Ford Probe Complaints

1,193 consumer complaints on file.

#873863October 25, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
MOTOR SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SOMETIMES WILL NOT RETRACT, ALWAYS LEAVING BELT HALFWAY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THIS HAD BEEN RAPAIRED BEFORE.*AK SHOULDER HARNESS/SEAT BELT(LAP) WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A RECALL (96V-172) BUT IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734954October 23, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DO NOT YET KNOW FULL DAMAGE COST AS OTHER CAR WAS DAMGED AND DON'T KNOW THE COST YET. NO SAFETY DEFECT IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734894October 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE REPLACE THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULE, AND THE CAR STILL SHUTS DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING REGUARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF TRAVEL. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I JUST CAN NOT DRIVE IT THIS WAY. I HAVE PUT $3000 INTO THIS CAR THIS YEAR ALONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873393October 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO IGNITION, AND STARTED TO RUN HOT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872919October 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WAS HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER IN RIGHT REAR & FRONT. THIS CAUSED LIGHTS INSIDE THE PANEL TO FLASH ON/OFF. INSURANCE CO. INSPECTOR CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED THAT IT WAS INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. HAD NO PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE OR WIRES. VEHICLE WAS POORLY RECONSTRUCTED, WIRES WERE ALL CUT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734060October 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CARS STALLS; BEEN TO MECHANICS, THEY CANT SEE THE PROBLEM IT STALLS WHEN WARM IT SHOULDNT VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734084October 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I'VE LOST COUNT, MY DRIVER SEATBELT HAS JUST COME UNDONE WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE PART THAT THE BUCKLE SNAPS INTO IS ALSO COMING APART. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE CALLED FORD ON THIS MATTER. I STILL HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY CAR. ONE DEALER SAYS NO IT IS NOT COVERED BUT IT IS DEFECTIVE. THE OTHER DEALER SAYS IT IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BUT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I AM SAFE DRIVING BECAUSE IF IT COMES UNDONE WHILE I'M JUST DRIVING, WHAT HAPPENS IF I'M IN A CRASH? I FEEL FORD SHOULD JUST REPLACE THIS WITHOUT ANY COST TO ME BECAUSE SEATBELTS ARE A MAJOR, REQUIRED SAFETY COMPONENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733679October 7, 2000
SEATS
METAL BAR HAS PROTRUDED THROUGH DRIVER'S SEAT ON RIGHT, UPPER SIDE AND CONTACTS DRIVER'S BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555396September 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TFI MODULE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732258September 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871288September 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR SAFETY SEAT ON TRACK FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CONSUMER WAS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731883September 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 60MPH+, RPM DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN VEHICLE DIED. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED 6 TIMES STARTING IN EARLY FEB. 2000. DEALER FOUND A TSB (TRADE SERVICE BULLETIN), AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THEIR SHOP, SHOWING THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR STATOR HAD FAILED IN OTHER FORD PROBES. POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN A VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY - ESPECIALLY IN A METRO AREA LIKE SEATTLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731679September 16, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#869874September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER A SLIGHT PUDDLE OF WATER LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATE, AND VEHICLE STALLS OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869121August 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V172002 & CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SHOULDER BELT REPAIRS. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR SHOULDER BELTS UNLESS BELTS WERE NOT WORKING. FINALLY, DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAD FAILED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHERE MECHANIC REPAIRED SHOULDER BELT. HOWEVER, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT WAS STUCK & HAD JAMMED, BUT MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729005August 25, 2000
TIRES
A MECHANIC SAID THE CHOPPED TIRES ARE THE RESULT OF HOW THEY ARE MANUFACTURED. HE SAID THEY SHOW THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE 2 FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE NOW RECALLED. THERES LOTS OF TREADS LEFT BUT I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSAFE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728697August 22, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
FAILURES INTERMITTENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868349August 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T RETRACT AT ALL. SEATBELT IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. SEATBELT WAS REPLACED UNDR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S48. FOUR YEARS AGO SEATBELT WAS FIXED. CURRENTLY, SAME PART OF THE SEATBELT WAS NOT OPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867945August 16, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN A 1997 FORD PROBE. FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE SIZE P205/55R15, DOT#W2MJFXM426. ORIGINAL TIRES ON VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRE SHOP STATED THAT IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN WITH ALL TIRES. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867421August 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IN CIRCLE ABOUT 90 MPH AND TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT STOPPED AGAINST A GUARDRAIL TWO REAR TIRES HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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