Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Problems of Mercury Villager

Seat belts plastic covers have broken and fallen off, which has made the locking mechanism useless. The seat belts are now inoperable, which has left us with five available seats in a seven-passenger vehicle. The local dealer was contacted regarding a recall notice for the 2001 village seats belts, but I was told that my van did not fall under the recall. The dealers service department referred me to Ford Lincoln Mercury cooperate offices. They were contacted, and once again, I was not offered assistance.

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Traveling inside lane; cruise on 60mph. Rock in road appeared size of softball. Passed over rock scrapping bottom of manifold shield, hitting the pliable plastic shield breaking fuel purge valve, and bending rear stabilizer bar. List of parts ordered for repair by garage and insurance adjustor: clock spring, airbag control module, steering wheel and instrument panel airbags, fuel tank, rear stabilizer bar and bracket, front lower air defector, fuel purge valve, and align 4 wheel suspension. No one has an answer to why the airbags deployed only, "the rock did it. " jack is totally disabled (asbestos in the lung) and just used up another one of his nine lives. He had burns on his right thumb/hand area, forearm,; along with swelling, burns on his abdomen, and broken blood vessels in the chest area. The car did not stop running, but due to the gases and smell, jack got out ASAP and a lady that stop to assist turned the ignition off and removed keys. The car is still at Ford waiting for parts.

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Was driving vehicle and was involved in a crash. Upon impact, middle row passenger's seat belt failed to lock up , and threw passenger on floor. Seat belt remained buckled , and was still around passenger. Third row passenger had also experienced same problem with the seat bel, failed to lock up. Driver's seat belt worked.

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Seat belt buckle holder is missing for third bench seat, closest to sliding door. When driver slides foward it causes lack of protection, especially in event of a lateral impact accident.

Passenger's side seat belt locks while vehicle is not started. Also, passenger's front and rear seat belts will not retract. Dealer has replaced all seat belts. Please provide further information.