Hello from Fordland!
your dealer is able o supply you with a seatbelt extender at no charge. this is a courtesy that ford gives to thei owners. see your local ford dealer for details..i hope this helps, your thumbs up is appreciated....BTW, the right front and all rear seat belts have a child safety feature buil into the retractors. it will cause the seatbelts to cinch tight an not release once engaged, until the seatbelt has been fully retracted therby releasing the locking mechanism...this feature is only engaged when the retractor is pulled out to is fullest limits, at that point you will hear a ratcheting noise as it retracts....
I have the same issue with my 2010 Fusion / passenger side.
Honeydew - You missed the problem entirely.
We understand how the retractor is supposed to work
We are not so FAT that we need an extender.
The issue is that the retractor wil lock and then keep tightening with NO Apparent reason.
- Put the belt on normally, all is well, the belt will pay out more slack as you lean forward and pull in the slack as you sit back. Exit the driveway. Halfway to work and THEN Suddenly and without any apparent reason, the ratchet will Lock (not as a result of the car decelerating suddenly etc). This happens randomly when cruising on a smooth flat road. At this point, the belt will continue to tighten with every motion until you cant breath. Unlatch the belt, let it rewind completely, Pull it out (Not all the way out!) and latch the belt, begin this dance all over again.
The problem is that the ratchet should only engage when needed, (sudden deceleration, sudden forward movement of the passenger, etc). or as designed when the belt is pulled all the way out.
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