FordMustang2000
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2000 Ford Mustang Retractor Problems

16
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 16 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 13 records
  • seat belts · 6 records
  • emergency brake · 5 records
  • passenger seat · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi5
100–150k mi1
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 17, 2009 · 67,000 miles

    Retractor

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford mustang. When the contact removed his seat belt, he noticed that it did not retract. He feels this is a safety issue because the seat belt could fail in the event of a crash. The dealer stated that the retractor was failing. The contact refused to have the retractor replaced because the dealer refused to have the retractor investigated to determine why the failure was occurring. No…

    ODI 10267877

  • June 18, 2007

    Retractor

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford mustang. The contact stated that the driver side seat belt retractor has failed. The other three seat belts were repaired under a recall, however, the dealer stated that this failure is not covered. The purchase date, powertrain, and failure mileage were unknown. The current mileage is 80,000.

    ODI 10193718

  • January 3, 2007

    Retractor

    The driver and front passenger seat belts do not retract fully and therefore are safety hazards because there is too much slack. *jb

    ODI 10178355

  • March 14, 2006 · 109,000 miles

    Retractor

    Dt*: the contact stated both front seatbelts do not retract. Also, while the brakes are depressed, the seatbelts lock up. The manufacturer has been alerted.

    ODI 10152669

  • September 16, 2005 · 65,000 miles

    Retractor

    My 2000 ford mustang seat belt wont retract. Called dealer about defect they said not one of cars on recall for this problem. They need to look into expanding the recall to cover more cars with this problem. *jb

    ODI 10140075

  • November 1, 2004 · 75,000 miles

    Retractor

    The passenger seat belt will not retract from the retractor. Any one riding in the passenger seat is left unrestrained. The dealer was notified. *nm *nm

    ODI 10111735

  • November 1, 2003

    Conventional · Retractor

    Dt: the contact owns a 2000 ford mustang. While the vehicle is parked on a hill and the emergency brake is on the vehicle will continue to roll down a hill. The vehicle was purchased in november 2003. The repair shop said that it was something wrong with the emergency brake. The emergency brake, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin, according to the dealership and the manufacturer. In most…

    ODI 10137674

  • January 14, 2003 · 70,000 miles

    Retractor

    Consumer complained that the front seat belts were stuck in the retractors. Dealer examined the belts and will not replace them for free. One of the belts broke a year ago, and the other one just recently.*ak *tc

    ODI 10084047

  • October 30, 2002 · 85,000 miles

    Retractor

    Seat belt not retracting properly when trying to wear. *la

    ODI 10052647

  • June 28, 2002

    Retractor

    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

    ODI 8019827

  • May 11, 2002

    Retractor

    Safety belt will not stay in retainer clip. Bad design.*ak

    ODI 761782

  • October 10, 2001

    Retractor

    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…

    ODI 755798

  • August 1, 2000

    Retractor

    Rear ended - restraint provides no whiplash protection- i feel it fails to meet federal regulations.*ak

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 731030

  • May 20, 2000

    Parking Brake · Retractor · Rotor

    Seat belt retractor on the driver's seat was not working properly. Seat would lock up while consumer was driving, at times consumer could not wear the seat belt at all. Contacted dealer. *ak the seat belt locks up and strangles consumer. Consumer has a doctors note, so he doesn't have to wear the seat belt. This vehicle came equipped with a non working emergency brake that does not hold the vehicle. Consumers…

    1 injury

    ODI 8015210

  • Retractor

    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

    ODI 10034555

  • 4,000 miles

    Retractor

    THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. *JB

    ODI 10019669