1990 FORD PROBE Seat Belts Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD PROBE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE SEAT BELTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD PROBE. APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARS AGO THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO USE THE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO SAFETY RECALL # 96V172002 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. HOWEVER, FORD STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT EXIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,001, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *AK UPDATED 06/14/07 *TR

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK. *NM

RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS JAM AND GET STUCK IN TRACK, MAKING UNSAFE CONDITION. HAVE HIT HEAD ON SEAT BELT LATCH CAUSING PAIN AND HAVE ALSO BEEN STUCK IN SEAT WITH SEAT BELT NOT RELEASING. ALSO WEARING OUT CAR BATTERY & SHORTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEVERE MOISTURE IN TAIL LAMPS, FAILURE OF TAIL LAMPS CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION, FAILURE OF DRIVING LIGHTS. MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE FROM DATE OF OWNERSHIP IN 1993. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RESTRAINT (SHOLDER HARNESS) DOESN'T FUNCTION. 1990 FORD PROBE LX. WAS ISSUE OF A RECALL IN 1996. SUBJECT RESTRAINT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR. FIRST REPAIR WAS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. SECOND REPAIR TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO RECAL AND WAS PAID FOR BY OWNER. THIRD FAILURE HAS OCCURED WITHING THE LAST YEAR AND LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

Mileage: 72,097

THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #96V172001) IS NOT BEING HONORED BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF THE CAR IS THE SAME, THE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE MANUFACTURER DATABASE ASSOCIATING IT WITH THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HONOR THE RECALL SINCE IT TOTALLY MATCHES THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STATED IN THE RECALL.

SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS DEFECTIVE. IT DOES NOT SECURE THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 1996. SHOULDER BELT WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPAIR SHOULDER BELT UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

RECALL 96V172001, WHILE PARKING OR DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE LOCKING POSITION. *AK THE PART HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER RESTRAINT WOULD BE COMPROMISED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *SC *JB

Mileage: 174,000

RECALL 96V172001, WHILE PARKING/DRIVING, PASSENGER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO LOCKING POSITION CREATING A REAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PASSENGER. THE DEALERSHIP (DOHERTY FORD, FOREST GROVE, OR) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE, ALLEGEDLY, THE VIN OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE "WAS NOT INCLUDED" IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 130,000

POWER SHOULDER RESTRAINT HAS JAMMED ON DRIVER SIDE AND WILL NOT RETRACT TO SECURE THE DRIVER. I FOUND A FORD SAFETY RECALL # 96V-172 TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. I PRINTED A COPY AND HANDED IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID THERE WERE NO SAFETY RECALLS FOUND ON MY SON'S FORD PROBE'S VIN NUMBER. MY SON PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN FEBUARY 2003. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN MAY 2003. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF MY SON IN A ACCIDENT THAT HE WILL NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED. I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGIENST THE FORD MOTER CO. AND PHIL LONG FORD OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. CONTACTS MADE AT PHIL LONG ON FRIDAY THE 13TH OF JUNE 2003. ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER: MIKE COPE. I LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE FOR THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, MARK MARSHALL ON SUNDAY THE 15TH WITH MY RETURN PHONE NUMBER BUT HE NEVER CALLED. I CALL THE FORD SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 1-800-392-3673 AND SPOKE TO JESSY ON MONDAY THE 16TH. HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK ON THE PROBLEM AND GET BACK TO ME THE NEXT DAY. I DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM JESSY UNTIL LATE ON WEDNESDAY THE 18TH. AND ALL HE SAID WAS THAT HE WAS STILL CHECKING ON THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 1990 FORD PROBE AND WOULD GET BACK TO ME. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HIM SINCE. I AM VERY DISGUSTED WITH FORD AND THEIR LACK OF WILLINGNESS TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN WHILE MY SON IS AT RISK EVERY TIME HE DRIVES HIS CAR.

Mileage: 122,000

PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CAME OFF THE TRACK. THE SEAT BELT WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE IT. *AK

Mileage: 125,000

FORD DEALER WILL NOT HONOR OR REPAIR SAFETY RECALL ON SHOULDER BELT SAFETY ISSUE. LOCAL FORD DEALER: PHIL LONG FORD, COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO 1565 AUTO MALL LOOP, COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO 80920 719-572-2300. CONTACTS ASSISTANCE SERVICE MANAGER MIKE COPE 719-572-2245. SERVICE DIRECTOR MERK MARSHALL 719-572-2385. THIS IS MY SONS CAR AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY , I FOUND THE FORD RECALL # ON THE INTERNET # TBS 96S48 AND 96V172. I TOOK A PRINTED COPY TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS ON RECALL FOR THE VIN # ON MY SONS CAR. I ALSO FOUND A PAPER # NAS-11PAW THAT IS ADDRESSED TO L.W. CAMP DIRECTOR OF AOUT SAFETY AT FOR AND IT STATES THAT THIS RECALL IS FORDS RESPONSIBILITY REGARDLESS OF THE AGE, THE OWNER THE, MILEAGE OF THE CAR. THE PAPER WAS DATED AUGUST 22, 1996. IT'S LIKE FORD DECIDED TO JUST FORGET ABOUT IT AND NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF IT'S CONSUMERS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP... THANKS, ANTHONY MASCARENAS. *NLM

