Front Seat Belt Webbing Problems of Ford Expedition

Ford Expedition owners have reported 4 problems related to front seat belt webbing (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 Webbing problem of the 1998 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 09/14/2001

The support bolt on the left side has broken and the right side is bent and ready to break. I do have photos. The seat belts are ripping in half at a point where the belt is inside the reel. Both shoulder belts on the 3rd seat have ripped and the left side 2nd seat shoulder belt has ripped aprox. 3/4 of the way through. Ford will not commit to replacement, will only evaluate.

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2 Front Seat Belt Webbing problem of the 1997 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 12/01/1998

Shoulder belt in the vehicle's third row of seats was so tight that it was choking the child. The child had to be cut out off the seatbelts. Dealer has not seen.

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3 Front Seat Belt Webbing problem of the 1997 Ford Expedition

Failure Date: 03/29/1998

Consumer was rear ended by a vehicle that was going at 35 mph,shoulder harness became inoperative. Did not lock, causing the consumer to hit steering wheel, and receive cuts on face. Dealer cannot duplicate problem.

4 Front Seat Belt Webbing problem of the 1998 Ford Expedition

Child in rear outbound seat got shoulder belt caught under her leg when attempting to unlatch the seat belt. Seat belt became very tight and would not release, causing the parents to cut the child out the belt. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.




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