1991 FORD PROBE Seat Beltsfrontretractor Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING A VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE BELT INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN # 96V172001 COVERED THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THE DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL MATCHED EXACTLY THE PROBLEMS, THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT HAD.

I OWN A 1991 FORD PROBE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTO-RETRACT SEAT-BELT ASSEMBLY IS JAMMED. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, (AUTOZONE RECALLS AND THIS WEB-SITE FOR TWO), I FIND INTERESTING INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PARTICULARLY NHTSA ID # 96V172001 / FORD RECALL 96S48 THAT DESCRIBES THIS. ALSO THE LINK ON YOUR SITE TO THIS PDF (RC-96V172-NN.PDF), IS ALSO OF INTEREST. MY ISSUE / COMPLAINT IS THAT I TOLD MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AS WELL AS HAD FORD MOTOR CO. RUN MY VIN AND THEY STATED MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I DO NOTICE THAT IN THE ABOVE PDF A STATEMENT THAT ALL PROBES STARTING AS EARLY AS 1990 WITH THIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM ARE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS FAULTY. IN IOWA THERE IS A SEAT BELT LAW. ALTHOUGH I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I KNOW 2 OF THE 3 OTHER...

I HAVE A SEAT BELT THAT DOES NOT WORK IT IS STUCK IN PLACE AND THEY WONT HELP ME AT ALL. *AK

SHOUDLER BELTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DO NOT RETRACT. IN NOVEMBER OF 1996, SHOULDER BELTS WERE SERVICED UNDER RECALL # 96V172000. IN DECEMBER OF 1998, DRIVER'S SIDE BELT STOPPED RETRACTING, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT STOPPED RETRACTIBNG 6 MONTHS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RETRACTOR FAILS TO ALLOW SEAT BELT TO EXTEND WHEN ENTERING CAR. *AK

THE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP, NOT ALLOWING THE OCCUPANT TO MOVE. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON SEAT BELTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DEC.96, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATTBELT IS REALLY NOT RETRACTING. DEALER STILL SAYING THE PARTS ARE NOT IN YET. (96V-172). *AK

RECALL RELATED, 96V-172-001 AND 96V172-002, LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, IN FOR REPAIR, AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE, RECEIVED THE NOTICE IN OCTOMBER. *AK

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

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

POOR AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BELT RETRACTS TOWARDS THE BODY, IT PERIODICALLY TENDS TO TIGHTEN UP. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT TRAVEL FULLY FORWARD ALONG THE ROOF RAIL (RETRACTOR). PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR RESTRAINT HER BUT TIGHTENED UP .*AK CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO ACIDENT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE MOTORIZED BELT WOULD OVER TIGHTEN PRESSING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE SEAT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE UNTIL THE DOOR WAS OPEN TO RETRACT THE SHOULDER BELT, DURING THE ACCIDENT CONSUMER'S CHEST AND BREAST AREA WERE SEVERLY BRUISED BY THE SHOULDER BELT.*JB

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, DEALER REPLACED IT AND FAILED AGAIN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING AN ILLEGAL LEFT HAND TURN, AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH RESULTED IN A DEEPLY BRUISED STERNUM, CONSUMER FELT THAT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD HER IN ENOUGH TO RESTRAIN FROM THE IMPACT, IT WAS A LOW SPEED IMPACT, CONSUMER STATES SHE DOES HAVE SOME BRUISING WHERE THE SHOULDER BELT DID HOLD TO A CERTAIN EXTENT BUT IT FAILED TO KEEP HER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL ANYWAY.*JB

DRIVER'S SHOULDER HARNESS WILL NOT RETRACT TO THE PROPER POSITION. *SD

THE DRIVER SEAT RETRACTOR BROKE, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER LOCKS WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS RETRACTING, PINNING THE DRIVER/PASSENGER TO THE SEAT. TENSIONER ALSO LOCKS ON ACCELERATION. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR DOESN'T MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR DOESN'T MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

# EA94-032 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT CONSUMER STATES ON OCCASION, THE BELT WOULD RETRACT SO TIGHTLY THAT IT WOULD SQUEEZE HIM ACROSS THE CHEST AND NECK. *SLC

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPS WORKING WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED CAN HEAR MOTOR CLIP AND GO BACK HALF WAY. TT