Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Ford Windstar

Driver side seat belt comes undone by itself.

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The consumer stated the driver's side seat belt jammed twice. She was unable to exit the seat belt without assistance. During the second occurrence the conaumer's husband had to pry the button off the buckle to free her. Updated 11/16/05.

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Front passenger seat belt comes undone. This is an intermittent problem with the seat belt that we have been having and notified our Ford dealer (winner Ford, cherry hill, NJ) about on our 25000 service. The service rep tested the seat belt latch with a tester and found no problems. I was told they would not replace the seat belt latch because Ford would charge them for the part. He said they would check it again if we had any more problems. We continue to have problems with the belt latch coming undone while driving. There is no amount of tugging that will cause it to fail, the problem is intermittent. Winner Ford has not sent out our service sheet with the seat belt problem reported on it. It has been since 4/17/2003, and then again servicing on 4/24/2003 and no paperwork from the dealer with the problem reported by me and no remedy for this potentially dangerous safety problem. Rq04011.

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While driving 55 mph consumer applied brakes. Then, lost control of vehicle. Vehicle went into ditch and rolled. Rear passenger's side seatbelt latch plate broke, and passenger suffered 11 fractures/ driver suffered minor injuries. Vehicle was totalled. It appears the seat belt on the second row captains chair did hold during part of the rollover because occupant had marks from the seat belt.

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While in motion, vehicle suffered a blowout. The consumer is seeking reimbursement for charges incurred for the blown tire. The consumer found that the seat belt buckle inoperative. (recall#01v227001) the tire had less than one thousand miles when the incident occurred. Rq04011.

Driver rear bench seat belt buckle would not latch properly. Dealer was not notified at this time.

Ford belt buckle inspection is probably flawed. The passenger side buckles in both my 2001 Windstar and 2001 f-250 intermittently latch in the "slightly depressed" position as described in the recall paperwork. Rq04011.

Driver's side buckle harness has broken with normal use. Dealer has been notified.

Second row driver side seat belt buckle malfunctioned, causing seatbelt not to latch which may not protect a child in event of a crash. Dealer popped it back into place, and said it was okay to use. But, consumer asked to replace seatbelt system. Please provide further information.

Consumer was involved in a collision in which vehicle flipped and crashed into a tree. Seat belt buckle on the passenger's side bench seat broke, causing child and infant seat to be thrown to the floor. Vehicle did not flip, it hit water and spun. The buckle shattered and the plastic housing and springs internal to the mechanism broke apart.

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Passenger's rear middle row seat belt malfunctions when a css is buckled. A week later, seat belt will unbuckle, which won't restraint css properly. Dealer is replacing the buckle.

Sudden loss of control in winter conditions, impact with tree, seat belt did not lock up, driver's side door opened, driver's seat broke, driver ejected and held outside of vehicle in seat belt. Severe rib, lung injuries with heart contusion. Impact with tree left front quarterpanel, vehicle totaled. (dot number: not known tiresize: 15).

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All rear seat belts are not loking properly. Manufacturer notified.

Consumer was involved in a 40 mph frontal collision, hitting the left fender in which driver's seat belt released from the buckle housing, causing driver to move forward. Please give any further details.

Seat belt buckle on rear seats does not go into latching assembly, causing seat belt to become inoperable. Please give any further details.

Front passenger seat belt latch did not lock into the buckle assembly. Consumer took vehicle to a repair shop to fix the seat belt last year. Two weeks after the repair seat belt failed again. Consumer recently contacted the dealer, who informed him seat belt could be fixed at consumer's expense. Problem was not fixed because the consumer was unable to pay the amount that the dealer required to fix the seat belt.