Front Seat Belt Retractor problems of the 2000 Ford F-150

Three problems related to front seat belt retractor have been reported for the 2000 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2000 F-150.

1 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2005

The contact stated the front seat belt retractor quit working without any previous problems. The seat belt will retract and not give any slack. He unbolted the seat belt fitting from the floor to allow the strap to go in further. The strap came out, but subsequently the same thing happened as before. This did not correct the problem. He bolted back the seat belt fitting. The vehicle has not seen by a dealer. No further repairs or corrections were made. Updated 11/29/05.

2 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2001

Seat belts in rear seating area is not able to retract or at times come loose from retracting, causing consumer to be stuck in the seat belt, and having to cut off the seat belt to get out.

3 Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2000

Rear seat belts will not hold child in safety seat. Took vehicle to dealer ,and dealer stated that it was not safe to have a child in a child safety seat in rear seat. When turning a corner child seat will tip over. One of captain's chair seat belt will not retract. Consumer almost had to cut belt in one incident to avoid passenger from being choked. Please provide any further information.


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