COOLING SYSTEM BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.
1994 Ford Probe complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKE CALIPER IS FREEZING IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHICH CAUSES THE DISC BRAKE TO OVERHEAT WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DESIGN:WHEN DEPLOYED, IMPACT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BROKE FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERING GLASS ALL OVER FRONT AND BACK SEATS; HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIGH SP.
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, A RAMBLING NOISE OCCURS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TT
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, ALSO SHOULDER LAP SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. TT
VEHICLES DRIVERS AUTOMATIC EAT SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRACK AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. TT
VEHICLE BLOW BLUE SMOKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DLRS DIAGNOSIS: CHECK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL DISTRIBUTION FROM PUMP TO ENGINE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TT
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT INOPERATIVE; PART THAT FITS INTO HARNESS BROKEN; USED BY PLACING RUBBER BAND AROUND PART HARNESS FITS INTO. TT
NOISY BRAKES. *AW
DRIVING AT SPEED 0F 45 MPH LOST CONTROL VEHICLE HITTING A CURB, PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CRACKED, VEHICLE IMPACT AGAIN 12:00 POSITION. TT
DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT MOTORIZE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT WORK PREVENTING PROPER RESTRAINT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. TT
ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE DASH. TT
FUEL IGNITED WHEN RELEASING GAS TANK CAP, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURY. *AK *AK
AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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