Mileage: 19

THE FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED IT NOT TO RETRACT. *JB

THE RECALL REMEDY WHICH WAS PERFORMED REGARDING THE SHOULDER BELT 96 V 172 001 FAILED. *JB

THE VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TRACK FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE. SCC

Mileage: 104,000

THE MOTOR INSIDE OF THE SEATBELT WILL COME ON BUT THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACTOR AT ALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

DEALER, AUBURN MOTORS IN AUBURN, IN. PHONE# 260/925-3100 REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL 96V172002 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SEAT BELT FAILURE. *AK

AFTER RECALL96V172002 REPAIRS WERE DONE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE SEATBELT GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T LOCK INTO PLACE. FORD MOTOR CO. SAID CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX THIS RECALLED PART. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE 3 POINT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT QUIT WORKING, MOTOR RUNS BUT BELT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK ON TRACK, REPLACE OR FIXED PROBLEM THREE TIMES. IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF, BY THE TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FAN BLADES, FAN SHROUD, MOTER HAD MELTED FROM THE HEAT.

THE RETRACTING MOTORS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SHOWS NO RECALL AUTHORIZATION FOR NO CHARGE REPAIRS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF RESTRAINT.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL 96V172001 AND CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. SHOULDER BELT WAS REPAIRED, BUT 4 YEARS LATER, SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED AGAIN. CANNOT USE SHOULDER BELT WHEN DRIVING. *AK

MY FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUCKLE FOR THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE TRACK ALONG WHICH THE BUCKLE SLIDES. THE FINGERS WERE CRUSHED AND THE INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ACROSS THE TOP OF THE KNUCKLE. I HAD TO PULL MY FINGERS OUT AFTER STR. *AK

CONSUMER HAD REPAIR WORK DONE ON RECALL 96V172002 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SYSTEM THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V172002. HOWEVER, CORRECTIVE ACTION DID NOT REPAIR DEFECT, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. SHOULDER ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT MOVE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING DOOR.*AK

AFTER CLOSING DOORS THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT OPERATE, LEAVING CONSUMER UNLATCHED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT SOLUTION HAD BEEN MADE.*AK

THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 96V-172, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPLY OR REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

PASSENGER'S SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL 96V172.002/ AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, BUT HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL REPAIR 96V-172 WAS PERFORMED (JAN 97) ON ALL SAFETY RESTRAINTS WHICH WAS TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES WITH NEW BELT TRACK ASSEMBLY, NOW (OCT 00) THE LEFT SIDE RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT ONLY THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED NOT THE TRACK, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THEIR DECISION OF WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT MOVE. MOTOR RUNS, BUT BELT DOES NOT MOVE. PASSENGERS CAN'T FASTEN SEATBELTS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V172001 AND HAD REPAIR COMPLETED, HOWEVER THE MOTORBELT HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND IS MAKING NOISES, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE FAULTY MOTORBELT, THE CONSUMER ALSO RECEIVED RECALL 96V172002, THE DEALER HAS NOT YET REPAIRED THIS.

WHILE REPAIRING THE RECALLED PASSENGER AND DRIVIER MOTORBELT, DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE MOTOR AND NOT THE L-SIDE TRACK PER RECALL 96V-172, CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHY THEY ONLY REPLACED THE MOTOR AND NOT THE TRACK AND THEY STATED IT WAS THEIR DECISION TO MAKE A CHOICE OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, NOW THE L-SLIDE TRACK IS INOPERABLE. NLM

I AM WONDERING HOW I CAN KEEP UDATED ON THE RECENT RECALL MOTION ON THE IGNITION MODULES. I AM VERY INCOMFORTABLE IN RELYING ON FORD TO GIVE ME THIS INFO. I SAW MANY RECALLS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY. MY SEAT BELT TRACK WAS ONE OF THEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND NOW I FIND OUT I COULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V172002 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SHOULDER BELT REPAIRS. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR SHOULDER BELTS UNLESS BELTS WERE NOT WORKING. FINALLY, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHERE MECHANIC REPAIRED SHOULDER BELT. HOWEVER, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WAS STUCK & HAD JAMMED, BUT MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.*AK

