Seatbelt is jammed, and the other one is starting to.

[OhTreShinyGrey]

For a few weeks now my passenger side seatbelt has been jammed pretty good, and I don't want to take it to some garage and have them charge me $150.00 to fix it. Is this something that happens a lot with the 99-04 models, or the 03 in general? I think it may be twisted where the mechanism is that lock it in place, but I'm afraid to take the vinyl off because it's already chipped a bit. Has anyone had this problem?

 

[NYstang]

it wont come out, or go back in?

the retractors on these suck, and go out

 

[white00gt]

For a few weeks now my passenger side seatbelt has been jammed pretty good, and I don't want to take it to some garage and have them charge me $150.00 to fix it. Is this something that happens a lot with the 99-04 models, or the 03 in general? I think it may be twisted where the mechanism is that lock it in place, but I'm afraid to take the vinyl off because it's already chipped a bit. Has anyone had this problem?

I had problem where my seat belt would not come out all the way on my 2000, had to take a metal rod and kinda push down on the belt to make it retract and then it worked fine- wasn't easy had to use a flash light and a metal rod but it worked and it's fine now

 

[Resvon]

Had that problem also on my old mustang driver's seat belt sometimes wouldn`t go back up

 

[OhTreShinyGrey]

Yeah, it won't come all the way out. I'll try to push it down with a rod or long screwdriver tonight. Everyone I drive has to have the seatbelt around their arm without actually being buckeled and it's just not safe.

 

[JonGT428]

Have the same exact problem on my 03' gt. The only thing i can think of is replacing the seatbelt system? I havent gotten to fixing it bc its a small worry haha if I get around to it, ill let you know what I did

 

[OhTreShinyGrey]

I put the rod down in there with the light, and it seemed that the seat belt was twisted in the mechanism, so I straightened it out so it's flat in the white mechanism now. Unfortunately it still wouldn't come out. I'm just going to bring it to the dealership, or a local shop.

 

[03SONIC]

There is many TSB through the years on the retractors. They were cheap and known to not work well for those that use them often...

 

[RideThePony2004]

just keep pulling on it kinda like you would do for the blinds in your home to come down.

it will eventually work. lol

 

[modularmustang]

i took my interior apart a bit to get at them. I lubed them up and it works a bit better but still suck when it rains. For some reason they work fine in warm dry weather, but not humid conditions...

 

[Resvon]

^^ I actually noticed that too when it`s wet outside, I have to help my seatbelt retract all the way.

When it`s nice and dry, it usually goes in by itself.