1988 FORD RANGER Seat Belts Problems
10 complaints about Seat Belts
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MY HUSBAND WAS EAST BOUND ON HWY 90 BY RITZVILLE, WA WHEN HIS FORD RANGER WENT OFF THE ROAD FOR NO REASON (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AS HE HAD JUST PASSED A TRUCK) THE TRUCK ROLLED, SEAT-BELT FAILED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS RANGER AND OUR BRONCO II STALLING OUT AT ROAD SPEEDS. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATING POLICEMAN, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK SUCH AS A BLOWN TIRE, BROKEN TIE-ROD, ETC. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED ON A STRAIGHT STRECH OF ROAD IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON UNDER GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE A NUMBER OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT RECIEPTS RELATED TO THIS STALLING PROBLEM. AS WELL AS A BRONCO II THAT STILL STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! PLEASE HELP BY INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
THE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER YOU LEAN FORWARD,LEAVING IT LOOSE AND USELESS AS A RESTRAINT .
WEATHER RAINING, PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT (HYDROPLANED), WENT OFF INCLINE (SHOULDER) & HIT TREE, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER, WHO IN TURN HIT WINDSHIELD, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLE BROKEN WHILE DRIVING. TT
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 29, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 29, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. TT CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
SEATBELT BUCKLE UNLATCHES. *AW
WHILE DRIVING, SEAT BELT SUDDENLY RELEASES FROM LATCH, UNNOTICED UNTIL RETRACTS UP AROUND NECK OF DRIVER. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT LATCH THE SEATBELT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLES SOMETIMES THE RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LET GO AND SOMETIMES CAUSES THE BUCKLE TO POP OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT