Driver's side seat belt retractor failed to hold .
2000 Ford Ranger seat belts complaints
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I was traveling down the road and another vehicle pulled out in front of me, I tried to stop but was unable to. I hit the other vehicle head on at about 45 MPH. My seatbelt did not lock and the airbag did not deploy. It did about $5000.00 worth of damage to the front end of my truck and I have very serious pain in my chest, neck, and back because of this. My vehicle has depreaciated about two or three thousand dollars and I now have nightmares about driving the truck and having a wreck and killing myself.
I was traveling down the road and a vehicle pulled out in front of me and I hit it. It was head on and it did about $5000.00 worth of damage to the front end and my seat belt did not engage and the airbag did not deploy. I hit the steering wheele and it has caused very serious pain to my chest, back, and neck.
Consumer was involved in a front end collison in which drivers side seatbelt was inoperative. Damage to vehicle was estimated at twenty-five thousand dollars. Dealer has been contacted. *ak
While driving 45 MPH had an accident with right front impact. Seatbelt did not lock up, he hit his head on windshield.also, airbag did not deploy. Consumer suffered serious head injuries, vehicle was totalled.
While driving 45 MPH had an accident with right front impact. Consumer suffered serious head injuries, hit head on windshield. Upon impact, drivedr's airbag did not deploy, and vehicle was totalled.*ak driver's seat belt did not lock down at all.
Buckle on driver's side seatbelt will not fasten due to something breaking inside of buckle. Dealer has to order part.*ak part is on back order and passenger's buckle was moved to the driver's side so consumer could drive safely.
Consumer was driving at approximately 30mph when another vehicle turned left in front of consumer's vehicle. Consumer did not have time to apply brakes, and had a collision. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy, and seatbelt did not lock, causing consumer to slide foward, hitting steering wheel, and knees hit dashboard.
Seatbelt will "lock up" when brake is applied under normal driving. This proposes a hazard as this occurs as merging into traffric onto highway. Brake is applied and you lean forward to look for oncoming traffric and have to hold shoulder portion away manually from body in order to lean forward. Took truck to dealer and was told that this was a "common complaint" but was supposed to be this way. This is a very inconvienant situation, and at times I feel dangerous, also.
Two weeks after I bought the truck the airconditioner broke twice, then the ABS light came on for no reason, the seatbelts were recalled and now the transmission is going out. I would like something done about this I.e. Them give me a new truck or my money back. Its getting ridiculous.
Received recall notice about defective trw seat belt buckles. I am not going to wait until my child or I am injured or killed. Ford denies any knowledge of this, but a the federal safety agency person told me ford initiated the recall based on customer complaints. This run around is ridiculous.
4 door xlt model, driver had made a quick stop in traffic, causing 7 year old child's head to snap to left and back to the right, hitting rear windshield. Child was sitting in rear, sideways in child seat restraint with lap belt only.
Consumer was traveling about 40mph when another vehicle on a side street going straight across, cut the consumer off. Consumer hit the other vehicle on driver's side. Upon impact, the seat belts didn't lock & the airbags didn't deploy. Consumer's jaw was banged up,and the passengers arm was broken in 4 different places. Dealer is investigating.
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