1999 Ford Escort seat belts problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1999 Ford Escort — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“During the use of the back passenger seat belt, it became jammed and will not come out enough to use or roll back up to try and reuse. *tr”
filed Nov 7, 2007
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford escort. While driving between 30-35 mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash on the front passenger side. The frontal seat belt webbings did not lock (nhtsa campaign id number 04e048000) and the front air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered severe strain…”
filed Aug 28, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Trw vehicle safety systems, inc. Is recalling certain service replacement seatbelt retractors (driver's side front retractor in gray) manufactured in december 2002 and sold as a service replacement part between december…
04V09 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 12, 2004
Seat Belts problems in other Escort years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Escort | 2 | 3% |
| 2000 Escort | 11 | 11% |
| 1998 Escort | 17 | 5% |
| 1997 Escort | 12 | 2% |
| 1996 Escort | 77 | 38% |
| 1995 Escort | 152 | 26% |
| 1994 Escort | 79 | 28% |
| 1993 Escort | 109 | 29% |
| 1992 Escort | 28 | 17% |
| 1991 Escort | 71 | 22% |
| 1990 Escort | 10 | 10% |
| 1989 Escort | 19 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Ford Escort
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.