Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Ford Windstar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 45 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.
The 25 most recent of 45, in the owner's own words
1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX WITH SEATBELT PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER WORK**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. THE CONSUMER CREATED A TEMPORARY FIX BY ATTACHING A CLIP TO THE ANCHOR POINT. THE CONSUMER STATED, WHEN A PERSON IS PROPELLED FORWARD, THE RETRACTORS ARE SUPPOSED TO SEIZE THE SEAT BELT AND KEEP IT FROM UNWINDING. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NO LONGER RESTRAIN THE PASSENGERS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NO LONGER SAFE AND THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $400. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
WHEN BRAKING SEVERELY TO AVOID COLLISION FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURY. SUBSEQUENTLY, ALL SEVEN SEAT BELTS WERE TESTED BY OWNER BY VIOLENTLY JERKING. ALL SEVEN SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK WHEN JERKED. LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS. *NM
CONSUMER STATED 6 OUT OF 7 SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SCC *JB
SIX OUT OF SEVEN SEAT BELTS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH BELTS NOT RETRACTING WHEN PULLED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TESTED THE BELTS WHICH THEY THEN TOLD THE OWNER THAT THE RETRACTOR IS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
MY MINIVAN WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SPEEDING FORD F350 AT A STOP LIGHT. FORTUNATELY I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE. MY SEAT BELT FAILED, IMPALING ME ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, SPRAYING GLASS CUBES AND SHARDS ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE SHARDS PRIMARILY STUCK INTO THE BACK OF THE REAR SEAT MAKING IT LOOK LIKE A CACTUS. THERE ARE FINE PIECES EMBEDDED INTO THE CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY. I THOUGHT THAT "SAFETY" GLASS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO DO THIS. AS FOR THE SEATBELT, I AM STILL BEING TREATED FOR THE INJURIES. *AK
REAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK TO SECURE PASSENGERS OR CHILD'S SEATS. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT ALL 1995 WINDSTAR RESTRAINTS DON'T LOCK. HAVE TO PURCHASE A LATCH TO HELP LOCK. *AK
DRIVER'S SEATBELT TENSIONER MALFUNCTIONED WHICH WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY TO HEAD,NECK AND BACK FROM BEING THROWN FORWARD. *MJS
DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT DO NOT DISTINGUISH ,CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER, AND POSSIBLY DRAINING BATTERY.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE IN A FRONTAL CAR ACCIDENT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. ALSO AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL IT WAS REAR ENDED.THERE WAS A CHILD SITTING ON THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS RESTRAINED PROPERLY IN THE SEAT BELT.BUT WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, THROWING THE CHILD INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT AND THEN SHE BOUNCED BACK INTO HER SEAT.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE VERY UNCLEAR. THERE ARE 5 HEADREST POSITIONS, BUT ONLY 4 CAN BE USED WITH A HARNESS. THERE IS NO WARNING TO INFORM PARENTS NOT TO USE THE 5TH HEADREST POSITION WITH HARNESS, ONLY FOR USE WITH BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER. IT ONLY IMPLIES IT BY SAYING THAT THE CHILD SHOULD USE THE BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER IF THE CHILD'S SHOULDER ARE ABOVE THE SLOTS IN THE FOURTH POSITION. HOWEVER, THAT CAN BE CONSTRUED AS THE 4TH TODDLER POSITION, WITH THE LOWEST BEING AN INFANT POSITION. THERE MUST BE A SPECIFIC WARNING IN THE INSTRUCTIONS BOTH IN THE HARNESS ADJUSTMENT SECTION AND THE BELT-POSITIONING SECTION AND PREFERABLY ON THE SEAT ITSELF. IT IS DANGEROUSLY UNCLEAR.
DEFECTIVE SPRING INSIDE THE SEATBELT MECHANISM BEHIND DRIVER SEAT WILL NOT TIGHTEN, AND RETRACT, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/RADIATOR REPLACED, DOMN LIGHTS WON'T SHUT OFF, WATER IN REAR TAIL LIGHT, HOOD WONT SHUT, AIRCONDITIONING SWITCH REPLACED, BRAKES MAKING NOISE AFTER BEING JUST REPLACED, DIDNT SOLVE PROBLEM,. SEAT BELT SEEMS LOOSE. *AK
MY 2 YR OLD CAN PULL APART-NOT UNBUCKLE-PLASTIC `CHEST' BUCKLE
I HAVE JUST RECENTLY FOUND YOUR WEB SITE. THE SAFTY ISSUE THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT THE SEATBELTS IN OUR WINDSTAR AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER MAKES AND MODELS. THE SEATBELTS IN MOST CARS WILL NOT LOCK INTO A NON-EXPANDING SETTING. I OWN A 1988 CHEVROLET PICKUP THAT ALLOWS ME TO LOCK THE BELT INTO A NON-EXPANDING POSITION. THIS IS SIMPLY DONE BY PULLING THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE RETRACTOR AND RELEASING IT TO THE DESIRED POSITION. IF THE EXPANDING MODE IS DESIRED SIMPLY DON'T PULL THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT. EVERY AUTOMOBILE SHOULD BE EQIPPED WITH THIS STYLE OF BELT, IF SO, WHEN USEING CHILD SAFTY SEATS, THERE WOULD BE NOT NEED FOR SPECIAL CLIPS. ALSO THIS BELT IS VERY MUCH SAFER FOR CHILDREN JUST OUT OF CHILD OR BOOSTER SEATS. I CAN'T FIGURE WHY ALL AUTOS ARE NOT USING THIS T YPE OF BELT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PISTON HAS HAIRLINE CRACK. CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO JUMP INTO FIRST GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION. REAR BRAKES CONTINUALLY SQUEAL. RIGHT FRONT BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP. ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACEMENT. FRONT SHOULDER BELTS GET TANGLED AND TWISTED AT THE POINT WHERE THEY FEED THROUGH A METAL D-SHAPED CLIP ON THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. BELT CAN'T FULLY RETRACK.
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT UNLATCHED DURING COLLISION.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT THE REAR RESTRAINT BUCKLE RELEASED, CAUSING THE CHILD, WHO WAS RESTRAINED IN A CSS, TO BE TOSSED FORWARD, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTATCED. *AK
SEAT BELT IS FRAYING.
WHEN RELEASING THE DRIVER''S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT GO BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO GET STUCK IN DOOR WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN HEAD INJURIES TO CONSUMERS.
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