2001 Ford F-350 Air Bags & Restraints Problems

FRONT SEAT BELT UNBUCKLES ITSELF. HAPPENS MOSTLY IN MOTION. TRUCK DOES NOT SHOW RECALLS OPEN.

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND IS FAULTY SET FEELS LOOSE FROM CAB.

DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY BUCKLED. WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE THAT THIS BELT SPONTANEOUSLY UNLATCHES LEAVING ME UNPROTECTED. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HOW I OPERATE THE BUCKLE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DURING ANY KIND OF DRIVING..

I SLID ON BLACK ICE COASTING DOWN A SMALL HILL ON THE ROADWAY DOING 35 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE. THE MOMENTUM & WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE MADE THE VEHICLE VEER OFF THE ROAD INTO A PINE TREE. DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS & STEER IN THE DIRECTION WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SLIDING (AS WE WERE ALWAYS TAUGHT TO DO), I HAD NO CONTROL OVER WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS GOING. I HIT A PINE TREE RATHER HARD. MY FRIEND WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME & WATCHED IT HAPPEN. I HIT (BRUISED) MY ARM & KNEE BUT DIDN'T REQUIRE AN AMBULANCE. THE FRAME, FENDER, HOOD & HEADLIGHT ALL GOT CRUMPLED. LUCKILY THE STEEL FRAME, HEAVY LARGE TOW HOOK IN FRONT & STEEL BUMPER TOOK MOST OF THE FORCE CAUSING THOSE PARTS & THE STEEL COMPLETE FRAME (INCLUDING THE LEAF SPRINGS UNDERNEATH) TO CRUMPLE UNDER IMPACT. THE PINE TREE WOUND UP EMBEDDED IN & ALL AROUND THAT HOOK & GRILL. HOWEVER, THE FORCE OF SUCH A CRASH SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED THE 2 FRONT AIRBAGS. NEITHER ONE DID DEPLOY! MY QUESTION IS, WHY DIDN'T IT?! THE IMPACT SURELY WAS ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AN AIRBAG! ARE THEY DEFECTIVE?! LUCKILY I DIDN'T SUSTAIN GREAT INJURIES OR GET KILLED. HOW ARE WE TO TRUST THE SAFETY OF VEHICLES WHEN THE VERY PARTS THAT ARE INSTALLED DON'T PERFORM THEIR JOB? WE TRUST THE VEHICLES TO BE RELIABLE & PROTECT US. THAT'S WHY WE CHOOSE CERTAIN VEHICLES & PAY BIG BUCKS TO HAVE THE SAFETY FEATURES WE WANT IN THEM & TO PROTECT US. IRONICALLY, THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. A FAMILY MEMBER'S FORD PICKUP'S AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED EITHER WHEN THEY HAD A FRONTAL CRASH. WHAT IS FORD DOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES' AIRBAGS NOT FUNCTIONING?! IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES A VEHICLE MUST BE SAFE BY BEING IN GOOD WORKING ORDER! WE PAY FOR SAFETY & EVERYTHING TO BE WORKING PROPERLY YET ARE FINDING OUT FORD VEHICLES AREN'T BUILT AS FORD TOUGH AS THEY CLAIM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT HAD A SEIZURE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD AND CRASH INTO TWO PARKED VEHICLES. HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED CONCUSSION AND ABRASIONS OVER HIS EYE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,100.

VEHICLE ACCIDENT FRONT END COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. 2001, FORD, F350, VIN 1FTWW32S7ED86805. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT CUT A TREE IN HALF, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED, NO WARNING LIGHT APPEARED PRIOR TO THE CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED. *JB THE SEAT BELTS WERE SLIT. SCC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO RAN A RED LIGHT. CONSUMER SUFFERED SOME INJURIES DUE TO AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. FORD AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND FORD WAS SHOWING NO CONCERN. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD UNLATCH BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELT), BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BUCKLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND HIT A DITCH. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD AND FACE INJURIES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ONE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH AND RESULTED IN ASPHYXIATION. *NM ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS KILLED. CONSUMER READ ABOUT RECALLS INVOLVING FAULTY SEAT BELTS IN FORD TRUCKS. DEALER WILL NOT GIVE THE CONSUMER THE INFORMATION. THE SELLER OF THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CONTACT THE CONSUMER. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 01V227001. *TC

I REPORTED AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 4/3/2001 AND BROUGHT TRUCK IN TO SERVICE ON 4/4/2001 I WAS TOLD THAT A SENSOR ON THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT OPERATE I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK HAD A RECALL AND PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK I SHOULD BRING IT BACK IN 3 DAYS . MY WIFE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD HER THEY MAILED NOTICES ON MARCH 8TH 2001 ABOUT THE RECALL THEY DID NOT ADMIT THAT THEIR WAS A FAILURE IN THE SENSORS!!! FORD SHIPPED MY TRUCK TO APPLE VALLEY FORD AND THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED ON 3/12/2001 I TOOK DELIVERY ON 3/13/2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS PUT MY LIFE AT RISK KNOWING THAT THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK PRIOR TO MY TAKING DELIVERY AND NOW KNOWS THAT A SENSOR TURNS OFF MY AIR BAG AT RANDOM PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER AND IT MUST BE DELT WITH TODAY THANKYOU IN ADVANCE [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE TRAVELING WITH SEAT BELT ON SEAT BELT LOCKS TO BODY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOOK AROUND OR SIT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED VEHICLE AHEAD. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

RESTRAINT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK