Driver side belt buckle; belt latch will not engage buckle. Buckle was checked or replaced during recall. Ford response, less than 5 years 50,000 mile to replace buckle. Buckle $48.00 dollars and $85.00 to install at dealership. Install buckle myself, less than 5 minutes to remove and replace. I have 2 more 2001 ford vehicles (mustangs) that have defected safety restrains.
2001 Ford F-150 seat belts complaints
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The driver's seat belt in my car unlatches by itself. I contacted the manufacturer of the truck, and they say my truck model is not included on the recall. This have been going on for about a year, since I first got the truck in march 2005. It happens almost everyday, when I least expect it.
Dt: the contact stated the seat belt o front passenger's seat will not buckle; it was replaced 4 years ago. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted, and they stated there were no recalls the seat beat buckle has not been repaired.
Front passenger side safety belt latch does releases at any given time. It always latches with no problems and appears secure, yet will come undone while driving. This latch releases with ease while driving at anytime. This has become more prevalent now that my kids are old enough to be in the front seat. When testing its security after initially latching, it will come unlatched when tugging on the strap hard. This latch has already been checked for foreign objects and none were found. The ford dealership continues not to check for defect without charge and am very upset about that. They state that my VIN number is not included in this recall, but definitely has the same problems as the others. I am very concerned with the safety now that my kids are able to ride in the front passenger seat. Since ownership, there have been events every time a passenger sat up front. There have been no deaths, injuries, fires, damage as yet.
Dt: contact stated the passenger side seat belt came unbuckled when a passenger was riding in the passenger seat. The seat belt will go into the buckle, but with pressure it came unlatched. The seat belt came unbuckled every time someone wa ssitting in the seat. The service dealer stated the buckle needed to be replaced. The consumer has not contacted the manufacturer.
Dt: the consumer states the driver side seat belt would come unfastened. There was a recall on this component, the vehicle was inspected. The dealership found the seat belt to be fine. The consumer did have to replace the buckle assembly of the seatbelt.
My wife and I were visting my parents when we were heading home. We started the vehicle and while putting the vehicle into drive the air bags deployed. The seat beats locked up. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. Insurance will not cover this and ford motor company will not repair cover this.
Recall campaign 01v227001 concerning trw seat belt buckle. When the buckle is latched it will inadvertently unlatch. This problem occurs after driving about 2 miles. Owner contacted the manufacturer, but was informed that due to the VIN this vehicle is not included. Owner checked the VIN in the vehicle, and has the correct place and date of manufacturing, yet the manufacturer will not honor it.
Consumer noticed that both passenger and driver front seat belts were inoperative. Both seat belts locked while driving at normal speed and failed to retract after usage. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced seat belts and retractor. However, the problem recurred.
Consumer complained about a seat belt problem. . The seat belt tends to unlatch from buckle for no apparent reason. *ak rq04011.*po
While driving seat belt buckle disconnected continuously recall 01v227001 was issued for the trw seat belt buckles. Consumer contacted the dealer, who told consumer there was nothing they could do. However, problem still existed.
Driver's rear seat belt buckle came apart and was unable to be used, leaving the passenger in that seat without any restraint. Dealer was not notified.
The rear middle seat belt and rear passenger side seat belt were inoperative. Consumer was unable to buckle the seat belt. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection.
My husband was driving our 2001 ford f150 supercrew lariat on 4/14/04. He was struck from behind by a dodge neon going approximately 70 MPH. My husband was going 35 MPH. The safety belt did not latch nor did the airbag deploy, resulting in my husbands being thrown forward and hitting his head at great force on the windshield. The force of the crash totalled my truck, cracking and bending the frame. Had either safety feature worked, my husband would not be injured today. Four weeks later he suffers from short term memory loss, extreme anger and mood swings and has soft tissue damage to his neck and vertebrae. I have contacted ford and am waiting for a response. *ak rq04011.
Intermittently seat belt on driver's side locked up. The seat belt gradually became tighter and tighter. This occurred 3 times in a 15,000 miles trip. *ak
Dealership inspected the front outbound seat belts and indicated that they were fine although the front passenger side seat belt was showing signs of failure as stated in seat belt buckles recall 01v227001. The dealership wanted to charge the consumer to have the seat belts replaced. *ak *nm rq04011.
Driver side seat belt unlatched. *ak rq04011.
Front passengers side outboard seat belt will not fully latch. *ak rq04011.
This may be a moot point because the truck (2001 f-150 supercrew xlt 4wd) I had owned (traded it in for a 2003 ford supercrew which also exhibits very similar problems) had serious problems with the steering in addition to the driver seatbelt becoming disengaged while driving normally. I could not understand why the seatbelt would disengage all by itself. I even had witnesses to the fact. I asked for the service to address it; however, they could not duplicate the problem. This is serious as what are seatbelts for in the first place. Also had some problems with the paint cracking or spidering. Ford regional personnel from denver wanted to repaint the vehicle. However, they could not determine how it would be accomplished. This went on for over 4 months. That is one of the main reasons in addition to the steering problems described previously I had get rid of the problem supercrew I had purchased. *la rq04011.*pco owner granted permission to release info_
Consumer called complaining about front seat belt problems. The front passenger's seat belt will unlock by itself while driving.
When vehicle was serviced for recall 00v348000 concerning seat belt retractor the part wasn't defective, and it wasn't replaced.currently, recall part is defective. Dealership is refusing to replace it.
Vehicle was involved in a head on collision where the airbags and seat belt failed. *tt rq04011.
While traveling at 50 MPH, vehicle was involved in a front end collision, driver's shoulder harnest did not retract and neither airbags deployed. Vehicle totaled. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information. Ts
Passenger side seat belt had a recall performed. Since then, the seat belt buckle will unlatch when brakes are applied. The buckle will either fail to latch or unlatch giving erratic operation. Customer service at ford will no longer give any assistance. Please describe details ts rq04011.
Vehicle is not safe without seatbelts working properly 100%. Dt rq04011.
While pulling a tree stump up from the ground. The dual airbags deploy and lock up the seatbelts. The dealership is aware of the problem. Mr
While driving 35-40 MPH vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, driver sustained injuries. *ak consumer states that the drivers air bag failed to deploy along with the drivers seatbelt that failed to restrain him. *slc crash photos sent in by consumer
Consumer was involved in a head on collision in which the air bags failed to deploy, also the seatbelt failed to restrain consumer.
While driving at 30-35mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and drivers seat belt did not retract, causing driver to lurch forward into dashboard.*ak and the airbag fail to deploy.
On several occasions, customer states that the passenger side front seat belt will not retract properly, resulting in, on one occasion, passenger being banged against the front of the cab, dealer replaced right front seat belt retractor, but did not remedy problem.
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