# 2005 Ford Taurus - Seatbelt issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-taurus-seatbelt-issue/189210>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [February 18, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-taurus-seatbelt-issue/189210 "2023-02-18T23:43:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![EllenBingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@EllenBingham](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllenBingham)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-taurus-seatbelt-issue/189210/1 "2023-02-18T23:43:10Z")

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Drivers seatbelt won’t click to lock.

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**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-taurus-seatbelt-issue/189210/2 "2023-02-19T01:15:51Z")

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Look down in it for any debris that may not allow full engagement… Have you tried the passenger side to see if it will click in the drivers side??

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-taurus-seatbelt-issue/189210/3 "2023-02-19T03:22:25Z")

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Spray some silicone lube into it and it should free everything up inside and make it so it will latch again.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-taurus-seatbelt-issue/189210/4 "2023-02-20T14:40:17Z")

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Thoroughly clean it first then spray with silicone. If that doesn’t work, replace it.
