Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Seat belts reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Oct 4, 2018
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 730 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Ford Fusion submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming seat belt
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Oct 4, 2018
THE EXTERIOR PAINT CHIPS OF IN 2" DIAMETER. ALSO WHEN I TOOK CAR FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL ON 9/15/2018, IT DROVE GOOD TO COCCIA FORD. IT DROVE OK BACK TO HOUSE AFTER INSTALLATION OF NEW AIRBAGS. A FEW HOURS LATER AFTER WE HAD PARKED THE CAR, WE GOT CALL TO GO AND PICK UP MY HUBBY'S MEDICINE FROM WALGREEN, SO WE DID. WHEN RICK GOT BACK TO CAR, I TRIED TO START IT UP. IT BUCKED, MADE NOISE AND I FELT LIKE I WAS RIDING A MECHANICAL BULL. I HAD PULLED OUT ABOUT 3 FEET, SO I HAD TO PULL BACK UP. I CALLED MY BEST FRIEND'S BOYFRIEND WHO CAME AND SAID HE THOUGHT THE CAR DID THIS BECAUSE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND POSSIBLY DID ENGINE DAMAGE FROM SITTING FOR 2 1/2 MONTHS WHILE WE DROVE A RENTAL FOR SAME 2 1/2 MONTHS. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I ARE DISABLED...HE IS IN PROCESS OF SEEING A NEUROSURGEON DR. DELUNA ABOUT HIS SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR AND BATTERY PACK POSSIBLE REMOVAL DUE TO PAIN. WE CHANGED THE OIL IN THE CAR RABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE WE HAD TO PARK IT, WE HAD FIXED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT AT SAME TIME AND THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AT SAME TIME. CAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE WHEN WE PARKED IT FOR THE 2 1/2 MONTHS, AND NOW I HAVE NO CAR FOR HIS APPTS. WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT FIXED BUT I AM NOT SURE.HOW. IT REALLY WIPED US OUT WORRYING ABOUT HOW WE ARE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS. ON TOP OF THAT THE PAINT CHIPS OFF IN CHUNKS AND BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THIS IS THE CRAPPIEST CAR I HAVE EVER HAD. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS MIGHT ALSO HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE TERRIBLE AND IN TERRIBLE SHAPE NOW. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A DEATH TRAP. IF WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR A CAR I HAD KNOW WHAT ALL WAS WRONG WITH THE 2006 FORD FUSION AND THE AIR BAGS RECALL, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR.
NHTSA ID
11133384
Incident
Sep 15, 2018
Mileage
156,000 mi
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Dec 11, 2017
TAKATA RECALL-RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SINCE JUNE 2016. HAVE CONTACTED JIM CLICK FORD, TUCSON AZ WHERE I BOUGHT CAR BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL BACK FROM DEALERSHIP. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN IN FOR OVER A YEAR AND I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR CONSECUENCES BECAUSE THIS HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THIS WILL BE MY SECOND COMPLAIN TO THIS WEBSITE.
NHTSA ID
11053841
Incident
Jul 1, 2016
Seat belts
Filed Nov 7, 2017
THE SEAR BEAT STOP WORKING.
NHTSA ID
11044041
Incident
May 6, 2016
AirbagsPowertrain (other)Seat belts
Filed Feb 10, 2017
SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WANT GO OUT....ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON...HUM SENT A MESSAGE FEB 1ST STATINGPOWER TRAIN 1 ALERT.
NHTSA ID
10953814
Incident
Feb 1, 2017
Seat belts
Filed Jul 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEATBELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER SECURING THE SEATBELT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO UNLATCH THE SEATBELT BUT FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CUT THE DRIVERS SEATBELT TO RELEASE FROM THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA ID
10617868
Incident
Jul 31, 2014
Mileage
100,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Nov 22, 2013
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE SEAT BELTS CAME ALL THE WAY OUT AND STAYED OUT CAN'T PUT THEM BACK. *TR
NHTSA ID
10553472
Incident
Nov 17, 2013
Mileage
200,000 mi
Body & structurePowertrain (other)Seat belts
Filed Nov 18, 2013
TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BOTH REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED WHEN ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS OVER 55 MPH. THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM ALSO FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SECURE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND THE SEAT BELT WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
NHTSA ID
10552797
Incident
Jun 1, 2011
Mileage
55,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Jun 21, 2011
2006 FORD FUSION PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FASTEN SEAT BELT WARNING KEPT ALARMING BUT THE SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED AND LOCKED. MY HUSBAND PUT PRESSURE BY PULLING ON IT AND IT RELEASED ON ITS OWN. IT WORK FOR 2 DAYS THEN LOCKED AGAIN AND WE CAN NOT GET IT OPEN. *TR
NHTSA ID
10408432
Incident
Jun 18, 2011
Mileage
29,182 mi
Seat belts
Filed Mar 5, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN MINUTES. ONE MONTH LATER, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT DIMMED WHILE ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THEIR SEAT BELTS. WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND PREVENTED THE PASSENGER FROM EXITING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A LOCAL POLICE STATION AND AN OFFICER REMOVED THE SEAT BELT PANEL TO FREE THE PASSENGER FROM THE SEAT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM AT HIS OWN EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,997.
NHTSA ID
10220120
Incident
Feb 3, 2008
Mileage
4,997 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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