SHOULDER BELTS KEEP GETTING JAMMED IN THE AUTOMATIC RAIL ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

THE SEATBELT TRACK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ON A FORD RECALL. THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE RECALL SYSTEM ALSO FAILED ABOUT 13 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. I NOW DO NOT HAVE A VALID SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. IT APPEARS THAT THE "REDESIGNED SYSTEM" IS NOT ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM. HOW DO I GO ABOUT HAVING FORD MOTOR CO. REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEM WITH ONE THAT WILL WORK. I HAVE HAD TO DISABLE THE COMPLETE SYSTEM (BOTH THE DEFECTIVE LEFT SIDE AND THE WORKING RIGHT SIDE) BECAUSE MY BATTERY WILL RUN DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM'S ATTEMPT TO PARK THE DEFECTIVE BELT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, CAN I SUE FORD MOTOR CO.???? *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SAFETY BELT WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED BEFORE, THE TRACK CAN WEAR SUFFICIENTLY SUCH THAT THE CABLE WILL GET JAMMED IN THE WORN TRACK. *AK

RECALL 96V172000/ AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS: OWNER CONTACTED DEALER, WADE FORD, SOUTH COBB DRIVE, SYMRNA, GA 770-436-1200, IN JAN 1997. DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS MALFUNCTIONED, PROVIDING NO PROTECTION FOR THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V-172 BUT HAS FAILED AGAIN. *ET

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR DOOR. ALSO, SEAT BELT NO LONGER BUCKLES, SO IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR DOOR. ALSO, SEAT BELT NO LONGER BUCKLES, SO IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

DEALER SAYS THEY REPAIRED PASSENGER SIDE MOTORBELT PER RECALL 96S99 BUT CONSUMER SAY THE BELT IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS HAS A RECALL ON IT THROUGH NHTSA. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH FORD FACTORY PARTS. CURRENTLY, THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS FROZEN AND IF THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS WORN AT THE POSITION THAT THE TRACK IS FROZEN, IT HITS ME RIGHT AT MY THROAT AND IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, MY THROAT WOULD BE CUT. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBEM SEVERAL TIMES AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND THAT WAS ALL TJHAEY WERE REQUIRED TO DO AND THAT WAS THERE FINAL POSITION. I EXPLAINED THAT NHTSA HAD TOLD ME THAT IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED WITH THE SAME COMPONET AND THAT THE COMPONET INVOLVED SAFETY, THAT FORD WAS REQUIRED UNDER THAT RECALL ORDER TO FIX IT AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART WAS A FORD FACTORY PART INSTALLED AT A FACTORY DEALER. I ALSO EXPLAINED TO FORD THAT NHTSA HAD THREE RECALL NOTICES ON THE SHOULGER HARNESSES WITH THREE DIFFERENT CAMPAIGN NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO IT BUT THAT THE MANUFACTURER ONLT HAD TWO SEPERATE RECALL NUMBERS ASSIGNED TO THEM. THE FIRST RECALL NOTICE AND THE SECOND ONE BOTH HAVE THE SAME MANUFACTURE ID NIMBER. HELP!

SHOULDER SEAT BELT IS STUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE SHOULDER BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *AK

DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN, BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN THE BUCKLE HOUSING, CAUSING THE BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT CONNECTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE SEIZED UP IN THE WINDOW FRAME TRACK AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN, SEAT BELT CONNECTOR HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME BUT DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AT NO COST.

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ADJUSTER MOTOR AND CABLE IS BROKEN AGAIN. RECALLED IN 97.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED ON ONE FAULTY MOTORBELT (96V-172), HOWEVER RIGHT SIDE MOTORBELT FAILED AFTER INSPECTION AND RECALL REPAIR DENIED DUE TO FIRST INSPECTION INDICATING UNIT WAS OPERABLE (FAILED AFTER). MJS

FRONTAUTOMATIC SEATBELT BECOMES STUCK AT TOP OF TRACK, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE TRAPPED IN SEAT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS HAS QUIT WORKING

THE RETRACTING PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. DRIVER KEEPS BUMPING HEAD ON THE METAL PART OF THE STUCK RETRACTOR. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL FOR THE SECOND TIME. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED. NLM

IN FEBRUARY 1997 CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICES 96S48 AND 96S99 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ( DRIVER & PASSENGER). DEALER REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE, WHILE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL. SIX MONTHS LATER, PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE. NOTIFIED DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT WORK WAS COMPLETED AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON VEHICLE . THE DEALER INSPECTED IT ONLY AND CLOSED THE RECALL OUT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL 96V172002. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM DUE TO BROKEN OR MISSING PARTS. RECALL NUMBER 96V172002, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS COMPONENT HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *AK

SEAT BELT TRACK PERFORMING POORLY CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT TO SECURE PASSENGER AT TIMES.

