1992 FORD ESCORT Seat Belts Problems

THE ATOMATIC SEATBELT IS NOT RUNNING IN IT'S TRACK CONTINUOUSLY. IT HAS DECIDED TO WORK WHEN AND IF IT FEELS LIKE IT. THE PAINT STARTED PEELING ON THE TOP OF THE TRUNK IN 1998 OR 99 APPROXIMATELY, I HAVE NEVER HAD THE MONEY TO GET THE PAINT FIXED. I DID HOWEVER GET THE SIDE PAINTED WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 1993. THAT PAINT HAS BUBBLED. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT COST ME, I THINK JUST MY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AT THAT TIME.

Mileage: 111,000

THE ENGINE HAD CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. ALSO THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AT TIMES. THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *YH THE SEAT BELTS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE REAR DISC BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE CABLE IS WORKING, BUT NOT NOT APPLYING PRESSURE, AND THE V/C IS LEAKING. (V/C PER INVOICE) THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE PROBLEM, SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE IGNITION. *SCC

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. *YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS NO LONGER RETRACT. *AK *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS FAILED, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION . DEALER CLAIMED CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ABOUT 8 OR 9 MONTHS AGO REAR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING. ALSO, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, REAR SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE STOPPED RETRACTING. BELTS WERE HANGING OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS WOULD CAUSE INJURY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

POOR WORKMANSHIP ON FRONT SEATBELTS. THEY ARE AUTOMATIC, HANG UP IN THE TRACK ALL THE TIME, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. LAP BELT IS ALL THAT WORKS. *AK

A PART ON RETRACTING MECHANISM THE PULLS THE SEAT BELT UP AND DOWN AND AROUND THE OCCUPANT BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE EQUIPMENTS: 1.) REAR SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT; 2.) BRAKE LIGHT BUILB WOULD OVERHEAT, CAUSING PARTS TO MELT; AND 3.) VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OR AT A STOP POSITION. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

MULTIPLE ELETRICAL FAILURES IN INSTRUMENTATION AND PANEL CONTROLS. ABRUPT FAILURE OF DASH LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER CRUCIAL INSTRUMENTATION. ALSO, MULTIPLE FAILURES OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, CONFINING FRONT PASSENGERS IN SEATS WITH INABILITY TO DISABLE RESTRAINT (SHOULDER BELT). MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES OF OTHER DASH INSTRUMENTATION/CONTROLS TO INCLUDE HEATING/COOLING/FAN/RADIO AND SIGNALS. IN REGARD TO SECOND COMPONENT, INABILITY TO PROPERLY INSTALL INDEPENDENT CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) SEAT, EVEN WITH MANUFACTURER-SUPPLIED "LOCKING CLIP" AS BELTS CANNOT BE PROPERLY B SECURED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS JAMMED/STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, WILL NOT MOVE OR RETRACT. COULD CAUSE LOSS OF PROTECTION DURING AN ACCIDENT.

FRONT RESTRAINTS WILLL NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. BELT IS LOCKED IN ONE POSITION. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED LOSS OF WIRES, CABLE HANGING FROM THE AUTOMATIC BELT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. THE DRIVER IS ONLY ABLE TO US THE LAP PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS GET STUCK/CABLE CAME OUT OF THE DOOR.

POOR AUTOMATIC SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WILL NOT RETRACT PERIODICALLY. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN PASSENGER IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES, ALSO SEAT LOOSENED UPON IMPACT.

SEAT BELTS FAILED IN REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE SEAT BELTS ARE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RESTRAIN . TT

DRIVERS AUTO SHOULDER/LAP BELT LATCHES FAIL TO ENGAGE OR REMAIN FASTENED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE HIT TREE; DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS AND LAP BELT DID NOT HOLD. TT

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT HOLD UPON IMPACT; DRIVER FELL FORWARD; VEHICLE WAS REARENDED DURING BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. TT

SAFETY BELT BROKE WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. TT