Seat belt receiver stopped accepting the seatbelt. Without any damage and not as a result of an accident, at approximately 120,000 miles the seatbelt mechanism has failed.
2000 Ford Ranger: seat belt won't latch or retract
13 of the 670 complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 100,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. The contact stated that the seat belt strap was loose and the buckle would not lock. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 00v228001 (seat belts) but was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 04/22/14 ma updated 04/24/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger spr cab 4x2. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the driver side seat belt un-latched independently. The failure was a recurring issue. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 205,000 and the current mileage was 207,000. Form returnd no change
Seat belt not latching fully most of the time and comes loose while driving on a 2000 ford ranger. Unlatches after pulling on the belt by moving in the seat. Continues to be ongoing.
Dt: the contact owns a 2000 ford ranger. While the contact's daughter was trying to fasten the passenger side front seat belt it would not latch. The contact inspected the latch , and there did not appear to be anything lodged in the latch to cause it not to lock. The contact stated that there seemed to be plastic part of the seat belt that broke off. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealership yet, because when the consumer contacted the dealership they stated that it would cost approximately $100 to replace the seat belt. The manufacturer stated that there was a five year, 50,000 mile warranty on the seat belts, and there was nothing they could do to replace the seat belt without the consumer covering the cost.*ak updated 11/29/2005- a local gas station was able to repair the seat belt for under $60. The consumer still has the broken belt in his possession.
While driving at 35 MPH consumer's vehicle collided with the left side of another vehicle that ran a stop sign. There were five injuries between the two vehicles. The police cited the consumer in the other car for running the stop sign. Consumer was wearing seat belt. However, upon impact, air bags failed to deploy.
Driver's side seat belt retractor failed to hold .
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.
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.
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.
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.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 00V228001 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Ford Ranger seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 2000 Ford Ranger?
13 of 670 owner complaints about the 2000 Ford Ranger (2%) 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 2000 Ford Ranger?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Ford Ranger
Tire blowout 57No deployment 38Adaptive cruise 18ABS 15Brake failure 14Fire or smoke 12Stalling 12Ball joint 11Pulling 11Check engine light 9Grinding brakes 8Transmission failure 8Harsh shifting 7Loss of power 7Headlights 6Jerking 6Sudden acceleration 6Airbag light 5Knocking 5Hesitation 5Overheating 5Won't shift 5Wipers 5
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