Seat belts
Filed Nov 1, 2004
EVENFLO CAR SEAT HARNESS ADJUSTER STRAP DIFFICULT TO ADJUST WEATHER THE CSS IS OCCUIED OR OCCUPEID. CSS INSTALLED FORWARD FACING, BACK SEAT, CENTER WITH LAP BELT. *BF *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10097474
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2004
1993 Ford Taurus Seat belts Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
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.
17
Latest Nov 1, 2004
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 1,557 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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
Seat belts
Filed Mar 12, 2002
WHILE DRIVING WITH SEATBELT ON SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8005401
Seat belts
Filed Feb 4, 2001
FRONT SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSANGER SIDE. THE SPRING THAT THAT OPERATES THE BUTTON TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE BELTS BROKE AND YOU CANNOT USE SEAT BELTS BECAUSE THE LATCH WILL NOT HOLD THE BUCKLE AS YOU FTRY TO LOCK IT ON. WHEN I WENT TO FORD ABOUT THIS, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THEM. I HAD TO PURCHASE A COMPLETE SET OF SIX NEW LATCHES FOR THE CAR AS THEY DID NOT SELL INDIVIDUAL LATCHES. THIS IS CRAZY AS A SEAT BELT IS A MANDATORY SAFETY ITEM AND IN NY YOU WILL RECEIVE A POLICE SUMMONS FOR NOT WEARING THEM. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD AT NO CHARGE. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRANCE AS MY EX-WIFE HAS A 1989 TAURUS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND SHE HAD THE SAME RESULTS WITH FORD. WE BOTH HAD TO PURCHASE FULL SETS OF SEAT BELT LATCHES TO REPLACE INOPERATIVE FRONT ONES. THIS CERTAINLY SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD TO PROVIDE SAFETY EQUIPMENT THAT IS MANDATORY TO USE. HOW COULD I OPERATE MY CAR IN NY OR ANYWHERE ELSE WITHOUT A SET OF OPERATING SEAT BELTS? I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO. THANK YOU
- NHTSA ID
- 740421
Seat beltsTires & wheelsVisibility
Filed Apr 24, 2000
Crash reported
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW AND DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM 2 - HEADRESTS DO NOT LOCK IN DESIRED POSITION, CAUSES SEVERE NECK STRAIN. PROBLEM 3-SOMETHING CAUSED BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES TO BLOW WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/75/R1 )
- NHTSA ID
- 721868
- Incident
- Apr 23, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jun 8, 1999
THE MIDDLE REAR LAP SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMLY DOES NOT LOCK IN THE SEATBELT PROPERLY WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835480
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1998
EngineSeat beltsSteering
Filed Jan 7, 1999
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS PARTS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY. THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLOWN/ONE DEAD ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACEMENT/ONE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE AND OTHER IS CRACKING/POWER STEERING MAKES GRINDING NOISES WHENEVER WHEEL IS TURNED, AND SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO RETRACT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833145
- Incident
- Aug 14, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Nov 27, 1998
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT BUCKLES. TWO OUT OF SIX OF SEAT BELT BUCKLES BROKE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 831371
- Incident
- Aug 27, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Nov 5, 1998
THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLES DO NOT BUCKLE AT ALL, , WHICH WILL NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830239
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 2, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER SAYS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK SEAT BELT BROKE . *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 829932
- Incident
- Sep 3, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jun 16, 1998
WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED THE SAFETY BELT DOES NOT ROLL BACK, AND THE DOOR CATCHES IT. THE DEALER STATES THAT IT WORKS PROPERLY, BUT IT TAKES TOO LONG TO ROLL IN. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 824376
- Incident
- May 15, 1998
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 24, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER PASSED OUT, HIT POWER POLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY. ALSO SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER. DRIVER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES/MASSIVE BRUISES AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM.
- NHTSA ID
- 534754
- Incident
- Mar 6, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Mar 27, 1997
Crash reported
DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM BELT BUCKLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810471
- Incident
- Mar 20, 1997
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jan 15, 1997
1 injury reported
SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
- NHTSA ID
- 513726
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 25, 1996
SEAT PUT MY CHILD SEAT IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE THE BELT AND THE CABLE JUST CAME APART. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 805519
- Incident
- Nov 24, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 15, 1996
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT CABLE KEEPS BREAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
- NHTSA ID
- 803532
Seat belts
Filed Jul 3, 1996
LEFT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985131
- Incident
- May 24, 1996
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVERS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN, CONSUMER WIFE HAD A BROKEN NOSE CAR WAS TOTALED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963319
- Incident
- Nov 26, 1994
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .