1992 Ford Probe problems
NHTSA has received 101 complaints about the 1992 Ford Probe, and 56% of them involve seat belts. After that come electrical system (9%) and transmission (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 56% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Ford Probe with enough data (32 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Was rearended and hit truck in front the driver's side seat belt retractor didn't restrain consumer . Please describe .
Twice ignition switch module stayed in on position, keeping/starting to engage. This burnt wires and other components., resulting in a fire.
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.
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.