Mon 15 Jan 2007 14:14 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - Andrew Velcro

Hello The centre rear seat belt on my 2001 Mondeo has stuck. Any Ideas. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 15 Jan 2007 15:19 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - adverse camber

stuck how? is it locked, is the belt not retracting, the catch not releasing ? Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 15 Jan 2007 15:35 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - yorkiebar

Happens a lot on them apparantly 1 Ford mechanic tells me the normal cure is a sharp tap on the reel box ! Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 15 Jan 2007 17:31 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - cheddar

Open the near side rear door, look at the catch that allows the rea seat back to fold, if it shows any orange then the seat back is not located properly, in such circumstances the centre belt is interlocked to not unreel. Whether or not the catch is showing orange fold the back of the rear seat forwards and then push it back firmly, almost slamming it shut, that should sort it out. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 15 Jan 2007 21:02 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - Andrew Velcro

Nice one, I haven't tried it yet but I do remember seeing a bit of orange at the catch. I will check in the morning. Thanks Andy Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 16 Jan 2007 17:50 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - ajsdoc

Well known fault - used to happen to mine all the time. Squirt some oil on the mechanism then whack it back (really hard) so no orange shows. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 16 Jan 2007 17:59 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - ajsdoc

ps I whacked it back so hard once that some of the plastic trim broke off, so be careful! Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Tue 16 Jan 2007 18:48 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - cheddar

A little grease, not oil. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Wed 17 Jan 2007 07:43 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - Red Baron

Yep, hd this problem too. Unclip the backrest from the side, move it forward, and push it back into position with a real whack. That should free the ratchet mechanism. Not quite sure how you'd lubricate it, though, as I thought it was burried in the back rest itself. Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Wed 17 Jan 2007 11:01 Mondeo Centre Seat Belt - cheddar

It's the catch you lubricate. Reply | Report as offensive | Link