1991 FORD PROBE Seat Belts Problems

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK ON THE TRACK TOWARDS THE BACK OF IT'S TRACK AND NO LONGER MOVES OR ENGAGES.

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD PROBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY JAMMED AND CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 96V172001 DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 100,000.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING A VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE BELT INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 96V172001 COVERED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL MATCHED EXACTLY THE PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT HAD.

Mileage: 174,356

I OWN A 1991 FORD PROBE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTO-RETRACT SEAT-BELT ASSEMBLY IS JAMMED. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, (AUTOZONE RECALLS AND THIS WEB-SITE FOR TWO), I FIND INTERESTING INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PARTICULARLY NHTSA ID # 96V172001 / FORD RECALL 96S48 THAT DESCRIBES THIS. ALSO THE LINK ON YOUR SITE TO THIS PDF (RC-96V172-NN.PDF), IS ALSO OF INTEREST. MY ISSUE / COMPLAINT IS THAT I TOLD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AS WELL AS HAD FORD MOTOR CO. RUN MY VIN AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I DO NOTICE THAT IN THE ABOVE PDF A STATEMENT THAT ALL PROBES STARTING AS EARLY AS 1990 WITH THIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM ARE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS FAULTY. IN IOWA THERE IS A SEAT BELT LAW. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I KNOW 2 OF THE 3 OTHER OWNERS OF THIS. IT HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES. REGARDLESS OF AGE OR CONDITION, I UNDERSTAND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN AND I SHOULD BE FREE OF ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ANY INPUT? *JB

I OWN A 1991 FORD PROBE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTO-RETRACT SEAT-BELT ASSEMBLY IS JAMMED. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, (AUTOZONE RECALLS AND THIS WEB-SITE FOR TWO), I FIND INTERESTING INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PARTICULARLY NHTSA ID # 96V172001 / FORD RECALL 96S48 THAT DESCRIBES THIS. ALSO THE LINK ON YOUR SITE TO THIS PDF (RC-96V172-NN.PDF), IS ALSO OF INTEREST. MY ISSUE / COMPLAINT IS THAT I TOLD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AS WELL AS HAD FORD MOTOR CO. RUN MY VIN AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I DO NOTICE THAT IN THE ABOVE PDF A STATEMENT THAT ALL PROBES STARTING AS EARLY AS 1990 WITH THIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM ARE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS FAULTY. IN IOWA THERE IS A SEAT BELT LAW. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I KNOW 2 OF THE 3 OTHER OWNERS OF THIS. IT HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES. REGARDLESS OF AGE OR CONDITION, I UNDERSTAND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN AND I SHOULD BE FREE OF ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ANY INPUT? *JB

I READ YOUR COMPLAINT PAGE, HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 91 AND I HAVE ALL THE SAME PROBS, 1 PERSON SAID HE HAD 2 INCHES OF WATER IN THE CAR, TRY 6. THE PAINT WASNT RIGHT FROM DAY 1. THE CV JOINTS/AXELS WENT BAD AFTER 2 YEARS AND IVE GOT BY TILL NOW BUT THE RATTLE IS ANNOYING. THE EXHAUST SYS ALSO RATTLES. FRONT TIRES GO YEARLY. AIR CONDITIONER NEVER HAS BLOWN COLD. AND THE DOOR ON THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS TO HEAVY FOR THE LATCH, I RIDE 6 MNTHS OF EVERY YEAR WITH AN OPEN GLOVE COMPARTMENT.THE HATCHBACK LEAKS, AND THE PAINT WELL, WHO KNOWS WHERE THEY GOT THAT BLEND. THE CAR ALWAYS RUNS COLD WHICH CAUSES THE ROUGH IDLE AND START AND 14 INCH WHEELS WERENT SUFFICIENT FOR A CAR THAT BIG. I WILL SAY THAT FORD BENT OVER BACKWARDS TO GET THE ITEMS FIXED I JUST CANT LEAVE IT THERE BI-WEEKLY.THEY DID REPAINT IT TWICE AND HONORED THE SEATBELT RECALL THIS YEAR, 2003.THE CAR NOW HAS 200,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER FAILED SMOG OR SPENT ONE DAY ON A TOW TRUCK OR IN A SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULDNT START. ITS BEEN A LONG NOISY AND EXTREMELY HOT RIDE, AND I HOPE THEY LEARNED AFTER THOSE BAD YEARS. BUT JUST RECENTLY I ASKED A MECHANIC ON HIS OPINION IF I SHOULD BUY A TAURUS. HE POINTED TO A CAR IN THE BACK OF HIS SHOP AND SAID THAT CAR IS PAYING FOR HIS SONS COLLEGE. 6TH TIME THIS YEAR HES HAD IT AND HE STRONGLY ADVISED ME TO NEVER PURCHASE A FORD CAR. ALL THE PROBS WITH THE PROBE ARE SAME WITH THE TAURUS. I MIGHT GET 50000 MORE MILES BUT DOUBT IT. BUT I DONT THINK THEY TRIED TO CHEAT ME, FORD WORKED WITH ME FROM THE DAY I SAT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STILL ARE.

