2002 Ford Expedition Seat belts Problems

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS AT RANDOM TIMES.

NHTSA ID

11282042

Incident

Nov 23, 2019

TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN ,THE TRUCK STARTS MAKING TOMUCH NOISE AND AIR SUPENTION DIDN'T GO UP NO MORE . AND STOP MAKING NOISE .

NHTSA ID

11253901

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

153 mi

THE SEAT BELTS FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE IN MOTION. IT CAN HAPPEN DURING CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY ANYONE AND IS FACTORY ORIGINAL. SEEMS LIKE A DANGER TO PASSENGERS.

NHTSA ID

10958288

Incident

Feb 21, 2017

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD UNLATCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

NHTSA ID

10811530

Incident

Dec 21, 2010

Mileage

123,000 mi

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS RANDOMLY UNBUCKLED ITSELF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A RELIABLE RESTRAINT WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL CONSUMERS THIS SAFETY DEVICE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705982

Incident

Apr 30, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS IN THE FRONT WILL RANDOMLY UNLOCK. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE EQUIPMENT IS FACTORY ORIGINALS. THIS HAS BECOME A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO UNLOCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10668626

Incident

Dec 14, 2014

Mileage

180,000 mi

BE DRIVING ANY SPEED IT WORKS AND BOTH SEAT BELTS LOCKING LATCH WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS GOT WORSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH ANY MORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10668167

Incident

Jun 7, 2004

Mileage

35,000 mi

BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER LATCHES UNBUCKLE AT RANDOM TIMES. DESPITE SECURE ENTRY CONFIRMED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617360

Incident

Feb 8, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING DESPITE HAVING BEEN PROPERLY LATCHED TO START. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594532

Incident

Jul 8, 2013

Mileage

151,919 mi

THE SEAT BELT RANDOMLY COMES UNFASTENED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WASN'T BUCKLING IT PROPERLY BUT HAVE SINCE BEGUN YANKING ON IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS BUCKLED EACH TIME I DRIVE IT. IT JUST RELEASES ON ITS OWN, WHETHER I AM GOING 10-20 MILES PER HOUR OR FREEWAY SPEED. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES EACH TRIP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521510

Incident

May 14, 2013

Mileage

107,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY WIFES SEATBELT BECAME UNBUCKLED. THEN, ON 2/27/2013 WHEN I PUT MY VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, MY SEATBELT CAME UNBUCKLED. FOR BOTH SEATS TO BECOME UNBUCKLED WITH NO EXTERNAL INFLUENCE CONVINCES ME WE ARE NOT SAFE IN OUR 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10500760

Incident

Feb 1, 2013

Mileage

183,000 mi

WE WERE REAR ENDED WHILE SITTING AT A REDLIGHT. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO LAUNCH THE 6000 LB EXPEDITION 20-30 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. 2 OUT OF 5 SEAT BELTS OPENED UP AND THOSE 2 OCCUPANTS WENT FLYING AROUND IN THE CAR. THANK GOD IT WAS NOT A HEAD ON COLLISION. I NEVER RETESTED OR CHECKED THE SEATBELTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND SENT TO A SALVAGE YARD IN NC BY TRAVELERS INSURANCE. INJURIES WERE WHIP LASH, STRAINED NECKS AND CERVICAL COMPRESSION AND CONCUSSIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440107

Incident

Nov 28, 2011

Mileage

162,632 mi

DRIVERS SEATBELT UNLATCHES RANDOMLY. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I HAVE DONE NOTHING AT THIS POINT. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST 150 TO FIX ON MY OWN. THE 2001 MODEL HAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY ARE FIXING THOSE FOR FREE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10374054

Incident

Jan 3, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER LATCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10281209

Incident

Aug 10, 2009

I HAVE A 2002 EXPEDITION AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHING. I LOOKED IT UP AND THE 2001 WAS RECALLED. I CONTACTED FORD AND WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT IS FAULTY BUT NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THEY WON'T FIX IT. IT WILL COST ABOUT $150. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND THEY HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BELTS AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED OR INJURED. WE HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I WON'T RIDE IN THAT SEAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215939

Incident

Jan 24, 2008

Mileage

74,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD EXPEDITION FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. TODAY IS THE MOST RECENT EVENT, SEVERAL SIMULAR EVENTS HAVE HAPPED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10206584

Incident

Oct 22, 2007

Mileage

59,315 mi

SEAT BELT LOCKING LATCH WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RANDOM CONDITION. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT IN THE SHOP AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I WILL HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, BUT THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN NOTED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10175428

Incident

Dec 5, 2006

Mileage

20,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT FAILS (DISCONNECTS) OFTEN. SERVICE PERSONNEL AT A FORD SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT AS BEING A FAULTY FEMALE CONNECTION IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT. THEY STATED THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT WITHOUT FULL COSTS BEING PAID BY ME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168176

Incident

Sep 12, 2006

Mileage

65,000 mi

FORD CONTACTED ME TODAY RESPONDING TO MY EMAIL REGARDING MY SEAT BELT THAT HAS BEEN FALSE LATCHING SINCE I BOUGHT IT ON 1/24/02. THE MAN VERIFIED THE ATTEMPTS I'D MADE AT DEALERSHIPS IN FIXING THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE ONLY THING I DESIRED WAS FOR MY SEAT BELT TO BE FIXED. WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE PHONE, HE SAID ANY SAFETY WARRANTY WAS VOIDED BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 50,0000, AND THE RECALL WAS FOR 2001 FORDS. WHEN ASKED ABOUT ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM DEALERSHIPS DOCUMENTING THEIR EVALUATION OF THE SEATBELT PROBLEM GOING BACK TO 1/02, HE SAID TO TRY TO TAKE THE CAR BACK THERE. [I HAVE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FORD]. *AK

NHTSA ID

10116878

Incident

Jan 24, 2002

Mileage

10 mi

CONTINENTAL TIRES SENT THE CONSUMER A RECALL/REIBURSEMENT FORM IN REFERENCE TO GRABBER TIRE(S), WHICH WERE BOUGHT BETWEEN AUG 19, 2001-OCT 10,2002/ AW P275/80R17/P275/60R17. THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. SCC

NHTSA ID

10003924