2016 Ford Explorer Seat Belts Problems
- 8
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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.
What owners report
- seat belt · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Seat Belts
The airbag warning light has illuminated again and we contacted the local ford dealership in wasilla alaska to report the issue but they remain unhelpful. The quickest appoint is a month away and my wife uses this vehicle for transporting my children to and from school/appointment and basic everyday needs. The airbag light often illuminates when the vehicle is stationary and first appeared when the vehicle hit 34000…
ODI 11266543
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
The airbag warning light has come on. In taking the car to the dealership, this was traced back to ford's error code dtc b141b and/or b141c. This error code has to do with ford installing a defective wiring harness for the rear seat inflatable airbags and could cause them to fail to operate during a collision. The dealership (sheehy ford, midlothian, va) refuses to repair the vehicle. I also contacted ford motor…
ODI 11210582
Air Bags · Seat Belts
I have a 2016 explorer which has 2nd row airbag seatbelts. When purchasing my car it was explained to me that rear airbag seatbelts were the best safety feature for children. I did not have children at the time. I now have a 2 year old whom will be exceeding the latch weight limit shortly. Upon attempting to install his car seat rear facing, it became apparent i am unable to run an airbag seat belt through my childs…
ODI 11251975
Seat Belts
Plastic casing in seat belt housing for 2nd row captain chair broke and seat belt will not snap into housing. No accidents or misuse; 11 yr-old son went to buckle seat belt and was unable to buckle. Plastic casing had fallen into space where buckle unit housed; we removed the broken piece with needle-nose pliers. Other 2nd row captain chair's housing is not broken. We were in ks for the holiday and returning to co…
ODI 11156462
Seat Belts
Takata recall i have a 2016 ford explorer platinum i have identical twin boys so the safest place for them is in the middle seat their car seats are facing forward now because they're over two years old the seat belt goes underneath the car seat and buckles in it's a britex snaptight carseats the seatbelts have airbags on them i highway patrol had never seen this type of situation before and informed me that this is…
ODI 11096920
Body · Seat Belts · Steering
Since purchasing this vehicle in december 2016 i have had seatbelt retractable mechanism in the third row replaced; i have had the navigation system replaced; i had to have the keypad on the door panel replaced; i have had to have the power steering epas replaced (most recent). Most happened while the vehicle was stationary thank goodness. The navigation system did go out while driving.
ODI 11013793
Engine · Seat Belts · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle shut down without warning. The vehicle was towed to rountree ford [redacted], located at [redacted], shreveport, la 71105) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The failure was repaired. After the repair, while driving at an unknown speed, the seat belt indicator illuminated. The vehicle was…
ODI 11190928
Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the seat belt latch fractured. As a result the contact was unable to buckle the seat belt. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,208.
ODI 10836673