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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004255877 | Incident Date: Jan, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MENOMONIE | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seat belts:front:retractor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FASP11J6TR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 20 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My son owns a 1996 ford escort which has a motorized shoulder harness assembly. the shoulder harness jammed and he could no longer use that part, although the seat belt worked. i took it to the local ford dealership. they said parts & labor to replace the track & motor were over $500! this is probably half of what the car is worth. he was then stopped for a seat belt violation and told by the wisconsin state trooper it had to be fixed. after several calls to salvage yards i was fortunate enough to find a used one at at reasonable price. however i was surprised to find out this is a very common problem, and most of the salvage yards didn't have them because of the demand. i don't think such an important safety item should cost so much to replace, especially when they are apparently a poor design and commonly need fixing.*ak |
