1999 Ford Contour Seat belts Problems

IN THE BACK SEAT I HAVE ONLY 2 SEATBELTS IT'S SHOULD HAVE 3. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238331

Incident

Feb 3, 2004

DRIVER SEAT BELT RIPPED/TORE. NO INJURIES. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER INCIDENT. HAVE A FRIEND THAT THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ON A FORD VEHICLE AS WELL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188194

Incident

Apr 15, 2006

Mileage

70,699 mi

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DON'T SEEM TO RETRACT AND GET TANGELED AND TWISTED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE MANUALLY ADJUSTED THEM EVERYTIME I DROVE. JUST 5 MONTHS AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME A CONCUSION. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT TO HOLD ME BACK AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO BE FIXED AND THEY DID NOT METION ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG. I MANAGED TO UNTANGLE THE SEAT BELTS ON MY CAR AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BUCKLES ARE FACING THE WRONG WAY. THIS I COMPARED TO OTHER CARS AND FORDS AS WELL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10030826

Incident

Aug 5, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN MY PROBLEM THE ROTORS AND OTHER THINGS WERE BAD SOMTHING I AS A CONSUMER WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT , CANNOT GET CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND CANNOT BE FIXED DUE TO AIRBAG AGAIN MY PROBLEM O YES WAS IN A FINDER BINDER AIRBAG DID NOT WORK MINOR INJRIES , THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS THE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK MORE PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS WORTH NOTHING I ON;Y DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IN IT AND THE WAY IT IS FALLING APART YOUD THINK I TRAVEL ACROSS COUNTRY IN IT ...THIS IS NOT A GOOD CAR TO EVER PURCHASE WILL NEVER BUY FROM FORD AGAIN!!! SRB THIS PRBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON GOING FROM 2000-2003. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025656

Incident

Jul 5, 2003

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY. THE TRUNK LATCH OFTEN REQUIRED MULTIPLE PULLS TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A WHINING/GRINDING NOISE. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID

10015886

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT ON MY THREE YEAR OLD SON'S CAR SEAT CAME UNDONE. IT WAS THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE CAR TO THE CAR SEAT. THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIS SEAT WENT FLYING AROUND IN THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIT A DIRT EMBANKMENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10008485

Incident

Feb 22, 2003

Mileage

63,235 mi

WHILE WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH I ALWAYS CHECK TO BE SURE IT IS FASTENED I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. I HIT THE LEFT BARRIER AND JERKED THE WHEEL. THAT IS ALL I REMEMBER. WHEN I WOKE UP THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND I WAS LAYING ON THE ROOF ON MY STOMACH FACING FORWARD. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT APPEARS I WAS THROWN INTO THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT AS IT WAS BROKEN. I AM UPSET THE BELT CAME UNBUCKLED. THE CAR WAS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE. I HAD NO BUCKLE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. *JB

NHTSA ID

10008276

Incident

Jan 16, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CONSTANTLY GET TWISTED AND LOCKED UP. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND UNDO IT TO GET IT FIXED. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHT WILL JUST COME ON. AT 4 AM ON MORNING I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT AND IT WAS ON.?????? TS

NHTSA ID

10005083

Incident

Nov 26, 2002

Mileage

59,600 mi

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. TS

NHTSA ID

8024123

Incident

Jan 5, 2002

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES, IT HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

561480

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ECOND TIME, IT JUST WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND I HAD TO CUT THE SEATBEAT SO THE PASSENGER COULD GET OUT. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SWITCH JUST WENT OUT ONE DAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK IF I KEEP THE CONTROL TURNED TO "HIGH." I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE ITEMS REPLACED BY FORD, IF POSSIBLE. "*AK

NHTSA ID

761637

Incident

Apr 3, 2002

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION . DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

893863

ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT. CONSUMER NOTED THAT FORD STATED THAT VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS ARE SPECIFIED TO DEPLOY AT 8 TO 14 MPH. CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE UNTIL MOVING STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN WITH THE KEY IN IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SEAT BELT FAILED ALSO. *NLM

NHTSA ID

891672

Incident

Apr 12, 2001

THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONSTANTLY UNJAM OR UNTWIST THE SEATBELTS TO BE ABLE TO PULL OUT OR RETACT PROPERLY TO BUCKLE OR UNBUCKLE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

785389

SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLING THE BELT AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES IT'S HAPPENED DAILY FOR 2 MONTHS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

785307

Incident

Dec 1, 2000

IN THE REAR SEAT THERE IS A BELT THAT DOESN'T RELEASE. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT AFTER CONSUMER'S CHILD GOT HER HEAD CAUGHT IN THE BELT. IT LOCKED & THERE WAS NO WAY TO RELEASE IT. DEALER IS LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS IS A DEFECT PROBLEM. DEALER CAN FIX IT, BUT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T WANT IT FIXED UNTIL THEY CAN FIND OUT HOW TO RELEASE THE BELT. *AK THE CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN THE BELT STRAP AND WAS CHOCKING IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, BUT THE PARENT CUT THE STRAP WITH KNIFE AND RESCUED THE CHILD. *YH

NHTSA ID

871538

Incident

Sep 6, 2000

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT MECHANISMS FREQUENTLY JAM AND NON-FUNCTIONAL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE MANAGED TO FREE THEM WITH TIME AND EFFORT. THE LAST TIME, I WAS UNABLE TO UNJAM THE BELT AND HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER SAYS FORD DOES NOT WARRANTY SEATBELTS AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE INEVITABLE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. *AK

NHTSA ID

719981

Incident

Feb 8, 2000

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD GET TANGLED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER NOTIFIED, HAD BOTH BELTS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

856327

Incident

Apr 19, 1999

BRAKES FAILED AND REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, AFTER REPAIR ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY, DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

550204

Incident

Oct 13, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DURING THE COLLISION THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT BROKE CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING AIRBAG TO HIT PASSENGER IN THE FACE. *YC

NHTSA ID

851503

Incident

Oct 10, 1999

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AND LOCK, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

NHTSA ID

846002

FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RETRACT FOR USE OR AFTER USE. WOULD BE VERY LIMP IN LAP. BELTS GET TWISTED WHILE RETRACTING, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK BELTS OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

847216

Incident

May 28, 1999

WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND DIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ID

843177

Incident

Jul 12, 1999

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSISTENTLY JAM. THIS MAKES THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SEATBELT MECHANISM (REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR UP OR BACK THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED) CAUSE THE BELTS TO TWIST AND JAM. IN ORDER TO UNJAM THEM, YOU MUST STOP THE CAR AND FIGHT WITH THE SEATBELTS. ANY MOVEMENT LOOSENS THEM AND THEY DO NOT RETRACT. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, THE SEATBELTS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE MORE HARM THAN PROTECTION.

NHTSA ID

701297