Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Ford Probe.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE ROAD, A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND I BRAKED HARD AND MY SEATBELT LOCKED. BUT AFTER THIS… |
| 2015-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER PULLING ALL FUSES IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH VEHICLE OFF, TO CHECK THEM AND PUTTING THEM ALL BACK, VERIFYING SEVERAL TI… |
| 2004-07-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STOPS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, CUTTING OUT THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AND MAKING MY FRONT-HEAVY … |
| 2003-08-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK TO RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE IMPROPERLY WORN OR N… |
| 2003-02-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ON 8/17/02. I PAID 131.00 FOR THE PART .ALL FORD PARTS ARE WARRANTED FOR 12 MONTHS … |
| 2001-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL INFORMATION. I HEARD OTHERWISE WHICH IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU. NO SA… |
| 2001-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED IN REGARD TO OPERATION OF DRIVER'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT. BELT FAILS TO EXTEND AND RETRACT, RE… |
| 2000-10-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 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 |
| 2000-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE WHILE DRIVING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS |
| 2000-04-24 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | RIGHT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKED AND ABOUT TO FAIL THE DEALERSHIP ASKED FOR $379.00 FOR REPLACEM… |
| 1999-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT. FAILURE OCCURED DURING NORMAL USE.*AK |
| 1999-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | PLASTIC TOP OF RADIATOR FAILED UPON OPENING THE HOOD..17 YEAR OLD WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT LIQUID AND STEAM HOSPITALIZED WI… |
| 1999-04-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | AFTER STOPPING THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT--IT LOCKED UP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE THE SEATBELT WA… |
| 1999-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED AFTER BEING PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR TWO HOURS. IT THEN MUST HAVE IGNITED THE STARTER… |
| 1999-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CARS STALLS; BEEN TO MECHANICS, THEY CANT SEE THE PROBLEM IT STALLS WHEN WARM IT SHOULDNT VERY DANGEROUS. *AK |
| 1998-06-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AT TOP OF A HILL VEHICLE AT LOW IDLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE STALLED OUT. STEERING SHUTDOWN. HAD NO CONTROL. VEHICLE STARTED … |
| 1997-11-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN, AND THE POWER BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. MOTOR BROKE… |
| 1997-10-10 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 1997-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | RADIATOR EXPLODED SPEWING HOT WATER ONTO DRIVER, CAUSING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE, HAND, ARM, STOMACH AND … |
| 1997-06-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT: DRIVIER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HAS STRETCHED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. BELTS ON RECALL, BUT TH… |
| 1997-04-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RETRACT. |
| 1997-04-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT FAILURE WHEN EXCESS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AS DRIVER GETS IN. |
| 1997-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT RED RELEASE BUTTON STICKS, AND THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT FUNCTION PRO… |
| 1997-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR BELT BRACKET ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE BELTS TO CONTINUE TO BREAK. *AK |
| 1996-12-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY SENDING UNIT HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING SPARKS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHEN VEHICLE HAD STALLED. … |
| 1996-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STICKS. |
| 1996-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE INERTIA SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK |
| 1996-08-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. THE BELT IS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN COR… |
| 1996-04-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS IN USE. *AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS NOT… |
| 1996-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. |
| 1996-03-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT DROVE ITSELF INTO A DITCH AND IT WENT UP INTO FLAMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE. *SD |
| 1996-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. *AK |
| 1996-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT FROM HOUSING. TT |
| 1995-12-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT DON'T RETRACT BACK INTO THE HOUSING. TT |
| 1995-12-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BROKEN.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED SEVEN (7) TIMES. TT *JB |
| 1995-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1995-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | SHORTS OUT EVERYTHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND ALMOST CAUGHT THE GARAGE ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-10-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | REGULATOR ON THE ELECTRIC WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-08-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK |
| 1995-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY, FADED TO THE FLOOR, PUMP THE BRAKE AND IT STOPPED, REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER. TT |
| 1995-08-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT FORD OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT |
| 1995-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR FAILED, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE. *AK |
| 1995-07-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | Yes | 0 | AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHEN ENGAGED IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR (3) HOURS. GEAR SHIFT FOUN… |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ON IT'S OWN. TT *SLC |
| 1995-05-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAMSHAFT SEIZED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. *AK |
| 1995-02-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. TT |
| 1995-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS/HESTIATES IN 1ST/2ND GEARS BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIRS. *SKD |