The passenger side seat belt retractor would not retract.
1997 Mercury Sable: seat belt won't latch or retract
9 of the 228 complaints about the 1997 Mercury Sable describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- 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
What owners say
While attempting to install a childs seat, the seat belt would not retract. It stays in the fully extended position.
Passenger's side front and rear seat belt will not retract or extend, it will stick in either the retracting poistion or extended position.*ak consumer states seat belt failure still persists and has been ongoing since date of purchase, consumer states the seatbelts will lock up and not release, consumer also complained of the brakes squeaking, however dealer could find no problem.
Consumer states the rear passenger shoulder seat belt locked up, after removing the back of the rear seat to examine the seat belt retractor, consumer noticed a tension spring, which had engaged the belt in a lock position.
The seat belt always locks up on the passenger side front. It's a safety issue because the belt always jams and mercury dealership won't do a thing since its no longer under warranty unless you got $200.00. I heard ford had similar problems on their other ford/mercury products, which my car isn't under recall. On the engine light matter. If you forget to put on the gas cap or raditior cap on or something very minor. The engine light will come on. I noticed this will happen also with my dad's taurus also. I have heard this happens to all 1995 or newer cars. Thing is most people see the engine light on and go right to the mechanic which can be costly in repairs if really the repair is not necessary because its something minor like a gas cap not tightened. Maybe the auto company's found a new way to rip us off? What do u think?
Seatbelt doesnt always latch, sometimes pulls out.
Driver's side rear passenger seat belt does not retract. Dealer has been contacted.
On my 1997 mercury sable the passenger seat belt constantly jams and takes forever to disengage. I am guessing the jam is somewhere between the interior and exterior of the plastic of the car. Where the seat belt locks the belt in place near the door. Any questions please call me.
The metal part of the seatbelt will not lock into the corresponding lock
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Mercury Sable seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1997 Mercury Sable?
9 of 228 owner complaints about the 1997 Mercury Sable (4%) 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 1997 Mercury Sable?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Mercury Sable
Stalling 13Transmission failure 10Brake failure 8Coil spring 8Fuel pump 8Tire blowout 6Wipers 6No deployment 5Fire or smoke 5
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