I have a 1994 ford escort station wagon, the driver side retractable seat belt failed and will not work.
1994 Ford Escort: seat belt won't latch or retract
31 of the 279 complaints about the 1994 Ford Escort describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 31
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
The 1994 ford escort is a very poorly made car. Most of these vehicles were manufactured with automatic seatbelts, the motors of which almost always fail. Ours was no exception. We had a manual seatbelt installed-- at our expense-- and today that manual seatbelt saved my husband's life in a rollover crash. Imagine if he had only had a lapbelt! Ford repeatedly denies that there is a problem, but for every 10 escorts I see that were made about the same time, 9 of them have at least one failed seatbelt. In addition, the airbag failed to deploy in a rollover crash going some 75 MPH. I can't say if my husband's injuries would have been less severe had the airbag gone off, but I do know that I will never buy a ford again.
Motorized seat belt failure, jammed in place, noise from track trying to reposition itself.
The driver's seat belt failed to retract.
Consumer unable to snap in automatic seatbelt clip.*ak cable from motorbelt broke, seatbelt stays in one postion forcing consumer to use lap belt. *ak*tt
Driver's side front automatic seatbelt locks so tight that breathing is difficult. Dealer has yet to be contacted. Please provide further details.
Motorized seat belt on driver's side is stuck in middle of track, seat belt previously repaired due to same problem. Cj
Defective driver seatbelt gets stuck in seat belt track on driver's door which wont protect occupant in event of a crash. Had to replace shoulder belt runner and motor.
Driver side motorized seat belt stuck at top of door.
Driver' seatbelt attached to the door is stuck in a "l" shape, which won't protect occupant in event of a crash.
Driver's side seatbelt does not lock properly, dealer replaced assembly.
Seat belt sensors and retractors are inoperative. Nlm
Service bulletins that may apply
- This bulletin provides revised passive restraint system information contained in the workshop manual and...
- Subject regarding passive restraint system service information
- Brief information on passive restraint (motorized seatbelt) systems
- Engineering is reviewing passive restraint (motorized seatbelt) systems in certain vehicles
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford Escort seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1994 Ford Escort?
31 of 279 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford Escort (11%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford Escort?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford Escort
No deployment 18Airbag light 12Coil spring 10Fire or smoke 9Stalling 8Brake failure 7Headlights 6
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