2001 Ford F-250 seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL DISENGAGE WITH OUT TOUCHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. I HAVE TRIED USING HIGH PRESSURE AIR THINKING IT WOULD DISLODGE SOMETHING. EVEN TRIED A LITTLE WD-40 TO NO AVAIL. REALLY FRUSTRATING TO HEAR ITS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. DEALERSHIPS SURE DON'T ACT LIKE THEY WANT TO FIX IT. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #11195915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

NHTSA complaint #10893357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME DETACHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A RECALL AND THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000....UPDATED 01/07/16

NHTSA complaint #10767463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SEAT BELT WOULD INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELTS. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO BE INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS) BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10746794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT RANDOM. I'VE SEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THIS WEBSITE, SO I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS AND I DON'T KNOW THE DATE OR MILEAGE WHEN IT STARTED HAPPENING. THE DEALER JUST TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW LATCH FOR AROUND A HUNDRED BUCKS. SEAT BELT LATCHES DON'T JUST WEAR OUT THAT EASY, MY '73 MUSTANG HAS LATCHES THAT STILL WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10618357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE DISCONNECTS RANDOMLY. IT HAS GONE OVER 200 MILES WITHOUT DISCONNECTING, BUT RARELY FURTHER THAN THAT. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AND SO DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. IT DISCONNECTED ABOUT 10 MILES AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER. I PUSH IN THE LEFT SIDE MALE PART AND IT CLICKS. I USUALLY JIGGLE IT AND GIVE IT A TUG, BUT THAT HAS HAD NO EFFECT ON WHEN OR WHERE IT DISCONNECTS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2001, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT IF THE PART WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED AT THAT TIME. I'VE USED THE SAME FORD SERVICE LOCATION SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10447176 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH SECURELY. THIS STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 -

NHTSA complaint #10147086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH KEEPS COMING UNDONE. CONSUMER LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL 01V227001. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD SHE WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. DUE TO VIN. THE BUCKLE STARTED COMING UNDONE ONLY ON BUMPY ROADS. BUT LAST WEEK IT CAME UNDONE TWICE ON A CITY STREET. SHE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE HAD NOT LATCHED IT PROPERLY, BUT ONCE IT STARTED ON THE CITY STREETS, LATCHING WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONCE A YEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10127303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

01 V 227 001/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES: THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD COME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA complaint #10112935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. *AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD RELEASE ITSELF. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW PART AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS GONE. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE PART WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HER TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10105104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS POPPING OUT, EACH TIME IT IS BEING USED WHERE MALE PART COULD LATCH IN, THEN WILL POP OUT. DEALER WILL REPLACE PART.

NHTSA complaint #888065 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.