Ford Probe Complaints (1989)

77 consumer complaints on file.

#855757January 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THERE IS A GAS LEAK AT THE SEAM OF THE GAS TANK. ALSO, FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844673August 9, 1999
SUSPENSION
UPPER PLATE THAT HOLDS THE STRUT HAS DISINTEGRATED, COULD CAUSE STRUT TO GO THROUGH THE HOOD AND THE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708546July 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
PLASTIC TOP OF RADIATOR FAILED UPON OPENING THE HOOD..17 YEAR OLD WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT LIQUID AND STEAM HOSPITALIZED WITH 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS 50% OF BODY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#707949June 27, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *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
#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
#702620January 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AFTER BEING PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR TWO HOURS. IT THEN MUST HAVE IGNITED THE STARTER AND STALLED ITSELF, AND FORCED ITSELF TO MOVE FORWARD 10 TO 20 FEET. WHEN MOVING FORWARD ,UP HILL, IT RAN INTO A BUILDING, DOING NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE EXCEPT FOR FIRE BURNS LEFT ON THE WALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540474September 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823635June 9, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE SEAT BELT WAS CORRECTED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN 1992. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820701April 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GOING 35MPH, UP HILL TOWARDS RED LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES (ABS) & PEDAL CONTINUED TO FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER & MENTIONED BRAKES. TOLD FORD THAT BRAKES FAILED, AND TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER DID NOT INSPECT THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822281April 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT TOP OF A HILL VEHICLE AT LOW IDLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE STALLED OUT. STEERING SHUTDOWN. HAD NO CONTROL. VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL. APPLIED BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. USED EMERGENCY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL GRAVITY ENDED. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818254February 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN, AND THE POWER BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. MOTOR BROKEN, REPLACED TWICE TO BREAK AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529982February 5, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEATS
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529680January 23, 1998
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT FAILURE WHEN EXCESS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AS DRIVER GETS IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526384December 8, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE. WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT STAY DOWN. INSTEAD, STOP ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523494November 25, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LEFT REAR TRANSAXLE FAILED. ALSO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817544October 24, 1997
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT: DRIVIER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS STRETCHED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. BELTS ON RECALL, BUT THIS ONE IS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526218October 21, 1997
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS FOR THE THIRD TIME FAILED TO GO UP/DOWN. THE GLASS ENDS UP INSIDE THE DOOR AND WON'T COME UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521797July 30, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR EXPLODED SPEWING HOT WATER ONTO DRIVER, CAUSING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE, HAND, ARM, STOMACH AND LOWER ABDOMINAL REGION. REPAIRMAN STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FAULTY PLASTIC USED IN RADIATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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