1989 Mercury Sable Seat belts Problems

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THE WARRANTY PROGRAM ON THE SEAT BELTS HAS EXPIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10022981

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILLCLICK IN, BUT WILLNOT STAY OPEN. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8008799

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASES ON ITS OWN. SOMETIME ENGAGES WHEN BUCKLING UP. STAYS LATCHED & COULD SELF RELEASE @ ANYTIME. MANY TIMES HAVE TO STRUGGLE FOR LATCHING TO TAKE PLACE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 16 MONTHS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP WHAT COULD BE DONE! THANKS! B.E.*AK

NHTSA ID

754225

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE, CLAIM 43-R793-568. *SLC

NHTSA ID

6900681

Incident

Oct 3, 2001

RECALL 97I003000/ ABS BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, MANUFACTURER SAID THEY NEED TO KNOW DATE OF MANUFACTURING OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE IT TO DEALER. DEAELR SAID IT WAS PART OF RECALL, BUT COULD NOT ORDER PARTS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PART NUMBER. SEATBELT BUCKLE WAS BROKEN WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

878476

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALLS ON ENGINE MOUNTS, AND SEATBELTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY CORRECTED RECALLS. BUT WHEN CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WORK HAD NEVER BEEN DONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

862960

Incident

May 24, 2000

SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN. *SLC

NHTSA ID

783633

CONSUMER HAS A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL. WHEN SHE CLOSES THE DOOR, SEAT BELT WIILL BE HANGING FROM THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

858672

Incident

Jun 11, 1996

SEATBELT LOCKED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID

718943

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

I WAS A BELTED FRONT PASSENGER EJECTED FROM BELT THROUGH WINDSHEILD SUSTAINING SEVERE HEAD/NECK/ARM AND BACK INJURIES.ALSO, HAD SEATBELT FAILURE WITH INJURY AS WELL.WE WERE STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANNEL OF ILLEGAL LEFT HAND, TURNER RAN OFF ROAD .THESE GUYS KNEW THIS CAR HAD A SAFETY FAILURE AND CHOSE TO SELL US THIS CAR WITH THE ORIGINAL SEATBELTS, AND NO CONTACT OF ANY KIND TO AVOID INCIDENT.PRETTY ROTTEN IF YOU ASK ME. *AK

NHTSA ID

717014

Incident

Aug 31, 1998

WHEN VEHICLE WASI NVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS. BOTH SEAT BELTS CAME UNBUCKLED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

850707

Incident

Aug 31, 1998

CONSUMER HAS BEEN DENIED REPAIRS OF THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

835930

Incident

Nov 10, 1998

CONTACTED FORD'S 800 # CITED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97I003000, DESPITE THE "ALLEGED" INTENTION OF FORD TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY PARTS FOR TWELVE YEARS, AND UNLIMITED MILEAGE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE REFUSED TO OFFER REPLACEMENT, AS DID TWO OTHER LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTERS CONTACTED. I FEEL THE FORD COMPANY IS LIABLE FOR REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY SEAT BELT THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION SAFELY FOR THE USEABLE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

703595

RECALL 97I-OO3.OOO. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 10TH, 1998, STILL NO PESPONSE BACK FROM DEALER REGARDING PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

830404

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000) IN APRIL. NOTIFIED DEALER. INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER NEEDS TO ORDER PARTS & WILL CALL. OWNER CALLED BACK (7/24/98) & INFORMED PARTS FOR SEAT BACK BUCKLE ON BACKORDER, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

825828

Incident

Jul 24, 1998

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 97I-003.000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97M90, SEAT BELT BUCKLE. DEALER STATED PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, DEALER NEEDED TO INSPECT VEHICLE BEFORE REPLACING PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

825281

Incident

Jun 25, 1998

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97I003000), SEAT BELT BUCKLES. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. LEFT IT 1 FULL DAY. WENT BACK & WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & DOES NOT KNOW IF PARTS WERE ORDERED. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

823962

Incident

May 18, 1998

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT LOCK LIKE THEY SUPPOSE TO DO. THEN AT OTHER TIMES THEY WILL RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THE BELT WILL NOT LOCK. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

NHTSA ID

823575

Incident

Nov 20, 1996

RECALL NOTICE, SEAT BELT BUCKLES, WAS RECEIVED IN EARLY APRIL OF 98. HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL ACTION REPORT WAS COMPLETED. *AK

NHTSA ID

823044

Incident

Apr 4, 1998

RECALL # 971003000/FORD/SEAT BLET BUCKLES; WHEN OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. OWNER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BUCKLES. *AK

NHTSA ID

822521

Incident

Apr 17, 1998

ALL THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. OWNER REPLACED THE SEAT BELTS TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY ARE STILL NOT RETRACTING. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL LISTED ON THE SEAT BELTS, AND THE OWNER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT ON RECALL? (92V-113000). *AK

NHTSA ID

822515

Incident

Apr 7, 1998

`OWNER'S SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THIS MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THE BELTS, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECTIVE MODEL. HAS PROBLEMS WE BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSEGER'S SIDE SEATBELTS. (92V-113). *AK

NHTSA ID

810132

CONSUMER ENTERED AN INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS. HOWEVER, AFTER THE IMPACT THE SEAT BELTS DETACHED. *AK

NHTSA ID

812262

Incident

May 11, 1997

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISMS REQUIRE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BUCKLE AND UNBUCKLE.

NHTSA ID

515675

THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS DIFFICULT TO LATCH. *AK

NHTSA ID

806605