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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 →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Jul 29, 1996NY

COOLING SYSTEM BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Apr 24, 1996CA

EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Dec 15, 1995NH

BRAKE CALIPER IS FREEZING IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHICH CAUSES THE DISC BRAKE TO OVERHEAT WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 30, 1995OH

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 8, 1995TN

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, A RAMBLING NOISE OCCURS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 15, 1995MA

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, ALSO SHOULDER LAP SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. TT

Seat Belts
Filed May 30, 1995CO

VEHICLES DRIVERS AUTOMATIC EAT SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRACK AND DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 17, 1995NE

VEHICLE BLOW BLUE SMOKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DLRS DIAGNOSIS: CHECK VALVE ALLOWS FUEL DISTRIBUTION FROM PUMP TO ENGINE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TT

Seat Belts
Filed May 3, 1995MI

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT INOPERATIVE; PART THAT FITS INTO HARNESS BROKEN; USED BY PLACING RUBBER BAND AROUND PART HARNESS FITS INTO. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 29, 1995FL

NOISY BRAKES. *AW

WheelsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 21, 1995CA

DRIVING AT SPEED 0F 45 MPH LOST CONTROL VEHICLE HITTING A CURB, PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CRACKED, VEHICLE IMPACT AGAIN 12:00 POSITION. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 17, 1995VA

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT MOTORIZE SHOULDER HARNESS DOES NOT WORK PREVENTING PROPER RESTRAINT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 28, 199500

REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Mar 20, 1995OH

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE DASH. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyFire1 injured
Filed Mar 6, 1995OH

FUEL IGNITED WHEN RELEASING GAS TANK CAP, RESULTING IN A FIRE/INJURY. *AK *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 2, 1995MT

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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