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Hello folks. I own a '91 SC that I bought new and have been driving everyday since. I have replaced everything including the engine just 2 weeks ago. I have poured tons of bucks into this car and my wife hates it.
Too bad! I love my car.
Here's the problem and I have searched and read many posts but didn't find the same exact issue I'm having or a solution.
The car got rear ended about 3 years ago. Left rear was destroyed so AAA coughed up the money and replaced the rear of the car for the most part. Every since the accident, the drivers side restraint has some kind of short circuit.
Sometimes when I climb in the car and start the engine the belt doesn't retract. Sometimes I can reach over and open/close the passenger door and that will trigger it to move. Sometimes it doesn't and I have to drive with it disconnected.
I took it back to the body shop and thay replaced the restraint motor. That didn't work so I took it to the Ford dealer in Glendale, CA and after having the car for 2 days thay charged me $450.00 and said they found a bad switch in the over head column above the door but said they did have it. They found one at a Colorado dealer and instructed me to call them and order it. I did and when it came I put the new switch in. Waste of time and a lot of money cause it didn't work. I take the car back to them and the next day they call and said it's fixed? They try to charge me $250.00 and I leave after talking to the general mgr. I have never returned since. They didn't fix it. The very next day when I went to work it got stuck again.
I have been pulled over several time ands each time I show the officer the receipt for the repairs I dodge the bullet but that's not going to last too much longer.
Where do I start looking? Is there a part or switch that might be loose? Sometimes when it doesn't retract, I'll be driving on the freeway and hit a bumb and it will retract? Obviously there's something loose I guess but I don't have a clue where to look.
Please help. I have kept everything on this car in good working order except this one issue.
Please let me know......
Thanks!
Too bad! I love my car.
Here's the problem and I have searched and read many posts but didn't find the same exact issue I'm having or a solution.
The car got rear ended about 3 years ago. Left rear was destroyed so AAA coughed up the money and replaced the rear of the car for the most part. Every since the accident, the drivers side restraint has some kind of short circuit.
Sometimes when I climb in the car and start the engine the belt doesn't retract. Sometimes I can reach over and open/close the passenger door and that will trigger it to move. Sometimes it doesn't and I have to drive with it disconnected.
I took it back to the body shop and thay replaced the restraint motor. That didn't work so I took it to the Ford dealer in Glendale, CA and after having the car for 2 days thay charged me $450.00 and said they found a bad switch in the over head column above the door but said they did have it. They found one at a Colorado dealer and instructed me to call them and order it. I did and when it came I put the new switch in. Waste of time and a lot of money cause it didn't work. I take the car back to them and the next day they call and said it's fixed? They try to charge me $250.00 and I leave after talking to the general mgr. I have never returned since. They didn't fix it. The very next day when I went to work it got stuck again.
I have been pulled over several time ands each time I show the officer the receipt for the repairs I dodge the bullet but that's not going to last too much longer.
Where do I start looking? Is there a part or switch that might be loose? Sometimes when it doesn't retract, I'll be driving on the freeway and hit a bumb and it will retract? Obviously there's something loose I guess but I don't have a clue where to look.
Please help. I have kept everything on this car in good working order except this one issue.
Please let me know......
Thanks!
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