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT HE IS UNABLE TO HAVE DEFECTIVE PASSENGERS SHOULDER BELT REPAIRED/REPLACED UNDER RECALL DUE TO A LACK OF THE NECESSARY PARTS.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL STICK, BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO PULL ANCHORAGE BACK.

RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY HAS JAMMED IN PLACE. RECALL NUMBER 96V172002. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL FOR THE FRONT RESTRAINT BELT THAT WAS FIXED. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT BELT IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENTAT AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMRGENCY SITUATION WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT THE DIVIDER WALL, CAUSING LAP BELT TO FAIL AND CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. SEAT BELTS RECALL AFTER FAILURE (96S48 AND 96S99). *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD ONLY STOP AT MIDWAY, LEAVING DRIVER UNSECURE. VEHICLE WAS RPAIRED TWICE DUE TO WARRANTY, AND ONCE DUE TO RECALL. A YEAR LATER THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS TO CONSUMER. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 96V172002, MANUFACTURER'S 96S99, SHOULDER BELTS. WORK WAS DONE AND PARTS REPLACED, CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.-

RECALLS 96V172001 & 96V172002. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT SEAT BELTS, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S, DO NOT BUCKLE OR LOCK PROPERLY LIKE THEY SHOULD. DEALER INFORMED OWNER VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL NOTICE, WHICH WAS NOT RECEIVED BY OWNER OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO REPAIR SEAT BELTS. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL WORK COMPLETED.

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SEAT BELT RECALL. BOTH FRONT SHOULDER BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR ON 2/97, PARTS WERE ORDERED BUT OWNER NEVER RETURNED. BECAUSE ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WAS INOPERABLE AT THE TIME, ONLY THAT SIDE WILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.

COSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR LEFT & RIGHT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DEALER MADE REPAIRS, BUT RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK IT BACK FOR REPAIR, BUT DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL S96-S48 AND R96-S99. NHTSA RECALL NO. 96V172. *AK

RECALL #96S48/96S99 MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT, PART ARE ON BACKORDER FOR 2-8 WEEK, STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN OCTOBER OF 91 AND 27-FEBRUARY, 98. DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. (96V-172-001). *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED AFTER REPAIR PER RECALL.

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED/JAMMED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (96V-172.002).

SHOULDER BELT HARNESS RAIL IS CURRENTLY JAMMED AND THE MOTOR HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED.

SHOULDER BELT HARNESS RAIL IS CURRENTLY JAMMED AND THE MOTOR HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED.

MOTOR BELT RECALL REPAIR NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, RECALL #96S48 SEAT BELT. PERFORMED RECALL. *AK

MOTOR BELT DAMAGED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIR WORK (96S48), NOT ABLE TO BE FIXED DUE TO LACK OF REPAIR PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REORDERED, ADDITIONAL PARTS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.

RECALL 96V1722000; TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FOR RECALL, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELTS, AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN THEY ARE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER BROUGHT THE SEAT BELT BACK A YEAR LATER AND THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE. *AK

RECALL # 96S99 NHTSA RECALL # 96V172002; CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS SIDE SHOULDER BELT WHICH IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

RECALL ON RESTRAINT SYSTEM , SYSTEM FAILED, CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT.

CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 96. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. MFR. RECALL # 96S48. *AK

VAUGHN FORD ORDERED THE RECALL PARTS SEPTEMBER 24, 1997 AND THE PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN YET. (96V-172.002). *AK

RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE (#96V172002) IN THE MAIL. NOTIFIED THE DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

RESTRAINTS WERE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBERS 96S48 AND 96S99 IN DECEMBER OF 1996. OWNER STATES THAT THE RESTRAINTS ARE STILL INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE RESTRAINTS TO SEE IF THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS UNDER RECALL. *AK

RECALL 96V172002; NO PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT SURE OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE READY IN 1998. *AK

RECALL 96V172002. RECALL WAS SERVICED IMPROPERLY AND NOW DEALER CAN'T GET PARTS. *AK *SLC

RECALL 96V172, THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT IS INOPERATIVE WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER JUNE 1997, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER NO PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 1998. DEALER'S ADDRESS PIONEER FORD, 7501 WEST MCEOWELL, PHOENIX, AZ 85035, 602-848-0000. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 1998. (96V-172-002). *AK

RECALL 96V172002; ORDER FOR REPLACEMENT SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE MARCH 1997, DEALER CAN'T GET PARTS. *AK

RECALL # 96V172002; DEALER IS NOT HONORING RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT RECALL WAS CLOSED. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT RECALL WAS FOR (6) YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. THAT INFORMATION IS NOT LISTED ON RECALL NOTICE. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART (96S-048). *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED, RECALL ON REPLACEMENT SHOIULDER BELT DENIED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM IN OCTOBER OF 1996. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 1996 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, SHE WAS THE INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. AS OF TODAY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL . *AK

REPLACE FRONT DRIVERS MOTORIZED SEAT BELTTRACK ASSEMBLY UNDER RECALL, DEALER STILL HAVE PASSENAGER BELT ON BACK ORDER.

SEAT BELT RECALL WORK NOT COMPLETE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

RECALL REPAIR WORK CAN NOT BE COMPLETED ON THE SHOULDER BELT DUE TO NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF PARTS.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER 96. DEALER SAID IF PROBLEM HAS NOT AGGREVATED DON'T CONTACT THEM. PRESENTLY, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IT IS AGAINST THE LAW NOT TO HAVE SEAT BELTS. THE BELT ARE LOOSE AND MOVE ALL BY THEMSELVES. RECALL #96V-172-002. *AK

MOTOR BELT FAILED, RECALL ON THE SHOULDER BELT TRACK ASSEMBLY HOWEVER REPAIR CAN ONLY BE MADE IF THE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY IS REPLACE PRIOR/DURING (NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL REPAIR). (96S48). (MJS)

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER . SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY PRIOR TO RECALL. RECALL REPAIRS DELAYED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL . THE RECALL WAS ON THE RESTRAINT BELTS . THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE PASSIVE RESTRAINTS AGAIN. *AK

RECALL # 96V172000, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE OCTOBER OF 96. AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. *AK THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED THE CONSUMER TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AT $180 PER MONTH. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON HIS VEHICLE . HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OF THE RECALL. THE CHEST STRAP BENDS UP, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO BE LOCKED IN THE SEAT BELT.*AK

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT JAMMED AND CHOCKED THE OCCUPANT, AND SHE WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. *AK

SEAT BELT RECALL--DEALER WOULD NOT DO REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE.

THE CROWLEY LINCOLN MERCURY INC. WAS CONTACTED THREE TIMES MARCH 28, JULY 1 AND JULY 7, 1996 BEFORE ACTION HAD BEGUN TO BE TAKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, WHEN CLOSED THE DOOR THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UP ACROS CHEST AND NECK . CONSUMER SAYS THE BELT GOT SO TIGHT IT KNOCKED HER UNCONSCIOUS. VIN # NOT AVAILABE AT TIME. *AK

RAIL OF AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT BECOMES JAMMED IN THE RAIL, MAKING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 96. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE VEHICLE IN. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE RECALL. *AK

INTERIOR SYSTEM RECALL REPAIRED AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR 3 MONTHS. THE REPAIRS WERE DONE AND HAD ANOTHER DEALER CHECK THE SEAT BELTS, AND HE SAID THEY AREN'T NEW BELTS, NOW CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. 96V-1720000. *AK

RECALL REPAIR ON MOTORIZED SEAT BELT NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED.

RECALL # 96V17200, AFTER CONTACTING DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS OWNER IS STILL WAITING FOR PARTS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL. DEALER HASN'T RECEIVED PARTS AS OF YET . OWNER SAID IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR 6 MONTHS. 96V-172. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL DUE TO NOT SLIDING PROPERLY ON RETRACTOR.

THE SEAT BELT HARNESS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.

RECALL # 96V172000, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS. OWNER WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE NOVEMBER OF 96. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#96V-172.001 & #96V-172.002). TOOK TO DEALER; DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS. ON BACK ORDER SINCE FEBRUARY, DO NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WILL NOT DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SHOULDER BELT PROBLEM. THIS IS CONSUMER'S ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *AK

DEALERSHIP STILL HAS PARTS ON BACK ORDER REGARDING AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL (96V-172). *AK

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, BUT THE DEALER SAID HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 97 SINCE THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK

RECALL REPAIR ON SEAT BELTS NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

SHOULDER HARNESS IS STUCK. SEAT BELT DOES NOT SLIDE ON THE DOOR FRAME. 96V-1720.01. *AK

RECALL PART NEEDED FOR THE DEFECTIVE FRONT SEATBELTS IS UNAVAILABLE, THUS THE SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE REPAIRED.

CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE WITH THE GORNO FORD INC. TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO RECALL NOTICE # 96S48/96S99. FORD INC. RELEASED MR. KEDA'S VEHICLE ON MARCH 31 1997. KEDA SAID THAT THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THE PASSENGER'S/RESTRAINT IS RETRACTING ALL THE WAY EXCEPT FOR 3/4 OF THE BELT AND THE MOTOR IS HUMMING. *AK

#96V172002, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 96, STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RESTRAINT SYSTEM RECALL REPAIRS.

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY FAILS TO RETRACT.

