Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Ford Expedition

Ford Expedition owners have reported 7 problems related to front seat belt retractor (under the seat belt category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the Expedition.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 2001 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 12/15/2006

Seat belt retract mechanism weak on drivers side. Often does not retract and door slams on it. Found this also to be true for my dads 2001 Ford ranger.

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2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1998 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 02/11/2000

Lap belt in rear seat would not retract whenever shoulder belt was used on rear driver's side. If the shoulder belt was released from the child safety seat the lap belt would retract. Dealer notified, and informed consumer to contact manufacturer. However, no reponse was received. Car seat cannot be safely placed in the middle seat with this defective seat belt. Seatbelt was replaced with another defective belt. No help from Ford.

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3 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1999 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 09/30/1999

The center seat belt is incapable of restraining any car seat snuggly. I have contacted my Ford dealer and Ford, and they have no fix for this problem. No one I know has been ablw to get a child seat in this center position securely. Please help!.

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4 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1997 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 09/04/1996

Driving down highway and stopping at a red light the seat belt broke off from the frame of the door and hit driver in head. Vehicle has been repaired.

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5 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1997 Ford Expedition

When installing css on the left side of second row the middle seatbelt retractor will quit working due to pressure on the left seat. It is a design flaw.

6 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1998 Ford Expedition

When installing css on left side of second row the middle seatbelt retractor will quit working due to pressure on the left seat.

7 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem of the 1997 Ford Expedition

Center/rear seat belt will not retract, consumer has contacted the dealer , dealer has yet to replace any parts.


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