Son was sitting on the passenger very rear seat--he turned in a complete circle which caused the safety restraint to wrap around his torso--tried to loosen the seat belt would not release--the belt became tighter--had to cut the belt to get my son out of the restraint
1998 Ford Expedition seat belts complaints
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The support bolt on the left side has broken and the right side is bent and ready to break. I do have photos. The seat belts are ripping in half at a point where the belt is inside the reel. Both shoulder belts on the 3rd seat have ripped and the left side 2nd seat shoulder belt has ripped aprox. 3/4 of the way through. Ford will not commit to replacement, will only evaluate.
Second row seat, seatbelt on passenger's side will not stay fastened.
Low speed driver side impact by dodge minivan resulted in rollover accident. Driver side roof crush and seat belt failure resulted in broken neck for driver. Now c-6 quadraplegic
Consumer and 2 year old child were involved in a accident, the childs seat belt unlatched and his car seat completely flipped over. Nlm
Child in rear outbound seat got shoulder belt caught under her leg when attempting to unlatch the seat belt. Seat belt became very tight and would not release, causing the parents to cut the child out the belt. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
Lap belt in rear seat would not retract whenever shoulder belt was used on rear driver's side. If the shoulder belt was released from the child safety seat the lap belt would retract. Dealer notified, and informed consumer to contact manufacturer. However, no reponse was received. Car seat cannot be safely placed in the middle seat with this defective seat belt. Seatbelt was replaced with another defective belt. No help from ford. *ak
While driving 35 MPH on a sheet of ice vehicle lost control and slid into a guardrail. Upon a frontal impact, driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, whichnot protecting the occupants. Also, driver's seatbelt did not retract, which did not hold the occupant in seat, and causing occupant to sustain injuries. Please provide further information.
On-going / intermittent problem with lap belt latch in 2nd. Row, failing to engage, leaving occupant without any restraint if involved in a vehicle collision. Dealer notified. Unable to use this position for child safety seat.
When installing css on left side of second row the middle seatbelt retractor will quit working due to pressure on the left seat.
Seat belt plastic molding failed.
Due to the design of the seat belt mounting points, car seats do not fit properly, seats move and are not stable.
Middle seat belt failed.
Cd changer failed. Yh
Bolt on shoulder harness fell off and seat belt fell into driver lap during a normal stop.
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