Driver's seat belt will not retract to original position after being used. Been to dealership & was informed by mechanic entire seat belt system needed to be replaced. Manufacturer referred owner to hotline.
1993 Ford Thunderbird: seat belt won't latch or retract
11 of the 423 complaints about the 1993 Ford Thunderbird describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- 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
- 20031
- 20021
- 19962
- 19941
- 199311
- 19923
- 19914
- 19909
What owners say
The seat belt broke when my son threw his book bag in the car. I called ford to get a replacement part and thats when they told me it was $258.00 . Just for the part . It is hard for me to belive that it broke that easy. And that they dont just make the plastic part. I hope you can help
While driving down the highway, seat belt retractor that goes across the shoulders will reetract as if the door was opened, and the same for the passenger's side. But, not it's broken. *ak
Automatic seat belt on driver's side failed. The belt is attached to door & can hear motor humming. The belt is stuck in same position. Will not go up or down. Taking vehicle to dealership to check.
When driving the headlights don't work. Also, when locking the seat belts, once consumer hits the brakes, the seat belt won't stay locked. Consumer claims that is a safety issue.
High-mount tail light burnt out. Trunk light burnt out. Seat belt retractors failed.
Automatic seat belt latch release button stuck and could not be moved.
Automatic seat belt failure. During operation, after the seat belt has locked in place, it will retract to the starting position, driver's and passenger's side belts are affected.
Consumer was in an accident the driver side seat belt retractor came loose with out door being open consumer was thrown over the passenger side . Tt
Drivers seat belt doesn't retract into housing correctly when door is closed. Tt it sticks when you open or close the door.
Passenger side seat belt failed, upon rear collision shoulder belt did not hold passenger from going against windshield. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Ford Thunderbird seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1993 Ford Thunderbird?
11 of 423 owner complaints about the 1993 Ford Thunderbird (3%) 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 1993 Ford Thunderbird?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Ford Thunderbird
Headlights 102Overheating 27Fire or smoke 11Stalling 11Engine failure 8Brake failure 7Ball joint 5
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