Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Mercury Sable

Mercury Sable owners have reported 17 problems related to front seat belt buckle assembly (under the seat belt category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Mercury Sable based on all problems reported for the Sable.

1 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 2001 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 03/01/2006

Front passenger seat belt locked and won`t release contacted Ford about recall #01s16 they say car not on that recall the problem is the same as the recall,car made at same plant, same time frame as problems were found.

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2 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1999 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 02/08/2006

: the contact stated while driving 35mph, the vehicle was involved in a front impact collision and the airbags did not deploy. Although both occupants were wearing seatbelts, the buckle assembly did not lock resulting in forward motion, which caused the occupants to strike the dash panel area. Minor injuries were sustained. The vehicle had moderate damage. The police were on the scene and a report was taken. The vehicle was not seen by a dealer.

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3 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1999 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 07/01/2003

Driver's seat belt does not latch securely everytime. Seat belt becomes unlatched while driving for no apparant reason. This problem occurred many times since the purchase two years ago. I rarely have passengers so it is unknown if problem extends to the other seat belts.

4 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1998 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 06/19/2003

All four seatbelts will not click in/ retract and will not hold.

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5 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 03/07/2002

Driver's seat belt comes undone, even after manually tugging on same to see if secured. I am mostly alone in the car and don't know if the other belts do the same. This has occurred since I bought the car. The belt can come undone when I tug on it, or later. It can come undone while parked or moving at no particular speed. I would say in retrospect, I usually notice it not too far from my house and I live in the city, so perhaps it happens at 0 to low speeds. I notice on those occassions that the seatbelt does not click when fastened. Sometimes you cannot force it to click shut.

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6 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1998 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 10/15/2001

Consumer states that the driver's seat belt buckle would come unlatch intermittently. Nlm.

7 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 2001 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 03/14/2001

All of seat belt buckles are of poor quality and need to be replaced. Dealer notified.

8 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 2000 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 09/13/2000

Consumer was at traffic stop and vehicle idling, as soon as consumer put foot on accelerator pedal ,consumer heard a loud noise and vehicle took off at high rate speed, crashing into a lamp pole, and causing injuires/ a broken sternum. Seatbelts did not lock up, and frontal airbags did not deploy.

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9 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 08/26/1999

Had rec'd recall notice #98v198000 in mail. Contacted dealer. Took vehicle for appt. Had vehicle repaired. Been having problems with heater core which was replaced 6 times. Coolant system blowing into vehicle. Can smell it. Mechanic can not locate cause of problem.

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10 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 07/26/1999

The metal part of the seatbelt will not lock into the corresponding lock.

11 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1999 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 06/26/1999

The rear center shoulder belt hooks over a pin on the buckle. There is no positive lock or unlock mechanism. We followed the instructions in the owner's manual about how to connect the rear center shoulder belt. The shoulder belt suddenly disconnects when the passenger happens to move a certain way. The belt rapidly retracts and the metal buckle hits the right rear passenger in the face or eye. A positve lock should be installed so the rear center shoulder belt will stay latched until it is intentionally released. This car was rented from hertz company in maui, hawaii, so I do not know details such as VIN number.

12 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 12/16/1998

The metal male buckle came apart in two pieces. No warning or evidence of breakage, not the recepticle. Scheduled for dealer inspection . Provide further information.

13 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable

Failure Date: 08/02/1996

Driver's side shoulder seat belt isn't working due to the latch that come across the consumer's chest won't come out.

14 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable

Rear middle seat belt buckle is broken, causing seat belt to become inoperable. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.

15 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1996 Mercury Sable

Seat belt latch came apart.

16 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable

Seatbelt doesnt always latch, sometimes pulls out.

17 Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem of the 1997 Mercury Sable

The rear passenger seat seats three--there are two seatbelts with shoulder restraints on each side and a lap restraint in the middle. The buckle on the lap restraint came off when a 7-year old girl was attempting to buckle up. The other two seatbelts will not retract-they are useless.


Other Common Seat Belt related problems of Mercury Sable

Problem Category Number of Problems
Front Seat Belt Retractor problems
30
Seat Belt problems
28
Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problems
17
Front Seat Belt Anchorage problems
14
Rear Seat Belt problems
7
Front Seat Belt problems
6

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