The passenger side front seat belt has been replaced on this vehicle 3 times since nov of 2003. The total mileage driven since that first replacement is 9023. The first replacements were for all 4 seat belts, prior to warranty expiration at 49,499 miles. Now the passenger side is failing again after only 2605 miles and ford does not want to warranty the belt because it was replaced 14 months ago. I believe there is a defect in my vehicle or the seat belt design. I do not want to pay for a new seat belt only to have it fail again.
1999 Ford Ranger: seat belt won't latch or retract
6 of the 755 complaints about the 1999 Ford Ranger describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
During a 45 MPH frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. The seat belt released from the belt buckle. Consumer sustained minor injuries, and had the vehicle towed. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving 35 MPH consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision. Driver's seat belt failed to retract, causing the driver to sustain minor injuries, and was transported to a hospital. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.
Consumer's husband had a head-on collison and passenger's seat belt failed to deploy.
Seatbelt will not retract or tighten up. I took truck to dealer 08-06-99, dealer said seatbelt retractor was broken, they would have to order. 08-18, still no word from dealer so I called. They said part on back order from ford. I asked what I was suppose to dosince I was going on vacation. They said it was ford's problem. They also would not give me the name of the regional contact for ford, so I contacted ford customer service. They also verified the part was on back order, but did not know when part would be supplied to dealer as ford did not manufacture part. They said it would be at least the middle of september. I asked if ford would be liable if something happened. She said she could not answer that, but she would put my question in the message to the ford division manager. The call ended.
Vehicle rear end another vehicle at approx. 20 MPH; consumer informed that driver seat belt fail to lock properly, both air bags fail to deployed and ABS fail to operate. Dealer/mfr. Was not notified at this time. Can the federal safety agency provide addtional information or help in this matter.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Ford Ranger seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1999 Ford Ranger?
6 of 755 owner complaints about the 1999 Ford Ranger (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Ford Ranger?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Ford Ranger
Wipers 67Tire blowout 56No deployment 36ABS 18Fire or smoke 15Pulling 15Adaptive cruise 13Brake failure 13Ball joint 11Harsh shifting 8Headlights 8Stalling 8Overheating 7Engine failure 6Knocking 6Jerking 6Airbag light 5Check engine light 5Transmission failure 5
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