21 of the 1,009 complaints about the 1992 Ford Taurus are about the seat belts — 2% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 190,000 miles.
21
Complaints
7
Crashes
0
Fires
6
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SEAT BELTS
A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN, T-BONED ME ON FRONT PASS-SIDE PUSHING ME OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, LEFT BAG BLEW SHRAPNEL CUTTING MY FACE AND INJURING MY RIGHT EYE.
NHTSA complaint #11002487 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK DURING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. PASSENGER WAS INJURED, SUSTAINING A CERVICAL FRACTURE.
NHTSA complaint #10047333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT CLIP NOT WORKING. FORD COMPANY SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT IF YOUR CAR IS OVER 50,000 MILES AND I HAVE OVER 120,000 MILES ON MY CAR. PH
NHTSA complaint #10006217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
I OWN TWO TAURUS STATION WAGONS, THIS ONE AND A 1990 MODEL, BOTH PURCHASED USED. BOTH HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS IN COMMON. THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON BOTH CARS HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. ON THE 1992 MODEL, THIS LED TO A LEAKING REAR WHEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE CYLINDER DUE TO OVERHEATING. ON THE 1990 MODEL, I ONCE DROVE 2 HOURS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. THIS LATER CAUSED THE REAR RIGHT SPINDLE TO BEND, PUTTING THE TIRE SEVERELY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE HEAT HAD ESSENTIALLY ANNEALED AND SOFTENED THE SPINDLE. NO MECHANIC I HAVE TALKED TO HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES. BOTH BECAME UNRELIABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SIMILAR MODEL CARS AT THE JUNKYARD ALSO HAD BROKEN BUCKLES. BOTH AT TIMES APPEARED TO BE BUCKLED, THEN LATER SLID OPEN. MR
NHTSA complaint #768463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WITH A LIGHT POLE AT 30-40 MPH AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8013037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT SYSTEM IS BROKE AND FAILS TO LOCK INTO POSITION, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS COMPONENT IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND IS NOT AFFECTED BY A RECALL.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT CABLE SEPARATED WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP.*SLC
NHTSA complaint #8002080 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
AFTER A QUICK STOP CABLE OF THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT ON FLOORBOARD SNAPPED. NO INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #8001695 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER BELT FITS TOO CLOSE TO NECK OF CONSUMER. MJS
NHTSA complaint #546561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE SEAT BELT WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. EVERY TIME THE FRONT DOOR OPENS OR THE CAR IS STARTED, A RINGING SOUND OCCURS AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. IT IS ANNOYING AND DRAINING POWER FROM THE BATTERY. FORD CORP. SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE IT IS OVER 5 YEARS OLD. *AK.ET.
NHTSA complaint #838230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WON'T WORK DUE TO THE LATCH. PART OF THE SEAT IS STICKING OUT AND THE LATCH WON'T HOOK IN THE LOCK WHERE THE RELEASE BUTTON IS LOCATED.
NHTSA complaint #835101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES. THE CONSUMER SET FURTHER THAN 10 INCHES AWAY FROM THE AIRBAG. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO GO FORWARD UNTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK.ET.
NHTSA complaint #831884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE MIDDLE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCHING MECHANISM BROKE, CAUSING BELT NOT TO LATCH INTO BUCKLE PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #822726 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE WHEN USING THE SEAT BELT. IT DOES NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #822477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #518620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN REACHING OVER TO RELEASE SEAT BELT FROM THE BELT BUCKLE, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DETACHED FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON.
NHTSA complaint #814493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE RESTRAINT BELT DID NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #816127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #982839 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #981005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT
NHTSA complaint #975853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT FASTEN, DUE TO THE SPRING BROKEN. TT
NHTSA complaint #963647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION. TT
NHTSA complaint #962755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.