2003 Ford Explorer seat belts problems

Filed Aug 2, 2018 · Seat belts · TX

The problem the seat belts does not have enough tension to retract consequently getting on the door lock mechanism, causing the door not to lock, to stay open unsecured also damaging the seat belt, it does no have a way to increase the tension which it should have. It damaged my door seal, my lock mechanism and the belt too.

Filed Feb 13, 2017 · Body, Seat belts · 250,000 miles · TX

Chat conversation start 5:57pm greetings, I saw you commentary about the ford explorer exhaust fumes inside the cabin, well I have a 2004 ford explorer with the same problem, I am a mechanic I figured may be the filter was clogged well it was no filter, what I found the vent door fell off from the place where it suppose to open and close laying down on the fan, so I reinstalled back and the problem was fixed, it is a poor design from the ford company. I was loosing heat during winter and not be cool at the summer loosing the thru vent out place. Ford needs to fix all this problems along with seat belts, rear window quarter panel cracked no one is getting ford to do recalls on this items very poor construction.

Filed Nov 10, 2015 · Seat belts · TX

The problem with seat belts does not have enough tension to retract the harness causing to stay by the door and not closing good, it means the belts it is by the door mechanism jamming the lock and not locking properly on driver or passenger side, I had the door open while I was driving, also destroyed my door seal tearing up, the manufacture ford does not want to replace it for free since it is a manufacture defect, they want to charge for the replacement and even the new ones are not working properly. I check all this stuff since I was a fleet maintenance mechanic, car inspector. Government needs to step in and fix the safety harness for good tension. This happened when I was driving, also parked the door did not close properly due the harness did not retracted.

Filed Feb 26, 2015 · Seat belts · 226,610 miles · TX

The problem the seat belts does not have enough spring action to retract causing to be laying down and it is getting caught by the door lock mechanism messing the belt plus causing the door not to lock properly, either the driver or the passenger side. The door came unlock since the harness did not retract. It needs attention and being replace by the dealer or being recall to make sure it is replace. The belt is getting damage.

Filed Oct 22, 2014 · Seat belts · 223,621 miles · TX

The problem with the seat belts does not have enough retraction force like it used to be, they hang out, damaging the door locking mechanism and door seal, driver and passenger side. It has being a problem not retracing the belt like it suppose to.

Filed May 25, 2012 · Seat belts · 183,745 miles · TX

The problem with the seat belts that it does not retract, it seems to me that system would not hold any tension to be safe on the road and beside that it does not retract, it torn the seal because metal hook was still sticking out and it got caught on the door consequently tearing the seal, they are the same way on both side of the vehicle, driver and passenger. I brought to the dealer and it seems like they don't care to replace it.

Filed Mar 26, 2010 · Body, Seat belts · 10,000 miles · MO

Water runs down front passenger seatbelt apperatus, inside the car. Water damage seen on interior roof from water leaking inside the roof of the truck.

Filed May 11, 2009 · Seat belts · 125,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that the second row middle seat belt was not working. The seat belt cannot be pulled out to hook into the child seat. The manufacturer stated that the seat belt was not under warranty; therefore, the contact would have to pay for a diagnostic. The vehicle will be taken to a child seat technician and the dealer. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Filed Oct 14, 2006 · Seat belts · 24,600 miles · MA

The seat belt is cutting through the plastic on the height adjustment where the belt comes out of the hole, which potentially could wear out the belt and cause it break in an accident.

Filed Jun 23, 2005 · Seat belts · 20 miles · MA

My 2003 ford explorer has had an ongoing problem with seatbelts and the remote entry. This has been going on since we bought the vehicle. Ford refuses to address the problems.the seatbelts do not retract properly and they cut into the plastic. I am afraid that these seatbelts are defective and I worry that they will not work in a crash. The dealership has replaced these seatbelts but the problem is still there. The remote entry does not work all of the time. It does not allow you to lock and unlock the doors. The dealership told us to replace the batteries which we did but that was not the problem. They refuse to replace the remotes.