I was in a car accident on 9-29-01. A car pulled out in front of me and I hit the front of my car into the left front (passangers) corner panel. The car would have been totaled had I had full coverage. The seatbelt is an automatic seatbelt, so when the key is turned on, the seat belt automatically comes back on the door. Well, that day in the accident, the seatbelt never locked, the top didnt, the automatic part. What saved me from hitting the windsheild was the steering wheel and the lap belt. I know have lumps in my breast that wont go away from bouncing off the steering wheel. I dont have a job and there is nothing I can do about it. I still and will awalys have problems with my upper back, chest and neck from bouncing off the steering wheel. And yes, I was taken to the hospital right after the accident in an ambulence on a stretcher. I contacted ford through their web site to see if there was a recall on the seatbelts and they said theyc oulnt come up with anything cause of the year of the car. As for the mileage on the car, I am unsure, I know it had high mileage. About six months after the accident or less than that, I had to sell the car, I couldnt afford to keep it in storage and I wasnt allowed to have it like it was at my apartment. Thank you.
1990 Ford Tempo: seat belt won't latch or retract
7 of the 132 complaints about the 1990 Ford Tempo describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year
What owners say
Consumer had been having trouble with seat belt retractor. When opening the door retractor won't move.
Shoulder motor seatbelt gets stuck. Needs to pull the shoulder belt in order to work. Dealer replaced the shoulderbelt 2 times. Cause unknown.
Automatic shoulder belt; the passenger's side seat belt will not retract when closing the door or turning on the igntion.
Consumer was in an accident and the passenger side seat belt restraint failed. *ak
Driver's side automatic seat belt failed to retrain driver when vehicle hit road guard rail.
The driver side seat belt works on occasion, broke motor mounts, tie rods, etc. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1990 Ford Tempo seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1990 Ford Tempo?
7 of 132 owner complaints about the 1990 Ford Tempo (5%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1990 Ford Tempo?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1990 Ford Tempo
Stalling 17Fire or smoke 12Brake failure 6Ball joint 5Power steering loss 5
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