Ford Probe Complaints

1,193 consumer complaints on file.

#548436September 9, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED ON ONE FAULTY MOTORBELT (96V-172), HOWEVER RIGHT SIDE MOTORBELT FAILED AFTER INSPECTION AND RECALL REPAIR DENIED DUE TO FIRST INSPECTION INDICATING UNIT WAS OPERABLE (FAILED AFTER). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710874September 3, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW AND TURN IN A CURVE, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND AT THE LAST MINUTE IT LOOSENED DRASTICALLY, CAUSING ME TO OVERCOMPENSATE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND WRONG ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. IT HAPPENS AT MOST ANY SPEED, AND WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF A PERSON WAS CAUGHT UNAWARES, WAS WEAK AND COULDN'T COMPLETE THE TURN ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846590September 2, 1999
SEAT BELTS
FRONTAUTOMATIC SEATBELT BECOMES STUCK AT TOP OF TRACK, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE TRAPPED IN SEAT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710838September 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
1ST INS- HORN STARTED WOULD NOT GO OFF ,SMOKE CAME OUT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HORN STILL WENT OFF AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. HAD TO PULL FUSE. FORD SAID CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL BROKE AND CRUSED CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WIRES AND THE SHORT BLEW OUT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FORD SAID IT WOULD COST MORE THEN THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH USED ITEMS BECAUSE OF PRICE. SO THE MILLAGE IS ABOUT TEN THOUSAND MORE THEN ON THE ORIGANAL. . 2ND. AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK IT IN TWICE TO FORD. THEY SAY THEY CANT FIX IT BECAUSE THE LIGHT DOESNT STAY ON ALL THE TIME. WE ARE SCARED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THEY SAID THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO TELL US
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846375September 1, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS JAMMED. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710612August 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
HEAD LIGHT WIRING SHORTED,CAUSED FUSE TO TRIP AND I SMELLED SMOKE
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
#710505August 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE PRO-LOCK SYSTEM THAT IS IN MY CAR IS HAVING TO BE REMOVE BECAUSE IT IS SPARKING. THE ITEM HAS BEEN DIS-CONTINUED. THE DEALERS WERE NOT SURE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN I CALLED THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT USED ANYMORE. ONE DEALER SAID HE HAS TO DO THE
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
#710231August 19, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS HAS QUIT WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845328August 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHENEVER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. TO PREVENT THIS, DRIVER HAS TO HOLD DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE GAS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710028August 16, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY GOODYEAR BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. INITIALLY ITWAS THOUGH TO BE THE CV JOINT, BUT WAS DEFINATELY CONFIRMED AS THE RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I DID ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD YET AND I GET ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE LOOK INTO BECAUSE IT IS VERY DISTURBING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539801August 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
REAR DISC CALIPERS FREEZE UP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS SET. UPON RELEASE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE CALIPERS DO NOT RELEASE CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. THIS CAUSED BY FAILUR OF PIVOT PIN WHICH HAS BECOME CORRODED DUT TO A DEFECTIVE SEAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844970August 12, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN TURING STEERING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS CLUNKING AND KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER NOT SURE THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ANOTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547900August 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844846August 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE RETRACTING PART OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK. DRIVER KEEPS BUMPING HEAD ON THE METAL PART OF THE STUCK RETRACTOR. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER RECALL FOR THE SECOND TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844673August 9, 1999
SUSPENSION
UPPER PLATE THAT HOLDS THE STRUT HAS DISINTEGRATED, COULD CAUSE STRUT TO GO THROUGH THE HOOD AND THE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709771August 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844437August 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND WON'T KICK INTO A HIGHER GEAR. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844235August 3, 1999
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA RECALL 96V-172. 001 FORD/AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT: THIS RECALL WAS RECEIVED APPROX. ONE YEAR AGO, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING . CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FAILURE WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE TO CONSTANTLY WEAR OUT, CAUSING IT TO BECOME JAMMED, AND EVENTUALLY INOPERATIVE. WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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