Had key in ignition & turned it. Seat belt failed to move to restrain driver. Stopped halfway in tract. Failrd to go forward/backward when key was removed. Taking vehicle to dealer to check & repair.
1993 Ford Escort seat belts complaints
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Seat belts do not disengage properly or will disengage on their own while driving. Dealer has been contacted.
My seat belt broke, throwing me at 35 MPH is that normal?
My automatic sholder restraint on the driver's side does not engage anymore my car has never been in an accident . The automatic belt had been giving me problems about a month before it had stopped working completely . It would take it awhile after the door had been closed for it to engage. When I tried to use the emergency handle to manually engage the shoulder buckle the crank handle turned 1/4 turn no more. The buckle will not move.I made sure to have disconnected the wire harness ,have the door fully closed and made sure the ignition was in the lock position. My shoulder harness buckle is jammed near the front of the track ,the side nearest to the hood of the car.
Shoulder belt is broken, and manufacturer is aware of problem.
Motorized seat belt system failure.
Driver's side seat belt fails to retract back to original position. Would be out at least 3/4 of the way. Belt cannot be released. The motor keeps running. Took fuse out & now passenger's side seat belt is not working.
Driver's motor belt derailer cable came out of tract. Belt was locked in position at bottom & would not release. Can hear motor whinning. The motor had jammed & then burned out. (ie98074) ak
Ford customer service says no warranty per mrs. Mignon id#6311. No safety defect indicated.
Ie 98074. Driver's seat belt is stuck and won't retract. Starts to grind like if it will work. Dealer contacted and stated repairs will be approximately $300. Problem still exists. Provide further information.
Also on 1992 escort. On both of these vehicles,the driver's side seatbelt system does not retract properly, which won't protect the occupant in event of an accident. Please provide further information and both VIN#.
Seat belt tract failed causing the motor belt to run back and fourth.
Driver's side automatic shoulder harness has jammed within the retracting mechanism, causing the seat belt to become inoperable. Please give any further details.
On four differnent occasions the motorized seatbelts in the front (both sides) failed.
I have no children and only rarely use the rear seat belts, within the last 30 days I have transported a friend's child in a child carrier less than ten times. On three occasions a seat belt has fully released and was unable to be rewound until now all three are fully extended. Since I have never used these belts I do not understand the problem. The front seatbelts work well but have lost their plastic floor guides due to breakage.
When getting into the vehicle and opening the door the seat belt will go down, and when seating in the seat/ shutting the door, the seat belt will get stuck on the consumer's chest. The consumer took the vehicle to the shop, and the dealer put oil on the tracks. Seat belts worked for a week, and curretntly the seat belt motor went out.
Motor belts jammed at 3/4 way at the top of the door area. Dealer notified,and refused to repair unless cost goes to consumer.
Description- the automatic seatbelt that runs on a track and moves forward when the door is opened and moves into locking position when door is closed and vehicle ignition is on. This device has failed temporarily in the past but corrected itself after opening and closing the door a few times. The seatbelt has also locked on occasion while retracting, resulting in suffacating the driver or passenger. This time the device stopped in mid track. The electric motor is trying to move it, but apparentley it is jamned in place in the track. The seatbelt is stuck about 5 inches from it's forward position, providing no protection at all. I contacted ford motor company and they said that the vehicle is out of warrenty and therefore they will not fix any safety devices. We had the same problem on a 1991 mercury tracer. My sister was involved in an accident in that vehicle and was injured when the safety restraint device did not function properly.
Two dealers were contacted. At one dealer I was told that the same thing happened to someone else the day before. Total cost for me comes to over $400. A seatbelt is a critical safety component of the car and should be backed by the company for life of vehicle. The ford dealership told me that
Driver side seat belt clamp wore off, sealt belt unable to fasten properly. Dealer notified and informed consumer to replace the part.
The automatic shoulder belt on the driver's side came off the track. The assembly was replaced in march of 96 by the dealership for the same problem at owner's expense.
I do not know the type of seat belt. I do know that it operates electrically as it's use is connected with a fuse. At the time of the accident it did not contain the driver of the car, and after the accident(when the car was turned on) the window part of the shoulder belt went forward and backwards repeatedly. You could not drive with this distraction so it was necessary to disconnect the fuse and drive with the lap belt only. We believe in the benefits of using seat belts and I thus feel very unsafe in this car now. No do I know the component.
Seat belt stays forward and will not go back. Sometimes it will get stuck and not tighten. Seat belt is defective. Dealer contacted and replaced the track, and problem still exists. Also, found that a switch in the door latch is defective, and part is not covered in the warranty.
Rear automatic seat belt was broken, and mechanic removed the seat belt. Did not replace it with another. Now rides around without a rear seat belt.
Driver side stop slot for lap belt broken.
Ingition switch and motorized shoulder belts failure.
Seat belts no longer retract back and fourth when opening and closing the door. The dealer is aware of the problem. The problem has not been corrected.
Failure or sticking of seat belt motor, dealer oiled the unit and the motor completely failed within a year.
The driver's and passenger's side automatic shoulder seat belts will not retract when closing door.
Driver's seat belt failed.
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