1992 FORD PROBE Problems & Recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD PROBE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE ANY BOOKS ON HOW TO REPAIR THE SEAT BELT. SH...

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD PROBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT TO SECURE THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE BELT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO LOOK UP THE REMEDY...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD PROBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR RECALL 96V172001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING) WAS PERFORMED IN 2007 BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THE COMPLAINT DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHAT WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED...

Mileage: 106,000

SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 92 PROBE V6 WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT I HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING ONE WEEK WHEN I WAS TRAVELING TO SCHOOL AND WHEN I CAME HOME THAT WEEKEND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER LETTING IT SIT I WAS ABLE TO BRING IT HOME, ALTHOUGH IT SHIF...

Mileage: 69,000

DRIVERS SIDE (LEFT) PASSIVE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THE RAIL OF THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT HAS WORN SUFFICIENTLY SUCH THAT THE CABLE WHICH RETRACTS THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY HAS BECOME JAMMED IN THE RAIL RENDERING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE. ACCORDING THE LETTER WRITTEN BY MR. JONATHAN D. WHITE RECALL ANA...

Mileage: 111,528

AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE. THE SHOULDER STRAP IS JAMMED IN THE RAIL BEHIND THE SHOULDER OF THE DRIVER. RECALL 96V172001 WAS ISSUED ON MAKE,/MODEL AND YEAR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK *LA

Mileage: 75,000

THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND HE SOON DISCOVERED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

SEAT BELT BROKE. IN 1996 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT TRACK, AT THAT TIME THE CONSUMER SEAT BELT WAS ALREADY BROKE, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WROTE A LETTER TO FORD ABOUT THE SEAT BELT AND EVENTUALLY IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEA...

THE SEAT BELT WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT.*JB

BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELTS LOCK UP CONTINUOUSLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON FEBRUARY 2, 1997 ON BOTH OF THEM. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS HAD THEM REPLACED. BOTH SIDES STILL LOCK UP ALL THE TIME PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF ANY KIND.*AK

AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT, VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 96 V 172 000. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA RECALL ID# 96-V-172-002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S99, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSE TO RETRACT BACK AND FORWARD ACROSS CONSUMER WHEN DOOR IS OPENED AND CLOSED. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS BEING REPLACED FOR SEC...

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED 18 MONTHS AFTER BEING FIXED AS PER RECALL NOTICE. *YH

ANTENNA FAILED TO RETRACT, IT WAS REPLACED AND FAILED AGAIN ONE YEAR LATER. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILED. *YH

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILED. *YH

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO COME BACK AFTER THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. NLM

PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE FROZEN. CABLES ARE JAMMED. THERE IS A RECALL 96V172000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S48. RECALL IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK AT TIME OF RECALL, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEM...

PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SET BELT CAME OUT OF T TRACK AFTER HITTING A DEER. SEAT BELT WAS IN USE AT TIME. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD WHEN BELT BROKE. HAD NO AIRBAGS. NO INJURIES. *AK

REGARDING FORD RECALL # 96S48 AND 96S99 - SEAT BELT RECALL. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY PERFORMED REPLACEMENT OF SEATBELT TRACK AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY ON FEBRUARY 25, 1997. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR HAS FAILED JUST AS THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE C...

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE IGNITION WAS REWIRED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THESE IGNITION PROBLEMS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE TFI MODULE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN ONE YEAR, S/C SWITCH WAS ALSO REPLACED. NLM

ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM

BATTERY FAILED. NLM

VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO IGNITION, AND STARTED TO RUN HOT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS PARK IN VERTICAL POSITION ON WINDSHIELD OBSCURING VISION. DEALER REPLACED WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY, WIPER SWITCH AND HARNESS. TOTAL $820.87 FOR REPAIRS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM-MANY PROBES BEING DRIVEN WITH WIPERS PARKED ON WINDSHIELD. FORD ISSUED SERVICE BULLETINS #9546 AND#9582....

