Seat belt on the driver's side is defective. When the seat belts are latched together the seat belts will separate inadvertently. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, who stated that the defect was in the buckle which will not hold the latch once engaged.
1995 Ford Explorer seat belts complaints
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Front passenger seat belts will not stay locked in the belt buckle, and will release without warning. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
1995 ford explorer driver's seat belt buckle return spring appears to have suddenly broken, same as described in prior odi action no. Ea02011. Serious safety issue created: appears to latch, then unlatches suddenly while driving. Problem occurs frequently, so buckle/belt will be replaced asap.
The driver's side seat belt latch will not stay engaged in the buckle. The latch continues to unlock and release from the buckle. Dealer has been notified of the problem.
The driver side seat belt buckle failed to latch properly. *jb movement by the driver caused the buckle to release. This was a sudden permanent failure of the seat belt lock. *scc
While leaning back to buckle seat belt the back of the seat collasped. Dealer was contacted. The extra whole was punched out below the bolt whole.
Left driver side seat belt female recepticle does not secure lap and shoulder safety belt at all. Clip in recepticle broke and will be properly secure safety belt restraint system for drivers side. Mr
Consumer states that the driver's side seatbelt will not stay connected, it slides out. Consumer does not feel safe driving this way. Please provide any further information.
Consumer states that the front seat belt buckles will not latch properly. Dealer notified.
The drivers side seatbelt latch failed while driving releasing the seatbelt, the seatbelt could be rebuckled but the latch continued to release intermittently and eventually failed altogether. Nlm
Called downey ford, and asked if there was a recall on seatbelt latch failure or warranty and was told no, so odered new seat belt and was billed 37.00.
Driver side seat belt buckle fails to engage clip. Appears to be a broken sping return in the buckle assembly. Ford customer care contacted and problem noted.
Consumer was involved in an accident in which the airbags did not experience deployment and the seat belts did not lock, consumer states the vehicle has been fixed, however the seat belts still do not lock in place, consumer was injured in the accident.
I put on the brakes when I realized I was going to rear-end the car in front of me and when the accident happened the airbags and safety belt restraints failed, leaving me hitting the steering wheel and my head hitting the windshield.
I rearended someone after trying to stop and my seatbelt did not lock in, nor did the airbags go off. I ended up with bruised ribs and heart.
Thought the guy in front of me was going to go through a yellow light, so I figured I would follow in suit. Then he just suddenly stopped, with me hitting him directly in the rearend. My seatbelts did not deploy, as my head hit and broke the windshield, and obviously the airbag did not go off. Suffering chest bruising and trouble breathing.
The spring in the seat belt release button does not work. There is no tension or resistance on the button. The button flops up and down in the buckle. The seat belt will not stay fastened in the buckle. The seat belt tongue does not catch and remain fastened in the buckle.
Numerous attempts to release the belt buckle from the locking housing mechanism failed and the fabric portion of the seatbelt had to be cut off, leaving the buckle in the locking mechanism.
Original front driver side seat belt buckle fails to latch. Replaced with ford part no. F57z-7861203-c.
Driver's side seatbelt will not go into retractor. Dealership is aware of problem.
Driver's side seat belt intermittently would not latch. Dealer was notified, and unwilling to assist because vehicle was not covered under a manufacturer's recall, and vehicle out of its warranty.*ak
Driver's side seatbelt buckle comes loose without prior notice. Dealership is aware of problem.
The four seat belts in the vehicle are broken and cannot be used properly, the consumer believes th manufacturer should pay for repair since its safety related . Nlm
Seat belt on driver side/passenger side, and both on in rear were shattered and were splitting. Could not find what was cause of this problem.
Since purchase of vehicle in 1998 following components had to be replaced: transmission/fuel pump/ all 4 tires blew and not on recall/ cruise control/ radio quit, and no longer able to buckle drivers seat belt.*ak
Seat belt retractors do not work properly. They do lock on sudden stopping situations. Contacted dealer, and dealer will inspect vehicle to check whats wrong. *ak the dealer decided to replace the back seat belts to solve the proble.
Seat belts do not retract fully when disengaged. Catch in doors and causes tears in belts.
After seat belt buckle is locked in place and vehicle is in motion, seat belt while automatically unlock and retract without any help from driver.
Driver seat belt buckle will not latch. Locking mechanism is broken which prevents buckle from latching. Dealer /manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not under a recall or warranty. Repairs would be at consumer's cost. *ak the cause for the failure of the locking mechanism of the seat buckle is possibly faulty engineering and a poor design.
The defective firestone atx tires failed causing the vehicle to rollover while driving, as a result the seat belts failed to properly restrain the driver causing injury to her back by breaking 8 vertebrae (attorney for client). Nlm
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