Seat belts
Filed Nov 17, 2004
THE RIGHT SELTBELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILS OFTEN. FORD NO LONGER SUPPLIES THESE BUCKLES, AND THEY ARE VERY SCARCE IN WRECKING YARDS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10100078
- Incident
- Nov 17, 2004
- Mileage
- 75,000 mi
1988 Mercury Cougar 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.
16
Latest Nov 17, 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.
29%
of 55 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.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Mercury Cougar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
ElectricalSeat belts
Filed Sep 12, 2000
Fire reported
IGN. SW. RECALL WORK DONE PREVIOUSLY 2 TIMES BY GALPIN LINCOLN-MERCURY. SEAT BELT FAILURE REPORTED BOTH TO GALPIN LINCOLN-MERCURY AND FORD MOTOR CORP. BECAUSE OF NO DOCUMENTED RECALL, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING EVER SINCE WITHOUT SHOULDER BELT PROTECTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 731200
- Incident
- Sep 12, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Mar 3, 1997
SEAT BELT LATCH IS INOPERATIVE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809570
Seat belts
Filed Nov 6, 1996
SEAT BELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 511121
- Incident
- Oct 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 18, 1996
EA95-021 ACTIVE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED, WILL NOT RELEASE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802592
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1996
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. IT LOCKED IN POSITION. THE RED RELEASE BUTTON WAS SOLID HARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 800607
- Incident
- Jul 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 29, 1996
FAILURE OF THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SEATS, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 800077
- Incident
- Jul 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Apr 30, 1996
SEAT BELT BUCKLE: FAULTY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, ALLEGED FALSE LATCHING, SEAT BELT COMES OUT OF THE BUCKLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983771
- Incident
- Apr 28, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Mar 1, 1996
DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 979979
- Incident
- Feb 25, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 1, 1995
SEAT BELT LATCH FAILED. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 490557
- Incident
- Aug 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1995
DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, THE BUCKLE BROKE. TT *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 973894
- Incident
- Oct 18, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 25, 1995
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 972404
- Incident
- Sep 12, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Aug 31, 1995
AFTER PUTTING ON SEAT BELTS, SNUG AGAINST HIPS, BUCKLE WILL RELEASE ITSELF. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971411
- Incident
- Mar 22, 1994
Body & structureInterior & seatsSeat belts+1 more
Filed Aug 24, 1995
RIGHT AND LEFT WINDOW BRACKETS BROKE, WOULD NOT OPERATE UP AND DOWN. KT
- NHTSA ID
- 971079
Seat belts
Filed Aug 7, 1995
SEATBELT BUCKLE DETACHED WHILE DRIVING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969911
- Incident
- Aug 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 16, 1995
SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 481968
- Incident
- Nov 1, 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.
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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 .