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Complaint 329420

1989 FORD TAURUS • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE • incident Dec 1, 2001

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
329420
Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Model Year
1989
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Incident Date
Dec 1, 2001
Date Received
Jan 15, 2002
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Owner Narrative

WEBBING ON BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS CAUSE THEM NOT TO RETRACT AFTER SEAT BELTS ARE LOCKED, ALSO IT'S HARD TO LOCK THE BELTS EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WEBBING IS GOOD, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT DOES RESTRAIN CONSUMER IF THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED SUDDENLY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELTS, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.8JB

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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