Ford Probe Complaints (1990)

323 consumer complaints on file.

#8009742May 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALERSHIP SAD IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760430April 8, 2002
SEAT BELTS
THE RIGHT SIDE SEATBELT GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T LOCK INTO PLACE. FORD MOTOR CO. SAID CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX THIS RECALLED PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004684October 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE 3 POINT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT QUIT WORKING, MOTOR RUNS BUT BELT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK ON TRACK, REPLACE OR FIXED PROBLEM THREE TIMES. IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF, BY THE TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FAN BLADES, FAN SHROUD, MOTER HAD MELTED FROM THE HEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753312October 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS
THE RETRACTING MOTORS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER SHOWS NO RECALL AUTHORIZATION FOR NO CHARGE REPAIRS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF RESTRAINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897763October 15, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECEIVED RECALL 96V172001 AND CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. SHOULDER BELT WAS REPAIRED, BUT 4 YEARS LATER, SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED AGAIN. CANNOT USE SHOULDER BELT WHEN DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747440June 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS
MY FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUCKLE FOR THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE TRACK ALONG WHICH THE BUCKLE SLIDES. THE FINGERS WERE CRUSHED AND THE INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ACROSS THE TOP OF THE KNUCKLE. I HAD TO PULL MY FINGERS OUT AFTER STR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887234May 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL CLUSTER MODULE SHORTED OUT, AND DASHBOARD FOR SPEED PANEL AND LIGHT OIL GAUGE DOESN'T OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887105April 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
GAS, SPEEDOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE OUT. WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED UP IT SHOWS AND BLINKS OUT. CONSUMER CAN'T TELL IF THE VEHICLE IS LOW ON GAS OR HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING. CONSUMER IS TAKING IT IN 04-01-2001.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885784April 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER HAD REPAIR WORK DONE ON RECALL 96V172002 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SYSTEM THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96V172002. HOWEVER, CORRECTIVE ACTION DID NOT REPAIR DEFECT, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. SHOULDER ATTACHMENTS WILL NOT MOVE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING DOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560502March 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 96V-172, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPLY OR REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883883March 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AFTER CLOSING DOORS THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT OPERATE, LEAVING CONSUMER UNLATCHED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT SOLUTION HAD BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740402February 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR STOPS RUNNING AND THEN JUST STARTS UP AGAIN.ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR OVER 1 HOUR LASTEST INCIDENT CAR STOPPED RUNNING ON ROAD ANB WE COASTED OFF ROAD AND THEN WE RESTARTED CAR THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED ABOUT 8/9 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING ONLY TO TRY AND REPLACE THIS OR THAT COMPONENT TO NO AVAIL THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN GOING DOWN ROAD AT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC OR DOWNHILL WITH NO ASSISTED BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878097January 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL 96V172.002/ AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, BUT HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558849January 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECALL REPAIR 96V-172 WAS PERFORMED (JAN 97) ON ALL SAFETY RESTRAINTS WHICH WAS TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES WITH NEW BELT TRACK ASSEMBLY, NOW (OCT 00) THE LEFT SIDE RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT ONLY THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED NOT THE TRACK, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS THEIR DECISION OF WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876737December 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT MOVE. MOTOR RUNS, BUT BELT DOES NOT MOVE. PASSENGERS CAN'T FASTEN SEATBELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558108December 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V172001 AND HAD REPAIR COMPLETED, HOWEVER THE MOTORBELT HAS COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING AND IS MAKING NOISES, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE FAULTY MOTORBELT, THE CONSUMER ALSO RECEIVED RECALL 96V172002, THE DEALER HAS NOT YET REPAIRED THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557883December 5, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE REPAIRING THE RECALLED PASSENGER AND DRIVIER MOTORBELT, DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE MOTOR AND NOT THE L-SIDE TRACK PER RECALL 96V-172, CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHY THEY ONLY REPLACED THE MOTOR AND NOT THE TRACK AND THEY STATED IT WAS THEIR DECISION TO MAKE A CHOICE OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, NOW THE L-SLIDE TRACK IS INOPERABLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736492November 18, 2000
SEAT BELTS
I AM WONDERING HOW I CAN KEEP UDATED ON THE RECENT RECALL MOTION ON THE IGNITION MODULES. I AM VERY INCOMFORTABLE IN RELYING ON FORD TO GIVE ME THIS INFO. I SAW MANY RECALLS AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY. MY SEAT BELT TRACK WAS ONE OF THEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND NOW I FIND OUT I COULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734894October 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULE, AND THE CAR STILL SHUTS DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING REGUARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF TRAVEL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I JUST CAN NOT DRIVE IT THIS WAY. I HAVE PUT $3000 INTO THIS CAR THIS YEAR ALONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869121August 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V172002 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SHOULDER BELT REPAIRS. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR SHOULDER BELTS UNLESS BELTS WERE NOT WORKING. FINALLY, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHERE MECHANIC REPAIRED SHOULDER BELT. HOWEVER, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WAS STUCK & HAD JAMMED, BUT MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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