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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,686 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

1999 Ford Explorer seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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1999 Ford Explorer Owner Comments

problem #7

Nov 152010

Explorer

  • 6,800 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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

problem #6

Nov 072003

Explorer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 58,000 miles
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

problem #5

Dec 032002

Explorer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 80,000 miles
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

problem #4

Oct 022000

(reported on)

Explorer

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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

problem #3

May 052000

Explorer

  • miles
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

problem #2

May 281999

Explorer

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
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

problem #1

May 311999

Explorer

  • miles
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

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