Ford Focus Seat Belts Problems
- 153
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2000–2018
- 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 153 stored complaint records:
- 32 indicate a crash
- 28 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- seat belt · 104 records
- side seat · 26 records
- failure mileage · 23 records
- seat belts · 13 records
- passenger seat · 10 records
- notified failure · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 33 |
| 30–60k mi | 28 |
| 1–30k mi | 27 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Seat Belts
Check engine light came on yesterday out of nowhere. Car started jerking bad as i took off. Slowly but getting worse til i had to stop. Then didn't wanna crank back up. Strange. So we hear a loud ticking noise .. This is with keys out of the car ignition.... I put keys in , still nothing. Eventually it crank but no reverse. God help me!!!!!!!!!!!
ODI 11270504
Seat Belts
I have tested this many times, and yielded the same result. When the drivers seatbelt is unbuckled whilst in motion, there is no light or audible alarm until you come to a full and complete stop.
ODI 11254023
Air Bags · Seat Belts
The airbag sign comes on and there is nothing we with the vehicular, it also states the safebelt needs to be serviced
ODI 11241219
Seat Belts
My seat belt on the drivers side would not unlock after several minutes i looked more closely and i was able to unlock it...but now it will not lock ...it is not latching like a spring or something isnt working...i was stationary trying to exit my car at my apartment
ODI 11220764
Air Bags · Seat Belts
I was turning left on a yellow light in a busy intersection during rush hour. The car opposite of mine was not paying attention and hit the bumper of my car. My air bag did not go off and my seat belt doesn't pull out the way it should now.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11208898
Electrical System · Power Train · Seat Belts
Every time my ford focus shifts from 1st-2nd or 2nd-3rd the entire car not only shutters but its extremely sluggish and seems like it's going to stall out. (automatic transmission) there are no warning light lit on my dash and the car barely has 56,000 miles on it. When i bought the car it had 35,000 miles and the problem existed then and has progressively gotten worse. Yesterday i was at a yield sign to enter the…
ODI 11186706
Power Train · Seat Belts · Seats
Car had problems with driver seat not clothing in right and sometimes moves back while driving. Seatbelts do not want to click right and have to push in multiple times before you can fasten belts. While trying to accelerate the transmission stalls and jerks forward and vehicle sometimes shakes while driving. Does not want to pick up sorry either.
ODI 11297236
Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford focus. The contact stated that the passenger seat belt would not lock and remain secure. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 187,000.
ODI 11169882