1991 FORD PROBE
198 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | 72 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 32 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 24 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 15 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 4 |
| SUSPENSION | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
Recent Complaints
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH IGNITION OFF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE MARSHALL STATED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH IGNITION OFF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
THE CUT OFF VALVE SWITCH IN THE GAS TANK NO LONGER OPERATES. THE OWNER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS AND THE GAS WAS STILL ALLOWED TO FLOW INTO THE TANK. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. (96V-072-002). *AK
THE CUT OFF VALVE SWITCH IN THE GAS TANK NO LONGER OPERATES. THE OWNER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS AND THE GAS WAS STILL ALLOWED TO FLOW INTO THE TANK. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. (96V-072-002). *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, SMOKE CAME FROM PANEL OF THE POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, WIRING IN THE PANEL BURNED, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
ABOUT 1/2 BLOCK SMELLED SMOKE AND THREE MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS ORIGINATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. *AK VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*JB
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
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
PASSIVE RESTRAIN FAILED TO SECURE PASSENGER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE, EXPERIENCING COMPONENT MALFUCTION, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER EA94-032A. *AK