1988 MERCURY COUGAR Seat Belts Problems
20 complaints about Seat Belts
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Seat Belts Complaints (20)
THE RIGHT SELTBELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILS OFTEN. FORD NO LONGER SUPPLIES THESE BUCKLES, AND THEY ARE VERY SCARCE IN WRECKING YARDS.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
IGN. SW. RECALL WORK DONE PREVIOUSLY 2 TIMES BY GALPIN LINCOLN-MERCURY. SEAT BELT FAILURE REPORTED BOTH TO GALPIN LINCOLN-MERCURY AND FORD MOTOR CORP. BECAUSE OF NO DOCUMENTED RECALL, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING EVER SINCE WITHOUT SHOULDER BELT PROTECTION.
SEAT BELT LATCH IS INOPERATIVE. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED.
EA95-021 ACTIVE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED, WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT LOCKED IN POSITION. THE RED RELEASE BUTTON WAS SOLID HARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT LOCKED IN POSITION. THE RED RELEASE BUTTON WAS SOLID HARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE.*AK
FAILURE OF THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SEATS, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *JB
SEAT BELT BUCKLE: FAULTY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, ALLEGED FALSE LATCHING, SEAT BELT COMES OUT OF THE BUCKLE. *AK
SEAT BELT BUCKLE: FAULTY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, ALLEGED FALSE LATCHING, SEAT BELT COMES OUT OF THE BUCKLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. *AK
SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. *DSH
DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, THE BUCKLE BROKE. TT *JB
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AFTER PUTTING ON SEAT BELTS, SNUG AGAINST HIPS, BUCKLE WILL RELEASE ITSELF. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. KT
SEATBELT BUCKLE DETACHED WHILE DRIVING. TT
SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. *AW