1991 FORD ESCORT Seat Belts Problems

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE. LAP BELT DOES NOT RESTRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

LOST CONTROL ON WET ROAD HIT TREE HEAD-ON AND SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF TRACK ALLOWED DRIVER TO BE DECAPITATED. *NM

AUTOMATIC PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. MECHANISM JAMMED, AND HAD TO BE MANUALLY DISCONNECTED TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE LOCKING POSITION. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY. *AK

Mileage: 149,000

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELTS FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION.*SCC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND DRIVER SIDE STRAP BROKE FROM THE FRAME OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION AND IT COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELT TO BE DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF AND ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SEAT BELTS ARE STUCK IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

SEATBELTS: THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICK IN THE TRACK, USUALLY HALF WAY BETWEEN OPEN & CLOSE. NOW THEY WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. I TOOK ONE APART & THE PLASTIC COVERING THE CABLE IS DETERIORATING & CAUSING THE CABLE TO STICK. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN HAVE MY SEATBELT ASSEMBLE FOR INSPECTION, AS I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE FOR MY SPOUSE'S SAFETY. FUEL: THIS CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL #92S54, AS THE PRODUDUCTION DATE WAS TOO EARLY, BUT IT HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM WITH A NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. YOU MAY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PART FOR YOUR INSPECTION AS WELL. LAST BUT NOT LEAST: HEADLIGHT: CLOUDY, YELLOW, AND DO NOT ALLOW LIGHT ON THE ROAD. VERY HAZARDOUS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS TYPICAL ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT FORD CARS & TRUCKS. I HAVE PURCHASED A SET FROM THE LOCAL WRECKING YARD, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE HEADLIGHT FOR YOU TO INSPECT. I THREW THEM AWAY. *AK

RETRACTORS ON FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS HAVE GOTTEN STUCK AND NO LONGER FUNCTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE.*AK

ELECTRONIC SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK, THIS IS A HAZARD, IF I HAVE A WRECK, I'M A GONNER!*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT LOCKED HALFWAY DOWN TRACK, PRIOR TO FAILURE THE BELT RARELY WORKED AS IT WAS INTENDED TO. *AK

CONSUMER WAS PUTTING ON DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT AND NOTICED IT PULLED ONLY HALFWAY. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED. *AK THE SHOULDER HARNESS WHICH IS ELECTRONICALLY OPERATED FAILED . IT IS SAFETY HAZARD AND ILLEGAL TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION. *YH

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LITTLE ACCIDENT. I WAS GOING 20 MPH ON IMPACT AND MY AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BROKE OUT OF THE TRACK.I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN CRIPPLED.WHAT CAN I DO? MY SEAT BELT AND TRACK ARE NOW JUNK AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING A FORD AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT THING. *AK

SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHENEVER DOOR IS OPENED BELT DOES NOT MOVE. REMAINS IN ONE POSITION. MOTOR IS NOT WORKING. WOULD NEED TO HIT THE EMERGENCY RELEASE TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK. SOMETIMES WHEN DOOR IS OPENED, NOT ALLOWING PERSON TO GET OUT, AND A NOISE COULD BE HEARD, LIKE IT WAS STILL WORKING. BUT, WON'T WORK. SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK THE CABLE IN THE BODY FRAME BROKEN CREATING A CHOCKE HAZARD FOR THE CHILD. *YH

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER RESTRAINT IN THE '91 ESCORT ATTACHES TO A SLIDING MECHANISM ABOVE THE DOOR WINDOW. THIS MECHANISM MOVES FORWARD WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED TO FREE THE DRIVER AND RETRACTS TO SECURE THE DRIVER WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. OURS IS NOW BROKEN. FORD DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THIS NECESSARY SAFETY FEATURE. DWP. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. YH

DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT ON THE ANCHORS AND THE PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RELEASE . DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BECAUSE THE CABLE IS DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I CALLED FORD RECALL INQ. INFO. I WAS ADVISED NOT RECALL, I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

PASSENGER'A AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. WIRES WERE HANGING OUT OF THE CABLE AT THE DOOR. THE WIRES WERE COATED WITH GREASE. HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK FORWARD AND WON'T RETRACT OUT OF FORWARD POSITION. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS COME OUT OF THE HOLDER AND HAS FALLEN DOWN. NM

SEATBELTS PERFORM POORLY.

I HAVE ANOTHER ESCORT A 1996 4 DOOR AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED ON IT ALSO

TRACK GETS STUCK ABOUT HALFWAY AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER NOT STRAPPED IN SAFELY. BELT DOES NOT GO BACK PROPERLY. WHEN TRACK IS ALL THE WAY BACK, IT HAS TO BE RELEASED MANUALLY. DEALER CONTACTED AND NO WARRANTY. REPAIRS WOULD BE A OWNERS EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STU TISCHLER REPORTS. ALL SEAT BELTS,SHOULDER AND LAP, DON'T RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER IN ALL POSITIONS. THEY GIVE WHEN TUGGED ON. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE WIRING IN THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM.

WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT OR SLIDE FOR THE LOCK DOWN POSITION FOR ENTRY, NOW THE BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 20 TO 30 MPH, AND UPON IMPACT THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. THE BELT IS STUCK IN THE BACK POSITION AND WILL NOT COME FORWARD. THE OWNER REPLACED THE BELT 2 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH BOTH DOORS OPENED, AND RIGHT SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAME BACK, TRAPPING 7-YEAR OLD CHILD, WHO SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HIS THROAT AND NECK. REAR BELT WAS REPLACED, BUT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 6 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT GOT CAUGHT HALF WAY IN TRACK AND NO LONGER WORKS. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER DURING A COLLISION. DRIVER'S CHEST HIT THE RIM OF THE STEERING WHEEL, RESULTING IN AN INJURY.

PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELTS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS JAMMED, PREVENTING THE SEAT BELTS FROM TRAVELING ALONG THE PATH FROM AN OPEN TO A CLOSED/SECURE POSITION. REPLACED THE MOTORIZED BELTS. *AK

VEHICLES FRONT PASSENGERS SEAT BELT WILL SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT THE SEAT BELT WILL STOP HALF WAY WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *AK *JB

DRIVER PASSIVE RESTRAINTS: SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS INOPERATIVE, MOTOR STOPPED WORKING BELT IS JAMMED. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAY IT WAS JAMMMED AND THEY HAD TO REPALCE THE ENTIRE UNIT.

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BELT IS STUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

DRIVER'S MOTOR BELT TRACKING FAILED.

LAP BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT TRACK CABLE BROKE, MAKING THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT INOPERABLE. *AK

GETTING INTO VEHICLE, THE MOTORIZED BELT FAILED TO WORK; TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, INFORMED IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIMES & COSTS $400 TO FIX. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE DRIVER DURING A REAREND ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE NECK/SHOULDER/CHEST INJURIES AND A BROKEN STERNIUM. *AK

MOTORIZED SHOULDER STRAPS TIGHTENED TOO MUCH AND TOO QUICKLY ALMOST STRANGLING DRIVER'S WIFE; ALSO, STARTER , SITUATED IN A "HEAT SINK" BENEATH MANIFOLD/NEXT TO FIREWALL, OVERHEATED AND BURNED ITSELF OUT. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING RIGHT; ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS OFF ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING .*AK CONSUMER STATES FUEL GUAGE READS FULL ALL THE TIME, FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR A VIBRATING SOUND, SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING.*JB

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601623)

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR. THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, SUDDENLY AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, STRPPING TO BACK OF SEAT, TO RELEASE HAD TO OPEN DOOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, SUDDENLY AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, STRPPING TO BACK OF SEAT, TO RELEASE HAD TO OPEN DOOR. *AK

FAILURE OF DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAR SLID AND ROLLED OVER; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AQK

ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAR SLID AND ROLLED OVER; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AQK

ON COUNTRY ROAD, HIT ICE, LOST CONTROL OF CAR, CAR ROLLED, DRIVER WAS THROWN; SHOULDER BELT CAME LOOSE DURING ACCIDENT. *AK

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING. TT

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TRACK STOPPED MID DOOR, NEED TO REPLACE TRACK. TT

DRIVER SEATBELT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR TRACK, SEATBELT DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. TT *JB

DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, LOCK IN THE GUIDE LOOP. TT

UPON TURNING ON IGNITION, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MOVES FORWARD ONLY MIDWAY THEN STOPS, WON'T GO AROUND DRIVER, ALSO WIRES ARE HANGING OUT. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

THE DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER IN AN ACCIDET/HIT STEERING WHEEL WITH CHEST. TT

DIFFICULTY OBTAINING LOCKING CLIP TO SECURE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN VEHICLE. *AW

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT IS JAM CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM PASSENGER SIDE JAM PUSH THE EMERGENCY IT GO BACK TO POSTION DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RESET. TT

DRIVERS LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

SHOULDER BELT RELEASED DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

AUTOMATIC SAFETY BELT LOCKED IN OPENED POSITION DUE TO MOTOR FAILURE. TT

MOTOR TRACK DEFECTIVE; SEAT BELT DOES NOT COME BACK ON DRIVER; UPON IMPACT, DRIVER COULD BE THROWN FORWARD INTO DASH/WINDSHIELD. TT

FRONT SEAT TRACK REPLACED.

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT CABLE POPPED OUT OF TRACK WHILE IN USE; GREASE LEAKED OUT OF CABLE; SPEED 50 MPH; SHOULDER HARNESS NO LONGER WORKS. TT