1993 FORD Probe Problems & Complaints

PIVOT PIN IN BOTH REAR CALIPERS CORRODES DUE TO FAULTY GASKET AND REAR BRAKES SEIZE AS A RESULT.*AK

1993 FORD PROBE GT. BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE EACH SEIZED TWICE (BOTH CALIPERS WERE REBUILT BY A DEALER AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURES). WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THERE IS A BURNING BRAKE SMELL, THE ROTOR GLOWS ORANGE, THE ENTIRE WHEEL GETS EXTREMEMLY HOT, AND THE VEHICLE IS DESTABILIZED TOWARDS OVERSTEER. THE BRAKE PADS ARE DESTROYED VERY QUICKLY RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE REAR BRAKES (INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE). THE BRAKE ROTOR MAY ALSO WARP DUE TO HEAT DAMAGE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMMEDIATELY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE CORRECTLY SINCE IT INITIALLY JUST SEEMS LIKE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A RUBBER SEAL (HANDBRAKE PIVOT-PIN SEAL) THAT DETERIORATES PREMATURELY ALLOWING MOISTURE AND CONTAMINATION TO ENTER THE CALIPER WHERE IS CAUSES THE NEEDLE BEARINGS TO CORRODE. IT THEREFORE ONLY EFFECTS PROBE MODELS WITH REAR DISC BRAKES (PROBE GT). FORD REVISED THE REAR CALIPERS ON PROBE GT'S MANUFACTURED AFTER 5-JAN-1995 TO CORRECT THE DEFECT ALTHOUGH EARLIER MODELS WERE NEVER CORRECTED.*AK

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NEWLY DESIGNED BRAKES WHICH ARE MADE WITH NON-ABSESTOS, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO RUSTED THROUGH AND A SQUEAKING NOISE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE CONSUMER'S 1993 FORD PROBE FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE AIR BAG BE DISCONNECTED. *NM *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CLOCK SPRING IN AIRBAG HAS BROKEN, AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THIS IS FIXED. FORD IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN IF THE LIGHT HAD NOT STARTED BLINKING. YOUR WEBSITE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING AIRBAGS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL.

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF.THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE CONSUMER GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T DEPLOY. THE DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *TT

ICM OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES THIS SUMMER (ALWAYS WHILE ON INTERSTATE), CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE AT 65+MPH, ALL POWER LOST (BRAKERS, STEERING, ACCELERATION). CAR ONLY AT 37,000 MILES DURING FIRST FAILURE. REPLACED ICM/DISTRIBUTOR (ICM BUILT INSIDE DISTRIBUTOR) WITH A NON-OEM PART. *JB

THIS IS THE SECOND IGNITOR THIS CAR HAS HAD. THIS IS A DEFECT FROM FORD. IT IS BOTH DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE TO LET FORD GET AWAY WITH THIS INJUSTICE. PROBE OWNERS ALL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IT IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD MOTORS.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. NARROWLY MISSED ACCIDENT. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD IT WAS A FAULTY DISTRIBUTOR.*AK

ON AT LEAST 4X THE IGNITION CUT OF AT HIWAY SPEEDS.MAGARITY. *AK

ALL OWNERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DISTRIBUTOR PROBLEMS FROM PAST CUSTOMERS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD PROBE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS OCCASIONALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER TWO OR THREE MINUTES. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR A PROPER DIAGNOSIS. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,550 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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

THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE 1994 CARS BUT NOT THE 1993 CARS. A HEAD GASKET ON A CAR SHOULD NOT BE GOING AT 73,000 MILES.

THERE IS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. *AK

CAR STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS MOSTLY IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

I HAVE OWED 2 1993 FORD PROBES AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE FIRST ONE WAS ONLY 1 AND A HALF YEARS OLD AND THERE'S A LOT MORE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM THE O/D LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH AND THE CAR STOPS SHIFTING PROPERLY THEN YOU TAKE IT TO FORD DEALER OR ANY OTHER SHOP THEY SAY NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED. *JB

I CAN'T EVEN GET ANYONE TO WORK ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I CALL EVERY SINGLE TRANNY SHOP I COULD FIND IN 3 TOWNS, NOT 1 WILL HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A PROBLE TRANNY. THIS IS CRAZY, FORD OR MAZDA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS, IF THEY HAVE A PRODUCT, WITH SUCH A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I WISH I WOULD OF KNOWN, NEVER WOULD OF BOUGHT IT!

AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE ON MY 1993 PROBE GT HAS AN UNEXPLAINED DEFECT. MOST REPAIR BUSINESSES WILL NOT EVEN TOUCH THESE CARS DUE TO REPUTATION. AFTER $500 IN DIAGNOSTIC FEES, THE PROBLEM WAS RULED UNEXPLAINED BY AAMCO.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 93 FORD PROBE IS SHOT. THERE IS NO SERVICE STATION, ETC. THAT WILL EVEN TOUCH THE THING. THEY ARE KNOW FOR THIS AND YOU CAN'T EVEN GET SOMEONE TO WORK ON IT. FORD OR MAZDA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS. *NLM

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

CONSUMER WAS UNDER HATCHBACK FIXING SOMEETHING IN VEHICLE AND HATCHBACK COLLAPSED ON CONSUMERS BACK. CONSUMER WASN'T INJURED. *AK

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.

HATCHBACK LOWER PIVOT PIN SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER STRUT BRACKET, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL WHEN UP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED THESE VEHICLES, BUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL 93V058. *AK

HATCHBACK ASSEMBLY STRUTS MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING INJURIES. RECALL # 93V05800, MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK

HYDRAULIC LIFTS WHICH HOLD THE REAR DOOR OPEN FAILED.

BOTH CALIPER FAILED AT SEPARATE TIMES

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE FULLY AFTER PARKING BRAKE WAS DISENGAGED.

BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL.

REAR BRAKE LOCKED IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

REAR BRAKE LOCKED IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

AT 50,000 LOST STEERING CONTROL AT 50 MPH. FELT LIKE I HAD LOST POWER ASSIST. HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY EXIT. STEERING RETURNED AFTER STOPPING AND FORCING THE WHEEL BACK A FORTH. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT REPAIR. PREVIOUSLY BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE CLOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT 38,000 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE REFERRING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD. BUT WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER TO LEFT IT WAS SOFTER THAN RIGHT SIDE. AFTER 2 VISITS TO DEALER, PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS RACK AND PINION LOCKING UP. PROBLEM BEING REPAIRED. *AK

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 MPH FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR POWER STEERING WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK

IN COLD WEATHER THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING AND IT IS LOOSE, TOOK TO DEALER, REPLACED GEAR BOX FOR THE STEERING AND BUSHING . *AK

VEHICLE DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO STEERING MISALIGNMENT. *SD

RELEASE OF HAND BRAKE ON FORD PROBE GT FAILS TO DISENGAGE THE REAR BRAKES, REAR WHEEL(S) NOW PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY LOCKED, CURRENT METHOD OF CORRECTION INVOLVES MANUALLY RELEASING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR (ALWAYS PARK DOWNHILL NOW).*JB

PARKING BRAKE PIVOT PIN SIEZED, WHICH CAUSED REAR BRAKE PADS TO REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH BRAKE ROTOR, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY OVERHEATED. *ET

WHEN USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT MAY NOT RELEASE. THE REAR BRAKE WILL START SMOKING AFTER A FEW MILES. THE DRIVER WILL REPAIR THE EXISTING CALIPER BY SPRAYING OIL ON THE PART OF THE CALIPER WHERE THE EMERGENCY CABLE ATTACHES TO THE PIVOT AND SPRING, THEN WORKING THE HAND LEVER UNTIL IT BECOMES FREE.

FAULTY PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM.

REAR BRAKE CALIPER FREEZES UPON USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.

WINDOW ASSEMBLY ON BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE BROKE WITHIN A WEEK APART. THE REAR HATCH DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON ITS OWN. *AK

SUN ROOF: CONTINOUS KNOCKING NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TO FIVE DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES, NONE OF THEM HAD A MECHANIC QUALIFIED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. EVEN WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DOOR PANEL: THE DOOR PANEL JUST SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES AND NOW THE RIGHT DOOR PANEL IS SEPARATING.

THE SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, WINDOWS BECAME LOOSE, DURING ONE OCCURRENCE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL OFF VEHICLE, DEALER GLUED WINDOW BACK ON; ALL WINDOWS ARE GLUED ONTO FRAME OF VEHICLE. *AK

WINDOW MOLDING FAILED.