THE SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON OCT. 1996, CAMPAIGN 96V172-001, MFR 96S48, NOTICE REQUIRED OWNER TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER DEC. 15, 1996 TO CONTACT DEALER REGARDING SEAT BELTS BEING INOPERATIVE. OTHERWISE, BROUGHT IN VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS, DEALER INDICATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CURRENTLY, STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V172001AND 96V1720002, LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT, TRACK NEEDS TO REPLACED. *AK

THE MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT'S TRACK ASSEMBLIES WERE INOPERABLE PRIOR TO RECALL.

RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED FOR PARTS.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

LAP PORTION OF SEAT BELT RIPPED OUT OF SEAT DURING FRONT END COLLISION; NEITHER DRIVER RECEIVED CITATION, WHOSE FAULT NOT DETERMINED, VEHICLE TOTALED, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

SAFETY RESTRAINT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

SEAT BELT TIGHTENS/STRANGLES UPON CLOSING DOOR.

RECALL #96V172, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY: METRO FORD DOES NOT HAVE PARTS FOR VEHICLE AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEM. HAS BEEN WITHOUT SEAT BELT SINCE OCTOBER WHICH IS THE TIME SHE RECEIVED THE NOTICE. *AK

RECALL RELATED 96V172, IN FOR REPAIR, NO PARTS AVAILABLE, FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON 1-NOV-96 AND AGAIN DEC-96, AGAIN 27-JAN-96. *AK

OWNER SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD PARTS ON ORDER SINCE DEC-96 AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT IN AS OF TODAY. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS; ON BACK ORDER SINCE OCTOBER. *AK

RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY FOLLOWING REPLACMENT UNDER RECALL.

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BELT MOVES ON TRACK EVERY 6-8 SECONDS, ALSO FAILS TO RELEASE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR TO EXIT AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *AK

#96V172002, NO PARTS AVAILABLE, CONSUMER WAITING FOR PARTS FOR MORE THAN (1) MONTH. DIRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND DID NOT REPLACE THE PASSENGER'S NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK AND DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

NO PARTS, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS FOR 2 MONTHS. *AK

NO PARTS, THIS CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL UNABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

RECALL 96V172, NO PARTS. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V17200. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE A PART NUMBER TO ORDER THE PARTS. RECALL #96V-172 *AK

SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO LOCKS/MOVES ON THE TRACK ABOUT EVERY 6-10 SECONDS AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, PARTS STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS; DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE IN; WAS TOLD WILL CALL WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

DEALERSHIP HAS NOT PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE; BEEN WAITING 2 MONTHS. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96F99, MFR RECALL NO. IN FOR REPAIRS DEALERSHIP CHARGED FOR RECALL. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE ACCORDING TO POSITION OF DOOR, IT IS IN LOCKE DPOSITION. *AK

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL, DEALER REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT AND DID NOT REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, WHICH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

WEATHER BAD, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS), VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN, HEAD HIT CEILING, SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM TRACT. UNDER RECALL 96V172000. DEALER HAS NO PARTS. *AK

NO PARTS, KEPT VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE DAY BEFORE NOTIFYING OWNER THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. OWNER DID SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. *AK

AFTER GOING TO AN APPOINTMENT, KEPT WAITING FOR 1 HOUR, DEALER STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE AND NO IDEA WHAT MANUFACTURER REQUIRED TO FIX RECALL. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. *AK

OWNER NOTIFICATION REQUIRED OWNER TO CONTACT DEALER AFTER DEC 15, 1996, RECEIVED NOTICE IN OCTOBER 1996, WHEN CONTACTED, DEALER KNEW NOTHING OF RECALL, HAD NO PARTS, TOLD DEALER DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT HARNESS HAD ALREADY FROZE ON THE TRACK, DEALER INPECTED, STILL NO PARTS. *AK

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AGREEMENT NOT MET ACCORDING TO TERMS IN NOTICE. DRIVER'S SIDE BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPEDP WORKING, RECEIVED RECALL #96V172000. CALLED DEALER, PARTS AREN'T IN . *AK

OWNER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM AND THAT WHEN TOOK VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED DEALER HAD NO PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM. 96V172000. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER #96V172000, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS NOT WORKING, TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER, REPLACED PART BUT SEAT BELT STILL NOT WORKING. *AK

RECALL 96S48, RESTRAINT SYSTEM, DRIVER AND PASSENAGER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY FORWARD ALONG THE ROOF RAIL, REPAIRED DRIVER SIDE, DEALER SAID PASS. SIDE NOT INCLUDED.

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND HOLDS DRIVER VERY TIGHT IN THE SEAT. SOMETIMES YOU THINK THAT THE SEAT BELT IS GOING TO CHOKE YOU. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOOSEN UP. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE--RECALL. OWNER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS.

