FaultScore

1994 Ford Taurus seat belt problems

10 of the 1,284 complaints about the 1994 Ford Taurus are about the seat belts — 1% of everything reported for this model year.

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10

Complaints

1

Crashes

0

Fires

1

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Anchorage 5 50.0%
Buckle Assembly 2 20.0%
Seat Belts 1 10.0%
Retractor 1 10.0%
Webbing 1 10.0%

Seat Belts across every Ford Taurus year

1987 23 4.5%
1988 34 6.7%
1989 144 28.2%
1990 25 4.9%
1991 10 2.0%
1992 21 4.1%
1993 14 2.7%
1994 10 2.0%
1995 11 2.2%
1996 25 4.9%
1997 25 4.9%
1998 29 5.7%
1999 63 12.3%
2000 39 7.6%
2001 24 4.7%
2002 14 2.7%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Shreveport, LA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SEATBELT COVER BROKEN. MJS

NHTSA complaint #546511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Battle Ground, WA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEAT BELT HOUSING LOCK FELL OFF THE SEAT, LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO WAY TO SNAP THE SEAT BELT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #834546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sumter, SC

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FRAYED AND FELL OFF.

NHTSA complaint #526997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Booneville, IN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SAFETY SELT STITCHING SEAMS CAME APART. CONSUMER CLAIMED SEAMS WERE COMING APART AT TIME OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #518372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vistal, NY

SEAT BELTS

THIS CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS PUT ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A MONTH. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET RESPONDED OR SENT THE PARTS.

NHTSA complaint #814560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Booneville, IN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SAFETY BELT STITCHING SEAMS CAME APART.

NHTSA complaint #515022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Havre, MT

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

SHOULDER HARNESS ON CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT TOO LOOSE.

NHTSA complaint #507213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Worcester, MA Crash 2 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE PRIOR TO RECALL 92V-113).

NHTSA complaint #985591 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Upper Marlbo, MD

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE INFO ON BOTH INCIDENTS. TT

NHTSA complaint #975371 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Plattsmouth, NE

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNLATCHING BELT. TT

NHTSA complaint #974929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1994 Ford Taurus problems

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