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Ford Fusion Seat Belts Problems

204
Owner complaint records in our dataset
14
Years with records
2006–2019
Stored years

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 204 stored complaint records:

  • 23 indicate a crash
  • 21 indicate injury
  • 6 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • seat belt · 64 records
  • seat belts · 40 records
  • parts recall · 17 records
  • rear seat · 15 records
  • failure mileage · 10 records
  • passenger seat · 10 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi34
1–30k mi32
60–100k mi28
100–150k mi12
150–400k mi4

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 2, 2020 · 109,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    I put the rear driver side rear seats down (the 60 of the 60/40 rear seats) and the seat will not come back up. The middle seatbelt is locked in position making putting the seat up impossible. The vehicle was stationary on a level surface.

    ODI 11306890

    2013 records in this system

  • January 22, 2020 · 75,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    The seatbelt has came apart inside. You can look inside the one that's broken and the good one and see there is a piece missing or broken.

    ODI 11306460

    2017 records in this system

  • January 15, 2020 · 155,000 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System · Seat Belts · Steering

    The steering wheel is getting stuck it feelslike which made me rin off road i also had to cut seat belt on back seat cause it wouldnt raise up. Also fuel pump is going out and this is not right.

    ODI 11301024

    2013 records in this system

  • December 18, 2019

    Power Train · Seat Belts · Steering

    Didn't receive anything about this problem whatsoever.

    ODI 11289862

    2014 records in this system

  • November 12, 2019 · 40,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford fusion. While driving approximately 70 mph, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement structure. During the crash, the vehicle sustained damage to the front driver's side. The air bags did not deploy. Also, the driver's side seat belt locking mechanism became jammed and the driver could not immediately exit the vehicle. The vehicle was towed from the scene.…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11282605

    2017 records in this system

  • November 2, 2019 · 30,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    The rear seatbelts ratchet down continuously causing the rear passengers to have to take them off and rebuckle them.

    ODI 11278903

    2017 records in this system

  • October 17, 2019 · 90,000 miles

    Engine · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owned a 2013 ford fusion. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle made popping sounds and smoke appeared underneath the hood. Also, the overheating indicator illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and, within seconds, became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was…

    Fire reported

    ODI 11270234

    2013 records in this system

  • October 8, 2019

    Seat Belts

    After putting down the rear seat to make room in trunk for package rear seat could not be returned to upright position because the seatbelt retractor became jammed and seat could not be lifted dealership cost about 700.00 seat was only moved to this position 3 x since owning car and dealership identified problem before he got to car to look at it so this must have happened to others

    ODI 11267109

    2013 records in this system