Mercury Topaz seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMACTIC SHOULDER RETRACTING STUCK AT TOP OF TRACK

NHTSA complaint #11023742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

LOTS OF PEELING ON THE PAINT. ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'VE HAD SO MUCH FIXED ON THIS CAR ALREADY AND SPENT LOTS OF MONEY. PLEASE ADVISE.

NHTSA complaint #10069252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

BOUGHT CAR AT MOONEYS DESERT HOT SPRINGS AUTO SALES IN OCTOBER 10,2002 AS USED CAR. SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK. SUSPENSION SHAKES, BRAKES MAKE NOISE. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT FIST TRIP. DRIVERS WINDOW DOES NOT RETRACK RIGHT. ENGINE OVER HEAT WHEN IDLING. WATER PUMP WENT OUT. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER DO NOT WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10069163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

MY AIR CONDITIONING WON'T WORK, MY STEERING IS A PROBLEM, WHEN I HIT THE GAS PEDAL ONCE AND THEN LET GO OF IT, MY STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITON. MY VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKS SO BAD THAT IT SMOKES. I PUT 3 QUARTS IN IT TO GO ABOUT 20 MILES AND THAT REALLY SUCKS.

NHTSA complaint #10070262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN; I BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER'S CAR IN FOR SEATBELT REPAIR. THERE WAS FAILURE OF THE SHOULDER STRAP TO OPEN WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAMMONTON AUTO GROUP WHITE HORSE PIKE HAMMONTON NJ. ON 6/25 THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN- CHARGING $80 TO DIAGNOSE THAT THE SWITCH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED REPLACING. THE PART COST $10 THE JOB WAS TO COST $260 - WHICH I FEEL WAS A CUSTOMER RIPOFF. WE DECIDED TO GET THE JOB DONE DESPITE THE OUTRAGEOUS COST. ON 6/26 WHEN WE ARRIVED TO PICK UP THE CAR-THIS SERVICE DEPT FIXED THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH WAS NEVER BROKEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DIDN'T WORK AFTER AN $80 DIAGNOSTICS FEE. I AM NEVER GOING TO THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I AM ALSO REPORTING THIS TO THE BBB AND TO WHOEVER ELSE I CAN COMPLAIN TO. THIS IS WHY SO MANY AMERICANS ARE NOT BUYING FROM FORD ANYMORE.

NHTSA complaint #10070466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL# 96V071000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH. IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE MANEUVERED FOR SOME ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PARTS TO FUNCTION. FOR INSTANCE, AIR CONDITIONER WILL COME ON BY MANEUVERING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO, ELECTRIC SEAT BELTS/POWER WINDOWS/ TURN SIGNALS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T OPERATE.

NHTSA complaint #10037961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

I PURCHASED A CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2002, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK,THE A/C AND HEATER DO NOT WORK. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AFTER AP. 300 MILES, WATER PUMP SHORTLY THERE AFTER. ALL 4 TIRES TREADED APART. ELECTRONIC SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT WORK. GAS GAGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. HEATS UP WHEN IDLING. EXCESSIVE WOBBLE IN REAR END. FRONT END MAY BE FROM 1992 NOT 1993 MODEL OF CAR. DRIVERS WINDOW DOES NOT RETRACK RIGHT. TRUNK LID HOOK DOES NOT WORK. BRAKES MAKE NOISE. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WHEN NOT IN USE THE SEAT BELT MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING WHICH HAS DRAINED THE BATTERY, AND COULD ALSO CAUSE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, NOW THE PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. CONTACTED DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #8017138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT RETRACT. SHOULDER BELT PORTION IS LOCKED IN AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED SEAT BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #893340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BECOMES JAMMED WITHIN RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #890936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

CONSUMER HAS HAD PAST PROBLEMS WITH FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. BELT HAS TO BE TUGGED ON TO RETRACT. MOTOR MAKES A GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #889918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #887694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

RETRACTOR SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES FAILED AD BECAME STUCK. BELTS WILL NOT COME OUYT OR RETRACT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #887115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAKES A REAL FUNNY NOISE WHEN IT GETS STUCK AT TOP. SHAKE IT, AND IT WILL GO BACK DOWN. BUCKLES WON'T RELEASE. IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO BE CUT OUT.

NHTSA complaint #886949 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #881886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SHOULDER BELT IS IN OPEN POSITION/STUCK ON TRACK. CONSUMER CAN ONLY USE LAP BELT, AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #881270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

THE LAP SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY FOR CONSUMERS CHILD, THE SHOULDER BELT RUBS THE NECK AREA. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #783869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM(SHOULDER BELT) LOCKED UP AND BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A HORRIBLE NOISE THAT IS EMITTED FROM THE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY UNIT. THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM OCCURED WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #555799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.