Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt failed to latch securely or retract. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to fremont motor lander (1731 w. Main street, lander, wy 82520, (307) 335-3359) and it was stated that the seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that seat belts should be warrantied for the life of the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 87,000.
2013 Ford Escape seat belts complaints
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Drivers side seat belt does not retract. As a result I tested it by inserting the buckle and pulled on the belt quickly/sharply to determine if it would lock up. While the passenger side retracts and locks up, the driver side does not. Don't believe the seat belt would restrain the driver in an accident. My wife drives the car and said this began about 6 months ago. I was unaware of this until recently.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While operating the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated after buckling the driver's seat belt. Additionally the driver's side seat belt alarm was inoperable and did not chime when the seat belt was not fastened. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the seat belt sensor was faulty. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 60,000. *bf
Seatbelt fails to retract properly. The tension on the return is inadequate. It will retract by pushing the seat belt back into the slot to some extent but not fully and certainly not on it's own.
Drivers side seat belt fails to retract when buckling up. Slack remains while driving.this doesn't effect the g lock mechanism. If in a crash the seat belt is useless to prevent impact of steering wheel. A person would only have and airbag to protect during an impact. Seat belt that don't retract should be a safety concern in any vehicle.
When driving this vehicle, it ser me like it is not running right, and think it is going to die on us in traffic. The front seat belt does not go back in the area where it belongs and sits on the front seat. The passenger driver side door does not close right when you open it. It will stay open until you push the handle down and then it will close and lock. We are afraid to travel long distance with the vehicle because of the way the car acts and run. We just want it fix or replace vehicle.
Driver seatbelt will not tighten when being worn and not sure would lock if in accident!
Drivers side seat belt will not retract all the why.
'unsafe at any speed': we bought a new 2013 ford escape. It had many problems, including many safety recalls. I request ford buy the car back multiple times (they refused). Our driver's seat belt failed on 12-25-2017 at 09:55 am, when my wife's car was struck from behind by a car going 50 MPH. Both cars were totaled. My wife was in the drivers seawearing her seat belt at the time of the accident & was thrown forward and hit her head on the steering wheel when drivers side seat belt failed to engage. She got a concussion injury and had to go to the er, also a bad whiplash and other injuries, including seatbelt rash on left collarbone. Seat belt failed or her head would not have been injured. We aren't first ford owners to be injured by seat belt problems. I found multiple reports on the federal safety agency site of driver and passenger injuries in 2013 & 2014 ford escapes due to seat belt failures. (note: this issue may be similar to existing the federal safety agency recall 16v875, for the ford fusion, but not the escape.) ford has been notified multiple times drivers & passengers are being injured by the failure of driver & passenger seat belts, yet has taken no action, nor has the federal safety agency. Please review the seat belt injuries in 2013-2018 ford escapes. *** note: I found 12 the federal safety agency reports of seat belt failures in j2013-2014 escapes, including 4 injuries. The escape design changed in 2013. A. The federal safety agency id number: 10562168 (injuries due to sb failure, including broken bones, incorrectly logged as no injuries, customer called fmc) incident date january 28, 2014 b. The federal safety agency id number: 10561343 (two injuries, brakes failed, seat & seat belts failed) incident date january 9, 2014 c. The federal safety agency id number: 10618315, (2 injuries), incident date august 1, 2014 d. Other seat belt failure reports (no injuries): 11053916,11053318,10947832, 10811504, 10555439, 11034362, 10763929, 10618315, 11048052
My driver-seat seat belt warning light and alarm does not always work. It does not come on on a consistent basis at start-up. If I unlatch my seat belt while the driving the alarm and warning light do not come on at all. I had a problem with the belt latching at one point and the dealership replaced the latch. My backseat driver's side seat belt does not latch at all. This is the second belt to have latching difficulties.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the driver's seat belt failed to retract when attempted to be used. The vehicle was taken to cloquet ford (701 washington ave, cloquet, mn 55720, phone: (218) 879-4668) where it was diagnosed that the seat belt and motor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, waited a few minutes, and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. In addition, the front passenger door failed to remain locked. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v237000 (air bags), 14v239000 (structure), 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts), and 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The parts needed for the repairs were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000. Parts distribution disconnect and VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Driver's seat belt tensioner quit working. Seat belt will no longer tighten when brakes are applied. The seat belt will not restrain the driver in the event of a sudden stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts) and 16v643000 (latches/ locks/linkages). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/06/2017*ct updated 01/17/17.
The rear seatbelt buckles appear to have been installed improperly at the factory. One of the buckles is forced up by the bolt spring while the other two are forced down. The two that are forced down make it difficult for rear seat passengers to buckle in. Furthermore, when the seat back is folded down, the two seatbelt buckles tend to be forced under the seat. This can lead to the buckle(s) getting damaged when trying to raise the seat back to its upright position. In some cases, the buckle can be crushed and made unusable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (seat belts) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. The VIN was not available.
Drivers seat belt does not retract, now it will not retract enough to properly fit driver, hanging loose on torso at all times, and conditions. Clearly this is a failed safety device, required by law. Car was taken to dealer, where for $100.00, I was told it's not covered and parts alone are $800.00 vehicle is model year 2013 with 80,000 miles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 10/21/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received a recall notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the parts needed to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the lack of parts for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. ...updated 09/22/15 *bf updated 12/28/15.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 10/1 updated 10/08/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to parts not available to complete airbag recall notice. *smd recall # 14v597000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufactured exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts) was received in october of 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was notified.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seatbelts) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.
2013 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to waiting for parts to complete vehicle repairs.
Tl*the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to a dealer for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags , seat belts) however, it was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford escape. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts). However, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Was rear ended by a vehicle going at a high rate of speed while sitting at a light. Passenger seat belt did not engage. My daughter was thrown to the left and forward then to the right and backwards. Almost hitting the dash. Has whiplash and collar bone issues. Cannot lift her arms. Called ford and reported this safety issue.
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