Mileage: 15,000

THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER BY AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR RECALLS ON THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REMEDY SCOPE, BUT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. RECALL# 96V172001 AND 96V172002 SUBJECT: AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT.*AK *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BECAME JAMMED IN THE FORWARD POSITION AND WILL NOT RETRACT.*AK

Mileage: 144,000

I HAVE A SEAT BELT THAT DOES NOT WORK IT IS STUCK IN PLACE AND THEY WONT HELP ME AT ALL. *AK

RECALL 96S48/96S99 "PASSIVE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY" REPAIRED AT DEALER SYSTEM FAILED NEEDS REPAIR DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COMPLY. *AK

MOTOR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SOMETIMES WILL NOT RETRACT, ALWAYS LEAVING BELT HALFWAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS HAD BEEN RAPAIRED BEFORE.*AK SHOULDER HARNESS/SEAT BELT(LAP) WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A RECALL (96V-172) BUT IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

MOTOR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SOMETIMES WILL NOT RETRACT, ALWAYS LEAVING BELT HALFWAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS HAD BEEN RAPAIRED BEFORE.*AK SHOULDER HARNESS/SEAT BELT(LAP) WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A RECALL (96V-172) BUT IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *YH

MOTOR SAFETY SEAT ON TRACK FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CONSUMER WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T RETRACT AT ALL. SEATBELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. SEATBELT WAS REPLACED UNDR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S48. FOUR YEARS AGO SEATBELT WAS FIXED. CURRENTLY, SAME PART OF THE SEATBELT WAS NOT OPERABLE. *AK

RECALL 96V172001/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT: DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC BELT FAILED TO OPERATE AGAIN. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR RECALL AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT HARNESS LOCKS UP AND CHOKES DRIVER & PASSENGER REPEATEDLY SINCE PURCHASE, DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY SAYS NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK

SHOUDLER BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DO NOT RETRACT. IN NOVEMBER OF 1996, SHOULDER BELTS WERE SERVICED UNDER RECALL # 96V172000. IN DECEMBER OF 1998, DRIVER'S SIDE BELT STOPPED RETRACTING, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT STOPPED RETRACTIBNG 6 MONTHS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SEAT BELT WAS FIXED DUE TO A RECALL. CURRENTLY SEAT BELT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AGAIN DUE TO LOCKING UP WHEN VEHICLE MOVES. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT AS IT SHOULD. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT MOVE ALONG ON THE TRACK AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. *AK

THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY JAMMED, RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELTS INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE RECALL, RESTRAINTS WERE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 96V-172. 001 FORD/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT: THIS RECALL WAS RECEIVED APPROX. ONE YEAR AGO, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING . CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FAILURE WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE TO CONSTANTLY WEAR OUT, CAUSING IT TO BECOME JAMMED, AND EVENTUALLY INOPERATIVE. WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILS TO WORK. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. OWNER FINALLY DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *ML

I PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE CAR IN TO CONSHOHOCKEN FORD FOR A RECALL BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAD STOPPED WORKING, AT THAT THE TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS STILL WORKING. CONSHOHOCKEN FORD FIXED THE DRIVER SIDE BELT, BUT ONLY INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SEE THAT IT WAS STILL WORKING. THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WAS STILL WORKING. RECENTLY ON 5/28/99, THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED CONSHOHOCKEN FORD TO SEE THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE NHTSA RECALL 96V172002, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT AND TO BRING IT IN ON 6/, AND CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE COST TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED THE FORD HOTLINE AND RECEIVED THE SAME STORY. THEREFORE, I AM CONTACTING NHTSA BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH AN OBVIOUS NATIONAL RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REPAIR THIS BELT FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

RECALL 96S48. OCCUPANTS SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT, IT GETS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. DRIVERS SIDE WAS REMEDIED AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS ONLY INSPECTED. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND REPAIRWORK WILL NOT BE DONE BECAUSE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RETRACTOR FAILS TO ALLOW SEAT BELT TO EXTEND WHEN ENTERING CAR. *AK

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON ONE SAFETY BELT HOWEVER PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AFTER REPAIR.(96V-172).