IDLE AIR SPEED CONTROL VALVE WAS REPLACED IN 1995 & HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, SLOWING UP UPON APPROACHING A STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO COVER COST OVER $1,000. ORIGINAL OWNER. DEALER SAID PART WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 12 MONTHS. *AK

HOSE CLAMP TWISTED AND CAUSED THROTTLE TO STICK WIDE OPEN CAUSED ENGINE TO OVER REV AND DAMAGED ENGINE, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF HER OR CROSSING IN FRONT OF HER AT A STOP LIGHT, IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURED. FORD REP AND LOCAL FORD DEALER SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MANY ACCIDENTS MAY HAVE HAPPENED OR MAY OCCUR WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE CAUSE OF IT EXECPT IT WAS SPEEDING, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT

IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING CAR NOT TO START.

CONSUMER PUT CAR IN PARK AND IT ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT TREE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE DROPPED ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE, FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN.*AK

HAD VEHICLE PARKED. ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED THE PROBE. TOOK VEHICLE TO BODY SHOP. HAD IT TEST DRIVEN BY MECHANIC. AFTER TEST DRIVEN, WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NEEDED A SWAY BAR & 2 EXTENSION RODS. THESE WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED A SERVICE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED. WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *AK THE SPRING AND BEARING PLATE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD DUE TO A A FAILURE IN THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM, CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED.

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 1993 FORD PROBE GT (V6-CYLINDER). I HAD 3 PREVIOUS NEW AND REBUILT COMPRESSORS REPLACED. THEY ONLY LASTED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 YEARS. EACH TIME COSTING ME BETWEEN $750 AND $1100 FOR LABOR AND TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR, O-RING, CONDENSER, PULL A VACUUM, RECHARGE THE SYSTEM, ETC. I WAS INFORMED BY ALL OF MY AC REPAIR GUYS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SMALL $10 VALVE ON THE COMPRESSOR THAT HAD A LIMITED 1-2 YEAR LIFE BUILT-IN TO IT BY THE FORD MANUFACTURER. FORD CALLS THIS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW. THIS VALVE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. EVIDENTLY IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE TO AUTHORIZED FORD COMPRESSOR REBUILDERS. FORD HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO FIX THIS VALVE DESIGN FLAW. SO, WHEN MY COMPRESSOR (VALVE) WENT OUT FOR THE 4TH TIME, I DECIDED TO TRY REPAIRING IT MYSELF. THIS IS WHAT I DID TO REPAIR MY AIR CONDITIONER MYSELF FOR ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THE COST 1). I PUT IN LEAK DETECTOR TO VERIFY THAT ONLY THE VALVE WAS LEAKING. IT WAS. 2). I SANDED AND CLEANED THE END OF THE DEFECTIVE VALVE. 3). I PUT JB WELD ON THE END OF THE VALVE TO PLUG UP THE HOLE. 4). I RECHARGED THE SYSTEM WITH FREON. THAT'S IT. 4 EASY STEPS AND MY AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING LIKE GANGBUSTERS AGAIN FOR LESS THAN $50. YOU WOULD THINK THAT FORD COMPRESSOR MANUFACTURERS WOULD HAVE FIXED THIS VALVE BY NOW, OR MAYBE MY AIR CONDITIONER REPAIR GUYS COULD HAVE JUST PLUGGED-UP THE HOLE IN THE VALVE WITH JB WELD JUST LIKE I DID. BUT NOOOOOOOO! THAT WOULD BE TO EASY, AND THEY WOULDN'T MAKE A TON OF MONEY OFF ME. IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE ALL IN IT TO MAKE MAJOR BUCKS OFF OF THE SUPPOSED DESIGN FLAW OF A VALVE.

THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READS LOW. *AK

I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THE PROBE THAT FACED THE SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY.

