Rear lap and shoulder belts do not tighten to keep the adult or child from moving forward in an accident or during an emergency slamming on of breaks. Addidionally the rear seatbelt locks do not release after being buckled without a lot of tugging and jiggling.
1994 Ford Explorer: seat belt won't latch or retract
8 of the 1,199 complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Both rear outboard seatbelt retractors no longer work. Vehicle has not been examined by dealer.
Rear middle seat belt does not lock when pulling on seatbelt, therefore, consumer feels child is not properly restrained.
Brakes failed caused crash into dirt bank,seat belt failed caused injuries to face armes legs back
While traveling 35 MPH and as a result of an accident rear seat belt that had child seat locked in became unlocked. Child seat was laying face down on floor. Please provide further information.
The female side of the middle rear seatbelt failed under the 5/50,000 restraint warranty. Seat belt has been on back order from ashley ford in new bedford, ma and upgraded to vehicle inoperative order status since 9/9/98. Part is still not available. Have to use rear seat and can not buckle child in middle rear seat. That occupant must remain unbuckled. This is a violation of massachusetts state law.
The driver's seat belt buckle and the rear left passenger side seat belt buckle does not unlatch, causing the seatbelt to be inoperative in which it wont protect the occupant in event of an accident.
The rear middle lap seat belt will not retract back into retractor . Please describe details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Ford Explorer seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1994 Ford Explorer?
8 of 1,199 owner complaints about the 1994 Ford Explorer (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Ford Explorer?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 136ABS 92Fire or smoke 64Brake failure 41Stalling 25Adaptive cruise 17Door locks 15Check engine light 14Pulling 14Overheating 10Ball joint 9Grinding brakes 9Fuel leak 9No deployment 8Fuel pump 8Loss of power 7Sudden acceleration 7Transmission failure 7Fuel smell 6Slipping 6Won't start 6Power steering loss 5Premature wear 5
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