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

THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY ON THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT TRACK FAILED TO WORK. THE SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '94 ESCORT. I WAS CHARGED $228.71 TO REPAIR THIS. I BELEIVE THAT A SEAT BELT IS A NESSECITY AND IT SHOULD BE EXPTECTED TO WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. AERO FORD TOLD ME THAT AS OF YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL, AND THAT I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I AM NOT BLAMING THE DEALER; I THINK FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY EXPENSE. THANK YOU. *AK

THE FRONT AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SEATBELT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP (CHARLIE HENDERSON FORD IN WAVELAND, MS) REPLACED THE RETRACTING UNIT IN THE PASSENGER DOOR AT 16000 MILES DUE TO A BROKEN SEATBELT HARNESS LOCK. IT IS CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHEN THE PASSENGER CAR DOOR IS OPENED OR CLOSED. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THE SENSOR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY WARRANTY (5YRS OR 50,000 MI) ALTHOUGH THE SENSOR CONTROLLED THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY RESTRAINTS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE FORD COMPANY THRU THEIR DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS I FEARED THE SEATBELT MIGHT GET STUCK IN THE CHANNEL AND MY FEARS WERE JUSTIFIED. THE DRIVERSIDE SENSOR WENT OUT JUST BEFORE 50000 MI, LOCKED IN THE CHANNEL, AND CAUSED THE RETRACTOR CABLE TO COME OUT OF THE SEALED CABLE CHANNEL. THE DRIVERSIDE SHOULDER HARNESS IS NOW LOCKED IN FRONT OF THE RETRACTOR CHANNEL AND NOT IN THE PROPER SAFETY POSITION TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AS IT IS STUCK MIDWAY IN THE CHANNEL. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUT THEY SAID I WAS OUT ON MY OWN AS I WAS NOW PAST 50000 MI. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I NEED YOUR HELP.

THIS VEHICLE HAS TOTALLY INADEQUATE BRAKES. THIS IS THE ONLY NON-ABS CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED WHERE THE BRAKES CANNOT BE LOCKED UPINTENTIONALLY AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND ALL THEY DID WAS BLEED AND CLEAN THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED, THE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BLED, NEW MASTER CYLINDER INSTALLED, PEDAL AND BOOSTER CLEARANCES CHECKED. NOTHING MAKES A DIFFERENCE. I HAVE SEEN FROM YOUR OTHER DEFECT REPORTS THAT THERE IS A 'REVISED POWER BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER' AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERS PARTS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THEY DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU!