The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V099000 (Seat Belts); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
2019 Ford Expedition seat belts complaints
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Pulling up to a stop light and we heard an explosion, my wife immediately said something hit her , we smelled burning smell and smoke. My wife has a large bruise from the seatbelt and the seatbelt no longer works
My seatbelt light came on. I took it to the dealership with 102,000 miles, and they said it was not covered under Ford's warranty (8 years or 80,000 miles) and also not covered under my extended warranty (up to 120,000 miles). I planned to purchase the part and have my husband repair it. Before I was able to repair it, the pretensioner deployed while I was driving it. It made a loud noise and locked the driver's seat belt, which is no longer usable. I've owned several vehicles, some of which I've driven over 200,000 miles (Hyundai). I find it odd that Ford won't repair this. Surely the seat belt system has to last longer than 80,000 miles, especially on a $60,000+ vehicle. I would be upset if I purchased a new Expedition for $95,000 and the seat belts didn't last 100,000. Knowing that this is an issue with this year, make and model, why wouldn't Ford fix this when I brought it in? Is Ford waiting for more incidents to happen before taking action? This could
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 - 20 MPH and driving up to a red traffic light, there was a loud booming sound heard inside the cabin of the vehicle. The contact pulled to the side of the road and had the vehicle inspected where no failure was found. The contact continued driving the vehicle. The contact stated that after approximately 2-months after the failure had occurred, the contact became aware that the front passenger’s side seat belt failed to extend or retract. The contact’s spouse was an independent mechanic and inspected the vehicle after the first failure and was unable to diagnose and determine the cause of the failure. While inspecting the vehicle after the second failure, there was white residue found within the seat belt buckle; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact was concerned that the safety seats could not be used in the vehicle due to the inflatable rear seat belts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear driver's side inflatable seat belt was faulty and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the rear driver's side inflatable seat belt. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 66,200.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed and determined that the passenger’s side seat belt pretensioner was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Later, while driving approximately 55 MPH, the front passenger’s side seat belt pretensioner suddenly deployed causing the driver to nearly lose control of the steering. During the failure there was no passenger seated in the front passenger's seat. There was no crash. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 97,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75-80MPH, she heard a loud popping sound and noticed that the front driver's side seat belt had exploded. The contact stated that the front driver’s side seat belt failed to retract. The air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt pretensioner was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact was then informed by the dealer that the failure might occur with the other seat belts. The contact was concerned for her safety while operating the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that after the vehicle was shifted into park, the seat belt was removed, and the contact heard a loud popping sound then the front driver’s side air bag inadvertently deployed. As a result of the failure, the seat belt retracted and burned the contact hand. No medical attention was required. The air bag warning light and the seat belt warning light illuminated. No medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt retractor pretensioner failed and the seat belt retractor pretensioner and air bag needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened and the contact was advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
I reported this incident once already and since then 2 more 2019 For Expedition had the exact same issue. The seatbelt tensioner charge blew up for no reason while vehicle was stopped and running. This is a very dangerous problem as I almost heart attack, I thought I was shot. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND DON'T WASH IT UNDER THE RUG. TO THIS DAY I'M AFRAID OF DRIVING MY EXPEDITION FO FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN.
pretensioner in driver's seatbelt went off without warning while driving 5 mph on smooth residential street.
Got into the car, and started it before I put my seatbelt on the seat belt tensioner exploded on just the drivers side. Now the seatbelt will not release.
I was getting into my car to drive out of my drive way. Put on my seatbelt(driver side). Started to put it in drive then I heard a loud pop, then it felt like something hit my chest. My husband and daughter were in the car with me and didn’t see anything. I could smell a slight burning smell. After recovering from the pain I opened the door to try to see what happened. We notice the driver side seatbelt would not retract and was loose. We have called the local dealership to bring in.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while his wife was driving at 40 mph, she heard a loud abnormal noise and began to feel pressure on her chest due to the seat belt. The driver stated the air bag warning light was illuminated for a couple of days before the incident. The driver continued driving to her destination and after parking the vehicle she noticed the front driver-side seat was extremely tight but was able to unlatch and exit the vehicle. The driver did not seek medical attention. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the front driver side seat belt tensioner to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.
The vehicle was parked when we heard a loud popping noise. I then saw white powder and smelled a horrible smell. Upon inspection the passenger seat side panel had popped open. It seemed like an airbag had deployed. I had a restraint indicator light on at that point. It was taken to a Ford dealership where they told me it couldn’t have been an airbag it was just a faulty seatbelt sensor. Which by the way there was a recall for that exact thing on the 2020 but, not the 2019 so 750$ later.. they’re going to fix it.
On July 24th 2023, at approximately 2:15pm my wife and I were completely stopped at a red traffic light on 66th St N that crosses Ulmerton Rd in Pinellas County Florida. We were talking and listening to the radio, when all of a sudden, a loud shotgun or explosive sound filled the vehicle. I got hit with something in the chest that felt like a punch or a kick, knocking me out of breath. But my wife only heard the extremely loud noise. I was clutching my chest in pain as I thought I was shot. When the light turned green, I immediately pulled into a Dunkin donuts parking lot, and we exited the vehicle. There was no damage whatsoever on the inside and outside of the vehicle, but we smelled gun powder. My driver's seatbelt was stuck in the retracted position. I slowly drove to my home at 6500 30th Avenue N, St Petersburg, Fl 33710. I immediately called the Pinellas County Sheriff's Department to report the incident, because at the time I thought it was a gunshot. They have a record under my phone number. I had no idea what the loud gun sound was, so I started to research and found the driver's seat belt tensioner charge must have gone off. I called Auto Nation Ford and made an emergency appointment to bring the vehicle in. I explained everything to them, then dropped the vehicle off. Upon doing a full inspection, the Auto Nation Ford mechanic determined there was a factory short in the air bag circuit, which caused the seatbelt tensioner charge to explode. They found the location, under the center console & replaced all necessary wiring, sensors, modules, tensioner & seatbelt. I researched and found recalls for 2020 Expeditions and 2018 F150 pickups, but there was no recall for the 2019 Expedition. I can't imagine what would have happened if we were going fast on an interstate when it happened. Now I get in my 2 Ford vehicles and worry about it happening again. t turned out the kick in the chest was the seatbelt retracting 4 inches pulling me back in the seat.
When turning into a parking lot and putting the brakes on, the explosive charge in the seat belt went off with painful compression of the chest by the seat belt in the drivers seat. The air bag did not inflate. I was able to get the seat belt off my chest, but it was fixed by the mechanism and would not extend for use after that.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 40 -45 mph, he collided with a Volkswagen Jetta that cut him off. All the airbags in the vehicle deployed. The contact son was occupying the front passenger seat but the seat belt failed to retract. There were no warning lights illuminated. The steering wheel air bag struck the driver in the mouth. The passenger had scratches, but medical attention was not provided. A police report was filed. There was no reported fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
The ecoboost 3.5 engine has a common issue with the cam phasers. My vehicle has had oil changes done, every 9,000 miles and now needs the cam phasers to be replaces. It has 83,000 miles. I believe this is a known defect that Ford is trying to remedy with customer satisfaction campaigns, rather than a recall. Had the 21b10 tsb performed and which is a requirement and the car shudders and the transmission shifts poorly. Also, the driver's side seat best will not retract fully.
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