Ford Probe Complaints

1,193 consumer complaints on file.

#545980June 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN STALLING WHILE ASCENDING SMALL/MEDIUM GRADES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NLM
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
#838237May 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 4 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838203May 19, 1999
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD. BUT WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER TO LEFT IT WAS SOFTER THAN RIGHT SIDE. AFTER 2 VISITS TO DEALER, PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS RACK AND PINION LOCKING UP. PROBLEM BEING REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838083May 18, 1999
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON VEHICLE . THE DEALER INSPECTED IT ONLY AND CLOSED THE RECALL OUT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL 96V172002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706630May 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
BOTH REAR CALIPERS HAVE SEIZED. I CANNOT USE THE HANDBRAKE WHEN I PARK. TALKED TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS. ALL WANT AN ARM AND LEG TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART. RESULTANT FAILURE HAS CAUSED BAD BUSHINGS/ROTORS/TIRE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706534May 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WILL TOUCH THE DISC AND MAKE A VERY LOUD SCREACHING NOISE. EVEN WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES, THE SQUEALING APPEARS. SOMETIMES, USING THE BRAKES MAKES IT MOMENTARILY STOP, AND SOMETIMES IT JUST MAKES IT WORSE. FORD DEALERSHIP ESTIMATE FOR REBUILT CALLIPER IS $420, AND $600 FOR A NEW ONE. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT FORD PAYING FOR SOME OF THESE REPLACEMENTS, SINCE IT IS DESIGN DEFECT AND WAS ONLY SOLVED BY A REDESIGNED CALLIPER IN 95+ MODELS. KOONS DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND SAID IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. SEEING AS HOW IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT, I DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY $420-$600 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837699May 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS
DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM DUE TO BROKEN OR MISSING PARTS. RECALL NUMBER 96V172002, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706334May 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BACK IN BEGINNING OF JANUARY I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD ON MY 1997 PROBE. THEY SAID THERE WAS A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER. THEIR RECALL NUMBER IS 98S30. THE LETTER SAID TO CALL FORD AND TELL THEM WHAT DEALERSHIP I WANTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO AND THEY WOULD SEND THE PART TO THAT DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CONTACT ME. SO I CALLED THE NUMBER IN THE LETTER AND FORD GOT MY HOME AND WORK NUMBERS AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WANTED TO GO TO, AND SAID THAT I SHOULD HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN 5 DAYS, BUT THAT IF I DIDN'T I SHOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULE A TIME TO TAKE MY CAR IN. I DID NOT HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I CALLED AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CAR IN. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT BECAUSE THEY HADN'T RECEIVED THE KIT FROM FORD. SO I CALLED FORD BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART ORDERS HAD BEEN LOST AND THAT THEY WOULD RESUBMIT IT. SO I WAITED A WHILE AND STILL NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY STILL DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE CALLED FORD SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT IT AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING. I CALLED THEM MOST RECENTLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND TOLD THEM I WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN IN 3 WEEKS, AND WANTED IT CHECKED BEFORE THEN. I WAS ASSURED THAT IT WOULD BE. THAT TIME HAS PASSED AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. WHEN A MANUFACTURER PUTS OUT A RECALL ON A CAR AREN'T THEY REQUIRED TO FIX IT? I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT MINE. SO I HAVE TAKEN THIS ACTION TO TRY AND GET MY CAR CHECKED OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837365May 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
HATCHBACK LOWER PIVOT PIN SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER STRUT BRACKET, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL WHEN UP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED THESE VEHICLES, BUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL 93V058. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706031April 27, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AFTER STOPPING THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT--IT LOCKED UP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE SEATBELT WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1994 BY HOLLYWOOD FORD. CAR PURCHASED AT GALPIN BUT SERVICED AT STAR NOW. CALLED STAR AND THEY SAID THE VIN DIDN'T COME UP ON THE "OASYS" DATABASE AS EVER HAVING BEEN RECALLED--SO WON'T FIX. NEW BELT COSTS $107.01 PLUS LABOR. I REPLACED THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, SUSPENSION, BRAKES ETC, BUT FEEL SAFETY COMPONENTS LIKE A SEATBELT SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. WOULD APPRECIATE A CONTACT TO RECTIFY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705956April 24, 1999
CHILD SEAT
THE CAR SEAT WHICH IS AN EVENFLO ULTARA WILL NOT FIT RIGHT IN THE CAR. IT IS TOO LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544902April 12, 1999
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, PARKING BRAKE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHEEL SPLIT CAUSING TIRE TO BLOWOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705483April 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AUTO TRANSMISSION TWICE,FORD IS TELLING THE REPAIR PEOPLE THAT ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD IN PROBES.PLEASE HELP ME I HAVE SHELLED OUT 2,300.OO DOLLARS SO FAR AND I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *AK
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
#705106March 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BOTH REAR CALIPERS ON MY 1994 FROD PROBE GT HAVE SIEZED AND ONE ALMOST STARTED THE CAR ON FIRE, WITH THE LEFT REAR ROTOR GLOWING ORANGE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR SIGNS OF SIEZING, AND NO TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKE HANDLE. FORD CHANGED THE DESIGN IN THE YEARS AFTER 1995, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE UPDATED CALIPERS SHOULD BE RETROFITTED TO ALL OF OUR CARS THAT HAVE FAILING CALIPERS AND BRAKE PROBLEMS, RESULTING FROM THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705058March 29, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THIS COMPONENT HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545273March 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR OF LEFT/RIGHT SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES REPAIR PROMPTLY DUE TO LACK OF PARTS AND DEALER PROBLEM. (RECALL 96S48 AND 96S99) NLM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704791March 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I WANT TO REPORT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE SIMILAR TO THAT OF OTHER FORD OWNERS, AND THAT I HAVE FOUND THE CAUSE IN MY CAR. I HEARD A PORTION OF A RADIO NEWS BROADCAST THAT SAID TAURUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES. MY WIPER FAILURES BEGAN ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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