Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/07/2009 | 96000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that both the front driver and passenger side seatbelt buckles would unlatch independently. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 01v227001 (seat belts) in 2001. the failure recurred recently. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 96,000. | |||
| 01/07/2009 | 96000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that both the front driver and passenger side seatbelt buckles would unlatch independently. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 01v227001 (seat belts) in 2001. the failure recurred recently. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 96,000. kmj | |||
| 01/07/2009 | 96000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that both the front driver and passenger side seat belt buckle would unlatch independently whenever engaged. in 2001, the vehicle was repaired under a recall associated with nhtsa campaign 01v227001 (seat belts). the failure recurred recently. the vehicle had not been repaired.the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 96,000. js | |||
| 12/13/2006 | 142000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belts would not latch. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic to have the seat belts inspected. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the failure mileage was 142,000. | |||
| 12/13/2006 | 142000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belts would not latch. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or a mechanic to have the seat belts inspected. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the failure mileage was 142,000. kmj | |||
| 12/13/2006 | 142000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated the driver and passenger side seat belt does not latch. the contact did not take the vehicle to the dealer or mechanic to have the seat belts inspected. the contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. the failure mileage was 142,000. jo | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the front driver's seat belt would not attach into its buckle. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the contact also stated that the rear windshield was leaking. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failures. the failure mileage was 115,000. | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the front driver's seat belt would not attach into its buckle. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the contact also stated that the rear windshield was leaking. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failures. the failure mileage was 115,000. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 115000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the front driver's seat belt would not attach into its buckle. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the contact also stated that the rear windshield was leaking. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failures. the failure mileage was 115,000. sm. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. while driving approximately 25 mph, the front passenger seat belt buckle released and failed to close in a secured position. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the seat belt assembly would need to be replaced due to a defective spring in the seat belt buckle. the vehicle had been previously repaired for the same failure in july of 2003 under nhtsa campaign id number: 01v227001 (seat belts: front: buckle assembly). the failure recurred but the part needed for repairs was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 78,000. | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. while driving approximately 25 mph, the front passenger seat belt buckle released and failed to close in a secured position. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the seat belt assembly would need to be replaced due to a defective spring in the seat belt buckle. the vehicle had been previously repaired for the same failure in july of 2003 under nhtsa campaign id number: 01v227001 (seat belts: front: buckle assembly). the failure recurred but the part needed for repairs was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 78,000. kmj | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. while driving approximately 25 mph, the front passenger | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 73000 | ||
| When vehicle is moving, sitting idle at a traffic light driver side seat belt unlatches. this is not an every day occurrence but probably several times a month. the vehicle has been owned and used by my family since it was new. our son used it for a few years until gas became too expensive so then i got it back. he said that on occasion the same thing had happened to him and his girlfriend/now wife sometimes had the seat belt unlatch on the front passenger side. when i called to find out from ford last summer if there were a recall on the seat belts, i was told no; i was also told that probably i was just not latching it securely. many times when i think about it, i listen for the click or will actually press the button to unlatch then push it back in to again hear the click. sometimes even after i have done this, the seat belt quietly unlatches. for a very long time - and the date of the first incident is entirely wrong as i know i've had it happen probably that i can remember back into at least 2007 or 2008. originally i didn't think about it but did assume i had not securely latched it. now i know it is the ford seat belt and not me. since i finally remembered to write it down, i will be getting it fixed but believe that ford is at fault, this should be recalled, and i should not be charged. this never happens when braking so far. | |||
| 01/16/2010 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. when traveling at any speed the contact noticed that the driver side seat belt will occasionally unbuckle without warning. the vehicle has not been diagnosed and there were no prior warnings. the failure mileage was 90000 and the current mileage was 96000. bml | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 94000 | 1 | |
| Random release of driver's seat belt latch. *tr | |||
| 04/07/2004 | 63000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. since the date of purchase, the contact noticed that the driver's side seat belt would not latch and connect. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current mileage was 155,000 and failure mileage was 63,000. | |||
| 05/09/2008 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Rear seatbelt buckles, (center and passenger rear) broke after my son try to put his seat belt on. first it was the center seatbelt buckle and a few weeks later the rear passenger seatbelt buckle broke too. when my son try to push in the seatbelt the buckle stayed pushed down and does not spring up. *tr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/06/2007 | 61000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. he stated that the driver side seat belt would not latch into the assembly. the current mileage was 64,000 and the failure mileage was 61,000. the vehicle purchase date was unavailable. | |||
| 09/06/2006 | 81000 | 1 | 03/01/2001 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the driver side seat belt released intermittently. there was a recall, #01v227001, regarding the buckle assembly received in july 2001. the vehicle was taken in for the recall repair, upon inspection; the dealership determined the repair did not need to be done. the contact called the dealership, who expressed the recall had expired. | |||
| 07/18/2006 | 50 | 01/15/2006 | |
| Driver's side seat belt will unlatch on it's own. *nm | |||
| 04/14/2006 | 80000 | 1 | 02/01/2002 |
| Driver side belt buckle; belt latch will not engage buckle. buckle was checked or replaced during recall. ford response, less than 5 years 50,000 mile to replace buckle. buckle $48.00 dollars and $85.00 to install at dealership. install buckle myself, less than 5 minutes to remove and replace. i have 2 more 2001 ford vehicles (mustangs) that have defected safety restrains. *nm | |||
| 05/16/2001 | 2 | 04/16/2001 | |
| Dt: the contact stated the seat belt o front passenger's seat will not buckle; it was replaced 4 years ago. the dealer and manufacturer were contacted, and they stated there were no recalls the seat beat buckle has not been repaired.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 65200 | 30 | 11/01/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. the contact stated that the passenger side seat belt has failed. the retractor is locked in place and is unable to move. the failure has lasted for approximately one month. the engine size and a valid vin were unknown. the current mileage is 65,598 and failure mileage was 65,200. | |||