31 of the 1,154 complaints filed about the Ford Econoline are about the seat belts — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
31
Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
5
Crashes
0
Fires
SEAT BELTS
seat belt not pulling out e40d trans starts out going in 3ed gear
NHTSA complaint #11504082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS ARE TO LONG TO SAFELY SECURE A CHILD OR CHILD SEAT. BELTS CANNOT BE DRAWN UP TIGHT ENOUGH TO SECURE A BABY SEAT. NO CHILD RESTRAINT HOOKS EXIST IN THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #10882289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS ON HIGH RPMS WHEN VERY COLD/REAR SEAT BELTS RETRACTOR WILL NOT FEED OUT FREQUENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10220214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
I BELIEVE INEFFECTIVE REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE AND ONLY THE SYMPTOMS ARE BEING TREATED. I HAVE TWO FAILED OIL PUMPS, THREE FAILED WATER PUMPS, A FAILED ALTERNATOR...AND THREE ATTEMPTS TO FIX VARIOUS OIL LEAKS....ALL WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. THE EXHAUST BOLTS THAT WERE PUT ON IN MAY, 2003 WEREN'T EVEN ON IN AUGUST, A COVER THAT GOES UNDER THE RADIATOR FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY...I AM NOW WONDERING WHAT ELSE...IN ADDITION...THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAUSE TO THE CONSTANTLY FAILING WATER PUMPS. THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AC, ETC. FAILURES ARE MINOR IN COMPARISON.
NHTSA complaint #10071142 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING : TIRES (DIRECTIONAL/4 WAY), COURTESY LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, STEERING (NOISE), BRAKES/REAR ANTI-LOCK, SEAT BELTS, SEATS (LOOSE), GAS LEAK, REAR DOOR(S) LEAK/DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE, DASH CRACKED, LOOSE RUNNING BOARD, FRONT FENDER (PASSENGER SIDE), ARM ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN, WIPERS, AND THE IGNITION KEY IS STICKING IN THE START POSITION. (TIRES-COPPER DISCOVER) SCC
NHTSA complaint #10003818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, HOWEVER AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #565853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
WHEN PUTTING SEAT BELT ON IT IS NOT CLOSE TO BODY, AND SEAT BELT IS LOOSE. IF CONSUMER LEANS FORWARD SEAT BELT WILL NOT CATCH, AND BELT DOES NOT ADJUST TO BODY. PLEASE ADD VIN .
NHTSA complaint #6900707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS DO NOT RETRACT ADEQUATELY ENOUGH TO REMOVE ANY SLACK ACROSS THE CHEST AND SHOULDER AREA.
NHTSA complaint #562074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE ON REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT UNLATCHED, CAUSING CHILD IN SAFETY SEAT TO BE THROWN FORWARD, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #887512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ROLLED VAN, ALSO HEAD ON WITH LARGE TREE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. SEAT BELTS LOOSENED A LOT.
NHTSA complaint #739883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE BRAKES FAILED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WERE TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WAS COMMON FOR ABS BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR WHEN SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT HOWEVER THEY DID PLAY WITH PEDAL UNTIL IT CAME UP SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALER NEVER RESOLVED PROBLEM YET WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES , TRANSMISSION,STEERING,OUTSIDE RIGHT MIRROR AND SEAT BELT IN MID RIGHT SEAT DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ANYTHING BUT MIRROR WHICH THEY REPLACED HOWEVER TWO HOURS LATER ANOTHER DEALER SAID SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD ORDER ONE A SECOND DEALER SHORTLY THEREAFTER REPLACED LOOSE LINKAGE IN STEERING, AND REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BURNT OVERDRIVE AND DEFECTIVE PARTS IN LOWER RANGE STILL NO-ONE COULD FIND BRAKE PRBLEM UNTIL CRASH WHEN DEPUTY SHERIFF TESTED BRAKE PEDAL 8 TIMES PUTTING PEDAL TO FLOOR FORD MOTOR CO SAYS THE DEPUTY WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO PERFORM SUCH A TEST AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THERE IS AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT IS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE APPARENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS AS THE MECHANICS STATED THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN WITH THE COMPLAINT
NHTSA complaint #735792 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT UNLATCH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF IT WARRANTY AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS COST WENT TO CONSUMER.
NHTSA complaint #871351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE LOSES OF POWER IN COLD WEATHER. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER USING IT. HAS TO PULL IT BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT TO RETRACT. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #859046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED LETTER OF RECALL, BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED DUE TO WRONG PARTS BEING ORDERED.
NHTSA complaint #708273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY REARENDED ECONOLINE 250. THE DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN OCCUPANTS, RESULTING IN INJURIES. DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #828847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEAT BELTS DO NOT TIGHTEN UP ON DRIVER. A LOT OF SLACK IN THE BELTS. HAS TO HAND FEED THEM INORDER FOR THEM TO TIGHTEN. DEALER REPLACED THE BELTS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
NHTSA complaint #827566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BELT BUCKLE TOO LONG & CAN NOT LOCK PROPERLY. BUCKLE STOCK COMES TO MIDDLE OF DRIVER'S STOMACH. THIS CAUSES SHOULDER BELT TO PULL LAP BELT OVER STOMACH AREA & NOT REST ON LAP PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #825343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE OUTSIDE REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES IN FRONT OF THE BODY, CAUSING THE BELT TO RISE TO THE ABDOMEN . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #824582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #527067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
MIDDLE CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS INSTALLED TOO FAR FORWARD, PREVENTING THE SEATBELTS FROM BUCKLING.
NHTSA complaint #517189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.