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..

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL RANDOMLY COME UNBUCKLED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TT

DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, RURAL ROAD IN HEAVY FOG. RIGHT TIRE CAUGHT THE SOFT SHOULDER, VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A STEEP-BANKED CREEK APPROXIMATELY 8 FT WIDE. FRONT OF TRUCK HIT HARD ON THE OPPOSITE BANK AND BACK END OF TRUCK LANDED IN THE CREEK. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING, ABRASIONS AND MILD SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO NECK, SHOULDER, CHEST, AND KNEE. THIS IS EERILY SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10113989. *TR

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.

DRIVER SEAT BELT. SEAT BELT INADVERTENTLY COMES LOOSE. MAY STAY FASTEN FOR FIVE MINUTES OR SOMETIMES AND HOUR THEN WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO BELT IT JUST SNAPS LOOSE. FORD HAD A RECALL BUT THEY CLAIM MY DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND CARRIED MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY OFFERED NO RESOLUTION EXCEPT SEAT BELTS WEAR OUT. I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD WEAR OUT AFTER 38,000 MILES. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT ALWAYS LATCH PROPERLY. IT WILL COME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

FRONT CENTER SEAT BELT ON MY VEHICLE, THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE SEAT BELT LATCH CAME OFF AND THE SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE LATCH, MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR CENTER SEAT PASSENGER TO SIT. *NM

THERE IS A SEAT BELT RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE A 2001 FORD F-350 MANUFACTURED IN THE KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 01V227001. I HAVE TALKED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER ANTELOPE VALLEY FORD, AND TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE. THEY BOTH TELL ME THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL. MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS CONTINUALLY FAILING TO REMAIN LATCHED, AND FORD IS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE ITEM UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 TO 35 MILES AN HR.WHEN I HIT ICE ON THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WENT DOWN IN A OLD CANAL AND HIT HEAD ON IN A BANK .THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS A FORD F350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB DUALLY.YEAR 2001. *AK

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

I HAVE A 2001 F-350 WITH CAPTAIN CHAIR SEATS. THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT STAY LATCHED. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT BELTS. MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THIS RECALL LIST. HOW DO I GET MY SEAT BELTS REPAIRED?? *NM

I WAS DRIVING AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ,UNLATCHED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO DATE. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-350 SD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCHED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V286000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 2/10/15*CN

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