RECALL 96S99; VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND REPAIR WORK WAS DONE ON SHOULDER BELTS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE CASE IS CLOSED.*AK

THE SEAT BELTS BECOME JAMMED WHEN DOOR OPENED. MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING, BUT SEAT BELTS DO NOT MOVE TO LET EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER OUT. BELTS DO NOT RELEASE FROM AUTOMATIC RAIL TRACT. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHOULDER SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GET JAMMED OR STUCK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM. HAS TO OPEN UP THE DOOR TO GET RELEASED FROM THE SEAT BELT. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL NO. 96V172002, SHOULDER BELTS. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OCTOBER 96, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO PART BEING ON BACK ORDER FOR MORE THAN A YEAR . NHTSA'S RECALL ID # 96-V-172-000,001,002. CONSUMER CANNOT USE RESTRAINT SYSTEM UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. *AK

RECALL 96V172002, SHOULDER BELTS; DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE PARTS WITHIN A YEAR. *AK

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (LOCKED UP), AFTER RECALL WORK PERFORMED FAILURE CONTINUED (LOCKED UP).

WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND SHE SAID SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK OR OPERATE PROPERLY. PART WAS ON BACK ODER UNTIL NEXT MONTH. *AK

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

SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME AND LIGHT COMES ON AT ANY TIME.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V172002),SHOULDER BELTS. CALLED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS FOR DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE NOT REPAIRED. PASSENGER'S SIDE IS BROKE & NOT WORKING. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR. SAID NOT RECALLED. MANUFACTURER SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK

MOTORBELT RECALL REPAIR WORK NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

RECALL 96V17200 AND 96V172002. THE OWNER HAS BEEN WAITING A YEAR FOR HIS RECALL ON VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED BECAUSE DEALER HAS NO PARTS.

SAFETY BELT RECALL SENT, HOWEVER NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR.

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL # 96S48 (NHTSA # 69V172). WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RETRACTED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE DRAWN TO THE SEAT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#96V172002) IN THE MAIL. CALLED DEALER & SET UP APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS. ORIGINAL OWNER HAD NOTICE. 2ND OWNER BEEN CALLING SINCE JULY. PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OCT 96, DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO LET CONSUMER KNOW WHEN PARTS WERE IN. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED 4 TIMES, EVEN TRIED DIFFERENT DEALERS, STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. ON NOV 10,97, STILL HAD NO PARTS. DEALER SAID PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 98. *AK

SHOULDER SEAT BELTS FAILED UNABLE TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#96V172002) 1 -YEAR AGO. TOOK VEHICLE ON APPOINTED DATE. AFTER ARRIVING & WORK WAS STARTED, WAS INFORMED NEEDED SPECIAL PART FOR VEHICLE & WILL ORDER. AS OF THIS DATE, NO PART OR PHONE CALL. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED FIRST NOTICE IN DEC, ANOTHER NOTICE IN JULY. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO GET REPAIRED IN SEPT. DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. DEALER SAID WILL CALL CONSUMER WHEN PARTS WERE IN, RECEIVED NO ANSWER. CONSUMER CALLED AGAIN IN NOV, DEALER CLAIMED STILL HAS NO PARTS TO FIX RECALL{PERNEL FORD 870-236-8546). *AK

RECALL ON SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS, NO PARTS FOR WORK TO BE COMPLETED.

RECALL 96V172002; DEALER REFUSES TO SERVE RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT A YEAR AGO AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 96V172002. NO PARTS. *AK

RECALL 96V172002; DEALER REFUSES TO DO RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE ONE YEAR EARLIER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRIC SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION.*JB

RECALL DRIVERS SIDE RESTRAINT NOT REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN 10/96. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN 7/97, AND AS OF TODAY THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

MOTORIZED SEATS FAILED PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALLS; RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS, AND NO RECORD OF CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT (96S-048 AND 96S-099). *AK

SEAT BELT RECALL--NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY.

