The driver side seat belt is stuck on the track towards the back of it's track and no longer moves or engages.
Ford Probe seat belt problems
124 of the 1,114 owner complaints about the Ford Probe describe seat belt won't latch or retract, most of them for the 1990 model year.
- owner complaints
- 124
- worst model year
- 1990
- typical mileage
- 110,000
Is there a fix? There are 3 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 ford probe gt. The contact indicated that both the front driver and passenger seat belt buckles failed to lock to secure the passengers. The contact indicated that the failure occurred due to rusting of the locking mechanism. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 153,000.
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 in the diagnostic manual. There was a recall related to the failure (96v172001 seat belts:front:webbing). The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. The current mileage was approximately 110,000. Updated 07/06/10. *lj the consumer stated the seat belt stopped working. Updated 09/21/10
Tl*the contact owns a 1990 ford probe. Approximately six years ago the front driver and passenger side seat belt failed to operate normally. The contact stated that he needed to use the seat belts because there were no air bags in the vehicle. The contact referred to safety recall # 96v172002 concerning seat belts:front:webbing. However, ford stated that the recall did not exist. The contact stated that he never received a safety recall notice. The current mileage is 100,001, and failure mileage was 70,000. *ak updated 06/14/07
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 ford probe. The contact stated that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly jammed and caused the seat belt to fail. The dealer stated that this vehicle was excluded from recall # 96v172001 due to the VIN. The current and failure mileage were 100,000.
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 federal safety agency website and found the federal safety agency 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.
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.
Recall 96v172001, while parking or driving, the seat belt would not retract back into the locking position. *ak the part had been previously repaired. The driver's side seat belt shoulder restraint would be compromised when the failure occurred. *sc
Recall 96v172001, while parking/driving, passenger side passive restraint seat belt will not retract back into locking position creating a real safety hazard for the passenger. The dealership (doherty ford, forest grove, or) was notified, but refused to address this safety issue because, allegedly, the VIN of the subject vehicle "was not included" in the recall.
The driver side seat belt buckle assembly became jammed in the forward position and will not retract.
Related recalls
Seat belts: front: webbing
- What is wrong
- Note: passenger side (right) seat belt assembly. The rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly will become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant would not be adequately restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace driver side and inoperative passenger side shoulder belt track assemblies.
Recall number 96V172002 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: webbing
- What is wrong
- Note: driver's side (left) passive seat belt assembly. The rail of the automatic shoulder belt can wear sufficiently such that the cable which retracts the buckle assembly will become jammed in the rail rendering the shoulder belt inoperative.
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant would not be adequately restrained increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace driver side and inoperative passenger side shoulder belt track assemblies.
Recall number 96V172001 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- What is wrong
- Brackets mounting automatic shoulder belt retractor assembly may have an understrength spot weld.
- Risk
- Shoulder belt could fail in a collision increasing therisk of injury to the occupant.
- Remedy
- Install two bolts in the brackets to prevent shoulder belt failure.
Recall number 91V016000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Probe seat belt
Which Ford Probe years have seat belt won't latch or retract problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1990 (61 complaints), 1991 (38 complaints) and 1992 (15 complaints).
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