1990 FORD PROBE Seat Beltsfrontretractor Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 FORD PROBE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS RETRACTORS WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE SEAT BELTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS JAM AND GET STUCK IN TRACK, MAKING UNSAFE CONDITION. HAVE HIT HEAD ON SEAT BELT LATCH CAUSING PAIN AND HAVE ALSO BEEN STUCK IN SEAT WITH SEAT BELT NOT RELEASING. ALSO WEARING OUT CAR BATTERY & SHORTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEVERE MOISTURE IN TAIL LAMPS, FAILURE OF TAIL LAMPS CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION, FAILURE OF DRIVING LIGHTS. MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE FROM DATE OF OWNERSHIP IN 1993. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RESTRAINT (SHOLDER HARNESS) DOESN'T FUNCTION. 1990 FORD PROBE LX. WAS ISSUE OF A RECALL IN 1996. SUBJECT RESTRAINT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR. FIRST REPAIR WAS UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. SECOND REPAIR TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO RECAL AND WAS PAID FOR BY OWNER. THIRD FAILURE HAS OCCURED WITHING THE LAST YEAR AND LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

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.

PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT MOVE. MOTOR RUNS, BUT BELT DOES NOT MOVE. PASSENGERS CAN'T FASTEN SEATBELTS. *AK

WHEN OPENING THE DOOR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR DOOR. ALSO, SEAT BELT NO LONGER BUCKLES, SO IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS HAS A RECALL ON IT THROUGH NHTSA. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. IT WAS REPAIRED AT A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH FORD FACTORY PARTS. CURRENTLY, THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS FROZEN AND IF THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS WORN AT THE POSITION THAT THE TRACK IS FROZEN, IT HITS ME RIGHT AT MY THROAT AND IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, MY THROAT WOULD BE CUT. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBEM SEVERAL TIMES AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND THAT WAS ALL TJHAEY WERE REQUIRED TO DO AND THAT WAS THERE FINAL POSITION. I EXPLAINED THAT NHTSA HAD TOLD ME THAT IF THE SAME PROBLEM HAD REOCCURRED WITH THE SAME COMPONET AND THAT THE COMPONET INVOLVED SAFETY, THAT FORD WAS REQUIRED UNDER THAT RECALL ORDER TO FIX IT AS LONG AS THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART WAS A...

SHOULDER SEAT BELT IS STUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRACK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE SHOULDER BELTS WON'T RETRACT. *AK

THE RETRACTING PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. DRIVER KEEPS BUMPING HEAD ON THE METAL PART OF THE STUCK RETRACTOR. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL FOR THE SECOND TIME. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.

COSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR LEFT & RIGHT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. DEALER MADE REPAIRS, BUT RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK IT BACK FOR REPAIR, BUT DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. WANTS CONSUMER TO PAY. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL S96-S48 AND R96-S99. NHTSA RECALL NO. 96V172. *AK

SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT.

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED.

RECALL RELATED, 96V172001AND 96V1720002, LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT, TRACK NEEDS TO REPLACED. *AK

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

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING RECEIVED RECALL #96V172000 AND PARTS ARE ON BACK LOG . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RESTRAIN, CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD IN THE WINDSHIELD . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMETIMES STOPS WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK ALL THE WAY WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR.*AK

DRIVER SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR DOES NOT WORK. *AK

RETRACTABLE SHOULDER BELT FAILED/ STOPPED AT HALF WAY POINT AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR (WILL NOT RETRACT). TT

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECTRACTORS EA94-032. 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

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CAUSING BELT TO STICK.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT RETRACTING IT IN THE TRACT AND MOTOR NEEDS TO REPLACED. *AK

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE AT ALL TIME, REPLACED SEATBELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM. 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

DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT TRACK BROKE AT MID-POINT, ALSO PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT. *AK

DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT

DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, EA94-032 ACTIVE. TT