SEATBELT FAILURE--RECALL, BUT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 8 WEEKS.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. CALLED FOR APPT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. HAD SEAT BELTS REPAIRED. WENT TO DEALER & PICKED UP VEHICLE & DROVE HOME. SHOULDER BELTS BROKE AGAIN. CALLED DEALER & WAS INFORMED THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS. THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. *AK

RECALL # 96V172000, SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER ON 7/16/97. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCT. (#96V172002); CALLED DEALER & TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE; CHECKED VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE A WEEK LATER. DEALER HAD TO ORDER PARTS; CHECKED W/DEALER IN JAN. & STILL NO PARTS. *AK *ML

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER MARCH 8, 1997. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. DEALER STATED 8 WEEKS BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR RECALL SERVICE TO BE RENDERED. RECALL #96V127001. *AK

RAIL OF AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAN WEAR OUT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS, THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WILL BECOME JAMMED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER, CONTACTED DEALER ON MARCH 4, 1997, TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE PARTS WOULD COME IN. DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED PARTS. RE*AKCALL NUMBER 96V171001.

THE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP, NOT ALLOWING THE OCCUPANT TO MOVE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WAS TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER WHEN IT STARTED MAKING NOISES. HAD MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT; WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRUTS WERE REAL BAD & NEEDED REPLACING; HAD FRONT 2 STRUTS REPLACED. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS JAMMED IN RETRACTING POSITION, RENDERING SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-172). *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON SEAT BELTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DEC.96, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATTBELT IS REALLY NOT RETRACTING. DEALER STILL SAYING THE PARTS ARE NOT IN YET. (96V-172). *AK

RECALL # 96V172002, CONSUMER WAITING FOR PARTS FOR (2) MONTHS. BOTH SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK

SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR DELAYED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS SEIZED.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN DEC./96, MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1-30-97, DEALER ORDERED WRONG SIDE AND CHARGED FOR IT ALTHOUGH DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT NEED REPAIRS AT TIME. CONSUMER IS IN NEED OF SEAT BELTS. *AK

RECALL #96V172002, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN FROM MANUFACTURE SINCE DECEMBER OF 96. DEALER STATED THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALLS #96V172001 & 96V172002. RECEIVED NOTICES IN OCT. 1996 , TOOK IN FOR REPAIR, DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS BUT RECEIVED PARTS IN MARCH, 1996. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR ONCE AGAIN AND DEALER DID LEFT SIDE BUT NOT REPLACE THE RIGHT SHOULDER BELT. *AK

THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.

IT IS TAKING TOO LONG FOR PARTS, IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND PARTS ARE STILL ON ORDER. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS, BUT HAS NOT REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE OF NO PARTS. RECALL NO.91V172001. OWNER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS. DEALER REORDERED PARTS SEVERAL TIMES. STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. *AK

MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT FAILED.

RECALL#96V172: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 95. DID NOT CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. SEAT BELT BROKE OM MAR.4, CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT HAVE PARTS FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V-172-001 AND 96V172-002, LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, IN FOR REPAIR, AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE, RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN OCTOMBER. *AK

OWNER UNABLE TO HAVE SEAT BELT REPLACED AS PART OF RECALL.

SEAT BELT FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

SEAT BELT RECALL WORK DID NOT REMEDY FAILURE.

RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, DEALER SAYS "NO PARTS." *AK

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT IS NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY. *AK

VEHICLE UNDER RECALL #96V172002; DEALERSHIP HAD NO PARTS FOR OVER 5 MONTHS. *AK

DIFFICULTY OBTAINING RECALL PARTS FOR SEATBELTS.

THE CUT OFF VALVE SWITCH IN THE GAS TANK NO LONGER OPERATES. THE OWNER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS AND THE GAS WAS STILL ALLOWED TO FLOW INTO THE TANK. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. (96V-072-002). *AK

AFTER KEEPING VEHICLE FOR ONE DAY DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS, DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC BELT FULLY RETRACTED TO SHOULDER AND CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN AND WOULD NOT LET GO, RESULTING IN HAVING TO HAVE SOMEONE HELP HER GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE HAD CONTACT WITH DEALER, DEALER IS GIVING THE DRIVER A RUN AROUND WITH THE RECALL. HE KEEPS ON SAYING CALL BACK AN DIFFERENT DATES. SEAT BELTS NEED FIXING NOW. *AK

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

MOTORBELT MOTOR LOCKED UP.

MOTOR FOR THE SEAT BELTS JAM AND CAUSE THE BELTS TO LOCK AND JAM THE RAILS.

DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT ON LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, PASSENGER BELT STICKS, KNOW NO LONGER WORKS, REPLACE DRIVER BELT, TO NO AVAIL.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT BROKEN. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

PARTS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC. 15TH, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT RETRACTING ALL THE WAY, A GREASY CORD COMES OUT OF THE RETRACTOR WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK, RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE . HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. NOW THEY ARE SAYING AGAIN THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE THE PART. 96V172000. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS NOT OPERATIONAL, CONSUMER STATES SHE KEEPS BEING TOLD PART IS NOT IN.*JB

DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT HARNESS IS INOPERATIVE, WON'T MOVE EITHER WAY. *AK

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

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING AND PASSENGER'S SIDE STUCK AND THEN WORKED, RECEIVED RECALL LETTER # 96V172000 . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

AVIS FORD 91V016, DEALERSHIP SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT, HOWEVER, COULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN RECALL WOULD BE PERFORMED. *AK

POOR AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BELT RETRACTS TOWARDS THE BODY, IT PERIODICALLY TENDS TO TIGHTEN UP. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY FORWARD ALONG THE ROOF RAIL (RETRACTOR). PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RESTRAINT HER BUT TIGHTENED UP .*AK CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO ACIDENT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE MOTORIZED BELT WOULD OVER TIGHTEN PRESSING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE SEAT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE UNTIL THE DOOR WAS OPEN TO RETRACT THE SHOULDER BELT, DURING THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER'S CHEST AND BREAST AREA WERE SEVERLY BRUISED BY THE SHOULDER BELT.*JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, DEALER REPLACED IT AND FAILED AGAIN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING AN ILLEGAL LEFT HAND TURN, AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH RESULTED IN A DEEPLY BRUISED STERNUM, CONSUMER FELT THAT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD HER IN ENOUGH TO RESTRAIN FROM THE IMPACT, IT WAS A LOW SPEED IMPACT, CONSUMER STATES SHE DOES HAVE SOME BRUISING WHERE THE SHOULDER BELT DID HOLD TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT IT FAILED TO KEEP HER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL ANYWAY.*JB

LEFT/FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT.

THE DRIVER SEAT RETRACTOR BROKE, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

PASSIVE RESTRAIN FAILED TO SECURE PASSENGER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE, EXPERIENCING COMPONENT MALFUCTION, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER EA94-032A. *AK

DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS WILL NOT RETRACT TO THE PROPER POSITION. *SD

THE DRIVERS' SIDE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT MOVE ALONG ON THE TRACK AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER OPERATES UP OR DOWN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

SEAT BELTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE THEY JAM ALL THE TIME. *AK

THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOCKS WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTING, PINNING THE DRIVER/PASSENGER TO THE SEAT. TENSIONER ALSO LOCKS ON ACCELERATION. *AK

THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOCKS WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTING, PINNING THE DRIVER/PASSENGER TO THE SEAT. TENSIONER ALSO LOCKS ON ACCELERATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT IS INOPERATIVE, SHOULDER HARNESS IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION, WON'T MOVE TOWARDS DRIVER.

DRIVERS MOTORBELT MOTOR FAILED. *DSH

EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONING OF AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS, DRIVER'S HARNESS IS STUCK MIDWAY ON TRACK, RENDERING INOPERATIVE. *AK

SHOULDER HARNESS FREEZES UP DURING LOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR DOESN'T MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR DOESN'T MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED, MOTORIZED BELT HAS STOPPED WORKING. TT

PASSENGER'S RESTRAINT MALFUNCTIONED. *SD

# EA94-032 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT CONSUMER STATES ON OCCASION, THE BELT WOULD RETRACT SO TIGHTLY THAT IT WOULD SQUEEZE HIM ACROSS THE CHEST AND NECK. *SLC

DRIVERS MOTORBELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT SEATBELT, RENDERING SEATBELT USELESS. *DSH

SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED THE RETRACTOR 91S235. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

PASSIVE RESTRAINT CABLE POPPED OUT RESULTING NO SEAT BELT ACTIVATION. BILL ALEXANDER FORD IN AZ NOT INTERESTED DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, FROZE IN THE TRACK AND WILL NOT MOVE. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STPS HALF WAY IN THE RETRACTION. *AK

DRIVER SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR LOCKUP IN POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOP RETRACTING CAN HEAR MOTOR WHEN OPEN DOOR. TT

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT IN THE RESUME POSITION. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT LOCKS IN PLACE WILL NOT RELEASE FROM HOUSING MECHANISM . ALSO MOTORIZED BELT ON PASSENGER BELT IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. *AK

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCK UP VERY TIGHTLY, CAN BARELY MOVE. HAS TO OPEN DOOR REPEATEDLY. TT

WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP UNCOMFORTABLY. TT

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT FAILURE. TT

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE. TT

DRIVERS AUTOMATIC SEATBELT JUST STOP WORKING. TT

DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT FAILED. TT

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT WORKING. TT

DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPS WORKING WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED CAN HEAR MOTOR CLIP AND GO BACK HALF WAY. TT

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT JAMMED. *AK