Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Mercury Mountaineer

The airbag light will flash, then continuously stay on. Had taken to a certified Ford dealership to have it checked out and/or repaired on 3-15-06. The service advisor stated that even though we have an additional vehicle service contract, it will not cover any safety devices after 50,000 miles. The service advisor then gave us an estimate on the parts and labor which are approx. $232. 00. The service advisor stated that the right hand buckle pretensioner needs replaced. If it does not get repaired and the light continues to stay on, then if we (meaning, my husband, son, daughter and myself) are in an accident requiring our airbags to deploy, there is a high possibility that they will not deploy, which could be fatal (god forbid), for my family and/or any other family that may have had the same experience with their vehicle. I personally feel this matter needs to be investigated and there should be a recall made on every vehicle. I had called the customer service number to speak to a representative through our vehicle service contract, in hopes to get some satisfaction that they would pay this, but to no prevail I was told that since the vehicle was over 50,000 miles it covers no, and I repeat no safety equipment, so therefore they pay 0 dollars towards any safety malfunctions/failures with your vehicle. I have also contacted Ford customer service and have made a complaint concerning this matter. I just hope that some justice can be made to resolve this matter with our vehicle and possibly others as well.

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: the contact stated the driver side seat belt buckle assembly will not hold the seat belt buckle when inserted. The buckle assembly releases the seat belt buckle and does not lock. The vehicle has not been taken to a local dealer or independent repair shop for inspection.

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While driving 30 mph,the driver applied the brakes, the pedal went to the floor and hit a patch of ice. The driver lost control of the vehicle hit an embankment then hit a tree. The driver side seat belt became unlaced during the collision. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained neck injuries and was transported by ambulance. Please fill in additional information.

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I have a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer. In which just recently my seatbelt(driver) does not hold. It keeps on sliding out. There is no tension in the buckle. I took it in to Ford to get it repaired in which I have to pay $87. 24. They said that the mileage has a lot to do with it. I looked up some recalls on the internet and found that there is a recall on the navigators and the expeditions on the 1997-2000 models and also on the 2000 Mountaineers . Which includes Ford exployers f-150,ect. I feel that there in no difference in the seatbelts on these vehicles. Safety comes first. Infact the day it happened I called Ford about this problem. And they gave me an appointment one week later. In which I think that a seatbelt is very important and they should have seen me that day. Please help me.

When trying to pull out of seat belt for more room seat belt bolts snapped, causing the seat belt to hang. Consumer not to have seat belt on while driving. Dealer notified.

The rear 3 point seatbelts lock in the retracted position when worn causing the passenger to have to unbuckle the seatbelt to release tension in order to continue wearing the seatbelt. Both rear seatbelts continue to ratchet tighter each time the occupant leans back. This is extremely uncomfortable. The dealer has replaced the belts once, but the same symptoms persist.

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