1990 Ford Probe seat belts problems
291 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 1990 Ford Probe, which is 77% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 291 77% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 11 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Passenger's motor belt broke at track during accident, causing passenger to be thrown through windshield, resulting in death. *skd
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.