1999 Ford Windstar seat belts problems

Filed Mar 24, 2015 · Seat belts · 170,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. The contact stated that the safety seat belts failed to latch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Jun 28, 2010 · Body, Brakes · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. The contact stated that the rear, driver side sliding door would not close. The dealer replaced the alternator but to no avail. In addition, the ABS warning light remained illuminated and the front driver's seat belt was covered in an unknown oil each time it was retracted. The dealer was unable to repair any of the failures. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was approximately 95,000.

Filed Jul 10, 2007 · Seat belts · 160,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford windstar. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt and the rear middle seat belt will not lock. Ford stated that nothing could be done because it was not a safety issue and advised her that she would be responsible for any costs. The current mileage is 169,000 and failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Oct 20, 2006 · Seat belts · 77,500 miles · MO

Dt*: the contact stated upon purchase of the vehicle it was noticed the black clip on the seatbelt of the rear driver side seat was fractured causing the seatbelt to be inoperable when attempting to install a child safety seat. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined the entire seatbelt needed to be replaced.

Filed Jul 8, 2004 · Seat belts · IN

Seatbelt on passenger side (front seat) of 1999 ford windstar rubbed plastic sleeve (where seatbelt retracts down into doorpost cover) causing excessive wear on the plastics edge causing it to be rough and jagged, which caused 1/4" of fraying into the edge of the seatbelt which continues to cut into the belt with each use. There seems to maybe be some kind of defect with the design. The drivers side has a warped (not supposed to be like that) plastic piece above the belt which pushes the belt away from the edge of the sleeve (hard to describe), making it not rub against the edge of the sleeve, so no problems with the drivers side seatbelt has developed.

Filed Feb 12, 2004 · Seat belts · AL

Front passenger seat belt latch did not lock into the buckle assembly. Consumer took vehicle to a repair shop to fix the seat belt last year. Two weeks after the repair seat belt failed again. Consumer recently contacted the dealer, who informed him seat belt could be fixed at consumer's expense. Problem was not fixed because the consumer was unable to pay the amount that the dealer required to fix the seat belt.

Filed Nov 29, 2003 · Seat belts · 200 miles · PA

The front seat belts get lightly pinched between the interior door panels lower storage bin and the carpet on the floor. This can cause someone to think that their seat belt is on correctly when in fact it is not providing them any protection at all. The 12-18" of excess slack that is caught between the interior door panel and the carpet could allow a person to not be secured tightly in place during an accident.

Filed Oct 22, 2003 · Seat belts · 65,000 miles · OR

Consumer noticed about three days ago that the right seat belt on the middle bench seat did not latch. The consumer will contact the manufacturer. *ak the seat belt did not always latch. The consumer did not allow anyone to sit in the seat. *scc

Filed Jun 6, 2002 · Seat belts · MI · crash · 2 injuries

While driving 55 MPH consumer applied brakes. Then, lost control of vehicle. Vehicle went into ditch and rolled. Rear passenger's side seatbelt latch plate broke, and passenger suffered 11 fractures/ driver suffered minor injuries. Vehicle was totalled.*ak it appears the seat belt on the second row captains chair did hold during part of the rollover because occupant had marks from the seat belt

Filed Apr 13, 2001 · Seat belts · CA

Driver's side buckle harness has broken with normal use. Dealer has been notified.