Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-10-15 | 93V169000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 217 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD PROBE EQUIPPED WITH HERCULES RAPTURE (NA) TIRES, SIZE: 18570R14 (NA). THE CONTACT STAT… |
| 2014-06-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD PROBE GT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUC… |
| 2010-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE ONE 1994 FORD PROBE 2.0 IS AFFILIATED WITH TSB NO. 96-21-3 THAT RECOGNIZES A DEFECT IN THE OIL P… |
| 2007-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD PROBE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR … |
| 2007-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 3RD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHIN A 4 YEAR PERIOD EVEN WITH A TRANSMISSION COOLER INSTALLED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 115000 MILE… |
| 2006-02-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT A 1994 FORD PROBE GT, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD IN IT. AFTER SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON TH… |
| 2005-08-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING A 1994 FORD PROBE SE, GOING NORTH ON WESTNEDGE IN PORTAGE, MICHIGAN WHEN I NOTICED TOO LATE THAT CAR IN F… |
| 2005-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | DT: THE DISTRIBUTER WENT OUT ON THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AND WHEN IT DID THE VEHICLE STOPPED CAUSING THE POWER BRAKES AND … |
| 2004-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FIRST, THE CAR MAKES A LITTLE JERK AND THEN THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTS TO BLINK AND THEN ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THE RPM'S S… |
| 2004-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. AS RESULT, VEHICLE LOST STEERING, AND BRAKE POWER. CONSUM… |
| 2004-07-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE 1994 FORD PROBE WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION, THE CAR HAS 132,000 MILES 3RD TRANNY TO GO BAD. *AK |
| 2003-11-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A SEVERE SLIP BETWEEN THE HIGH GEARS. THE ENGINE REVS VERY HIGH, THE TACHOMETER HEADS … |
| 2003-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REAR CALIPER BRAKES SEIZED ON MY 1994 FORD PROBE GT, CAUSING EXTREME OVERHEATING AND SMOKING. *NLM |
| 2003-05-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CLEAR COATING ON MY VEHICLE IS "CHALKING" AND PEELING OFF. CHALKING REFERS TO THE APPEARANCE OF WHITISH PATCHES ON … |
| 2003-02-18 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 0 | CAME OUT OF GEAR (PARKING BREAK HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT ) ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED 50 FEET DOWN HILL … |
| 2003-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB |
| 2002-07-17 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT AXLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER TO THE RIGHT AND MAKE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, O… |
| 2002-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS LEAKS OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB THIS VEHICLE TAKES APPR… |
| 2002-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | O/D LIGHT FLASHING ,CODE 628 RETRIEVED....CONVERTER CLUTCH SLIPPING.*AK |
| 2002-04-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ATX TYPE FORD CD4E FAILURE. O/D LIGHT ON, SLIPPING CLUTCH. STABILIZER LINKS WORN OUT. CRUISE CONTROL WIRING DEFECT. *… |
| 2002-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, TAKEN TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. |
| 2001-12-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AT NIGHT ON DRY ROADS CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN DRIVERS SIDE LA… |
| 2001-12-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-10-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: OVER DRIVE LIGHT BLINKS AND DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. HAS BEEN REBUILT. |
| 2001-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE FAILURE OF THE CD4E 1994 TRANSMISSION. THERE IS ONLY 113000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THE TRANS… |
| 2001-08-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | PARKING BRAKE: PARKING BRAKE IS USELESS. BOTH CALIPERS REPLACED BECAUSE PARKING BRAKE FROZEN. BRAKE PADS REPLACED AN… |
| 2001-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A USED WIRE HARNESS IN FUEL PUMP THAT WILL CAUSE ENGINE TO STALL*AK. *JB |
| 2001-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; … |
| 2001-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR: IGNITION CUT-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO HEAT. THE IGNITOR OVERHEATS, CAUSING… |
| 2001-03-15 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE VALVE BOX IN THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS LETTING GO I HAVE FIXED IT 2 TIMES AND IT JUST LET GO AGAIN I HAVE PAID OUT OF … |
| 2001-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONLY 2 WEEKS AFTER SPENDING NEARLY $600 ON REPLACING THE FRONT AXLES, THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FA… |
| 2000-09-10 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 2 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | Yes | 0 | AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WAS HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER IN RIGHT REAR & FRONT. THIS CAUSED LIGHTS INSIDE THE PANEL TO FLASH ON/O… |
| 2000-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AT 75000 MILES THE 2.5L V6 ENGINE HAD STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FOUND ON THE INTERNET WHER… |
| 2000-06-02 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 1 | ENTIRE YOKOHAMA TIRE TREAD AND CARCASS SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE SIDEWALL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. SIDEWALL REMAINED AT… |
| 2000-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, AFTER A SHORT TIME CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND EVENTUALLY GOT VEHICLE T… |
| 2000-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT A GARAGE SINCE AUG. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE AND THEN JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER A PERIO… |
| 2000-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS DO NOT DISENGAGE AFTER USING THE HANDBRAKE. THE HANDBRAKE IS CURRENTLY USELESS ON THE CAR SINC… |
| 2000-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | IGNITION COIL IN DISTRIBUTOR DETERIORATES ON 93 & 94 FORD PROBE V-6 MODELS. FORD HAS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VE… |
| 2000-01-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER, SPECIFICALLY THE PARKING BRAKE PIVOT PIN, IS PRONE TO SEIZURE DUE TO WATER AND DIRT INTRUSION … |
| 1999-12-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE WENT FLAT (MARCH 2000) AS HE WAS DRIVING INTERSTATE. THE TIRE WAS RUINED BY THE TIME HE COULD STOP. PRESENTL… |
| 1999-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR LOST POWER. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND ENGINE AREA … |
| 1999-10-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | O/D LIGHT BLINKING- COMPUTER ERROR REPORTS GEAR RATIO PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN REPORTS THAT FORD HAD MAJOR PROBLEMWITHTHE TR… |
| 1999-10-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD USA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YET FORD UK WILL REIMBURSE OWNER FOR REPLACEMENT |
| 1999-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WOULD NOT RELEASE FULLY AFTER HANDBRAKE RELEASED. REAR CALIPERS HAD BEEN REPLACED 17000 MILES AGO … |
| 1999-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WAS TOLD THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED B Y MECHANIC. ADDED FUEL ADDATIVE NOW FOR A YEAR AS NEEDED TO CORREC… |
| 1999-08-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS JAMMED. *AK *YC |
| 1999-08-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN TURING STEERING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS CLUNKING AND KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE… |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. NLM |
| 1999-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE DISTRIBUTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS WOUL… |