MOTOR BELT NEEDS REPLACED, THE UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL TWO YEARS PRIOR AND WAS WORKING AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT, FAILURE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *MJS

REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT 96S48 RECALL FROM FORD AND WARRANTYWORK FROM IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE OIL PAN SEAL WAS REPLACED BY ADAMS FORD IN BELTON MISSOURI TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE AFTER THE PART REPLACED WAS OUT OF WARRANTY !!! NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN AFTER JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF OF DRIVING!! ADAMS FORD WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT 4 T...

HITCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO VEHICLE (DIXIE TRAILER HITCH) IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO CARRY 2,000 LBS AS STATED, ATTACHED TO THIN SHEET METAL. MJS

REAR SEAT BELT'S WON'T RETRACT, AND CONSUMER CAN'T PULL THE SEAT BELTS OUT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH & WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE IS STALLING AND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE. *AK

HEAD LIGHT WIRING SHORTED,CAUSED FUSE TO TRIP AND I SMELLED SMOKE

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT EITHER 30 OR 60 MPH .ENGINE CUT OFF. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM IS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. BRAKE CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM IS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. BRAKE CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM IS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. BRAKE CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR OF LEFT/RIGHT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES REPAIR PROMPTLY DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND DEALER PROBLEM. (RECALL 96S48 AND 96S99) NLM.

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WITH FAST TURNS, ELECTRIC MIRRORS HAVE FAILED TWICE, FOGGING UP DURING WINTER, PLASTIC TRUNK COVER KEEPS FALLING DOWN. HOOD ALWAYS MAKES VIBRATING NOISE.

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WITH FAST TURNS, ELECTRIC MIRRORS HAVE FAILED TWICE, FOGGING UP DURING WINTER, PLASTIC TRUNK COVER KEEPS FALLING DOWN. HOOD ALWAYS MAKES VIBRATING NOISE.

POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WITH FAST TURNS, ELECTRIC MIRRORS HAVE FAILED TWICE, FOGGING UP DURING WINTER, PLASTIC TRUNK COVER KEEPS FALLING DOWN. HOOD ALWAYS MAKES VIBRATING NOISE.

MOTOR REVS AT EXTREMELY HIGH RPM'S. ACCELERATES WHEN DRIVING WITH NO FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND IN NEUTRAL STILL REVS AT HIGH RPMS.

RADIATOR, WHERE THE METAL AND THE PLASTIC ARE JOINED AND SEAMED TOGETHER, LEAK FLUID WHICH MAY CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE IN 54,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON 26-OCT-96, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WAS REPLACED, AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS INSPECTED AND WORKING. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT BROKE THE SAME WAY, THE DEALER IS NOT HONORING THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO PLASTIC COVER OVER CABLE WEARING OFF ,CAUSING CABLE TO SLIP OUT OF TRACK AND JAM. PREVIOUSLY, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR PASSENGER'S SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE R...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR AFTER THEY HAVE HONORED THE RECALL. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

FADED PAINT.

SAFETY BELT RETRACTOR RAIL FAILS TO WORK/STUCK. WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. SITS IN FRONT. TOOK TO DEALER. REPAIRED DRIVER'S SIDE, NOT PASSENGER (#96V172001). DRIVER'S UNDER RECALL (#96V172002). *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#96V172002). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS, THAT THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR REFUSED DUE TO UNVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

ANTENNA FAILED.

RECALL 96V-172002, CANNOT GET RECALL DONE FOR A YEAR. *AK

UNKNOWN

SEAT BELT FAILURE--RECALL, BUT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SHE HAS A RECALL NOTE TO REPAIR THE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY REPAIR THE PASSENGER'S AND NOT THE DRIVER'S EVEN THOUGH THE LETTER STATES BOTH NEED TO BE RAPIRED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT, THE CAR STOPPED AND WANTED TO STALL. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN WHEN TAKING OFF HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF GAS FOR IT TO GO, COULD CAUSE A RUNAWAY ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *AK

CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND THE PARTS AREN'T STILL AVAILABLE. *AK

AUTOAMTIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL #96V-172. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS ON JAN. 14, 1997 AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSAXLE FAILED.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.

