Driver's automatic seat belt failed to function as it was designed. Seat belt had to be manually placed in the release and retract position. The seat belt motor made a grinding noise when this occurred.
1995 Mercury Villager: seat belt won't latch or retract
11 of the 367 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Villager describe seat belt won't latch or retract.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- 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
- 20011
- 20002
- 19992
- 19973
- 19963
- 199511
- 19944
- 19933
What owners say
Very strong smelling gas fumes inside passenger compartment when heater is turned on. While driving the speed gauge will stop working and the check engine light will come on. Brakes make a grinding noise even after being replaced. Cv boot is leaking and cracked. Driver side auto-seat belt sometimes fails to go up and down. Rear windshield wiper gets stuck in up positions when tring to use it.
Front passenger lap seat belt would not lock into the belt buckle. The consumer was only able to wear the automatic shoulder seat belt. Dealership was notified, but was unable to resolve the problem.
Passenger's front seatbelt retractor stopped working.*ak dealer replaced seat belt.
Bench row seat belt that latches to the floor broke. Contact dealer, and dealer stated seat belt is not under warranty.
Right rear seat belt retractor has broken twice.
There is a the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v228001 for yr.2000. Does this seat belt-buckle recall also apply to the yr.1995? Please help. Thank you.
Passenger's seat belt will not release from the retracting mechanism, causing the seat belt to become inoperable, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Middle seat belt failed.
Seat belt failure belt did not stay engaged in the buckle when the consumer was in an accident. Tt
Seat belt indicator light failed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Mercury Villager seat belt
Is seat belt won't latch or retract a common problem on the 1995 Mercury Villager?
11 of 367 owner complaints about the 1995 Mercury Villager (3%) mention seat belt won't latch or retract. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Mercury Villager?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Mercury Villager
Fuel smell 51ABS 14Grinding brakes 14No deployment 9Wipers 9Door locks 8Fuel leak 8Stalling 8Transmission failure 8Check engine light 7Loss of power 7Brake failure 6Engine failure 6Fuel pump 6Fire or smoke 5
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