2001 Ford Expedition seat belts problems
Owners reported seat belts problems in 39 complaints for the 2001 Ford Expedition, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving 30MPH vehicle rear ended another vehicle and the seat belts did not restain the driver and passenger properly. *slc
Dt*: the contact stated all three of the middle row seat belts are inoperable. Two of the seatbelt buckle assemblies have completely broken apart. The springs and release buttons ejected from the buckle assembly. The third seat belt buckle assembly fails to fully lock. There is a NHTSA recall, # 01v227001, regarding the seat belt: front: buckle assembly however the middle row seat belt has the same problems as indicated in the recall.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Expedition
- Engine 140 complaints
- Electrical system 124 complaints
- Cruise control 101 complaints
- Tires 59 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 49 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Transmission 26 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints