Eight problems related to seat belt have been reported for the 2002 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford F-250 based on all problems reported for the 2002 F-250.
Both front driver and passenger seat belts will pop out of buckle while driving. This happens at any speed.
The driver's and passenger's seat belt will unlatched for no apparent reason. This happens at all different speed. It has happened while driving on all paved streets and highways.
The seat belts come unbuckled when driving. This happens to the drive's side more often than passenger side. The belt come undone on highway, in town, just starting out or after an hour there isn't a warning before it happens. The speed of the truck also doesn't make a difference. But it is happening more frequent now. It started about 3 years ago but it is getting worst.
My drivers side seatbelt has started to randomly unbuckle. There isn't anything touching it, pressing it or otherwise interfering with the operation. I firmly press the buckle into the receptacle, pull on it to ensure it is latched and randomly it will come undone. The dealership said there isn't a recall or warranty to cover it so I had to purchase a new receptacle. This has happened going as slow as 5mph and as fast as 50mph and is quite startling as the seatbelt instantly starts to rewind. I don't feel comfortable driving my truck knowing the seatbelt might not hold if an accident were to happen.
Drivers seat belt keeps coming unlatched for no reason while driving. Nothing is stuck inside. I latch it and tug hard to make sure fully latched. Then after a few minutes of driving, it releases for no reason. My best friends 2006 f250 also has the same problem.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford F-250 sd. The contact stated that the driver seat belt would not engage without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver seat belt buckle assembly fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 137,243. The VIN was not available.
On several occasions, without any reason, my driver-side seat belt has unbuckled itself while the vehicle is moving (speed does not seem to be a factor). After experiencing this a few times I began inserting the buckle and jiggling it and pulling it to make sure it locked firmly before driving. Even after having done this, there have still been times when it unbuckled itself while driving. If I get into in an accident the seat belt may not offer any restraint/protection.
At random intervals, with no provocation, my seat belt will unclick itself. After I re-buckle, tugging on it will not cause it to release. However this has now happened four times since I bought the vehicle 3 months ago.