THE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT NO LONGER OPERATES ON THE TRACK. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THE DEALER HAS NO PARTS AND THE PARTS WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 1997. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK, HAS RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER # 96V172 . DEALER INDICATES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *AK

FREMONT FORD SAIDS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE HELD FOR 2DAYS FOR REPAIR WHEN THE PARTS COME IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS NOT WORKING, RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, DEALERS HAVE NO RECORD, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS THIRD REQUEST SINCE RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE.

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. DEALER CANNOT TEMPORARILY REPAIR UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER DECEMBER 15TH. NOTHING FROM THE MANFACTURER TO DO FOR TEMPORARY REPAIRS. (92V-172). *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD HE DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING RECEIVED RECALL #96V172000 AND PARTS ARE ON BACK LOG . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT LOCKS UP.

SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN LOCKING AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION ALMOST CHOCKED DRIVER, RECIEVED RECALL #96S48, DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEATBELT.

SEAT BELT RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO FAILURE NOT PRESENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SEAT BELT FAILED AFTER INSPECTION.

MOTORBELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

ACCORDING TO TERMS IN LETTER THE SHOULDER BELTS SHOULD BE SERVICED UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IF NOT WORKING, DEALER WILL NOT DEAL ACCORDING TO NOTICE. WILL CONTACT AFTER DECEMBER 15, 1996. *AK

NO PARTS AVALABLE FOR RECALL REPAIR ON SHOULDER BELTS. *AK RECALL NUMBER WAS 96V172001, CONSUMER STATED FIVE WEEKS LATER THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *SLC

RECALL AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS; AFTER MAKING APPOINTMENT, ON THE DAY WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED, TWO HOURS LATER, WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS BY INVER GROVE FORD 4725 SO. ROVERT TRAIL INVER GROVE HTS, MN 55077. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RESTRAIN, CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD IN THE WINDSHIELD . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMETIMES STOPS WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

DRIVERS MOTORBELT TRACK FAILED THREE TIMES, PASSENGERS FAILED TWICE.

MOTORBELT MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING SHOULDER HARNESS TO STICK IN PLACE/UNUSABLE.

SEAT BELT FAILURE, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. THE MOTOR HAS GONE OUT. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY LATCHES BACK WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER RESTRAINT OVERTIGHTENED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK *JB

DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

CONSUMER STATES THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN AND LOCK UP, OCCUPANTS BECOME UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER'S SON WAS STRANGLED BY A LOCKING FRONT BELT ACROSS HIS NECK AND WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE FOR ABOUT SIX SECONDS. *SLC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WOKING ON TWO OCCASIONS, IT LOCKED UP. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK ALL THE WAY WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR.*AK

BOTH FRONT PASSIVE RESTRAINTS JAM OR WILL PULL TIGHTLY ACROSS EITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S NECK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP.

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM EA94--032, SEAT BELT IS IN THE RETRACTOR POSITION.*AK

DURING OPERATION THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT MOTOR BROKE, AND THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.*AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE.

DRIVERS MOTORBELT TRACK COMING APART, CAUSING FAILURE OF MOTORBELT. *DH

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS IS STUCK MID POINT ON THE TRACTOR. *AK

PASSENGERS MOTORBELT STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRACK, ALSO MOTORBELTS WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. *DH

SEAT BELT FAILED.

PASSENAGER AND DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT SYSTEM THAT RIDES ON THE DOOR, GETS LOCKED IN OPEN AND CLOSE POSITION. *AK

DRIVER SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR DOES NOT WORK. *AK

DRIVERS MOTORBELT JAMMED IN TRACK, RENDERING IT USELESS. *DH

THE DRIVERS AND FROMNT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE NO LONGER RETRACTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

MOTORBELT STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION. *DSH

EA94-032; PASSIVE RESTRAINTS BOTH PASSENGER/DRIVER FAIL TO ENGAGE W/MOTORS BURNT OUT. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER RETRACTS ON THE GUIDE AND NO LONGER OPERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FRONT LAP/SHOULDER BELT MOTORIZED BELT WILL NOT PROPERLY RETRACT *AK

FRONT LAP/SHOULDER BELT MOTORIZED BELT WILL NOT PROPERLY RETRACT *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED, DEALER WILL REPLACE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. *AK

EA94-032 PASSIVE RESTRAINTS; BOTH PASSENGER PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FAILED TO ENGAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

EA94-032 PASSIVE RESTRAINTS; BOTH PASSENGER PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FAILED TO ENGAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED, SHOULDER BELT HAS STOPPED GOING BACK AND FORTH ON TRACKS. TT

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LAP/SHOULDER BELT BROKE FOR THE DOOR, WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS TIGHTENS ONCE COMES FORWARDS, AUTO RELEASE MALFUNCTIONS, MUST RELEASE MANUALLY, PASS. SHOULDER IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION.