NO SUMMART LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

FUEL PUMP INERTIA CUT-OFF SWITCH IS DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP IN A ROLLOVER OR SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CUT OF SWITCH ON MY PROBE CUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP (AND THEREFORE THE ENGINE) AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMPS. DEALER IN SPEARFISH, SD., INSTALLED NEW CUT OFF SWITCH ON 10/9. IT FAILED THAT AFTERNOON. I INSTALLED A THIRD SWITCH I BROUGHT FROM RAPID CITY, SD. FORD DEALER AND IT FAILED TWICE. VEHICLE QUITS RUNNING CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION PARTICULARLY ON ROADS WITH LIMITED OR NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. TO GET VEHICLE RUNNING AGAIN I MUST PULL OVER, OPEN HATCHBACK AND PRESS THE RESET BUTTON. A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IS CREATED WHEN VEHICLE QUITS RUNNING UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 10 TIMES WITH 3 SWITCHES (ALL FROM FORD, PART NUMBER #XF3Z-9341-AA FIRST INERTIA SWITCH). *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769769

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

THIS CAR WITH A FAILED AIR IDLE BYPASS VALVE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN A TRAFFIC INJURY OR FATALITY. WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS YOU LOSE POWER STEERING, SPEED AND ENGINE CONTROL. THIS VALVE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES BEFORE, AND IS AGAIN NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $700.00. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FACTORY DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO COST. IT IS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. *AK

FUEL/FLUID LEAKING.

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

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF BUCKLE AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

REAR TIRE BLEW HIT CONCRETE BARRIER AND AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. TT

MAJORITY OF 2ND GENERATION PROBE OWNERS HAVE PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. SEIZING OF LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER MAY CAUSE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO NOT OPERATE DURING EMERGENCY. THE BRAKE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO SEIZED PIVOT PIN IN THE CALIPER OR CAN CAUSE UNBALANCED BRAKING SINCE ONE SIDE WILL NOT WORK. IF EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING SOME SPEED THE UNBALANCING OF REAR BRAKES MAY CAUSE THE CAR TO SPIN OUT INTO DEADLY CRASH. *AK

PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP TWICE. FORD DIDN'T REPLACE UNTIL CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. FIRST LOCKUP AT 2/13/95, MILEAGE 24,273, BUT NO CALIPER REPLACEMENT, JUST A LUBE AND REPOSITION. SUBSEQUENT INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS REPORTED TO DEALER, BUT UNREPRODUCIBLE AT DEALER. SECOND CALIPER SEIZURE ON 2/4/97 AT 52,941 MILES. DEALER REPLACED CALIPER AT $400 COST TO ME. THIS WAS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON 1993 AND 1994 PROBES AND MAZDA MX-6S THAT COULD LEAD TO CALIPER SEIZURES WHILE DRIVING. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *AK

PARKING BRAKES DO NOT DISENGAGE. EXTREME HIGH HEAT RUINED REAR ROTORS, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *AK

REAR CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO REPLACED PARKING BRAKE PIVOT PIN. *AK

THE DISTRIBUTOR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS BEEN NOTED TO FAIL ON THESE ENGINES AS THE RECALL FOR PRIOR YEARS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS A HABIT OF FAILING. FOR MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS, PLEASE GO TO WWW.PROBETALK.COM. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THEIR DISTRIBUTORS AND TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AT RELATIVELY LOW MILES.*AK

AT 37000 MILES THE IGNITOR WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, STALLING THE ENGINE AND STOPPING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC. AT 37000 MILES THE THROWOUT BEARING IN THE CLUTCH WAS ALSO VIBRATING BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEN THE AIRBAG MONITOR SHORTED OUT FOR SOME REASON.

THE IGNITION WENT OUT ON MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY. CHECKED MYSELF FOR SPARK AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS NONE. A LOCAL SHOP REPAIRED THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR OVER $400. A MONTH LATER, IN AN UNRELATED INCIDENT, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND AFTER 4 WEEKS, 2-3 REBUILDS AND $2300 LATER I WAS BACK ON THE ROAD. I HAVE HEARD AND READ OF NUMEROUS FELLOW 1993-1997 FORD PROBE OWNERS REPORTING THESE FAILURES TIME AND AGAIN.

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

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

REAR TIRE BLEW HIT CONCRETE BARRIER AND AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. TT

RIGHT SIGNAL SWITCH LIGHT WOULD CAUSE HEADLIGHTS TO SHUT OFF.*AK

FOG LAMPS REPLACED.

