DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT
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 →
FRONT AUTOMATIC RESTRAINTS STOPPED WORKING. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STUCK IN ONE POSITION ON DRIVER SIDE. TT
LAP/SHOULDER ON FRONT SEATS, WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILURE. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED, THEY ARE LOCKED IN RESTRAINING POSITION. TT TT
FRONT SHOULDER HARNESS INOPERATIVE; WHEN WORKING, DOES NOT RELEASE. TT
FAILURE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED. *SKD
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED. *SKD
MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AT A POINT MIDWAY FROM FRONT TO BACK OF TRACK. TT TT
FRONT DRIVER AUTOMATIC MOTORIZED TRACK DOES NOT COMPLETELY PERFORM TO SECURE SEATBELT TIGHTNESS FOR USAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STUCK IN HALF WAY POSITION, DEALER SAID THAT A NEW TRACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT
PASSENGER'S MOTOR BELT BROKE AT TRACK DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN THROUGH WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN DEATH. *SKD
DURING EMERGENCY STOP AUTOMATIC DRIVER SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR MOVED FORWARD HALF WAY AND FROZE, NOT RESTRAINING DRIVER AND STUCK IN THAT POSITION. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LOCKED UP IN MIDDLE OF TRACK, MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN CAUSING BATTERY FAILURE. *SKD
AUTOMATIC DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY. TT
POWER SEAT BELT JAMMED/AND THEN RELEASED, CATCHING DRIVER'S HAND, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TRACK BROKE AT MID-POINT, ALSO PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT. *AK
POWER SHOULDER BELT MOTOR FAILED. *AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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