2002 Ford F-250 Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Both front driver and passenger seat belts will pop out of buckle while driving. This happens at any speed.

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL UNLATCHED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON ALL PAVED STREETS AND HIGHWAYS

THE SEAT BELTS COME UNBUCKLED WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS TO THE DRIVE'S SIDE MORE OFTEN THAN PASSENGER SIDE. THE BELT COME UNDONE ON HIGHWAY, IN TOWN, JUST STARTING OUT OR AFTER AN HOUR THERE ISN'T A WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS.THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK ALSO DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BUT IT IS GETTING WORST.

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT HAS STARTED TO RANDOMLY UNBUCKLE. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TOUCHING IT, PRESSING IT OR OTHERWISE INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION. I FIRMLY PRESS THE BUCKLE INTO THE RECEPTACLE, PULL ON IT TO ENSURE IT IS LATCHED AND RANDOMLY IT WILL COME UNDONE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL OR WARRANTY TO COVER IT SO I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW RECEPTACLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED GOING AS SLOW AS 5MPH AND AS FAST AS 50MPH AND IS QUITE STARTLING AS THE SEATBELT INSTANTLY STARTS TO REWIND. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY TRUCK KNOWING THE SEATBELT MIGHT NOT HOLD IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT BELT KEEPS COMING UNLATCHED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING IS STUCK INSIDE. I LATCH IT AND TUG HARD TO MAKE SURE FULLY LATCHED. THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, IT RELEASES FOR NO REASON. MY BEST FRIENDS 2006 F250 ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,243. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITHOUT ANY REASON, MY DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT HAS UNBUCKLED ITSELF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING (SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR). AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS A FEW TIMES I BEGAN INSERTING THE BUCKLE AND JIGGLING IT AND PULLING IT TO MAKE SURE IT LOCKED FIRMLY BEFORE DRIVING. EVEN AFTER HAVING DONE THIS, THERE HAVE STILL BEEN TIMES WHEN IT UNBUCKLED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. IF I GET INTO IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT OFFER ANY RESTRAINT/PROTECTION. *TR

AT RANDOM INTERVALS, WITH NO PROVOCATION, MY SEAT BELT WILL UNCLICK ITSELF. AFTER I RE-BUCKLE, TUGGING ON IT WILL NOT CAUSE IT TO RELEASE. HOWEVER THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED FOUR TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE LACK OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE HIS INFORMATION AND WOULD MOST LIKELY INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ATA ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DETACHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE SEAT BELT WERE TO DETACH DURING A CRASH, IT COULD CAUSE LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELTS (NHTSA CAMPING ID NUMBER: 01V227001 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ) BUT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2001 MODEL AND NOT THE 2002 MODEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME CONSEQUENCE AS STATED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2001 MODEL F-250. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 03/11/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FATHER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER FATHER SUSTAINED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CRASH WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 9994827 WAS FILED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELTS CONTINUED TO LOCK UP. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT RELEASE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPAIRS. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT INTERMITTENTLY RELEASES AND RETRACTS AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER. AT FIRST I ASSUMED THAT I HAD NOT PROPERLY SEATED THE MALE END INTO THE FEMALE END. EVENTUALLY, I DEVELOPED A HABIT OF SEATING THE BUCKLE AND THEN TUGGING FIRMLY ON THE BELT TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS SECURELY CONNECTED. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND UPON BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE WARRANTEE IS EXPIRED AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT FROM THE SAME COMPANY THAT SOLD ME A FAULTY ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD IS APPARENTLY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES IN THIS CASE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS AND HAVE UNDER 70000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM, NOR HAVE I HEARD OF SEAT BELT LATCHING MECHANISMS WEARING OUT.

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY ISMAEL MERANDES RECORDING SECRETARY OF THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONTAL AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY ROAD BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER OF THE ASTRO VAN DIED IN THE COLLISION ALTHOUGH ASTRO'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

DRIVING APROX.35- 40 MPH IN OUR FORD F-250 WHEN A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US.. I HIT THE BREAKS AND TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT. POINT OF IMPACT WAS AT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK (AT THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER AREA). HOWEVER NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL HER CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER TILTED STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID A DOG ON THE ROAD. DRIVE R LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES , AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES AT THIS TIME. *AK