Ford Probe Complaints

1,193 consumer complaints on file.

#701590December 25, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED FROM CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832389December 17, 1998
SEATS
ON DRIVER SIDE A GIANT BAR HAS POPPED OUT WHICH IS PRESSING AGAINST CONSUMER'S BACK. COULD ALSO CAUSE INJURIES AND PAIN IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701437December 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BOTH OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS ARE SEIZING UP. THIS IS DANGEROUS, AS IT HEATS UP THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSING LOSS OF BREAKING ABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701293December 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR LOSES COMPRESSION RESLUTING IN LOSS OF POWER AND LACK OF ACCELERATION. BOB BAKER FORD DENIED IT WAS THE CAT BOTH TIMES REPLACING SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. IT RUNS FOR 4-5 MONTHS THEN GOES OUT AGAIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781741December 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831924December 7, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKED FROM WHEEL WELL THAN THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. HAD WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701171December 7, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FREEZES; VEHICLE WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN IN GEAR. OD LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY ON DASHBOARD. COMPUTER INDICATES A FAILURE WITH THE VSS SPEED SENSOR. PART WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. CAR MOVES FOWARD IN REVERSE; MOVES BACKWARD IN DRIVE. DEALERS CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN UNDER WARRANTY WITH 10,952 MILES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701153December 6, 1998
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING FREEZES UP WHILE GOING AROUND TURNS WHILE BRAKING AND SHIFTING GEARS. IT LAST FOR 5 SECONDS. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL THEN SUDDENLY IT FIXES ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE ALTHOUGH THEY SPECULATE THE RACK OR PUMP BUT NOT SURE. SAID 2 OTHE PROBLES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD MORE MILEAGE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU, LIZ DOWD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831829December 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECALL 96S99; VEHICLE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AND REPAIR WORK WAS DONE ON SHOULDER BELTS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE CASE IS CLOSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831839December 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS
RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY HAS JAMMED IN PLACE. RECALL NUMBER 96V172002. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831711December 3, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831378November 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER REPORTING PROBLEM CONCERNING AAA NEWS LETTER ABOUT A DEFECT IN AN ENGINE OIL PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831241November 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE PISTON BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO "FREEZE, " WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831296November 24, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF.THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE CONSUMER GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T DEPLOY. THE DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700882November 24, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE WOULD NOT DIS-ENGAGE AND TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. DEALER LET CAR SIT FOR OVER 10 DAYS AND DID NOTHING. TOOK CAR TO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID SHORT TERM MEMORY WAS WIPPED OUT, NEEDED OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET CODE. TOOK CAR AND DROVE FOR A LONG DISTANCE. AT THAT TIME THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED CAUSING LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER AND MASSIVE FLUID LEAK WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. ADVISED TO IMMEADEATLY STOP DRIVING CAR AS IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE. VEHICLE SINCE FIXED TWICE BUY A DIFFERENT DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT NOTCH WAS MISSING OUT OF TRANSMISSION PISTON FROM THE FACTORY. TRANSMISSION ALSO HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS AND TOTAL REPAIR COST 1,328.58. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD (TO LATE) THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BULLITENS OUT FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831180November 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUGS CAUSE THE SPARKS TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE AND HAD RAW GAS GO INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830878November 17, 1998
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BELTS BECOME JAMMED WHEN DOOR OPENED. MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING, BUT SEAT BELTS DO NOT MOVE TO LET EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER OUT. BELTS DO NOT RELEASE FROM AUTOMATIC RAIL TRACT. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700702November 17, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
THE CALIPER STICKS WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED CAUSING THE PARKING BRAKE TO REMAIN ON UNTIL THE LEVER ON THE CALIPER IS UNSTUCK. THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE CALIPER. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FORD-UK IS REPLACING THESE ITEMS, BUT NOT AS PART OF A RECALL. WHY WOULD AN AMERICAN COMPANY REPLACE THE PART FOR FOREIGNERS AND NOT FOR THOSE WHO PUT UP WITH UNIONS AND OVERPAID FACTORYLINE WORKERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828116November 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830747November 13, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING AROUND WHEN DRIVING., MECHANIC CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RUN. STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. DEALER CONTACTED, NO WARRANTY. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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