Ie98074; driver's seatbelt is inoperative due to the seatbelt being "stuck" in the a position which won't protect the occupant in event of a crash. Needs to replace driver's seat belt at owner's expense. Please provide further information.
1994 Ford Escort seat belts complaints
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Driver's side lap belt failed. Mjs
On june 22, 1999 consumer's motorized seat belt did not work properly, retractor is inoperative.
Srs light comes on intermittently. (ie98074) also shoulder belt on drivers side hesitates when retracting/rear defroster switch is inoperable. Dealer is not aware of problems, problems still exist. Provide further information.
Consumer motorized seat belt sticks in the middle of the track, causing belt to rest against consumers neck, resulting in possible injury if an accident accured.
I know this driverside seat belt is a problem not only with myself but with others also. In fact, I have two friends that have 94--95 escorts with the same problem. The seltbelt is off track, and I can't use it properly. I went to a ford dealership and told them about it and they brushed me off. Even after telling them of the other 2 escorts. Please do some research on this matter. Thanks, lauren hebert.
Consumer cannot find anyone to perform airbag on/off switch assembly.
My shoulder belt on the drivers side and went forward as normal when I opened my door and then when I went to reshut the door the shoulder belt had failed to go all the way back. It stopped about 3/4 way back. I had read the manuel and did the procedures listed in the owners manuel. This didn't help the problem. I had to pull the fuse apart that is located in the whole between the front door and the back door on the inside of the car. I absolutely feel that this is a mechanical failure. I know atleast three individuals that they have had the same exact problem with their drivers side shoulder belt, and it failed in the same exact spot. This is to weird. I had called the ford motor company and the lady that I had spoke with had told me that there has not been a recall on the shoulder belts. She said that she has heard about this failure on the escorts before, and even that morning she had someone call in with a complaint that this happened on their ford van. I hope that you will investigate into this a little further because it really sounds like a mechanical failure to me. I am a single parent and cannot afford to have this replaced because it is relatively a very expensive part to have replaced. Thank you very much
The motor assembly on the automatic seat belt track failed to work. The seat belt was stuck in the middle of the track. I am told that this is a common problem with the '94 escort. I was charged $228.71 to repair this. I beleive that a seat belt is a nessecity and it should be exptected to work for the life of the car. Aero ford told me that as of yet there has been no recall, and that I had to pay to get it fixed. I am not blaming the dealer; I think ford motor co. Should reimburse me for my expense. Thank you.
Consumer was driving at 45 MPH and was involved in an accident, the driver's side air bag didn't deploy. Also driver side seat belt failed to retract, causing the consumer to hit the steering wheel.
The front automatic passenger seatbelt sensor stopped working properly after the ford dealership (charlie henderson ford in waveland, ms) replaced the retracting unit in the passenger door at 16000 miles due to a broken seatbelt harness lock. It is causing the seatbelt to not retract properly when the passenger car door is opened or closed. The ford dealer told me the sensor was not covered under the safety warranty (5yrs or 50,000 mi) although the sensor controlled the automatic safety restraints. I have been trying to get the ford company thru their dealer to fix the problem as I feared the seatbelt might get stuck in the channel and my fears were justified. The driverside sensor went out just before 50000 mi, locked in the channel, and caused the retractor cable to come out of the sealed cable channel. The driverside shoulder harness is now locked in front of the retractor channel and not in the proper safety position to properly restrain the driver as it is stuck midway in the channel. I contacted the ford dealer and ford motor company but they said I was out on my own as I was now past 50000 mi. This is a serious problem. I need your help.
Ie98074; motorized seat belt jammed. The seat belt on the driver's side is stuck in the middle of the retractor, and a big wire is hanging out. The dealer/manufacturer are not aware of the problem. Report given by daughter, nicole caldwell.
Driver side automatic seat belt shoulder harness failed. The motor runs but the belt does not move.
Driver's side automatic seat belt failed.
Motorized seat belt failure.
Motorized seat belt mechanism failure.
The driver's side shoulder belt became inoperative, locked in a position that conflict with driver's visibily. The passenger's side belt has failed in the same manner.
Air bag failed.
Entered & started vehicle. Noticed seat belts moving slowly & then stopped half way. Seat belt fell out of the track. Have not taken to dealer.
Driver's side automatic seat belt failed to retract and would not move.
The seat belt harnesses failed.
The driver's and passenger's restraints don't properly fasten. The dealer has been notified.
During rear end collision, the seat belt bracket which slides along motorized track, above driver's left window, came towards driver, cut eye of driver upon impact due to location and positioning of bracket/clip.
The front driver's side automatic shoulder belts get stuck in the on position. Dealer cant find anything wrong with belts.
Rear seat belts inoperative.
When opening and closing the driver's side door the active seat belt gets stuck in a stationery position. Please explain details.
The automatic shoulder belt on the driver's side does not retract to the open position when the door is open. Vehicle has not been seen by mechanic.
Vehicle was at a complete stop and impacted 6:00 position, driver's side automatic shoulder belt did not retract, azlso no deployment of driver's air bag, resulting in an injury.
Seat belt buckle fails to stay latched.
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