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1990 Ford Probe complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 18, 1997NY

RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED FOR PARTS.

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 13, 1997TX

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts › FrontCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 11, 1997OH

LAP PORTION OF SEAT BELT RIPPED OUT OF SEAT DURING FRONT END COLLISION; NEITHER DRIVER RECEIVED CITATION, WHOSE FAULT NOT DETERMINED, VEHICLE TOTALED, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 11, 1997CA

SAFETY RESTRAINT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Mar 10, 1997IL

SEAT BELT TIGHTENS/STRANGLES UPON CLOSING DOOR.

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 5, 1997CA

RECALL #96V172, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY: METRO FORD DOES NOT HAVE PARTS FOR VEHICLE AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEM. HAS BEEN WITHOUT SEAT BELT SINCE OCTOBER WHICH IS THE TIME SHE RECEIVED THE NOTICE. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Mar 4, 1997MI

OWNER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HER WIRING HARNESS AND THAT SHE HAD WORK REPAIRED BUT VEHICLE STILL CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 28, 1997MN

RECALL RELATED 96V172, IN FOR REPAIR, NO PARTS AVAILABLE, FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON 1-NOV-96 AND AGAIN DEC-96, AGAIN 27-JAN-96. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Feb 28, 1997NH

OWNER SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD PARTS ON ORDER SINCE DEC-96 AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT IN AS OF TODAY. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 26, 1997NM

SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 24, 1997IA

TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP, WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS; ON BACK ORDER SINCE OCTOBER. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 24, 1997PA

RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY FOLLOWING REPLACMENT UNDER RECALL.

Seats
Filed Feb 20, 1997CA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT IS NOT SECURE DUE TO A BROKENT BOLT WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE, THE SEAT MOVES UP AND BACK. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 18, 1997OK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 13, 1997TX

#96V172002, NO PARTS AVAILABLE, CONSUMER WAITING FOR PARTS FOR MORE THAN (1) MONTH. DIRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 12, 1997KY

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND DID NOT REPLACE THE PASSENGER'S NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK AND DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 12, 1997OH

NO PARTS, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE PARTS FOR 2 MONTHS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 10, 1997OH

NO PARTS, THIS CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Feb 10, 1997MD

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL UNABLE TO BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 6, 1997MO

RECALL 96V172, NO PARTS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 6, 1997NC

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V17200. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 4, 1997WI

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE A PART NUMBER TO ORDER THE PARTS. RECALL #96V-172 *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel PumpFire
Filed Feb 4, 1997MN

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING WIRING HARNESS TO CATCH FIRE.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Feb 4, 1997PA

SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO LOCKS/MOVES ON THE TRACK ABOUT EVERY 6-10 SECONDS AFTER RECALL REPAIR.

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 3, 1997NY

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS, PARTS STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 3, 1997CT

DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS; DON'T KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE IN; WAS TOLD WILL CALL WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THEM. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 3, 1997NM

DEALERSHIP HAS NOT PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLE; BEEN WAITING 2 MONTHS. RECALL #96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 30, 1997IA

RECALL RELATED, 96F99, MFR RECALL NO. IN FOR REPAIRS DEALERSHIP CHARGED FOR RECALL. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 29, 1997TX

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 22, 1997OH

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE ACCORDING TO POSITION OF DOOR, IT IS IN LOCKE DPOSITION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 22, 1997FL

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL, DEALER REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT AND DID NOT REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, WHICH IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 21, 1997MI

WEATHER BAD, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS), VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN, HEAD HIT CEILING, SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM TRACT. UNDER RECALL 96V172000. DEALER HAS NO PARTS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jan 15, 1997NJ

NO PARTS, KEPT VEHICLE FOR A WHOLE DAY BEFORE NOTIFYING OWNER THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. OWNER DID SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jan 14, 1997FL

AFTER GOING TO AN APPOINTMENT, KEPT WAITING FOR 1 HOUR, DEALER STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE AND NO IDEA WHAT MANUFACTURER REQUIRED TO FIX RECALL. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jan 14, 1997OH

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SURGE DOWN AN EXIT RAMP. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 14, 1997VA

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 13, 1997MD

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 13, 1997CT

OWNER NOTIFICATION REQUIRED OWNER TO CONTACT DEALER AFTER DEC 15, 1996, RECEIVED NOTICE IN OCTOBER 1996, WHEN CONTACTED, DEALER KNEW NOTHING OF RECALL, HAD NO PARTS, TOLD DEALER DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT HARNESS HAD ALREADY FROZE ON THE TRACK, DEALER INPECTED, STILL NO PARTS. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Jan 13, 1997NY

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW KEEPS SLIDING DOWN, DUE TO BAD REGULATER.

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 9, 1997TX

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AGREEMENT NOT MET ACCORDING TO TERMS IN NOTICE. DRIVER'S SIDE BELT IS NOT WORKING. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jan 9, 1997VT

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPEDP WORKING, RECEIVED RECALL #96V172000. CALLED DEALER, PARTS AREN'T IN . *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 8, 1997OK

OWNER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM AND THAT WHEN TOOK VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED DEALER HAD NO PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM. 96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 8, 1997NY

RECEIVED RECALL LETTER #96V172000, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS NOT WORKING, TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER, REPLACED PART BUT SEAT BELT STILL NOT WORKING. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jan 7, 1997OH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT CUT OFF, GETS SHOCKED WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, THINKS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE WIPERS CAN BE TURNED ON, BUT CAN NOT TURN THEM OFF. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 6, 1997OR

A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM; HAPPENS OBLY WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 6, 1997OH

RECALL 96S48, RESTRAINT SYSTEM, DRIVER AND PASSENAGER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY FORWARD ALONG THE ROOF RAIL, REPAIRED DRIVER SIDE, DEALER SAID PASS. SIDE NOT INCLUDED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 2, 1997MO

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND HOLDS DRIVER VERY TIGHT IN THE SEAT. SOMETIMES YOU THINK THAT THE SEAT BELT IS GOING TO CHOKE YOU. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOOSEN UP. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 2, 1997NY

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. RECALL#96V172000. *AK

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Dec 30, 1996AL

SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE--RECALL. OWNER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS.

Seat Belts
Filed Dec 26, 1996OH

THE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT NO LONGER OPERATES ON THE TRACK. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THE DEALER HAS NO PARTS AND THE PARTS WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 1997. *AK

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