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2001 Ford Focus seat belts problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2001 Ford Focus1% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Seat Belts complaints
1%
share of all complaints
70,006 mi
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. The contact stated the front and rear passenger seat belts failed to lock and unlock properly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to determine the cause of failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…

    filed Jan 13, 2012

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford focus. The contact stated that she experienced numerous issues with the vehicle which included the passenger side struts which had to be replaced twice. The vehicle would sit sideways when parked. The back of the front passenger seat would not lock into place, so it…

    filed Sep 30, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.