NHTSA Complaint #703867 — 1994 FORD ESCORT

MY SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WENT FORWARD AS NORMAL WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO RESHUT THE DOOR THE SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK. IT STOPPED ABOUT 3/4 WAY BACK. I HAD READ THE MANUEL AND DID THE PROCEDURES LISTED IN THE OWNERS MANUEL. THIS DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE APART THAT IS LOCATED IN THE WHOLE BETWEEN THE FRONT DOOR AND THE BACK DOOR ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I ABSOLUTELY FEEL THAT THIS IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I KNOW ATLEAST THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER BELT, AND IT FAILED IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT. THIS IS TO WEIRD. I HAD CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE LADY THAT I HAD SPOKE WITH HAD TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE SHOULDER BELTS. SHE SAID THAT SHE HAS HEARD ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON THE ESCORTS BEFORE, AND EVEN THAT MORNING SHE HAD SOMEONE CALL IN WITH A COMPLAINT THAT THIS HAPPENED ON THEIR FORD VAN. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE INTO THIS A LITTLE FURTHER BECAUSE IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A MECHANICAL FAILURE TO ME. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS RELATIVELY A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO HAVE REPLACED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH