1988 FORD THUNDERBIRD Seat Belts Problems

18 complaints about Seat Belts

18
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

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All Seat Belts Complaints (18)

Jan 21, 2002

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. I ALSO OWNED A 1987 T-BIRD PRIOR TO THIS ONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE OLDER T-BIRDS.*AK

May 2, 2001

THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN.

Dec 5, 2000

BOUGHT CAR FRM OLD LADY WHO RARELY DROVE IT. AFTER BOUGHT NOTICED FRNT END CLUNK ALL SPEEDS REPLACED STRUTS CLUNK STILLTHERE REPLACED STRUT BEARINGS AND ALL BUSHINGS IN FRONT END. CLUNKING STILL THERE REAR END CLUNKING BAD WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND WHEN CAR SHIFTS REPLACED REAR SHOCKS....STILL THERE ....AT FRONT ALSO ...WAS TOLD BY SANTA MARIA FORD THE FRONT CLUNK IS FROM THE REAR SOMEWHERE?...I FINALLY FOUND IT IN STEERING RACK THE ROD ENDS WERE DRY (NO LUBE FROM FACTORY) THE BALL SOCKETS IN THEM WERE JUST SHORT OF A WRECK WEAR WISE ....REPLACED THEM AND BEHOLD NO CLUNK FROM FRONT....REAR STILL CLUNKS TO THIS DAY.RECALL FOR ING SWITCH AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED THE ENGING SURGES AND SOMETIMES STALLS AT SPEED AND IDLE THE DEALER (JIM BURKE IN BAKERSFIELD) SAYS ITS MY PROBLEM AND THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT FOR $$$$$ I HAD PAYED THEM FOR DIAGNOSES AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED INJECTOR CLEANED @495.00FOR #4 INJ. WELL I INSTALLED NEW ONE FOR $40.00 AND PRICE OF GASKETS CAR PASSED SMOG BUT STILL SURGES AT ALL SPEEDS..........THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STOPPED LATCHING ABOUT THE TIME OF INGNITION RECALL FORD SAID TUFF LUCK GO TO A JUNKYARD

Nov 10, 2000 Crash

IN COLLISION SEAT BELT FAILED; DRIVER HIT WINSHIELD AND STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Jul 17, 2000

BELT BUCKLE DOESN'T LOCK ANYMORE. BUCKLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK

Dec 19, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER RED RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE. *AK

Sep 30, 1996

.THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. *AK

Dec 8, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. *DSH

Sep 20, 1995

#EA95-021 THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . TT

Sep 11, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS SHOWING FALSE LATCHING, BUCKLE COMES UNLATCHED. TT

Sep 7, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, LATCH ON SEATBELT FAILED. TT

Sep 5, 1995

EA95-021 ACTIVE, FRONT LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAILURE RETRACTOR WON'T RETRACT, BELTS ARE VERY LOOSE. TT

Aug 9, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLES ARE NOT HOLDING. TT

Jun 29, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKEN, CAUSING FASTEN FAILURE. TT

Jun 20, 1995

THE DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH AND DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

May 2, 1995 Crash

ROLLOVER ACCIDENT CAUSING THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT TO BECAME SEPERATED. TT

Apr 27, 1995

DRIVER'S FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, WHEN SNAP MALE PORTION INTO FEMALE BUCKLE COMES UNDONE. TT

Feb 22, 1995

INTERNAL SPRING OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH. MAKING IT INOPERATIVE. TT