Ford Probe Complaints
1,193 consumer complaints on file.
- #516982May 6, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKED AND OIL ENTERED THE SPARK PLUG TUBES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #812006May 5, 1997SEAT BELTS
DEALERSHIP STILL HAS PARTS ON BACK ORDER REGARDING AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL (96V-172). *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516853April 30, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECALL REPAIR ON SEAT BELTS NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516841April 30, 1997ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDLE DUE TO A MISADJUSTMENT OF THE IGNITION TIMING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #811865April 30, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER, BUT THE DEALER SAID HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 97 SINCE THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809486April 29, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON SEAT BELTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DEC.96, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATTBELT IS REALLY NOT RETRACTING. DEALER STILL SAYING THE PARTS ARE NOT IN YET. (96V-172). *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #811811April 29, 1997SEAT BELTS
AUTOAMTIC SHOULDER BELT RECALL #96V-172. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS ON JAN. 14, 1997 AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516766April 28, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
RECALL PART NEEDED FOR THE DEFECTIVE FRONT SEATBELTS IS UNAVAILABLE, THUS THE SEAT BELTS CANNOT BE REPAIRED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #811780April 28, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER HARNESS IS STUCK. SEAT BELT DOES NOT SLIDE ON THE DOOR FRAME. 96V-1720.01. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #808817April 21, 1997VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING, WINDOWS BECAME LOOSE, DURING ONE OCCURRENCE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL OFF VEHICLE, DEALER GLUED WINDOW BACK ON; ALL WINDOWS ARE GLUED ONTO FRAME OF VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516567April 17, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIR DELAYED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516561April 17, 1997POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
TRANSAXLE FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #810128April 17, 1997SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT RED RELEASE BUTTON STICKS, AND THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO, WILL NOT RELEASE THE BELT WHEN IT IS UNDER TENSION, CAUSING A PERSON TO BECOME TRAPPED INTO THE SEAT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #811085April 17, 1997SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECALL # 96V172002, CONSUMER WAITING FOR PARTS FOR (2) MONTHS. BOTH SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516415April 15, 1997ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
EXHAUST FUMES ENTER INSIDE VEHICLE, BURNING DRIVER'S EYES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516297April 9, 1997SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS SEIZED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516222April 8, 1997AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #516009April 2, 1997AIR BAGS
OTHER: AIR BAG FAILURE. DUP OF 518364, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #810597April 2, 1997SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN DEC./96, MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1-30-97, DEALER ORDERED WRONG SIDE AND CHARGED FOR IT ALTHOUGH DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT NEED REPAIRS AT TIME. CONSUMER IS IN NEED OF SEAT BELTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #809774April 1, 1997SUSPENSION
WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL THERE IS A SNAPPING SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL. AFTER BRINGING TO MECHANIC HE FOUND THE HOUSING WAS SHATTERED AND THE STRUT WAS BEND. UPPER FRONT STRUT BUSHING REPLACED (5) TIMES WITH 2 1/2 YRS. LEFT SIDE (3) TIMES AND RIGHT SIDE (2). *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0