Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln continental. The contact stated that the middle rear seat belt failed to unlock and remained in the locked position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was contacted. The manufacturer confirmed that the VIN did not qualify for repairs under the federal safety agency campaign id number:99v250000 (seat belts:front:anchorage). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 137,100. Updated 11/10/11
Lincoln Continental seat belt problems
28 of the 1,387 owner complaints about the Lincoln Continental describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1990 model year.
- owner complaints
- 28
- worst model year
- 1990
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20021
- 20001
- 19982
- 19961
- 19954
- 19931
- 19913
- 199015
Often reported together
What owners say
The center seat belt is locked against the seat and cannot be utilized. The climate control sticks and cannot be set to different temperatures. The transmission surges in, it seems in second and third gear. I saw these problems on the web site as recalls for the 2000 to 2001 year models of this auto. Well the one I have is 2002 but was manufactured in 2001.
The middle and rear seat belt are not retracting. The dealer will not fix this since it isn't under warrantly. The dealer said that the retractors are defected. Since seat belts are a safety issue, it should be fixed by the manufacturer. I have owned many cars and have never had this problem with a seat belt. The dealer will charge $650 to fix this and who knows when this happen again.
The rear middle seat belt would not retract. The dealer determined that the retractor was defective and was replaced under warranty. It was later noticed that the rear left seat belt would not retract. The dealer determined that the retractor was defective but would only replace the retractor at the owners expense. *ak the rear seats weren't hardly occupied. *scc
Seat belt buckle would not release, consumer had to break the buckle to release occupant, recall #97v‑174 was denied to consumer.
Rec'd recall notice 97i003000 & contacted dealer. Parts for vehicle not right color & would have to order seat belt buckle parts. Has checked off/on, but parts still not available.
Passenger side seat belt failed prior to recall notice causing passenger to hit head on windhield when involved in an accident. Nlm
Drivers side rear seat belt/harness locks up everytime it is used and cannot be unlocked without releasing the belt again. When the belt is reattached, it locks up again.
I would like to have the seat belt latch replaced or repaired
Front passenger's seat belt buckle fails to lock. The dealer has replaced the restraint buckle .
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The seat belt retractor may have a pin shaft in the switchable elr/alr mechanism that is incorrectly formed. In some circumstances, the switching mechanism could become nonfunctional, preventing the seat belt webbing from being extracted from the retractor. It is also possible that malfunction of the mechanism could prevent the belt from being switched into the alr mode. The elr mechanism is not affected by this condition.
- Risk
- If the mechanism malfunctions and does not allow the webbing to be extracted, the lap and shoulder belt could not be worn by a vehicle occupant. In the event that the mechanism does not allow the alr mode to be engaged, the operator may be unable to properly install a child seat in that seating position.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the lap and shoulder belt assemblies. Assemblies with julian date codes of 200 through 223 are suspect and will be replaced.
Recall number 99V250000 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The front outboard seating position seat belt buckles may not latch or unlatch.
- Risk
- These conditions could reduce seat belt usage increasing the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the front outboard seat belt buckle assemblies.
Recall number 97V174000 · Recall details
Questions about the Lincoln Continental seat belt
Which Lincoln Continental years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1990 (15 complaints), 1995 (4 complaints) and 1991 (3 complaints).
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