1994 MERCURY TOPAZ Seat Belts Problems
14 complaints about Seat Belts
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
This Problem Across All Years
All Seat Belts Complaints (14)
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR PERFORMED POORLY. CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS CAUGHT INSIDE OF SEATBELT, AND WAS NEARLY STRANGLE/ CHOKED TO DEATH. SEATBELT WAS TIGHTLY PLACED ON HER. SEATBELT WOULDN'T RETRACT AT ALL. HIS WIFE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY. AND HUSBAND WAS CONCERNED AT THIS POINT. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
SHOULDER BELT IS IN OPEN POSITION/STUCK ON TRACK. CONSUMER CAN ONLY USE LAP BELT, AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED AND STOPS ON THE TRACK. *MJS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED AND STOPS ON THE TRACK. *MJS
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S MOTOR SEAT BELTS WERE STUCK IN THE RAIL, WHICH WON'T PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. OCCUPANTS COULD HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S LAP BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE OR UNLOCK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CUT THE SEAT BELT OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT AND MOTOR FEELS LIKE IT IS STILL WORKING. A YEAR AGO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID NOT RETRACT, AND SIX MONTH AGO WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
MOTORBELT FAILED.
SEAT BELT FAILED TO CLOSE ENTIRELY UPON PUTTING VEHICLE INTO MOTION.
MOTORIZED SAFETY BELTS SHIFT BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. *AK