2000 Ford Mustang Seat Belts
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT OR MAY NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. DRIVER STATES "FRONT PASSENGERS ARE NOT ABLE TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS". *AK *PH
THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. *JB
SAFETY BELT WILL NOT STAY IN RETAINER CLIP. BAD DESIGN.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN IMPACT. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND IT WILL NOT UNLOCK, PASSENGER IS STUCK INSIDE OF SEAT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *MJ
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY SAFETY BELT HARNESS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I START TO LATCH MY SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IT WILL TWIST AND I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND HELP IT RETRACKED. SOMETIMES IT WON'T RETRACK PROPERLY AND I HAVE TO WEAR IT AS IS. WHEN THE BELT ISN'T LIKE IT SHOULD BE AND IF I APPLY MY BRAKES TO SUDDENLY STOP IT WON'T CATCH LIKE A SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSED TO. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12/18/2001 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIX AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL OPERATION. MY CAR DID NOT DO THIS UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD. I AM A FAITHFUL SEATBELT WEARER AND I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WEARING THIS ONE. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR COMPANY DOESN'T GET IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CUSTOMER AND THE DEALER; HOWEVER THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HASN'T BEEN WORKED ON DUE TO THEM NOT FINDING ANYTHING. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS ISN'T THE WAY ALL FORD VEHICLES ARE STRUCTURED. IF THAT WERE TRUE I WOULD HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT A YEAR AGO NOT ONE YEAR AND 6 MONTHS LATER. I DO NOT WISH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE DEALERSHIP I AM CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY WHEN I DRIVE. THE PASSENAGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS FINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING MY CASE. AUDREY CALDWELL. *AK
SEAT BELT GET STUCK. SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECAL # 99V250000. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T HOLD, IT HANGS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK UP. *AK
REAR ENDED - RESTRAINT PROVIDES NO WHIPLASH PROTECTION- I FEEL IT FAILS TO MEET FEDERAL REGULATIONS.*AK
I AM 5' TALL. THE SHOULDER BELT CROSSES AT MY NECK AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REDESIGN THE SEAT BELT EQUIPMENT TO ACCOMODATE THE IMPROPER SHOULDER BELT FIT. *AK
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The 2000 Ford Mustang has 35 Seat Belts complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.