Seat Belt Problems of Ford Freestar

I purchased a 2006 Ford freestyle which currently has an open safety recall for 3rd row seat latch striker corrosion repair. I took the vehicle to a Ford dealership to have the recall repaired. The dealership confirmed the recall but days later informed me that the necessary parts are no longer available and that they are unable to complete the repair. This creates a serious safety concern because the recall involves corrosion of the 3rd row seat latch striker, which can affect proper seat latching and passenger safety in the event of a crash. I attempted to escalate this issue by contacting Ford corporate customer support. However, I have not received any resolution. I have been given the runaround between Ford corporate and the dealership. The dealership referred me to Ford customer support, and Ford customer support continues to refer me back to the dealership without providing any solution. I also have written communication from the dealership service department stating that their special service support center would not be able to assist and advising me to contact Ford customer support. Despite following these instructions, no assistance or remedy has been provided. As a result, the safety recall remains unresolved, and I am unable to complete required vehicle inspection/registration. I am left with a vehicle that has a known safety defect with no available repair and no clear resolution from the manufacturer. I am requesting immediate assistance and a definitive resolution to this safety issue.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the third row seat belt latch was corroded and the buckle no longer latched without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was determined that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v081000 (seats) and stated that there was extensive rust to the point of corrosion on the bolts, rear wheel wells and the seatbelt anchors area. The rust was also coming into the interior of the vehicle on the rear floorboard. The dealer refused to remedy the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.

After a rain van stalled in the middle of heavy traffic and would not restart. After several hours van would not start. I had van towed to a repair shop, pcm was replaced. @present headlights not working properly,air conditioning,horn,seat belt chimes not working at all. Local dealership unable to repair. Van continues to run rough.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the rear driver's side seat belt failed to unlatch. The contact mentioned that the seat was folded down and the seat belt tightened, leaving no slack in the webbing to allow it to return to the upright position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.

The 3rd row rear seat on my 2004 Freestar does not latch into seated position properly. Upon further inspection, I realized that the driver's side support ring which the 3rd row seat latches into was pushed back into the trim. I looked underneath the driver's side rear wheel well and noticed that a steel plate which the support ring is mounted has completely rusted through the body of the vehicle. Also, when it is not latched it has a tendency to interfere with the rear driver's side tire. While there is a small amount of metal holding the mounting plate in place, it requires two people to latch the seat in order to keep the metal plate from scoring the sidewall of my tire. The passenger's side mounting plate continues to be secure, yet there is a noticeable amount of rust on that side as well. If someone stows the 3rd row seat and tries to flip it back into seating position without knowing that the support ring is loose, they could end up scoring the sidewall on the rear tire and causing a complete failure. Further, the proper function of the seat belt in the third row seat could be compromised during an accident; the seat could pitch forward or flip back because it is not solidly secured to the van's structure.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. The contact stated that the rear driver's seat belt detached from the wall while attempting to buckle it. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Freestar. While making a left turn at 10 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The impact moved her body to the right and the seatbelt unfastened. As a result, the contact struck the steering wheel and fractured her ribs and vertebrae. The vehicle was driven to an auto body shop. The manufacturer has not been notified and the vehicle was repaired. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage is 55,000. Updated 03-05-09 updated 03/06/09.

Rear passenger side seatbelt damaged through unknown cause. This seatbelt was specifically only used for use with child booster seat. Now the seatbelt is cut and clearly unsafe for anyone's use.

Had accident and seatbelt broke and front air bags did not employ on icy road.

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