1. The front engine cover gasket on my 1997 ford f-150 was defective. There was a recall at one time on this problem but was checked by a ford dealer and nothing was found to be wrong. Approximately 6 months later it had to be replaced. Because the recall had expired ford would not replace it for free and so I had to have it replaced at my cost of $600.00. 2. Air bags and seat belt restraints. My wife had a wreck in the same vehicle and the air bags did not deploy or did the seat belts lock up like they are supposed to. I tried to get ford to explain to me why that would happen and they said the insurance company would have to handle it. The problem was still not solved. Also the ABS did not work.
1997 Ford F-150 seat belts complaints
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Hit from behind/rammed into another vehicle at approx 30 MPH; ABS did not work (brakes locked instantly); airbags did not deploy upon either impact; seatbelts did not lock to restrain passengers. Mr
The seatbelt is not child safe. My daughter took the seatbelt and wrapped it around her neck and it locked up disabling us from removing the belt from her neck. My husband was forced to cut the belt to save our daughter's life.
Driver's seat belt had twisted, not allowing seat belt to retract all the way to the housing. Had contacted dealer for the problem. Please provide more information.
Driver's side rear seatbelt bolt that holds seat belt to the vehicle is badly corroded. Consumer feels its a design problem.
Latch plate of seat belt is not locking properly, consumer has trouble trying to lock seat belt. *ak
Brakes started to squeak and vehicle was taken to dealer. Was told that rotors for front brakes failed due to rust. 2. Front seatbelts did not latch into buckle intermittently, causing loss of protection. *ak
5 out of 6 seat belt latches will not easily latch into buckle, causing loss of protection. *ak aft center belt is currently malfunctioning and will not latch at all.
I feel that your seat belt law is a joke if I was to die because I get trapped inside my vehicle because the law makes me wear a seat belt will my wife be able to sue the goverment because they are the ones forcing us to wear seat belts.
My left rear tire blewout while I was driving on i10east in louisiana and the beaumont firestone dealer refused to replace it without me paying full price, 1500 miles, the dealer told me to go to any firestone dealer, since my dealer is located over 100 miles from me, the only firestone dealer to help me was in port arthur and he only charged me a percentage for tire replacement and I purchased and road hazard insurance, but later decided to get rid of the tires after hearing others complaint.( dot number: tire size: p23575r16 )
The seat belt retractors do not reel in the seatbelt. This allows the seatbelt to be caught in the door when it is closed. This will damage the seatbelt, making it ineffective in an accident. In addition the seatbelt has been caught in the lock mechanism making it impossible to open the driver side door from the inside of the truck. This a clear and present safety hazard to the occupants of the vehicle. The seat belt retractor needs to be fixed.
Driver seat belt does not retract properly, factory wiring harness for trailer has no running lights. 4 wheel drive failure have had in the shop 6 times. Center console does not lock in down position.
Consumer was about to stop and was rearended by a truck. In return, consumer's vehicle rearended a third truck. The seat belts did not hold driver or passenger, and neither air bag deployed.
While driving approximately 50 to 55 MPH, the vehicle began to gain speed on its own. Trying to avoid hitting another vehicle, the car went into and hit an embankment head-on. Neither air bag deployed, and none of the three seat belts held passengers. Driver sustained face and head injuries. Front passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries. Back passenger sustained head injuries and abrasions. Dealer and manufacturer were notified.
Vehicle was involved in a collision at 45mph. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy, and the seat belt restraints did not retract, resulting in minor injuries. The manufacturer has been notified.
No deployment of air bag during collision, also seat belts did not lock up.
While driving 15 MPH and another vehicle traveling about 35 MPH had a frontal impact, and both airbags did not deploy. Also the passenger's seat belt buckle unlatched at the time of the accident which did not protect the occupant in the accident.
Seat belt separated from its "a" pillar on driver's circumference. No visual element to explain said incident.
Consmer's 4-year lod grand daughter was occupying the rear passenger's side seat belt when she tried to get out, the seat belt tightened. The belt had tightened so tight that the 4-year old could not breath, some how the belt had rapped around the child twice. Consumer had to cut the belt off with a pair of scissors.
Consumer complains that rear seat belt latches are located too far from the seats, therefore when a child seat is placed in the seats, the belts don't adequately secure it.
Passenger's side seat belt will not hold a safety seat, even with use of locking clip, seat doesn't hold.
The axle transfer seal is leaking for the third time. Also, replacement missing sea tbelt anchorage attachments as per recall (96v‑256).
Owner states that his passenger's side seat belt has too much play in it, owner hit ice patch and had an accident, passenger received injuries due to a faulty passeger side seatbelt.
Driver had to make an emergency stop and the automatic seat belt didn't restrain, consumer had kids in vehicle. Please describe .
Failure of the driver's side air bag, consumer was involved in a head-on collision and the driver's side air bag did not deploy and the seat belts did not hold, causing injuries to the driver and passenger.
Poor seat belt performance, the driver's side seat belt does not stay locked in place.
The driver's side shoulder belt when using it gets tight and hard to loosen . Please describe .
Front left center seat not bolted in from factory; occupant attempted to buckle belt, was routed between seats, not buckled down.
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