1996 Ford Escort

THE CABLE THAT OPERATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING AND THEN LITERALLY SNAPPED IN TWO. THE SHOULDER BELT IS NOW NO LONGER OPERABLE. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, I WILL LIKELY GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE CABLE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THE DEALER ALSO SAID HE DIDN'T WANT BOTHERED WITH IT 'CAUSE IT'S A TOUGH ONE TO FIX AND WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO. HE TOLD ME TO GO TO A JUNKYARD, BUY THE PART AND PUT IT IN MYSELF. FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. IN DOCUMENTING MY COMPLAINT, THEY INDICATED I AM ANGRY BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. THAT IS NOT TRUE. I WANT THEM TO PAY TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEIR PRODUCT IS FAULTY AND PUTS MY LIFE AT RISK EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL SOON, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHER FORD OWNERS LISTED ON YOUR SITE AS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK MIDWAY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, FINALLY IT CAME OFF THE TRACK. I DO NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT TO WEAR NOW. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT PROBLEM BEGAN AT UNDER 10,OOO MI VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALER WAS REPAIRED (MAYBE? OR WAS IT ONLY RESET?) OXYGEN SENSOR' S (2 )HAD TO BE REPLACED TO PASS EMISSION TEST. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PASSENGER DOOR HAD PROBLEM TOOK TO DEALER WHO SORT OF FIXED IT. AT LEAST ONE COULD OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT. EVENTUALLY PROBLEM RESURFACED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE SEAT BELTS AND WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURENCE. I AM A CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER AND I NOTICE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON IN THE FORD SQUAD CARS. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE SEAT BELT ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. UNTIL I SAW YOUR WEB INFO IN A MAGAZINE, I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS ANY RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO COMPLAIN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IS FRUITLESS. PERHAPS YOUR NUMBER AND INFORMATION NEED TO BE LISTED ON THE VEHICLE INFORMATION BOOKS THAT ARE SUPPLIED TO NEW CAR BUYERS. I ONLY WONDER HOW MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED OTHER THAN TO FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK .

WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR TO MY CAR, THE SEATBELT ACTIVATION CABLE JUMPED THE TRACK AND QUIT HALF WAY. I CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN OKLAHOMA CITY, AND THE FINAL ANSWER TO ME WAS THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I FORCED THE BELT TO THE END OF THE TRACK AND PULLED THE FUSE, DISABELING BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS. MY QUESTION IS HAVE THERE BEEN ANY FATALITIES DUE TO THIS CONDITION, AND IF THERE HAVE HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL. *AK