Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Ford Mustang - part 1

The contact owns a 2024 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while seated in the front driver's seat, the front driver's side seat belt failed to properly retract and failed to properly secure the driver. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle and determined that the seat belt operated normally, and no failure was found. The contact was concerned that the seatbelt would not function properly during a crash. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 5,000.

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The contact owns 2016 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that the emergency brake was engaged however, the vehicle crashed into the curb. The brake warning light was illuminated. The contact then stated that the driver’s side seat belt failed to operate and seized. As result, the contact sustained injury to her neck and finger. No medical attention was needed. The air bags failed to deploy. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle cylinder was replaced but failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced but diagnosed that nothing was wrong with the seatbelt. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, the contact stated that they hung up the phone. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

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2008 Ford Mustang. Consumer writes in regards to a slipping clutch and seeks reimbursement for repairs. The consumer also stated the retractor was replaced, due to the seat belt not retracting properly.

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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Mustang. The contact observed that the passenger front shoulder belt retractor was inoperative. The passenger seat belt retractor webbing failed to extract whenever worn by an occupant. The contact had concern of the safety risk involved. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 98,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Mustang. He stated that since the date of purchased he noticed that the seat belt retractors were defective. He has not taken the vehicle to the dealer. He will not have the failure repaired, he will sell or trade in the vehicle. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 7400. Updated 5/17/2010 * cn updated 06/17/jb.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Mustang. When the contact removed his seat belt, he noticed that it did not retract. He feels this is a safety issue because the seat belt could fail in the event of a crash. The dealer stated that the retractor was failing. The contact refused to have the retractor replaced because the dealer refused to have the retractor investigated to determine why the failure was occurring. No repairs have been made. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that no compensation would be provided because the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was 67,000 and current mileage was 68,000.

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-the contact owns a 2001 Ford Mustang gt. The vehicle was stationary, when the contact observed the front passenger seat belt retractor system failed to extract the webbing properly. The webbing does not secure the occupant tightly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The failure was related to broken plastic parts within the retractor system. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 57,000. The current mileage was 75,000.

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Set belts in the 2001 Mustang never worked the best now the passanger's side set belt won't work at all, it won't come out so you can lock yourself in. There was no accident.

The contact owns a 2000 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the driver side seat belt retractor has failed. The other three seat belts were repaired under a recall, however, the dealer stated that this failure is not covered. The purchase date, powertrain, and failure mileage were unknown. The current mileage is 80,000.

The driver and front passenger seat belts do not retract fully and therefore are safety hazards because there is too much slack.

1997 Ford Mustang passenger side seat belt will not retract, drivers side retracts about 98% of the time, 2% of the time, its rendered useless like the passenger side. Ford notified, was told it was "owner error". I don't think so.

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: the contact stated both front seatbelts do not retract. Also, while the brakes are depressed, the seatbelts lock up. The manufacturer has been alerted.

Front seat belt retractors don't work most of the time resulting in loose fit. Seatbelt eventually retracts after driving for a period of time. Dealer offered to install some sort of kit for a hefty price. It seems this may be a common complaint on Ford vehicles. This important safety feature should not fail during the life of the vehicle.

My 2000 Ford Mustang seat belt wont retract. Called dealer about defect they said not one of cars on recall for this problem. They need to look into expanding the recall to cover more cars with this problem.

Seat belts on driver's side failed about 2 years ago and were replace dwith one from junk yard. Now the one on the passenger side is locked up (belt won't extend). This is on a 1997 Ford Mustang v-6.

The front seat belt retractor faild. As a result, the occupants were not being restrained. Consumer stated that warranty entitled her to any safety restraint problems, five years or 50,000 miles. However the dealer refused to repair vehicle under warranty. Iak.

The seat belts in the front do not operate properly because they hang down and do not retract, making it dangerous if the vehicle were to be involved in an accident. Manufacturer will contacted by consumer. The consumer stated that the seat belts were hard to pull out and will not retract all the way back. The seat belts fit loose on the body of the person using it.

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The passenger seat belt will not retract from the retractor. Any one riding in the passenger seat is left unrestrained. The dealer was notified.

Driver's side seat belt retractor failed. The part had been repaired. However, it continued to fail.

Consumer noticed that both drive r and passenger retractors deteriorated. The belts were inoperable when in use. Consumer was afraid that there was a great risk involved while driving without belts.

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Consumer noticed that both driver and passenger retrctors deteriorated. The belts were inoperable. Consumer was afraid there was a great risk involved while driving without belts.

Consumer stated seat belts on both sides were defective. They will not retract. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for repairs, but no one wanted to take the responsibility because of the liability issues.

Faulty seatbelts. The belts won't roll up when I release it.

Seat belt does not retract properly.

Drivers seatbelt not retracting properly. Frequently have to drive without the seatbelt as it gets progressively tighter. When putting on the seatbelt I can feel a lot of tension on the belt for some reason. Also at time it will not retract at all and hangs loose.

Consumer complained that the front seat belts were stuck in the retractors. Dealer examined the belts and will not replace them for free. One of the belts broke a year ago, and the other one just recently.

Both seat belt retractors have begun to fail to operate. It takes an extreme amount of coaxing to cause the sealt belts to retract, if at all. The passenger side retractor is the worse of the two and is used far, far less. This leads me to beleive it is not a simple wear and tear from use issue.

Both front seat belts are jammed and will not retract. I have always had this problem with both belts, but have always managed to have them retract back. Now both belts are sitting in the front seats as both belts are too short to fasten when driving. This is a huge problem and is dangerous to both front seat passengers. Nlm.

Seat belt not retracting properly when trying to wear.

Seat belt will not retract back into normal position, causing it to be hard to pull and release for more room, consumer will be forced not to have a seat belt on. Dealer notified.

The rear seat belt retractors do not work properly. When the seat belt is pulled out the belts do not retract.

Consumer states that the passenger seat belt would lock up when brakes are applied in a sudden impact. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information. Nlm.

Seat belts were twisted inside the retractor, making it very difficult to use. The problem was repaired then two day later it happened again. When the seat belt were not twisted they had to be retracted manually.

Safety belt will not stay in retainer clip. Bad design.

Vehicle was hit head on while driving 5-10 mph, seatbelt did not restrain driver, she hit her head on windshield. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time.