Consumer's vehicle was at a intersection and another vehicle veered into it. Consumer and his wife was throwen forward. Seat was knocked at a 45degree angle. Seat belt broke and latch failed. Also, the driver's seat and passenger's seat broke. Dealership was aware of the problem. There were miner injuries.
1998 Ford Contour seat belts complaints
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Both the driver's side and passenger's side seatbelt do not retact during normal use. The seatbelts will fold over and become jammed approximately 4-5 times during the week. Would like to have the problem taken care of before someone is killed because a seatbelt does not retract and tighten up during an accident.
Driver's side seat belt locked up, had to untwist belt to use it. Also, rear window fell out, nothing had hit it/ignition key switch would rattle when inserting key & taking it out, and sun roof lock was not working. Sunroof could not be opened or closed . Taking vehicle to dealer to check problems.
There is a short within the electrical system, causing the horn, brinker's and brake light's not to work. Also, all the rubber has fallen off the door panel, and the driver's side shoulder belt doesn't retract.
Front drivers side seat belt was pulled out and would not retract on its own. Dealer has been contacted.
Driver's side seat belt is not staying on track, and the consumer states the cover is coming off the track of the seat belt.
Seat belt on the front passenger's side is not safe for adults because of the modification for child seats. The seat belt locks up which does not allow the passenger any normal movement.
The shoulder belt on the driver's side has pulled away from the frame. The dealer is aware of the problem. The problem has not been corrected.
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