RECALL #96V172002, DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, STATED TO CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FIX AT THIS TIME BECAUSE BELT IS NOT FAULTY. OWNER STATED THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES STICK SOMETIMES ON RETRACTOR. *AK

RECALL WORK ON AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DUE TO BELT NOT CURRENTLY BEING FAULTY.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS SEAT BELTS RECALL NO. 96V172000, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET WORK DONE BECAUSE OF NO PARTS.OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A VERY LONG TIME. *AK

FIVE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN FIVE YEARS.

RECALL RECEIVED IN OCT.96, CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT RETURNED CALL ON THE PARTS FOR THE SEAT BELT (LEFT PASSIVE SIDE). IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 4 MONTHS FOR A PART TO BE IN IF IT IS AN RECALL. *AK

RECALL RELATED 96V172, CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON OCT 96 IN REFERENCE TO REPAIRS AND AGAIN IN NOV 1996, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

DEALER HAS NO PARTS FOR SHOULDER BELT; BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 3 MONTHS. 96V172000. *AK

NO PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 1997. THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S IS NOT WORKING, VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. 96V172000. *AK

PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, WON'T LATCH, MALE WON'T CONNECT WITH FEMALE PORTION, NOT FIXED. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MAY BE SALVAGED AND IF THE VEHICLE IS SALVAGED, DEALER CA NOT DO THE RECALL. 96V172000. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ARE NOT WORKING, DEALER STATED THAT THIS CANNOT BE TAKEN CARE OF UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AFTER MARCH 15TH. ACTION NOT TAKEN ACCORDING TO TERMS IN RECALL NOTICE 96V172000. *AK

WAS REARENDED AND HIT TRUCK IN FRONT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DIDN'T RESTRAIN CONSUMER . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTERWARDS . *AK SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. DISTRIBUTOR CAP REPLACED. *SLC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTERWARDS . *AK SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. DISTRIBUTOR CAP REPLACED. *SLC

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER AFTERWARDS . *AK SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. DISTRIBUTOR CAP REPLACED. *SLC

DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, WON'T MOVE UP OR DOWN TRACK.*AK

LEFT STRUT MOUNT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CREAK/GROAN/GRIND. *AK

TWICE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE STAYED IN ON POSITION, KEEPING/STARTING TO ENGAGE. THIS BURNT WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS., RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *JB

TWICE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE STAYED IN ON POSITION, KEEPING/STARTING TO ENGAGE. THIS BURNT WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS., RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *JB

TWICE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE STAYED IN ON POSITION, KEEPING/STARTING TO ENGAGE. THIS BURNT WIRES AND OTHER COMPONENTS., RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK *JB

TRAVELING ON ICY ROADS VEHICLE SLID, HIT CURB AND STEERING ASSEMBLY BROKE. *AK

TRAVELING ON ICY ROADS VEHICLE SLID, HIT CURB AND STEERING ASSEMBLY BROKE. *AK

DRIVING HOME, BRAKED; HEARD SOMETHING POP; PUT CAR ALARM ON; TOOK TIRE OFF; TIRE ARM WAS BROKE IN HALF. *AK

DRIVING HOME, BRAKED; HEARD SOMETHING POP; PUT CAR ALARM ON; TOOK TIRE OFF; TIRE ARM WAS BROKE IN HALF. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS HAVE FAILED, MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS HAVE FAILED, MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE . TT

MOTORIZED AUTO SHOULDER HARNESS IS INOPERATIVE, IS STUCK IN MIDWAY POSITION OF TRACK. TT

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN STUCK. TT

THE DRIVERS AUTO RESTRAINT DOES NOT ALWAYS RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS FAILS MIDWAY ON TRACK DRIVER'S SIDE. TT

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT *SLC

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, STUCK IN THE FRONT FORWARD POSITION, DRIVER NOT PROTECTED. TT *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE RETRACTOR STOPPED AT HALF WAY LOCK UP . TT

THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT GO UP AND DOWN THE TRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ALL FOUR STRUT ARE LEAKING. TT