Trinity, FL
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS AT RANDOM TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #11282042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2002 Ford Expedition seat belt problems
20 of the 415 complaints about the 2002 Ford Expedition are about the seat belts — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 100,000 miles.
20
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Seat Belts
15
75.0%
Front
3
15.0%
Buckle Assembly
2
10.0%
Seat Belts across every Ford Expedition year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 153 miles
Wildomar, CA
SEAT BELTS
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN ,THE TRUCK STARTS MAKING TOMUCH NOISE AND AIR SUPENTION DIDN'T GO UP NO MORE . AND STOP MAKING NOISE .
NHTSA complaint #11253901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 170,000 miles
Mesa, AZ
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS FRONT, PASSENGER SIDE UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE IN MOTION. IT CAN HAPPEN DURING CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BY ANYONE AND IS FACTORY ORIGINAL. SEEMS LIKE A DANGER TO PASSENGERS.
NHTSA complaint #10958288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 123,000 miles
Scottsdale, AZ
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD UNLATCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.
NHTSA complaint #10811530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 160,000 miles
Elizabethton, TN
SEAT BELTS
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS RANDOMLY UNBUCKLED ITSELF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A RELIABLE RESTRAINT WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. AFTER MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM SEVERAL CONSUMERS THIS SAFETY DEVICE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
NHTSA complaint #10705982 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 180,000 miles
Bakersfield, CA
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS IN THE FRONT WILL RANDOMLY UNLOCK. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE EQUIPMENT IS FACTORY ORIGINALS. THIS HAS BECOME A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO UNLOCK.
NHTSA complaint #10668626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 35,000 miles
SAN Angelo, TX
SEAT BELTS
BE DRIVING ANY SPEED IT WORKS AND BOTH SEAT BELTS LOCKING LATCH WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS GOT WORSE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH ANY MORE.
NHTSA complaint #10668167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 miles
Bakersfield, CA
SEAT BELTS
BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER LATCHES UNBUCKLE AT RANDOM TIMES. DESPITE SECURE ENTRY CONFIRMED.
NHTSA complaint #10617360 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 151,919 miles
Gilbert, AZ
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RANDOMLY UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING DESPITE HAVING BEEN PROPERLY LATCHED TO START.
NHTSA complaint #10594532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 107,000 miles
Stillwater, MN
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELT RANDOMLY COMES UNFASTENED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WASN'T BUCKLING IT PROPERLY BUT HAVE SINCE BEGUN YANKING ON IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS BUCKLED EACH TIME I DRIVE IT. IT JUST RELEASES ON ITS OWN, WHETHER I AM GOING 10-20 MILES PER HOUR OR FREEWAY SPEED. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES EACH TRIP.
NHTSA complaint #10521510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 183,000 miles
Gallatin, TN
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY WIFES SEATBELT BECAME UNBUCKLED. THEN, ON 2/27/2013 WHEN I PUT MY VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, MY SEATBELT CAME UNBUCKLED. FOR BOTH SEATS TO BECOME UNBUCKLED WITH NO EXTERNAL INFLUENCE CONVINCES ME WE ARE NOT SAFE IN OUR 2002 FORD EXPEDITION.
NHTSA complaint #10500760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 162,632 miles
Barboursville, VA
Crash
2 injured
SEAT BELTS
WE WERE REAR ENDED WHILE SITTING AT A REDLIGHT. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO LAUNCH THE 6000 LB EXPEDITION 20-30 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. 2 OUT OF 5 SEAT BELTS OPENED UP AND THOSE 2 OCCUPANTS WENT FLYING AROUND IN THE CAR. THANK GOD IT WAS NOT A HEAD ON COLLISION. I NEVER RETESTED OR CHECKED THE SEATBELTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND SENT TO A SALVAGE YARD IN NC BY TRAVELERS INSURANCE. INJURIES WERE WHIP LASH, STRAINED NECKS AND CERVICAL COMPRESSION AND CONCUSSIONS.
NHTSA complaint #10440107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 45,000 miles
Torrance, CA
SEAT BELTS
DRIVERS SEATBELT UNLATCHES RANDOMLY. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I HAVE DONE NOTHING AT THIS POINT. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST 150 TO FIX ON MY OWN. THE 2001 MODEL HAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY ARE FIXING THOSE FOR FREE.
NHTSA complaint #10374054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Temperance, MI
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER LATCH.
NHTSA complaint #10281209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 74,000 miles
Pickens, SC
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2002 EXPEDITION AND AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNLATCHING. I LOOKED IT UP AND THE 2001 WAS RECALLED. I CONTACTED FORD AND WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT IS FAULTY BUT NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THEY WON'T FIX IT. IT WILL COST ABOUT $150. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND THEY HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BELTS AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED OR INJURED. WE HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT I WON'T RIDE IN THAT SEAT.
NHTSA complaint #10215939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 59,315 miles
Bedford, TX
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
MY 2002 FORD EXPEDITION FRONT DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. TODAY IS THE MOST RECENT EVENT, SEVERAL SIMULAR EVENTS HAVE HAPPED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS.
NHTSA complaint #10206584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 20,000 miles
Hawthorne, FL
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT LOCKING LATCH WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A RANDOM CONDITION. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT IN THE SHOP AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I WILL HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, BUT THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN NOTED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED.
NHTSA complaint #10175428 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,000 miles
Tucson, AZ
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT FAILS (DISCONNECTS) OFTEN. SERVICE PERSONNEL AT A FORD SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THAT THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT AS BEING A FAULTY FEMALE CONNECTION IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT. THEY STATED THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT WITHOUT FULL COSTS BEING PAID BY ME.
NHTSA complaint #10168176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10 miles
SAN Juan Capistrano, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FORD CONTACTED ME TODAY RESPONDING TO MY EMAIL REGARDING MY SEAT BELT THAT HAS BEEN FALSE LATCHING SINCE I BOUGHT IT ON 1/24/02. THE MAN VERIFIED THE ATTEMPTS I'D MADE AT DEALERSHIPS IN FIXING THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE ONLY THING I DESIRED WAS FOR MY SEAT BELT TO BE FIXED. WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE PHONE, HE SAID ANY SAFETY WARRANTY WAS VOIDED BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 50,0000, AND THE RECALL WAS FOR 2001 FORDS. WHEN ASKED ABOUT ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM DEALERSHIPS DOCUMENTING THEIR EVALUATION OF THE SEATBELT PROBLEM GOING BACK TO 1/02, HE SAID TO TRY TO TAKE THE CAR BACK THERE. [I HAVE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FORD].
NHTSA complaint #10116878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chicago, IL
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONTINENTAL TIRES SENT THE CONSUMER A RECALL/REIBURSEMENT FORM IN REFERENCE TO GRABBER TIRE(S), WHICH WERE BOUGHT BETWEEN AUG 19, 2001-OCT 10,2002/ AW P275/80R17/P275/60R17. THE FRONT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN. SCC
NHTSA complaint #10003924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.