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

CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT AND REAR SEAT CAME FORWARD. TT BOTH REAR SEATS CAME UNLATCHED AND LUNGED FORWARD. *SLC

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

HATCHBACK WOULD NOT STAY UP. IT HIT CONSUMER ON THE HEAD AND BACK ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. *AK

WHEN THE HATCHBACK IS UP, IT FALLS DOWN BY ITS SELF. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

TOGGLE SWITCH ON SUNROOF HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. DOES NOT STOP ON ITS OWN FOR OPEN AND CLOSE. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BREAK.

WHILE DRIVING RIM ON RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE SPLIT IN HALF. CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND, AND WAS TRYING TO GET VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THAT WAS WHEN RIM SPLIT, AND VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 60 MPH RPMS STARTED TO DROP. VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND DIE. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS DISTRIBUTOR. CONSUMER REPLACED TFI MODULE ,AND REPLACED IT WITH SAME PART. THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN DESIGN OF PART. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK DISTRIBUTOR FAILED. *SLC

OK, SO A WEEK AND A HALF AGO I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING. WHEN IT DID START THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE CODES AND GOT CODES 3 AND 4, WHICH PERTAIN TO A FAULTY IGNITER. TO EXPLAIN MY COMPLAINT, THE FORM ASKED HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS FAILED AND I WROTE 12... 12 BEING THE NUMBER OF TIMES ROUGHLY, THAT IT HAS HAD TROUBLE STARTING. I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 1993 PROBES AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT SOON. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 02/14/0 DUE TO THE THE DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TOTAL $515.28 AND THE DIAGNOSED AND FILTERING STSEM WAS REPLACE AT $161.00. THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS 03/03/00 WHERE PHIL FITTS SPOTTED A PLUGGED IDLE AIR VALVE THAT WAS REPLACED. PHIL FITTS. 3250 WILMINGTON RD, NEW CASTLE, PA 16105. I DIDN'T MIND THE OCCURANCE ON 03/03/00 BUT THE ONE 2/14/00 WAS QUOTED AS SOMETHING THAT WAS RARE ON CAR FOR THE WHOLE DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM TO GO. I HAD TO BE TOWED TICE WHICH I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT I HAVE INSURANCE TO COVR THAT.WHEN I BROKE DOWN IT WAS A COLD EVENING AND THE CAR HAD JUST DIED AND STARTED TO SMOKE TO ME THAT WAS ALOT OF MONEY TO PUT IN A CAR THAT YOU JUST PURCHASED 2 MONTHS PRIOR.I ALWAYS LIKE DEALING WITH FORD I HOPE SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME I KNOW THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR USED BUT, TO ME THAT IS ALOT OF MONEY. THANK YOU, CAROLE NOCERAE

VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. . TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE DIED. . SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL TO KEEP VEHICLE IDLING, AND IT REVVED AND THEN IDLED. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD STALL. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED IT FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME, WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT IT WAS REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. I AM UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO IDLE WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THE PROBLEM INTERMITENTLY PERSISTS. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE IAC VALVE, THE DISTRIBUTOR, THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP, THE PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES, AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE IAC VALVE FOR A 2ND TIME! BY REVIEWING THIS DATABASE I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PROBE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE DEALER HAS A SOLUTION TO FIX IT. ALSO, AFTER TALKING TO FORD'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PHONE LINE, IT DOES NOT APPEAR AS IF FORD IS EVEN WILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM! IT COSTS ME AT LEAST $500 EVERYTIME I HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SO THAT THEY CAN ATTEMPT TO "FIX" THIS REOCCURRING PROBLEM AND I AM GETTING QUITE FED UP WITH THE ENTIRE SITUATION! *AK

HAND BRAKE FAILS TO RELEASE. REAR CALIPERS SIEZE REAR CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES- APPROXIMATELY EVERY 43K MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN IT MENTIONED REPEATEDLY AT FORD PROBE SITES ON THE INTERNET

BOTH REAR CALIPERS HAVE SEIZED. I CANNOT USE THE HANDBRAKE WHEN I PARK. TALKED TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS. ALL WANT AN ARM AND LEG TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART. RESULTANT FAILURE HAS CAUSED BAD BUSHINGS/ROTORS/TIRE WEAR.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED. DEALER INDICATED CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. *AK