Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 05310 | 02/21/2005 | 10012954 | Safety belt web stop button service. *eh | 04/05/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 09/14/2012 | 74000 | 1 | |
| The seat belt receptacle on the front passenger bucket seat has failed. the belt cannot be restrained. reported to ford @ elder ford, 777 john r road, troy, mi 48083. service director [xxx] would not replace the defective component because it was out of warranty. reported incident to ford customer service 800-3923673. case # [xxx]. supervisor [xxx] reiterated that safety defect would not be covered vehicle out-of-warranty. this citizen's opinion is all safety defects should be taken seriously and at minimum corrective action should be taken at no cost to the consumer. i cringe at the thought that there are other seat belts that are defective and someone may get hurt. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 09/14/2012 | 74000 | ||
| The seat belt receptacle on the fron passenger bucket seat has failed. the belt cannot be restrained. reported to ford @ elder ford, 777 john r road, troy, mi 48083. service director greg harnden 248-597-5146 would not replace the defective component because it was out of warranty. reported incident to ford customer service 800-3923673. case # 1452452582. supervisor suzanne reiterated that safety defect would not be covered vehicle out-of-warranty. this citizen's opinion is all safety defects should be taken seriously and at minimum corrective action should be taken at no cost to the consumer. i cringe at the thought that there are other seat belts that are defective and someone may get hurt. | |||
| 07/31/2011 | |||
| The diver side front seat belt gets stuck. when i go to undo my seat belt. i have to pull hard to get it to come loose. that could be a danger if iam ever in an acident and cant get loose out of my seat belt. | |||
| 03/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated while driving at approximately 15 mph, the driver seat belt un-latched independently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the driver side seat belt and advised that is was defective. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage and the current mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 03/04/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford focus. the contact stated while driving at proximately 15mp the driver seat belt un-latched. the vehicle was taken to the dealer whom inspected the driver a seat belt. the dealer advised that the driver seat belt buckle was defected. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage and the current mileage were 80,000. li | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 47000 | ||
| My parents were involved in a motor vehicle accident on 10/22/09, they were traveling 57 miles per hour, hit a lady that pulled out in front of them, their airbags never went off, a direct front end hit on their car (2005 ford focus) and also the seatbelts broke. *tr | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 03/30/2008 | 79000 | 2 | 10/12/2005 |
| My daughter was involved in an accident in our 2005 ford focus she hit someone in the rear and then was hit in the rear by another car. when the impact happened the seatbelt failed to tighten up to prevent her from flying around in the car she hit her ribcage on the steering wheel and then was forced back by the impact of the second car hitting her from behind. also there was $6,000 worth of damages done to the vehicle and the air bag never deployed and almost all the damage was to the front of the car. *tr | |||
| 08/13/2005 | 1 | 10/18/2004 | |
| I was rear ended in an accident on 8/13/05, the locking mechanism in my seat belt didn't work properly and my face and arm were propelled into the steering wheel. i was at a complete stop at a stop light when i was rear ended. i was hit with so much force that my car was pushed into another car who was pushed into another car. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 9000 | 6 | 12/01/2004 |
| I purchased a brand new 2005 ford focus zx4 in december of 2005. upon delivery i noticed my car had a hard time starting and the whole engine would shake and knock. after a month i took it into the dealer and they said they couldn't find a problem. the condition continued and i took it in again and they couldn't find a problem but asked to keep it for an overnight start. i brought it in a few days later so they could keep it over night and they found a bulletin by ford saying they know there is a hard start problem but they don't know how to fix it. i then had to have the driver's seat belt replaced because it wouldn't unlatch occasionally. i then had to have the passenger side door casing replaced because it was discolored. then about a month and a half ago i was driving down the highway at 62 miles an hour and my clutch went out and my car died in the middle of the highway. i was almost hit by another car and had to weight in 90 degree weather for 2 hours for a tow truck to come. my car was towed to ford and they said my fly wheel had crumbled and my clutch was bad. it took them 9 days to replace my clutch. a day later my car would not downshift without grinding and i had to take it back to the dealer. they said that this time they had to replace my transmission because it was ruined as well. to this day my car is still in the shop and has been there for 32 days just for the replacement of the transmission. my car is only 8 months old and has been in the shop for repair or diagnosis for a total of 45 days so far. neither wendle motors or ford will replace the car so i am perusing a lemon law case. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 12/17/2004 | 1000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was in a collision. while driving at approximately 50 mph, the driver hit a deer. consumer took the vehicle to the dealership, and was informed that the parts needed to repair the seat belt tensioner were unavailable. owner says that when using the seat belts in the front seats the belt will not retract automatically. consumer was told by the manufacturer that there may be two or three months before parts will become available. *ak | |||