Ford Probe Complaints (1995)

86 consumer complaints on file.

#549317November 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549307November 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
POOR DESIGN OF REAR CALIPERS CAUSED THEM TO FAIL TO RELEASE WHEN THE HAND BRAKE WAS DISENGAGED RESULTING IN INTENSE HEAT AND SMOKE TO BE EMMITTED FROM THAT AREA. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713383October 15, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848661September 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE MAKES A CLUNKING AND TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND ALSO VEHICLE IS STUTTERING DUE TO THE OIL PUMP LETTING AIR INTO IT. DLR SAYS OIL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782859August 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGERS SIDE STRUCTURAL ROOF SUPPORT CEILING WELDS BROKEN CAUSING IT TO ROCK AND MAKE THE KNOCKING SOUND. ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548111August 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED, REPLACEMENT FAILED ONE YEAR LATER. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708061June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT OFF RAMPS AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PROBE: SEE HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBEPARTS.COM/UBB/UBBHTML/FORUM1/HTML/000032.HTML FOR ACCOUNTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841374June 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE HYDRO PLANE AND HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THE GUARD RAIL WHICH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707831June 23, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE THROUGHT THE US THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR TO EXACT PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING LOCKING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839931June 16, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING: 1. HATCHBACK HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FAILED TO OPERATE; 2. VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM; 3. GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND 4. MOISTURE GOT INTO SPARK PLUGS AREA, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP; CAUSES AND REASONS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838902June 4, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS ACTING ERRATICALLY. WILL DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGH SPEEDS, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BUCK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545787May 27, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
HATCHBACK LIFT CYLINDERS FAILED CAUSING THE HATCH TO FALL ON CONSUMERS HEAD. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836533April 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN TRYING TO START UP VEHICLE, IT IS VERY HARD TO START. VEHICLE IS RUNNING HARD, AND WILL CUT OFF AND STALL. BUT, VEHICLE IDLES HIGH WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701293December 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR LOSES COMPRESSION RESLUTING IN LOSS OF POWER AND LACK OF ACCELERATION. BOB BAKER FORD DENIED IT WAS THE CAT BOTH TIMES REPLACING SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. IT RUNS FOR 4-5 MONTHS THEN GOES OUT AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831924December 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKED FROM WHEEL WELL THAN THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. HAD WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701153December 6, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING FREEZES UP WHILE GOING AROUND TURNS WHILE BRAKING AND SHIFTING GEARS. IT LAST FOR 5 SECONDS. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL THEN SUDDENLY IT FIXES ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE ALTHOUGH THEY SPECULATE THE RACK OR PUMP BUT NOT SURE. SAID 2 OTHE PROBLES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD MORE MILEAGE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU, LIZ DOWD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831180November 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS CAUSE THE SPARKS TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE AND HAD RAW GAS GO INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828116November 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541569September 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND 2000 RPMS THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF AND REMAINS OFF FOR ABOUT ONE-HALF SECOND AND COMES BACK ON AND SURGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541003September 22, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
KNOCKING NOISE IN THE CEILING OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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