1999 Ford Contour seat belts problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1999 Ford Contour — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driver seat belt ripped/tore. No injuries. Looks like it will not survive another incident. Have a friend that this also happened to on a ford vehicle as well. *jb”
filed Apr 17, 2007
“I have had problems with the seat belts in my car for about a year. Both seat belts in the front don't seem to retract and get tangeled and twisted all the time. I have manually adjusted them everytime I drove. Just 5 months ago I was involved in a car accident, I was stopped in traffic at a light…”
filed Aug 5, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Contour years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Contour | 3 | 2% |
| 1998 Contour | 18 | 2% |
| 1997 Contour | 5 | 2% |
| 1996 Contour | 14 | 2% |
| 1995 Contour | 43 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Ford Contour
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.