Hybrid dude Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 The shoulder belt portion of the left and right rear seat belts will not stay in the guides. The belts get a lot of use by kids just fastening them normally but nine times out of ten, the belt makes its way out of the plastic guide on top of the rear seat back. I realize they were designed to come out when folding the backrest but this is ridiculous. I'll send Ford more never to be answered design feedback and will most likely make some sort of removable plug which fills the gap on the guide. Suggestions are always welcome, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhackwyatt Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I agree very annoying, and then when the belt is not in the guide, the belt rattles against the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxWally Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 LOL, and here I thought it was just my little angel doing it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtorres Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 "LOL, and here I thought it was just my little angel doing it!!" I thought the same thing. I was going to tell my son to stop pulling it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid dude Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Glad I'm not the only one with this ridiculous issue. It's just another example of no one actually sitting in the C-Max and testing it in the real world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 We had passengers in the back seat last week for the first time and they experienced the seat belts coming out of the guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtorres Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Because I don't fold the seats down that often I was thinking about wrapping a piece of black tape around it to keep the belt in the guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid dude Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Since I rarely fold the seats down but wouldn't want to fuss with tape removal but your idea led me to ... a piece of hook and loop fastener (I won't mention the brand but you know what I mean) which would be the width of the opening. I think it would work great and be easy to remove/install. However, I don't want to in any way compromise the effectiveness of the seatbelt, so maybe not. J.C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 ... a piece of hook and loop fastener Not sure why you don't want to say the name Velcro, but anyway, this solution is amazing! I used 1" wide hook and loop and a strip about 2.5" or 3" long. Even if I lose one when I put the seats down I can just cut another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolenmoment Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 My wife closed the gap in the belt guide with nicely-colored duct tape, wrapped both ways so no stickum is exposed. Works a treat! The belt is in midair when we drop the seats, but that's minor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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