Front seat belt latch broke on both the driver side and passanger side. The spring that that operates the button to lock and unlock the belts broke and you cannot use seat belts because the latch will not hold the buckle as you ftry to lock it on. When I went to ford about this, they said it was not a recall item and that they could not replace them. I had to purchase a complete set of six new latches for the car as they did not sell individual latches. This is crazy as a seat belt is a mandatory safety item and in ny you will receive a police summons for not wearing them. This item should have been replaced by ford at no charge. I know for a fact that this is not an isolated occurrance as my ex-wife has a 1989 taurus and the same thing happened and she had the same results with ford. We both had to purchase full sets of seat belt latches to replace inoperative front ones. This certainly should be the responsibility of ford to provide safety equipment that is mandatory to use. How could I operate my car in ny or anywhere else without a set of operating seat belts? I look forward to your reply to this safety issue that ford has refused to respond to. Thank you
1993 Ford Taurus: seat belt won't latch or retract
9 of the 1,557 complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
The middle rear lap seatbelt buckle assemly does not lock in the seatbelt properly which wont protect the occupant in event of an accident. Cause unknown.
Ongoing problem with various parts failing to work properly. They include the following: engine head gasket blown/one dead engine cylinder needs replacement/one engine mount broke and other is cracking/power steering makes grinding noises whenever wheel is turned, and seat belt on driver's side intermittently fails to retract.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with seat belt buckles. Two out of six of seat belt buckles broke. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
The rear driver and passenger seatbelt buckles do not buckle at all, , which will not protect the occupant in event of an accident. Cause unknown. Please provide further details.
Consumer says that in an accident the air bags did not deploy. *ak seat belt broke .
During rear impact, the driver's side seat belt detached from belt buckle. Cause unknown.
Seat belt failed in accident, causing injury.
Left rear seat belt buckle will not stay fastened.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Ford Taurus seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1993 Ford Taurus?
9 of 1,557 owner complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus (1%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Ford Taurus?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Ford Taurus
Wipers 122Headlights 119Stalling 87Overheating 81Coil spring 79Fire or smoke 45Transmission failure 45Engine failure 42Fuel pump 31Jerking 24No deployment 23ABS 20Loss of power 19Adaptive cruise 18Tire blowout 17Hesitation 16Check engine light 15Ball joint 13Knocking 11Won't start 11Brake failure 10Grinding brakes 9Harsh shifting 9Slipping 9Steering noise 9Power steering loss 8Sudden acceleration 8Airbag light 7Premature wear 7Door locks 5Oil consumption 5
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