't touch the passenger at all. Also, the drivers side shoulder belt doesn't seem to have any "stop" to it - I worry in an accident it wouldn't hold me in. I can't afford to take this in to get it fixed and would like Ford to fix it for free. This has been happening continuously in the 6 months I've had the car.
The driver seat belt in my Ford Escort 95 has been broken. The person I bought it from said it was that way for a long time, because of the tract failure.
On April 11, 1995 I purchased a new 1995 Ford LX, 1.9L sefi, VIN# [xxx]. after driving the car for a few days and settling into it, I began to notice a clicking sound coming from what to me sounded like the engine area on the driver's side and the steering column. I took the car back to the dealership immediately. The vehicle was not test driven and I was simply told that it was probably just new engine noise and it would stop. As time went on the clicking continued. I called back to the dealership several times then I just gave up because the vehicle was running okay and had caused no concern. On September 8, 1997 (clicking noise still there) I took the vehicle in for other problems. As invoice states, noise may be coming from engine area. On May 22, 2002 while driving the vehicle it just stopped!!!!! referencing North central Ford invoice no. [xxx] (which is attached) you can see the work that was performed. In reference the above-mentioned invoice, you will notice that the timing belt was replaced, one of the phone calls I received was to explain that the timing belt had snapped. Please notice that you will find nowhere mentioned that valves or anything else was checked. By the time all of this took place, the clicking noise had become more apparent and they were made aware that it was still there. Now for the grand finale, on April 29, 2003 I drove the car to a nearby store and when I came back out the clicking noise turned into a noise as if the engine were going to explode. I immediately stopped the vehicle and called a tow truck and it was taken to North central Ford. I was informed that the mechanic thought push rod had gone. I have spoken to more than one mechanic (ase certified) who clearly believes that the valves should have been at least checked when that belt broke. This [xxx] vehicle was my pride and joy it was pampered. The mileage on it was a mere 74,639. [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Engine developed a cracked cylinder head. The only reason it cost $600 was that I repaired it myself. Seatbelts and transmission have not been repaired.
The front shoulder harness seatbelt on the driver side is stuck mid-track, which causes the seatbelt to rest across your neck. During any automobile accident, this would cause the driver to be improperly restrained or not restrained at all, resulting in serious injury, even death. A call (and trip) to the dealer got me nowhere, they say I will have to pay over $500 to have the seatbelt and its components repaired and/or replaced.
The drivers shoulder harness will not function properly in its tracking system. I contacted a dealer about the problem and he told me that it was at my expense to fix. But is this not a major safty problem, and why with so many complaints is Ford not excepting responsibilty. This is a very large concern for me as well as my spouse.
Automatic seatbelt on the driver's side is stuck in the upright position. She cannot use seatbelt because of the defect. Dealership is aware of the problem. Consumer states that dealer broke the seat belt and replaced drivers seat belt motor and track for free, now it's broke again.
The automatic seatbelts in my Escort do not work properly and one of them has not for over a year. I paid around $120 to get a new part to fix the driver side seat belt in 2000 and it broke again 8 months later, we returned it to Ford because it had a year warranty and they unwillingly gave a replacement but informed us that it would only be under warranty until a year from the original parts purchase date (4 more months). It still doesnt work all the time. Then the passenger side automatic seatbelt is stuck on in the middle of the track so it can not be used at all. There is only lap belt restraint there now. I dont think I need to keep paying to fix an obvious defect in these cars. My sister had a 1994 Escort a year newer than mine and she had to replace her auto. Seatbelt once in the 2 years she owned it. So I know it cant just be a fluke in my car.
Motorized seat belts failed. At time of failure, seat belt was retracting, and remained in middle of the track. Had contacted dealer, and was informed that warranty expired, and did not repair seat belts when vehicle was over 50,000 miles. Manufacturer backed dealership.
While traveling at 25 mph and as a result of a collision automatic seat belt released, causing consumer to hit air bag hard. Consumer stated when getting out of vehicle, consumer noticed automatic seat belt made noise, seat belt was stuck in track. Consumer states that the seatbelt shoulder harness was jammed in the belt track, consumer was injured in the accident.
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- Brooksville, FL, USA