Driver seat belt will not retract or extend belt cannot be buckled. Sometimes if I speed up to around 30 MPH belt will release but hard to buckle while driving.
2001 Ford F-150 seat belts complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving 20 MPH, the driver and passenger seat belts became unlatched without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving the vehicle, the seat belt loosened. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 01v227001 (seat belts). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 255,506.
2 out of 3 of my seat belts will not latch. I contacted ford and advised them o found a recall online about this. Ford stated recalls are VIN specific. I advised ford that many people have reported this same issue online and found a recall. Ford refuses to fix it from ford dealership level to customer relations level. It has been this way since I bought the vehicle unknown how long ago it started.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front driver side safety belt unlatched as the seat belt warning indicator illuminated continuously. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. ...updated 02/08/16 *bf
I didn't even know this website existed. Found it in aaa westways magazine. The date and mileage I submitted is not accurate because this event happened on/off about 5-7 years ago. Intermittently the drivers seatbelt will unbuckle by itself while driving. I contacted our local ford dealer and asked if they knew of any recalls and they stated "no". I definitely feel this is a serious safety issue especially now that my daughters are driving now. Can you please help to get this problem fixed? Thank you for your help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. While driving approximately 15 MPH over railroad tracks, the seat belt inadvertently loosened. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 81,635.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt unlatched independently while driving. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number 01v227000 (seat belts). The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the driver side seat belt failed to latch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
All the seatbelts are broken or want latch.
For several months the drivers side seat belt will unlatch while driving. There seems to be no reason for it to unlatch as it will do it at all speeds usually several times a day.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the passenger's side seat belt became unbuckled independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under a manufacturer's recall but no failure was determined. The contact also stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that both the front driver and passenger side seatbelt buckles would unlatch independently. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01v227001 (seat belts) in 2001. The failure recurred recently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belts would not latch. The contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic to have the seat belts inspected. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was 142,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the front driver's seat belt would not attach into its buckle. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated that the rear windshield was leaking. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failures. The failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the front passenger seat belt buckle released and failed to close in a secured position. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the seat belt assembly would need to be replaced due to a defective spring in the seat belt buckle. The vehicle had been previously repaired for the same failure in july of 2003 under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01v227001 (seat belts: front: buckle assembly). The failure recurred but the part needed for repairs was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
Two of the seat belt buckles in the rear have failed. The literally fell apart and when reassembled, no longer work properly in that they fail to latch. This is a different failure mode than my driver seat buckle that had false latching and was the subject of a recall for some vins (not mine).
When vehicle is moving, sitting idle at a traffic light driver side seat belt unlatches. This is not an every day occurrence but probably several times a month. The vehicle has been owned and used by my family since it was new. Our son used it for a few years until gas became too expensive so then I got it back. He said that on occasion the same thing had happened to him and his girlfriend/now wife sometimes had the seat belt unlatch on the front passenger side. When I called to find out from ford last summer if there were a recall on the seat belts, I was told no; I was also told that probably I was just not latching it securely. Many times when I think about it, I listen for the click or will actually press the button to unlatch then push it back in to again hear the click. Sometimes even after I have done this, the seat belt quietly unlatches. For a very long time - and the date of the first incident is entirely wrong as I know I've had it happen probably that I can remember back into at least 2007 or 2008. Originally I didn't think about it but did assume I had not securely latched it. Now I know it is the ford seat belt and not me. Since I finally remembered to write it down, I will be getting it fixed but believe that ford is at fault, this should be recalled, and I should not be charged. This never happens when braking so far.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. When driving at any speed the contact noticed that the drivers side seat belt will open occasionally without warning. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 90000 and the current mileage was 96000.
Random release of driver's seat belt latch.
No incidents leading to the failure passenger seatbelt releases on its own while driving happens consistently while driving the belt retracts nothing has been done to repair this other than a thorough cleaning of the mechanism.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. Since the date of purchase, the contact noticed that the driver's side seat belt would not latch and connect. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 155,000 and failure mileage was 63,000.
Middle seat belt on ford f-150 supercrew 4wd innards popped out of seat belt sheath. This seat used very little. Ford said even though there was a recall in 2001, I believe, on the front seat belts that there is nothing on the back middle. This is a safety hazard and should not occur.
Rear seatbelt buckles, (center and passenger rear) broke after my son try to put his seat belt on. First it was the center seatbelt buckle and a few weeks later the rear passenger seatbelt buckle broke too. When my son try to push in the seatbelt the buckle stayed pushed down and does not spring up.
Recall id the federal safety agency: 01v227001 - seat belt buckle comes undone while driving - I brought my 2001 ford f150 into the dealership to repair the seat buckle which periodically came undone while driving. The dealership "inspected" the buckle and said there was no problem with the buckle. The seatbelt buckle continues to spontaneously become disconnected while driving. I took my f150 into the dealership today to have it actually repaired. Ford would not fix the seat buckle since it had already been "inspected." bottom line, I feel that ford should repair the faulty seat buckle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. The contact stated that the driver side seat belt disengaged without warning. The dealer stated that the seat belt assembly failed and that the recall repair under the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v348000 (seat belts:front:retractor) had already been performed. The failure mileage was 17,000 and current mileage was 30,000. Updated 1/02/08. *lj updated 12/12/07 *tr updated 03/10/08. *lj the consumer was informed the seat belt was out of warranty, but the consumer could pay for it at his own expense.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. He stated that the driver side seat belt would not latch into the assembly. The current mileage was 64,000 and the failure mileage was 61,000. The vehicle purchase date was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the passenger side seat belt has failed. The retractor is locked in place and is unable to move. The failure has lasted for approximately one month. The engine size and a valid VIN were unknown. The current mileage is 65,598 and failure mileage was 65,200.
Dt*: the contact stated the driver side seat belt released intermittently. There was a recall, #01v227001, regarding the buckle assembly received in july 2001. The vehicle was taken in for the recall repair, upon inspection; the dealership determined the repair did not need to be done. The contact called the dealership, who expressed the recall had expired.
Driver's side seat belt will unlatch on it's own.
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