2005 Mercury Grand Marquis seat belts problems

Filed Jul 1, 2025 · Seat belts · NV

Seat belt does not fully clip in to buckle and tends to come undone while in operation of motor vehicle furthermore requires occupant to wiggle buckle back and forth to attempt to get a good connection between the two, belt and buckle.

Filed Nov 7, 2023 · Airbags, Seat belts · NY

My drivers side seat belt works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t and also my passenger side airbag light stays on when starting the car it flashes a few times and then stays on

Filed Oct 5, 2022 · Airbags, Seat belts · 40,842 miles · VA

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the vehicle was started, the driver’s side air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a driver’s air bag pretensioner fault and that the seat belt pretensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,842.

Filed Jul 14, 2022 · Airbags, Seat belts · WI

Passenger seat belt pre-tensioner has malfunctioned. Air bag check light flashing code 34. My mechanic informs me the entire SRS will not function in a crash. He was informed by Ford that a replacement part is no longer available. The vehicle mileage is around 43,000. No rust and no collision damage. With the numerous complaints about this same problem why hasn't a safety recall be issued? Why hasn't Ford been required to stock replacement parts for a longer time?

Filed Oct 21, 2020 · Airbags, Seat belts · 54,000 miles · VA

Airbag fault code 34. Passenger side seatbelt pretensions circuit resistance outside limits. Circuit was damaged by static discharge from human to outside of door. Vehicle was parked during both incidents. No accident. No detonation of explosive charge. Same problem occurred 2 years ago on driver side with code 33. Numerous reports from other consumers. Please inquire to repair facility 'safetyrestore dotcom' for number of these failures. Airbags are inop when fault occurs. Need shielded circuit to prevent reoccurrence.

Filed Mar 5, 2020 · Airbags, Seat belts · GA

The seat belt lite started flashing then went out and now the alarm goes off and rings 5 times and does it 5 times it does this when you start the car

Filed May 27, 2019 · Seat belts · 84,458 miles · MO

Air bag dil code came up 33. Took car to repair, cost ~$1300 to replace failed pretensioners driver and passenger. Safety was compromised without repair and could have resulted in more severe injury or even death had a collision occurred.

Filed Aug 28, 2018 · Airbags, Seat belts · 48,000 miles · PA

Air bag light stays on. When starting car, get 3 dings twice, pause, repeat ... I have been told by a local dealer it will cost $600-$1200 to fix. Considering the number of complaints on this issue and the fact that it is a safety issue, why has the federal safety agency not required a recall? Since I cannot afford the cost, I guess I will have to live with it as I am sure many others are doing.

Filed Oct 31, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 21,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the seat belt pretensioners on the front driver and passenger sides malfunctioned and the seat belt assembly would need to be replaced. Griffith ford seguin (I-10 frontage rd, seguin, tx) stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle and any repair would be at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2017 · Airbags, Lights · 70,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the seat belts failed to function properly in the vehicle. In addition, the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle had not yet been diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting for a response to schedule a repair solution with a dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.