Ford Probe Complaints

1,193 consumer complaints on file.

#896184September 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT 75000 MILES THE 2.5L V6 ENGINE HAD STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FOUND ON THE INTERNET WHERE 1993 AND 1994 2.5L ENGINES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO TRANSISTOR DEGRADES BECAUSE OF HEAT, CAUSING THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULE TO FAIL, CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART AND 8000 MILES LATER FAILED AGAIN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562969September 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, AFTER A SHORT TIME CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND EVENTUALLY GOT VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILING PART WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751629September 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL INFORMATION. I HEARD OTHERWISE WHICH IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785495August 29, 2001
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO COME BACK AFTER THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751322August 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONLY 2 WEEKS AFTER SPENDING NEARLY $600 ON REPLACING THE FRONT AXLES, THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH AND FELT A SLIGHT JERK. AFTER WHICH, THE CAR WOULDN'T KICK INTO GEAR. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CD4E TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO FAIL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE, INCLUDING ONE EX-FORD MECHANIC. HE ALSO USED THE TERM "THROW AWAY CAR?! I USUALLY GET RUDE LOOKS, OR LAUGHED AT WHEN I MENTION THAT I NEED A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR A FORD PROBE. HELP ME! MY CAR HAS BEEN UNDRIVABLE FOR NEARLY 7 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750917August 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ALL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DISTRIBUTOR PROBLEMS FROM PAST CUSTOMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750663August 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS PROBLEM WAS WITH THE IGNITION--SAME AS THE CURRENT 'RECALL'. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTOR. I HAD TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF OVER $600. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE TSB WAS TO REPLACE THE THICK FILM IGNITION..... THIS HAPPENED AT 53000 MILES, WELL WITH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750451August 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IT WAS A HOT DAY. WE HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE RPM INDICATOR DROPPED TO ZERO BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS ALONE WAS A MIRACLE AS WE LOST COMPLETE POWER WITHIN SECONDS. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLE AS THE DISTRIBUTOR. WE'VE JUST LEARNED THAT THE TFI (THICK FILM MODULE) IS BEING QUESTIONED AS FAULTY IN SOME MAKES OF FORDS. THE COMPLAINTS HAVE SPARKED RECALL CRIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE HAD A NEW DISTRIBUTOR INSTALLED YESTERDAY, AUGUST 13, 2001. IT HAS THE SAME TFI MODULE MOUNTED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR THAT THE PREVIOUS FAULTY DISTRIBUTOR HAD. SO, ARE WE RIDING IN ANOTHER TIME BOMB FOR A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT WHERE WE COULD POSSIBLY SUSTAIN INJURY OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. I SURE HOPE NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894335August 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 60 MPH RPMS STARTED TO DROP. VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND DIE. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS DISTRIBUTOR. CONSUMER REPLACED TFI MODULE ,AND REPLACED IT WITH SAME PART. THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN DESIGN OF PART. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562343August 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATES BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT LINKS TO THE REAR SWAY BAR HAVE BROKEN TWICE.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747829July 4, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
MY O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, I TOOK IT IN AND PAID $300 TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. . ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, I TOOK IT BACK, THEY CHARGED $65 MORE AND TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND SOLENOIDS WERE BAD. NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT $3000. HAPPENED ON MY 95 FORD PROBE SE ALSO AT 62000 MILES RIGHT BEFORE I GOT IN A WRECK WITH IT AND TRADED IT ON THIS ONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891351June 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH HAS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER IS NOT PROVIDING ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OIL LEAKED ON THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE. THE LOSS OF OIL STARVED THE ENGINE RESULTING IN NOISY VALVE LASH ADJUSTERS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ON THIS EVENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747440June 26, 2001
SEAT BELTS
MY FINGERS BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUCKLE FOR THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE TRACK ALONG WHICH THE BUCKLE SLIDES. THE FINGERS WERE CRUSHED AND THE INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ACROSS THE TOP OF THE KNUCKLE. I HAD TO PULL MY FINGERS OUT AFTER STR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746759June 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1993 FORD PROBE GT STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE STALLS SEEMS TO OCCUR RANDOMLY. I STALLED ON HOT DAYS AND COOL DAYS. THIS PROBLEM WAS PRIMED TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE MAIN PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE IN IGNITION COIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746311June 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE /LIGHT COME ON &OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889293May 29, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS A USED WIRE HARNESS IN FUEL PUMP THAT WILL CAUSE ENGINE TO STALL*AK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745543May 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
IN MARCH OF 1999 THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER OF MY FORD PROBE LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE WHILE I DROVE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE - I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE FROM THAT WHEEL. AT THE TIME, I HAD BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER (DILLON FORD), WHO SAID THAT BOTH HAD FAILED. ON MAY 18, 2001 (ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER) THE REPLACEMENT LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER AGAIN LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AGAIN CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO OVERHEAT AND BURN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME SITUATION - HOWEVER, I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR CO. ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSE TO GET INVOLVED, SAYING THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL OR TECH. SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THAT PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE TO ME - I APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888606May 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE FROZEN. CABLES ARE JAMMED. THERE IS A RECALL 96V172000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S48. RECALL IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK AT TIME OF RECALL, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, THEREFORE NO CORRECTIONS NEEDED TO BE MADE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888242May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS WOULD SHIFT BY THEMSELVES, AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND SLOWLY BREAK DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888254May 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL FROM ENGINE IS LEAKING ONTO SPARK PLUGS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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