Front Seat Belt Anchorage problems of the 2000 Mercury Sable

(1) I purchased my 2000 Mercury Sable GS v6 from my father with appx. 38,000 miles on it. My father and I kept it well maintained as required in the manufactures warranty guidelines. He originally bought it new from the Mercury dealership in farmington, mi which is now located in dearborn, mi called jack demmer Lincoln Mercury. When I purchased the car from my father the seatbelts were both working fine. (2)on the Mercury Sable both seat belt harnesses (seatbelt rotator) locks up preventing you to allow you to put on the seatbelt. Consequences can cause serious injury, or even death. (3) I contacted the dealership. They stated that the car has 64,000 miles on it and is out of the 36,000 mile warranty so they are not obligated to replace the belts. They did offer to replace both seat belts for $200. 00 per belt as they said they wouldn't fix them as its a safety issue. The car to this date has not been repaired. I am concerned that this is a problem in other Mercury Sables and would like it investigated if possible.

Seat belt binds and becomes inoperable repeatedly, reported issue the first time on 10/05/2001; next on 10/15/2001; next on 10/23/2001; again on 9/30/2002; again about 11/01/2002 (not logged in by dealer); and 11/11/2002. Dt.

Consumer was activating cruise control at 70 mph when vehicle accelerated suddendly, reaching speeds of 80 mph. To avoid hitting a vehicle in front, consumer swerved into an enbankment and was hit by an oncoming vehicle. Consumer will be contacting dealer to determine cause. Consumer states cruise had previously been set and no more than 20 minutes later, vehicle increased speed to 80 mph in approximately 5 seconds, the safety belt prevented consumer from hitting the windshield, however did not prevent him from hitting the ceiling with his head, one person was injured in accident.

The driver side seat belt does not retract.

When putting on turn signal and starting to turn, turn signal light will go off before turn is complete. Delaer stated the multifunction switch was faulty, also the driver seat belt does not retract properly.