1998 Ford Mustang: seat belt won't latch or retract

Filed May 4, 2004 · Seat belts · 60,000 miles · HI

The rear seat belt retractors do not work properly. When the seat belt is pulled out the belts do not retract.

Filed Jan 9, 2003 · Seat belts · 87,000 miles · KY

Both seat belt retractors have begun to fail to operate. It takes an extreme amount of coaxing to cause the sealt belts to retract, if at all. The passenger side retractor is the worse of the two and is used far, far less. This leads me to beleive it is not a simple wear and tear from use issue.

Filed Sep 10, 2002 · Seat belts · CA · crash

Driver's side seatbelt bottom half broke. Consumer will fill additional information.

Filed Mar 28, 2001 · Seat belts, Seats · OH · 2 injuries

While stopped a traffic light another vehicle hit the rear of the consumer car at 30-40 MPH, the drivers seat back broke and the seat belt released from the buckle causing the driver to slip under the steering wheel, the driver sustained severe strain to the neck and bruised right ankle and leg, the passenger also received a strained neck. Nlm

Filed Jul 19, 1999 · Seat belts, Tires · SC · crash · 1 injury

While driving at approximately 38 MPH rear tires slipped off and fell onto the pavement. Lost control, and vehicle turned over on its roof. Seat belt failed to restrain driver, and she was injured.

Filed Jun 5, 1999 · Seat belts · HI

Defective seatbelt retractor

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Seat belts, Suspension · CA · 1 injury

Vehicle's suspension design is not stable with light rear end causing the weight distribution to be off balance, consumer experienced vehicle collision due to loss of traction control in the rear end crashing into concrete wall, seatbelt did not lock up properly resulting in minor injury. Mjs