10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 92,098 miles
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The seat belt quit locking in place shortly after I purchased the truck
- Prattville, AL, USA
Whoever tested our seatbelts on this vehicle years ago at the Ford dealership in Florence, Alabama did not do a good test. When me or my husband are driving the driver side seatbelt will release and we have to pull over to fasten it back again. It will do this several times while driving, which is a safety hazard. It has to be a defect in the connection of the seatbelt. The one on the passenger side works and have not had any problems with it coming undone. It is only the one on the driver's side that wants to come undone while driving. We will put it on and tug on it and it stays but when driving it will not stay fastened long. When they did the test at the Ford dealer in Florence, Alabama many years ago, all they did was fasten it without sitting in the seat and tug on it a few times and said it passed. We then moved to Texas in November of 2001 and on the way there it started releasing going down the road. Since the seatbelt was tested back then we were not sure if we could get it tested again for that purpose. Is there anything we can do to get this fixed even though we had it tested already once before?
- El Paso, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the passenger-??s and driver-??s side seat belts would unbuckle without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V227001 (Seat Belts) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
- Coxs Creek, KY, USA
My drivers seat belt buckle does not work properly.
- Oakland Park, FL, USA
The driver seat belt will unlatch on it's own while the car is in motion. Driver reattached the buckle. Driver pulled on buckle to make sure it was secure. Seat belt unlatched 2 more times while driving.
- San Clemente, CA, USA
Front passenger seat belt will not lock. Was on a trip, arrived at destination, went to leave and the front passenger seat belt would not buckle. Still won't buckle. I am concerned, what if the drivers side buckle fails while I'm driving it? I did read of some others failing.
- Armada, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While the vehicle was at an independent mechanic for routine service, the driver's seat belt inflated without warning. The following day, the passenger side seat belt also inflated. The vehicle was taken to lithia Ford of missoula (3943 brooks St, missoula, mt 59804, 406-251-2525) where the technician recommended a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 162,500.
- Missoula, MT, USA
Driver's side seat belt buckle becomes disconnected for no reason and no indication on the dash.
- Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Driver seat belt will not retract or extend belt cannot be buckled. Sometimes if I speed up to around 30 mph belt will release but hard to buckle while driving.
- Southaven, MS, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While driving 20 mph, the driver and passenger seat belts became unlatched without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.
- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While driving the vehicle, the seat belt loosened. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 01V227001 (seat belts). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 255,506.
- Houston, TX, USA
2 out of 3 of my seat belts will not latch. I contacted Ford and advised them O found a recall online about this. Ford stated recalls are VIN specific. I advised Ford that many people have reported this same issue online and found a recall. Ford refuses to fix it from Ford dealership level to customer relations level. It has been this way since I bought the vehicle unknown how long ago it started.
- Greensboro, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the front driver side safety belt unlatched as the seat belt warning indicator illuminated continuously. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000....updated 02/08/16
- Wrightsville, PA, USA
I didn't even know this website existed. Found it in aaa westways magazine. The date and mileage I submitted is not accurate because this event happened on/off about 5-7 years ago. Intermittently the drivers seatbelt will unbuckle by itself while driving. I contacted our local Ford dealer and asked if they knew of any recalls and they stated "no". I definitely feel this is a serious safety issue especially now that my daughters are driving now. Can you please help to get this problem fixed? thank you for your help.
- Monrovia, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 15 mph over railroad tracks, the seat belt inadvertently loosened. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 81,635.
- Helena, MT, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the front driver side seat belt unlatched independently while driving. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number 01V227000 (seat belts). The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
- Lima, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the driver side seat belt failed to latch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
- Midlothian , VA, USA
While shifting about in the driver's seat to back up and look rearward to guide the vehicle in reverse, the driver's seat belt unexpectedly came unbuckled and began to retract. I thought that I must have been at fault and not properly buckled it even though the normal warning lite and sounds indicating an unbuckled seat belt were not evident. Owners began to "tug" the belt after latching it each time to ensure proper closure and verify buckle engaged. The same events, usually encountered while shifting position in the driver's seat, happened repeatedly even though buckles initial engagement had been test verified by the driver each time. We were obviously concerned that in any accident, that belt might disengage and cause us increased harm as a result. We took to dealership and asked if any recalls or customer complaints had prompted the manufacturer to fix stated issue with safety equipment. Champion Ford (an autonation dealership) in houston on katy freeway stated no known issues or complaints. Being a master certified technician for over 20 years myself, I asked them to contact manufacturer on our behalf ask for assistance to prevent these issues, which was denied by Ford and no assistance provided. I theorized and inspected the mechanisms myself and requested they provide me, at our cost, the driver's side buckle mechanism that bolts to the floor on the inside edge of the driver's seat. I installed the component myself and have not had a single issue subsequent to that installation proving beyond a shadow the buckle mechanism is defective, both in not warning us and physically not engaging 100%. I waited this long to ensure the issue was resolved, and having moved our home, to again locate that replacement part which would be available to NHTSA at no cost, or Ford (at replacement value I paid) for inspection. Part number 1L7Z 7861203 aag.
- Elgin, TX, USA
All the seatbelts are broken or want latch.
- Varnville, SC, USA
- Lockhart, SC, USA