Complaint 1394990
2008 FORD EXPLORER • SEAT BELTS • incident Jul 11, 2017
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1394990
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- SEAT BELTS
- Incident Date
- Jul 11, 2017
- Date Received
- Jul 26, 2017
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SEAT BELTS
Owner Narrative
THE DRIVER'S SAFETY DEVICE (SEAT BELT) DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO CLICK/LOCK IT IN PLACE, EVEN WITH FORCEFUL PRESSURE. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WILL COME UNLOCKED. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR NOT IN MOTION. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN PLACE (NO DASH LIGHTS INDICATING IT IS NOT) BUT THEN IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME OUT OF THE LOCKED POSITION. WHAT GOOD IS A SEAT BELT IF IT DOESN'T WORK? THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND AND ME.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.