Ford Probe Complaints (1996)

52 consumer complaints on file.

#752542September 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
PREVIOUSLY HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER/AIR MASS FLOW SENSOR AND OTHER MINOR ITEMS REPAIRED IN 04/1999. NOW 2 YEARS LATER I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. IT JUST SEEM RIGHT THAT THE SAME MAJOR PROBLEM WOULD ARISE AGAIN SO SOON UNLESS THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE IN THE EMISSION OF MY CAR OR THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME SINCE I HAVE LONG SURPASSED THE 100,000 REQUIRED MARK TO HAVE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I WANTED TO KNOW IF OTHER PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED FOR THE SAME ISSUE OR AM I A LONER IN THIS SITUATION.*AK
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
#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
#742022March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER THE NEEDLE WENT BACK DOWN INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OVERHEATING. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. THEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED PICKING UP SPEED. THE NEXT THING I KNEW WAS THAT MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T NOT MOVE ANY FASTER THAN 5MPH. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT TRAVELING AT GREAT SPEEDS. THIS ALLOWED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. MY CAR HAD SHUT DOWN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP AND REAR HEAD GASKET ALL NEEDED REPAIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785099December 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875087November 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON THE PANEL. ABS SENSOR ASSEMBLY IS MAIN PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS OTHER DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863124June 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL/PASSENGER'S SIDE COLLISION AT 40 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPOLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720203March 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN JULY 1999, BY THE DEALER. THE BLUE "O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING TODAY, SO I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD ONLY GAURANTEE THE NEW TRANSMISSION FOR 12 MONTHS/OR 12000 MILES. I HAVE APPROX. 20000 ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION,SO THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE A SREVICE CHARGE TO LOOK AT OR REPAIR IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ANY FACTORY DEFECTS THAT COVERS MY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719302February 26, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
I AM HAVING A REPEATED PROBLEM OF THE TRUNK HOOD FALLING AND SMASHING YOUR HEAD. USUALLY I TRY TO HAVE SOMEONE HOLD IT OPEN FOR ME, BUT WHEN IN A HURRY I FORGET AND END UP WITH A CONCUSSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#715829December 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851097October 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE GEARS ARE HARDER TO SHIFT. THE 5TH GEAR FEELS AS IF IN 3RD. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *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
#702320January 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I CHAGNED MY OIL REGULARLY AND A ROD INSIDE THE ENGINE BROKE. I HAD NO INDICATION ON MY CONTROL PANEL OF ANY ENGINE PROBLEM OR OIL ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829559October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
BELTS WERE REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH, AND TURNING ON EXIT, A REPLACED BELT BROKE, CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK. THE DEALER CONTACTED AND WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700130October 27, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HWY 288 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR MY POWER STEERING BELT BROKE AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK. I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT ON TO HWY 6 AND LUCKILY I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE BELT AND ALL KINDS OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, BLINDING ME AND MAKING ME THINK THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND I COULD NOT STEER, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS CONNECTED TO THAT BELT ALONG WITH THE AIRCONDITIONING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE BELT WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BELT WAS GOOD BUT THE CONDESOR HAD CAUSED THE CAR TO LOCK BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIIONING AND THE POWER STEERING ARE ON THE SAME BELT. IF I HAD NOT BEEN A STRONG PERSON I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE WRECKED MY CAR, SOME ONE NOT AS STRONG OR OLDER WOULD HAVE DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD. PLEASE CHECK AND SEE IF THIS MATTER HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND PUT A BULLETIN OUT TO THE PUBLIC TELLING THEM HOW THIS CAN CAUSE A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827661October 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT HAS EXTENDED BEYOND FORD'S MAXUMUM SPECS, REVEALING A "REPLACE IMMEDIATELY" NOTICE ATTACHED TO BAS EOF SEAT BELT WEBBING. WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540053September 15, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE RESTRAINING SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY RETRACTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826023August 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER WAS PUMPING GAS WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DURING THE PROCESS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538630July 21, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825186July 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, IN WHICH IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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