2013 Ford Focus Seat belts Problems

The seatbelts in these cars do not retract. After it is buckled, it sits loose on the person wearing it. Is an accident, the seatbelt will provide no help, causing me, or one of my passangers to be hurt. 3 of the 4 belts in my car are basically useless. This is not only an issue in my car. I've noticed after working on several of these cars (ide assume from the years 2012-2018) they don't work. I have several friends and relatives with a model in between those years, and it can be duplicated in their cars too. This is a major issue, and needs to be addressed in all models of this vehicle

NHTSA ID

11543944

Incident

Sep 11, 2023

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT GETS STUCK ALOT AND IS VERY HARD TO DISCONNECT, THE CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND IT IS PART OF A CLUTCH RECALL FORD WON'T HONOR IT IT'S BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY,

NHTSA ID

11318005

Incident

Mar 9, 2020

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNINTENTIONALLY UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000.

NHTSA ID

11133109

Incident

Oct 3, 2018

Mileage

193,000 mi

MY DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL WHEN I GET OUT. I FEEL LIKE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T RETRACT WHEN I UNBUCKLE IT WON'T RESTRAIN IN A CAR ACCIDENT. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET WHIPLASH. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO SAYS IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY BASIC FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE TO REPLACE.

NHTSA ID

11004873

Incident

Jul 10, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLE RECEIVER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

NHTSA ID

10985821

Incident

May 1, 2017

Mileage

82,000 mi

SEAT BELT BEGAN TO BE DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND UNLATCH AND AFTER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 8MONTHS TO 1 YEAR IT FAILS TO LATCH AT ALL LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE BELT TO THE LATCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10943748

Incident

Jan 9, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT REMAIN SECURED. THE CONTACT HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD AND FRACTURED HER WRIST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10925873

Incident

Nov 13, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALE CONNECTORS WOULD NOT CONNECT AND LOCK WITH THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FEMALE CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10919897

Incident

Sep 23, 2016

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND A REAL CONCERN SHOULD ONE BE IN AN ACCIDENT!!

NHTSA ID

10895216

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

Mileage

54,000 mi

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RECEIVER BROKE. IT WILL NOT ACCEPT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. FORD IS CHARGING ME $250.00 TO FIX THIS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING TO HAVE A SEATBELT FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10871694

Incident

May 28, 2016

Mileage

73,000 mi

THE SEATBELT LATCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AFTER MONTHS OF WORKING PERFECTLY. INITIALLY, IT LATCHED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. LATER IT WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. FINALLY, IT STOPPED LATCHING COMPLETELY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO RESTRAIN MYSELF USING THE PASSENGER SIDE LATCH. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. I COULD NOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY FEATURE YET REVIEWING POSTS ONLINE, I CAN SEE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10682661

Incident

Feb 10, 2015

I HAD TO REMOVE MY SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING TO READJUST IT TO FIT BETTER AND IT WOULD NOT RELATCH. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED AGAIN AND AFTER MANY TRIES, THE BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, ADJUSTED THE SEAT AND THEN IT WOULD RELATCH. IT CONTINUES TO SOMETIMES LATCH, SOMETIMES NOT. OTHER TIMES WHEN MY SEAT BELT IS LATCHED, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON. OTHER TIMES WHEN THE BELT WILL NOT LATCH, THE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659911

Incident

Oct 20, 2014

Mileage

39,450 mi

BEEN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER FOR THE PAST FEW MOUTHS AND LAST WEEK I WENT TO PUT MY SEATBELT ON AND IT WOULDN'T LOCK .DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BROKE ON THE FEMALE END. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648188

Incident

Oct 10, 2014

Mileage

49,121 mi

CLUTCH FIXED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. NEEDS REPAIRED AGAIN. SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH FOR THE SECOND TIME. WANT TO SWITCH CARS, NOT A FORD. WAS TOLD AT HERRINGTON-YOAK FORD THAT THEY WOULD FIND ME A TOYOTA RAV4, HONDA CRV OR HONDA CIVIC. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, HAD TO CALL THEM AND WAS DENIED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608675

Incident

Jan 16, 2013

Mileage

20,000 mi

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR FROM 5 - 20 MINUTES AND WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SEATBELT - THERE IS NO ALARMING SOUND AND NO LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. BUT, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START AGAIN, YOU CAN HEAR THE ALARM AND THE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SEATBELT. CONCERNS: IF THE DRIVER STOP (FOR DRIVING LET SAY 5 - 3 MINUTES) FOR EXAMPLE AND HE REMOVE THE SEATBELT FOR WHATEVER REASON, HE MIGHT FORGOT TO FASTEN THE SEATBELT AS THE CAR WILL NOT ALARM AND NO LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. NOTE: THE LOCAL DEALER TESTED THE SAME CAR MODEL/YEAR AND HAVING THE SAME RESULT - NO ALARM AND LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN UNBUCKLED AFTER DRIVING 5-20 MINS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560423

Incident

Nov 8, 2013

Mileage

10,000 mi

I GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS, I PICKED UP MY TWO NEPHEWS AND I MADE THEM PUT THEIR SEAT BELTS ON. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION THE BOYS WERE HAVING TROUBLE RELEASING THE BELTS AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF STRUGGLING WITH THE BELTS WE FINALLY GOT THE BOYS RELEASED BUT NOW THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IS STUCK DOWN IN THE HARNESS AND AM UNABLE TO LOCK ANY SEAT BELTS INTO PLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10555503

Incident

Dec 9, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO CLICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600.

NHTSA ID

10545216

Incident

Sep 11, 2013

Mileage

210 mi

MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE FORD FOCUS EV (2013) IN A BOOSTER SEAT (BOTTOM ONLY, NO BACK). HE MANAGED TO WRAP THE SEAT BELT AROUND HIS TORSO. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED HOME AND PARKED, MY SON UNHOOKED THE SEAT BELT, BUT THE BELT HAD LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE BELT WAS VERY TIGHT AGAINST MY SONS CHEST. WE TRIED TO WIGGLE HIM OUT AND TO RELEASE THE TENSION ON THE BELT, BUT WITH EACH TRY THE BELT TIGHTEN MORE. HE BECAME VERY SCARED AND WE CUT THE SEAT BELT.

NHTSA ID

10537891

Incident

Aug 1, 2013

Mileage

1,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND WOULD PUSH HIS HEAD FORWARD TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE THE ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS. THE CONTACT FOUND THE SOLUTION TO BE UNREASONABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300.

NHTSA ID

10485300

Incident

Nov 12, 2012

Mileage

300 mi