1996 Mercury Sable: seat belt won't latch or retract

5 of the 302 complaints about the 1996 Mercury Sable describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
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

2004
1
2003
2
2002
2
2001
10
2000
7
1999
9
1998
4
1997
9
1996
5
1995
3
1994
2
1993
3
1992
3
1991
2
1990
5

What owners say

Filed Feb 17, 2011 · Airbags, Seat belts · 166,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mercury sable. The contact stated that while sitting on the passenger seat, he was involved in an accident. He mentioned that although he was properly wearing his seat belt and the airbag deployed, it failed to protect him. He mentioned that his head and right hand hit into the windshield and shattered it. He also suffered a concussion and injuries to his knees. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 166,000. Updated 06/01/11*lj updated 06/13/11

Filed Feb 7, 2001 · Seat belts · MI

Rear middle seat belt buckle is broken, causing seat belt to become inoperable. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.

Filed Jan 27, 2000 · Seat belts · IN

Rear center seat belt will not return/retract.

Filed Sep 15, 1998 · Seat belts · NE

Seat belt latch came apart.

Filed Mar 5, 1997 · Seat belts · NC

While driving the passenger's side automatic seat belt locks up, causing consumer to release belt from buckle so that seat belt can unlock. Cause unknown.

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1996 Mercury Sable seat belt

Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1996 Mercury Sable?

5 of 302 owner complaints about the 1996 Mercury Sable (2%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 2001.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Mercury Sable?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

Other symptoms on the 1996 Mercury Sable

Jerking 14 Stalling 11 Transmission failure 10 Headlights 8 Overheating 8 Sudden acceleration 8 Engine failure 7 Slipping 7 ABS 6 Check engine light 6 Fire or smoke 6 Fuel pump 6 Power steering loss 6 Grinding brakes 5 Door locks 5 Steering noise 5 Won't shift 5 Wipers 5

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