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR (WILL NOT RETRACT). TT

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECTRACTORS EA94-032. TT

RETRACTABLE SHOULDER BELT FAILED/ STOPPED AT HALF WAY POINT AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK

DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT STOPS ABOUT HALF WAY ALONG ITS PATH IN POSITION WHERE GOES ACROSS NECK OF DRIVER; DRIVER ONLY USES LAP BELT. TT

PURCHASE CAR USED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING . TT

#A94-032 PURCHASE CAR USED SOMETIMES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOESN'T WORK. TT

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT MOTOR HAS FAILED AND NOW THE DRIVERS SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOOR TRACK DOES NOT WORK, REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. TT

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE MALFUNCTION DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EA94-032. TT MOTORIZED SEATBELTS ARE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. *SLC

DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILED W/BELT STUCK MIDWAY DUE TO MOTOR BURNT OUT. TT PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR JUST RECENTLY BURNED OUT. *SLC

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILURE EA94-032 DRIVER SIDE. TT

EA94-032 ACTIVE, DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER RETRACTOR STUCK IN THE TRACK. TT *SLC

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE CAUSING INSUFFICIENT PROTECTION #EA94-032 DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS. TT

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE CAUSING INSUFFICIENT PROTECTION #EA94-032 DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS. TT

VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK-UP AND CONSTRICT DRIVER IN SEAT.WHEN LOCKING UP THE BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. TT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THT THE PORTION SOF THE BELT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CAR WILLNOT GIVE, SO WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOED, THE BELT STARTS TO RETRACT BUT WILL NOT GIVE ANY SLACK.*JB

DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT HAS STOPPED MOVING TOWARDS DRIVER 3/4 THE WAY, RENDERING INOPERATIVE. TT *SLC

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. TT

EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT LOCKING UP AND BUCKLE NOT OPENING. TT

FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT WORK. TT

DRIVERS PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM PULLS TOO TIGHT WITH NO WARNING OR MAY NOT COMPLETE CYCLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT MOVE UP AND DOWN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR STOP WORKING. TT

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING IT IN THE TRACT AND MOTOR NEEDS TO REPLACED. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CAUSING BELT TO STICK.

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT FELL RIGHT OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT TRACK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS IS INOPERATIVE, IT WON'T MOVE ON TRACK. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING BACK STOP HALF WAY. TT

DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPS HALF WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. TT

FEEDER TRACK STOP FEEDING; DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT GO INTO PLACE; STOPS HALF WAY; DRIVER NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. TT

SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE AT ALL TIME, REPLACED SEATBELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM. TT

DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT RETRACTOR MOVED DOWN THE DOOR WITHOUT DOOR BEING OPEN, NOW IT IS STUCK THERE. TT

SEAT BELT PINS THAT HOLD RETRACTOR BELT IN BROKE OFF AT THE RETRACTOR, SEA BELT SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. TT

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED. TT

DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT/SHOULDER BELTS JAMS LOCKING DRIVER IN SEAT THEN TIGHTENING MORE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

EA94-032 ACTIVE, DRIVER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT, MOTORIZIED BELT GOES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. TT

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED. *TW

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

FRONT AUTOMATIC RESTRAINTS STOPPED WORKING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STUCK IN ONE POSITION ON DRIVER SIDE. TT

LAP/SHOULDER ON FRONT SEATS, WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILURE. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED, THEY ARE LOCKED IN RESTRAINING POSITION. TT TT

FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS INOPERATIVE; WHEN WORKING, DOES NOT RELEASE. TT

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED. *SKD

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED. *SKD

MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AT A POINT MIDWAY FROM FRONT TO BACK OF TRACK. TT TT

FRONT DRIVER AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED TRACK DOES NOT COMPLETELY PERFORM TO SECURE SEATBELT TIGHTNESS FOR USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STUCK IN HALF WAY POSITION, DEALER SAID THAT A NEW TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

PASSENGER'S MOTOR BELT BROKE AT TRACK DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN THROUGH WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN DEATH. *SKD

DURING EMERGENCY STOP AUTOMATIC DRIVER SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR MOVED FORWARD HALF WAY AND FROZE, NOT RESTRAINING DRIVER AND STUCK IN THAT POSITION. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LOCKED UP IN MIDDLE OF TRACK, MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN CAUSING BATTERY FAILURE. *SKD

AUTOMATIC DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. TT

POWER SEAT BELT JAMMED/AND THEN RELEASED, CATCHING DRIVER'S HAND, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TRACK BROKE AT MID-POINT, ALSO PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT. *AK

POWER SHOULDER BELT MOTOR FAILED. *AK