Two problems related to front seat belt have been reported for the 1998 Ford Contour. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The passenger side seat belt would not release and had to be cut. The cause of the failure has not been determined. The vehicle is currently at a mechanic.
1998 Ford Contour seat belt jammed when vehicle landed upside down in a creek resulting in a fatality. The consumer's two year old daughter drowned because the driver was unable to release the seat belt. The driver of the vehicle received two lacerations.