Front Seat Belt Retractor Problems of Ford Taurus - part 2

Driver's and passenger's rear seatbelts do not retract, which won't protect the occupant in event of a crash. Please provide further information.

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Front passengers seatbelt will not pull out.

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Passenger's seatbelt system malfunctioned, which won't protect the occupant in event of a crash. Dealer needs to replace the seatbelt retractor.

Brake pedal would go to floor when brakes were applied. Was informed by mechanic brake adjustment was needed. Brakes were repaired. Since then, problem reappeared. Also, cruise control would be set at a certain speed, but vehicle would accelerate at a higher speed; and right side seat belt fails to retract back to original position.

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Rear passenger's side restraint will not retract, causing occupant to be unrestrained.

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Rear seat belts would not retract properly. Dealer notified, and refused to repair unless cost goes to consumer due to expired warranty.

Seat belt retractor on the drivers side won't retract at all times. It doesn't snap at all, there is no drag in the belt, dealer cannot duplicate the problem.

When applying the brakes there is a strong vibration in the steering wheel and the vehicle keeps moving. This happens on normal road condtions. The system has abs. Consumer states seat belts lock up before they are put on. Steering wheel churns as it is being turned, dealer can not find problem.

The front passenger side seat belt was inoperable, due to a failure in the retractor mechanisms. Part is unavailable.

Front and rear seat belts do not retract and become tangled in recoil mechanism such that the seat belts cannot be used.

The seat belt did not retract properly. The dealer was notified. The seat belt and retractor was replaced on April 19, 2001, however it failed, at 59986 the seat belt and retractor failed again. The dealer informed consumer the retractor could break easily if the seat belt was pulled too fast.

The seat belts were inoperative. The front seat belts did not retract. They were worn out and replaced. Scc.

The 2002 Ford Taurus was on loan to us while we were fixing our 1999 Ford windstar. Our 5 year old (almost 6) son somehow wrapped the back seat center seatbelt around himself and could not get out. In fact the seat belt would retract and lock the seatbelt on him tighter. My wife tried to get him out and finally had to use scissors from a nearby business to cut the seat belt. Our own investigation showed that if you pull any of the seatbelts out to the maximum and then let it retract, the seat belt can not be re-extended until the seat belt has been fully retracted. From what we could discern was that there is no way to manually release the seatbelt when it is in this "mode". Later discussions with the dealership indicated that this was a "safety" design for child car seats. Though this is great for child seats, it could be extremely dangerous for young children (and maybe some disabled people) unless there is a manual release mechanism for that seatbelt. I tried going through the consumer relations area of Ford and am not sure they are paying attention to my concerns for they blew me off when I requested the $179 compensation for having to replace the seat belt that I think is faulty anyway.

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Rear shoulder belts are getting jammed inside retractor and cannot be pulled out, causing loss of protection.

Upon engaging the seat belt and releasing it, the seat belt does not retract back. It becomes very slack and cannot be used again, unless it is tightened. Nlm.

The rear seatbelts on both sides became jammed in the retracted position and are no longer operable. In addition the metal piece that fits in the anchor in the middle rear seat broke off the webbing while my 35 pound four year old was wearing it. Also, the front driver side seat belt has failed to lock in place repeatedly and come apart while I was driving the car.

Rear seat belts will not extend. Dealer will not repair . Please provide further informaton.