DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FELL APART, CAUSING TRANSMISSION LEAK. *DSH
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 →
THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER RETRACTS ON THE GUIDE AND NO LONGER OPERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT (3) TIMES AND PASSENGER ONCE. REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE PASSIVE RESTRIANT TRACK ASSEMBLY. *AK
FRONT LAP/SHOULDER BELT MOTORIZED BELT WILL NOT PROPERLY RETRACT *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS FAILED, DEALER WILL REPLACE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. *AK
EA94-032 PASSIVE RESTRAINTS; BOTH PASSENGER PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FAILED TO ENGAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED, SHOULDER BELT HAS STOPPED GOING BACK AND FORTH ON TRACKS. TT
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LAP/SHOULDER BELT BROKE FOR THE DOOR, WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS TIGHTENS ONCE COMES FORWARDS, AUTO RELEASE MALFUNCTIONS, MUST RELEASE MANUALLY, PASS. SHOULDER IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION.
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR (WILL NOT RETRACT). TT
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECTRACTORS EA94-032. TT
RETRACTABLE SHOULDER BELT FAILED/ STOPPED AT HALF WAY POINT AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON OUTSIDE HAS BROKEN TWICE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER NORMAL USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT STOPS ABOUT HALF WAY ALONG ITS PATH IN POSITION WHERE GOES ACROSS NECK OF DRIVER; DRIVER ONLY USES LAP BELT. TT
PURCHASE CAR USED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING . TT
#A94-032 PURCHASE CAR USED SOMETIMES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOESN'T WORK. TT
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT MOTOR HAS FAILED AND NOW THE DRIVERS SEATBELT NO LONGER WORKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOOR TRACK DOES NOT WORK, REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. TT
PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE MALFUNCTION DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EA94-032. TT MOTORIZED SEATBELTS ARE STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. *SLC
DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILED W/BELT STUCK MIDWAY DUE TO MOTOR BURNT OUT. TT PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR JUST RECENTLY BURNED OUT. *SLC
PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILURE EA94-032 DRIVER SIDE. TT
EA94-032 ACTIVE, DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER RETRACTOR STUCK IN THE TRACK. TT *SLC
PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE CAUSING INSUFFICIENT PROTECTION #EA94-032 DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS. TT
VEHICLES AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK-UP AND CONSTRICT DRIVER IN SEAT.WHEN LOCKING UP THE BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. TT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THT THE PORTION SOF THE BELT NEAR THE CENTER OF THE CAR WILLNOT GIVE, SO WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOED, THE BELT STARTS TO RETRACT BUT WILL NOT GIVE ANY SLACK.*JB
DRIVER'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT HAS STOPPED MOVING TOWARDS DRIVER 3/4 THE WAY, RENDERING INOPERATIVE. TT *SLC
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. TT
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELT LOCKING UP AND BUCKLE NOT OPENING. TT
FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT WORK. TT
DRIVERS PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM PULLS TOO TIGHT WITH NO WARNING OR MAY NOT COMPLETE CYCLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT MOVE UP AND DOWN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR STOP WORKING. TT
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING IT IN THE TRACT AND MOTOR NEEDS TO REPLACED. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN OPEN THE DOOR. *AK
FUEL PUMP WIRING INSIDE FUEL TANK SHORTS OUT/SPARKS. *SKD
THE DRIVERS SEATBELT FELL RIGHT OUT OF THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT TRACK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS IS INOPERATIVE, IT WON'T MOVE ON TRACK. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING BACK STOP HALF WAY. TT
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STOPS HALF WAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. TT
FEEDER TRACK STOP FEEDING; DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT GO INTO PLACE; STOPS HALF WAY; DRIVER NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. TT
SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE AT ALL TIME, REPLACED SEATBELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM. TT
DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT RETRACTOR MOVED DOWN THE DOOR WITHOUT DOOR BEING OPEN, NOW IT IS STUCK THERE. TT
SEAT BELT PINS THAT HOLD RETRACTOR BELT IN BROKE OFF AT THE RETRACTOR, SEA BELT SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. TT
THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED. TT
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT/SHOULDER BELTS JAMS LOCKING DRIVER IN SEAT THEN TIGHTENING MORE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
EA94-032 ACTIVE, DRIVER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL NOT RETRACT, MOTORIZIED BELT GOES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. TT
MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED. *TW
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