Ford Probe Complaints

1,193 consumer complaints on file.

#884580March 29, 2001
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SET BELT CAME OUT OF T TRACK AFTER HITTING A DEER. SEAT BELT WAS IN USE AT TIME. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD WHEN BELT BROKE. HAD NO AIRBAGS. NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743059March 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK BUT WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF, THEY STOP IN A VERTICAL POSITIONS IN THE DRIVER'S VIEWING AREA. THE POWER STEERING HOSE COST ME OVER $200 TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS BUILT INTO THE FIREWALL. THE CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN APART IN ORDER TO GET TO THE HOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560502March 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 96V-172, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A REPLY OR REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742895March 22, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READS LOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883883March 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
AFTER CLOSING DOORS THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT OPERATE, LEAVING CONSUMER UNLATCHED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT SOLUTION HAD BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742698March 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR: IGNITION CUT-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO HEAT. THE IGNITOR OVERHEATS, CAUSING SUDDEN STOP OF THE ENGINE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE STOPPED ENGINE ALSO CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL. 1995 AND LATER PROBES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A REDESIGNED DISTRIBUTOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883129March 15, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER COMPLAINED IN REGARD TO OPERATION OF DRIVER'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT. BELT FAILS TO EXTEND AND RETRACT, RESULTING IN FAILURE TO BUCKLE BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742283March 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CANNOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK, SHIFT MECHANISM GETS STUCK. DEALER SAYS I NEED NEW ONE, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR ONLY HAD 49,497 MILES WHEN ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 33, 575 MILES. NUMEROUS OTHER FAILURES STARTING AT APROXIMATELY 28, 000 TO PRESENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882604March 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT IN GARAGE WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED LOUD NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALER STATE LOW OIL PERSSURE WAS CAUSING LIFTER TO GO BAD. *AK LIFTERS DAMAGED DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE DEALER RECOMMEND REPLACED OIL PUMP. REPLACE TIMING BELT DUE TO MILEAGE. *YH
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
#741950March 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS
REGARDING FORD RECALL # 96S48 AND 96S99 - SEAT BELT RECALL. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY PERFORMED REPLACEMENT OF SEATBELT TRACK AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY ON FEBRUARY 25, 1997. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR HAS FAILED JUST AS THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE CLAIMING THAT THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. I CONTEND THAT I RECEIVED EITHER FAULTY PARTS AND / OR SHODDY WORKMANSHIP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. CAN YOU HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD? THANK YOU. MI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881651February 27, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RIGHT SIGNAL SWITCH LIGHT WOULD CAUSE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741551February 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
THE STRUTS THAT SHOULD SUPPORT THE REAR HATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION HAVE NEVER WORKED, SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 30, 1996. I LEARNED JUST LAST NIGHT, FROM YAHOO.COM, THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 1993 FORD PROBES. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH MY DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY BY PHONE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH RECALL. FMC SAYS THE RECALL APPLIES TO SOME 1993 PROBES, BUT NOT TO MINE AS DETERMINED FROM MY VIN. I HAVE BEEN HURT A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION, BUT MY INJURIES SO FAR HAVE BEEN MINOR AND HAVE NOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740994February 16, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEATBACK BENT/RETRACTED ON REAR INPACT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED BUT I KEPT THE SEAT. I CAN PROVIDE A VIN IF NEEDED. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE THE SEAT FOR INSPECTION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740783February 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS DO NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN HANDBRAKE IS RELEASED. THIS CAUSES FRICTIONAL HEATING AND WARPED ROTORS. FORD UK HAS PAID FOR NEW CALIPERS, BUT FORD US HAS REFUSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740402February 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR STOPS RUNNING AND THEN JUST STARTS UP AGAIN.ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR OVER 1 HOUR LASTEST INCIDENT CAR STOPPED RUNNING ON ROAD ANB WE COASTED OFF ROAD AND THEN WE RESTARTED CAR THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED ABOUT 8/9 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THIS IS OCCURRING ONLY TO TRY AND REPLACE THIS OR THAT COMPONENT TO NO AVAIL THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN GOING DOWN ROAD AT 60 MPH IN TRAFFIC OR DOWNHILL WITH NO ASSISTED BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878703January 22, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE DEFFECTIVE, AND FEMALE PART IS NOT HOLDING, UNRESTRAINING CONSUMER.*AK SEAT BELT FAILURE ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSED DOOR PANEL TO COME LOOSE ON DOOR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878614January 19, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WITHOUT A WARNING. FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK, P205/75R15, FORD, PROBE 1993. *AK THE TIRE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLE WHILE THE CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING. THE TIRE WAS FIREHAWK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878097January 12, 2001
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER'S SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL 96V172.002/ AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, BUT HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739016January 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS WAS A CAR I SAVE FOR MY FIRST CAR AN TO HAVE TO PUT 2,500 IN TO THE CAR FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD AN TO FINE OUT SO MANY PROBE OWNERS AN MAZDA OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH THIS IS A SHAME .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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