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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Consumer noticed that both drive R and passenger retractors deteriorated. The belts were inoperable when in use. Consumer was afraid that there was a great risk involved while driving without belts.
Consumer noticed that both driver and passenger retrctors deteriorated. The belts were inoperable. Consumer was afraid there was a great risk involved while driving without belts.
Seat belt has become frayed while passing through retractor guide. Seat belt tangles and will not retract due to poor guide design. Numerous dealers contacted and advised about possible seat belt failure and lack of crash worthiness. All have said belt is out of warranty (problem first noticed at around 60K miles) and that Ford was not responsible for replacement. Wear on belt caused by retractor guide, not use or abuse.
While driving the hydraulic brake booster failed causing the steering wheel to lock up and loss of control (accident), as a result the seat belt retractor broke.
- Davie, FL, USA
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The seat belt retractor for both front seats jam. They jam when you are trying to pull them out to hook then together. This does not enable you to be able to hook up your seat belts. The first occurrence was sometimes in 1997. We contacted the dealer. They took the cover off off the retractor and straightened out the belt so it would work. This has been done several times by the dealer and by the owner of the vehicle. The belt is easily twisted and jams in the retractor. The retractor was replaced by the dealer 0N September 21, 1998. The problem continued, and the dealer was contacted again on June 2, 1999 and the retractor was replaced again. We have been in numerous times for this problem and it still is unresolved as to the retractor jamming. This is obviously a serious design defect which the manufacturer should correct immediately. The car cannot legally or safely be driven with a defective seat belt assembly.
Brake lights: The rear brake lights don't work while the brake pedal is depressed. There have been no aftermarket modifications to any part of the electrical system. The brake lights work only when the clutch pedal is lightly pressed and the brake pedal is depressed. This problem is currently being addressed by the dealer, but since the car is out of warranty, I have to pay for it. Seat belts: The front drivers side seat belt doesn't retract. The belt "hangs loosely" after it is the driver takes it off and requires "excessive" manual adjustment for a proper and safe fit. Mileage odometer: The mileage odometer doesn't work. I don't know how long it has been broken, but I noticed recently that it stops occasionally. After reviewing my driving paterns I believe that the odometer may be reporting more mileage than I have actually put on the car (but I have no absolute way to prove this).
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- San Antonio, TX, USA