1995 Ford Explorer Seat belts Problems

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH IS DEFECTIVE, (SPRING?) IT IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND REPEATEDLY UNLATCHES DURING DRIVE TIMES. I WAS TICKETED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535670

Incident

Aug 15, 2013

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNBUCKLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT SOMETIMES TAKES REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO INITIALLY BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, BUT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS INFORMED TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10358756

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

SEAT BELT JUST POPPED OUT TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO REQUIRE ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BROKEN AND IT WOULD COST ME 112.00 TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT REPLACE. WHAT IF I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD UP TO THE REQUIREMENTS IT WOULD BE TO LATE TO COMPLAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259869

Incident

Dec 20, 2008

1995 FORD EXPLORER - DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER LATCHES. I FEAR THE OTHERS WILL FAIL IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10251225

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LATCH FOR THE RESTRAINT HAS FAILED TO STAY SECURE. IT LATCHES AND LOCKS BUT THEN DOES RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM THE OPERATOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING CONDITION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (MONICA) ON JUNE 7TH. NEITHER HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE LATCH WITHOUT COST. I FEEL THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC DEFECT BUT A POTENTIALLY LETHAL PROBLEM WITH THE EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED EDITION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10159253

Incident

Jun 6, 2006

DRIVER'S SEATBELT DOES NOT LATCH. THE SPRING WHICH PRESSES THE LATCH IN PLACE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS INTENDED POSITION, KEEPING THE SEATBELT FROM BEING LATCHED SECURELY. NORMAL USE HAS LED TO THIS FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CONSEQUENCES YET. I PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SOMETIME SOON, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT MAY BE A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE I CAN GET IT SERVICED.

NHTSA ID

10129039

Incident

Jul 13, 2005

Mileage

118,759 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH (LIKE IT HAS A BROKEN SPRING INSIDE) AND IT REPEATEDLY UNLATCHES DURING USE. I HAVE BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT PART, BUT HAVE NOT INSTALLED IT YET.

NHTSA ID

10125668

Incident

Aug 15, 2003

DRIVER SEAT BELT LATCH UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING. NO CONSEQUENCES. REPLACING ASAP.

NHTSA ID

10124319

Incident

Jun 3, 2005

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER STAY IN LATCHED POSITION. I SUSPECT A SPRING OR SPRING-LIKE MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE SEAT-BELT RELEASE BUTTON IN THE LATCHED POSITION HAS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

10122435

Incident

Jan 29, 2005

Mileage

124,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT-BELT LATCH SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED DUE TO THE SPRING MECHANISM. FIRST, THE BELT WOULD DETACH WITHOUT WARNING (WHILE DRIVING) AND THEN DIFFICULT TO LATCH AT ALL. SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND ON YOUR WEB VRTC-DCD2038 (EA02-011) I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (WORTHLESS - BUT THEY DID CONFIRM MY CAR WAS MANF. IN APRIL 1995 WHICH SEEMS TO TRACK WITH THE BATCH OF SPRINGS WHICH HAVE FAILED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS.) MY ISSUE IS THAT, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT BELT NOW IS UNLATCHABLE, BEFORE IT HAD SPURIOUS "UNLATCHINGS" WHILE DRIVING, LEADING ONE TO SUSPECT MAYBE I DIDN'T LATCH IT COMPLETELY - SO IN AN ACCIDENT, NOT KNOWING THIS IS A POTENTIAL DEFECT OF THIS YEAR OF THIS COMPONENT AT TIME OF MANF., IN AN ACCIDENT, THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS OF DEATH AND INJURY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THIS PRIMARY SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IT SEEMS A KNOWN POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH THESE SPECIFIC DATE/COMPONENTS. WHY WOULDN'T FORD AT LEAST INSPECT THEM AND AVOID THIS???? *NM

NHTSA ID

10112181

Incident

Feb 15, 2005

Mileage

195,200 mi

SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE LATCHED TOGETHER THE SEAT BELTS WILL SEPARATE INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS IN THE BUCKLE WHICH WILL NOT HOLD THE LATCH ONCE ENGAGED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10099618

Incident

Oct 15, 2004

Mileage

154,480 mi

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN THE BELT BUCKLE, AND WILL RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079574

Incident

May 13, 2004

Mileage

104,000 mi

1995 FORD EXPLORER DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RETURN SPRING APPEARS TO HAVE SUDDENLY BROKEN, SAME AS DESCRIBED IN PRIOR ODI ACTION NO. EA02011. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CREATED: APPEARS TO LATCH, THEN UNLATCHES SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY, SO BUCKLE/BELT WILL BE REPLACED ASAP. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072697

Incident

May 15, 2004

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE. THE LATCH CONTINUES TO UNLOCK AND RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033884

Incident

Aug 5, 2003

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. *JB MOVEMENT BY THE DRIVER CAUSED THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE. THIS WAS A SUDDEN PERMANENT FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT LOCK. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10020175

Incident

May 20, 2003

WHILE LEANING BACK TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT THE BACK OF THE SEAT COLLASPED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE EXTRA WHOLE WAS PUNCHED OUT BELOW THE BOLT WHOLE. *TS

NHTSA ID

10001786

Incident

Oct 14, 2002

Mileage

120,000 mi

LEFT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FEMALE RECEPTICLE DOES NOT SECURE LAP AND SHOULDER SAFETY BELT AT ALL. CLIP IN RECEPTICLE BROKE AND WILL BE PROPERLY SECURE SAFETY BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR DRIVERS SIDE. MR

NHTSA ID

768531

Incident

Oct 14, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED, IT SLIDES OUT. CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

NHTSA ID

8020225

Incident

Oct 3, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR

NHTSA ID

8019661

Incident

Sep 16, 2002

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING RELEASING THE SEATBELT, THE SEATBELT COULD BE REBUCKLED BUT THE LATCH CONTINUED TO RELEASE INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY FAILED ALTOGETHER. NLM

NHTSA ID

786452

Incident

May 1, 2002

CALLED DOWNEY FORD, AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEATBELT LATCH FAILURE OR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NO, SO ODERED NEW SEAT BELT AND WAS BILLED 37.00. *AK

NHTSA ID

765725

Incident

Jul 6, 2002

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO ENGAGE CLIP. APPEARS TO BE A BROKEN SPING RETURN IN THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. FORD CUSTOMER CARE CONTACTED AND PROBLEM NOTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

762646

Incident

Jun 2, 2002

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT EXPERIENCE DEPLOYMENT AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELTS STILL DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

565805

Incident

Feb 8, 2001

I PUT ON THE BRAKES WHEN I REALIZED I WAS GOING TO REAR-END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED THE AIRBAGS AND SAFETY BELT RESTRAINTS FAILED, LEAVING ME HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY HEAD HITTING THE WINDSHIELD.*AK

NHTSA ID

758090

Incident

Feb 8, 2002

I REARENDED SOMEONE AFTER TRYING TO STOP AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK IN, NOR DID THE AIRBAGS GO OFF. I ENDED UP WITH BRUISED RIBS AND HEART.*AK

NHTSA ID

758063

Incident

Feb 8, 2002