The contact owns a 1999 Ford Explorer. The contact stated when he was parked the drivers side seat belt does not release to its capacity and when it does it did not lock in place. The vehicle was not been taken to a dealer or mechanic for diagnostic testing. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 6,800.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

Consumer had already fixed recall 03V280000. Original invoice was sent to the manufacturer in March 2003, but was still waiting for the reimbursement.

- Randallstown, MD, USA

Consumer stated the passenger rear shoulder belt tore in half while child was restrained in seating position.ts vehicle was out of warranty and manufacturer was not willing to assist financially.

- Laurence Harbor, NJ, USA

Driver side rear seat belt will not extend from the housing mechanism, causing seat belt to be inoperable. Also, driver and passenger side seat belts do not latch in the buckle housing mechanism, causing belt to become inoperable. Also, experienced a problem with windshield wipers; when driving in rainy weather conditions, windshield wipers stop working, causing poor driver's visibility. Consumer has contacted the dealer.

- Bronx, NY, USA

While drivnig and for no apparent reason, seat belts on driver's/ front passenger's, and rear passenger occupants tightened up without brake application. Problem has been reported to the dealership. The problem has not been corrected.

- Fairborn, OH, USA

The front / rear shoulder belts ride up on the necks of the driver & passengers. If driver or passengers are under 5 ft., the belt will not stay on their shoulder area. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer & consumer was informed by the mechanic that no adjustment can be made to correct problem.

- Clinton, MD, USA

A child passenger seated in a booster seat became entangled by automatic seat belt. The belt was engaged in the automatic locking retractor mode and was also twisted abnormally. When the belt was unbuckled, the automatic locking retractor mode caused all of the slack to be drawn up into the mechanism and the remaning portion of the belt became extremely tight surrounding the child's midsection. Since this mode does not allow any slack to be given back, and no override provided, the belt had to be cut in half to remove the child from the vehicle.

- Casselberry, FL, USA