Table 1 shows one common seat belt related problems of the 2008 Ford Fusion.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seat Belt problems |
I been having problems with the airbag and selt belts since August 2017. I receive a recall in the mail letting me know that my airbag in my car is been recall.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (seat belts, air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted and advised the contact to call the Ford manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted, but there was no response. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Air bag readiness light on the instrument panel started coming on and going off. After a week it started staying on after starting up the car and it does not go off. Next the seat belt light stays on after you have locked in your seatbelt on the drivers side and no one is in the passenger seat.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the safety belt located in the middle of the back seat was wrapped around the passengers diaphragm and she was unable to unlock it. The contact stated that when she tried to get the seat belt off it continued to get tighter and in order to get the passenger out they had to cut the seat belt off. The fire department was contacted and the passenger did not suffered any injuries. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 47,853.
My air bags are turned off and so far no dealer said they can fix the air bags after all these years. My passenger seat belt would not buckle and Ford refused to fix it unless I paid a 300. 00 price. I took it to bell tire and they put a new one in for much less. I don't feel I should have paid anything because it was a safety issue. I also had to put 5 batteries in my car because the would be totally dead. The last one even though it was under warranty I had to pay for. Year 2017. I told them to DC my automatic starter because they thought for several yrs. It might be that and it was. In the mean time I paid for an altanater I did not need. Paid out a lot of money to the dealer that was not necessary. I have all the bills for all the years. All started in 2010with the battery which I bought when the car was still under lease. I bought the car and to date the miles are just going to 36,000.