We found the following complaints for FORD PROBE (1989)
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The car seatwhich is an evenflo ultara will not fit right in the car. It is too loose.
After pulling all fuses in the driveway with vehicle off, to check them and putting them all back, verifying several times the correct location, the car cranks but no longer starts. There is no spark, no fuel pressure. Ignition coil gets 12v power to both prongs until cranking, then losses all power. 4eat computer under the dash reports fault with the throttle position sensor. Throttle position sensor is in good condition and this was verified by testing it manually using a voltmeter, a bad tps will not cause a no start situation anyway. Replaced the 4eat control module and no change. Tried pulling codes from ecm, no codes reported. Replaced ecm, no change in situation. Verified the fuel cutoff switch was not triggered, verified the relays are working. Car is dead and i'm out of money to fix it. If ford would make tools like the breakout box and 4eat tester affordable for consumers that would be great, but no.
The engine stops unexpectedly while driving, cutting out the power brakes and power steering and making my front-heavy front wheel drive car very very hard to steer and very very difficult to stop.the engine stops unexpectedly often, without warning.i thought this was tied to the ignition switch, but changing the switch and wiring did not help.at the same time of this problem, the ignition switch stopped turning on the starter, but will let the engine run.
Consumer purchased the vehicle used with multiple problems, mostly electrical (headlights, windshield wipers, locks and alternator). *mjs
Every 12000 miles the electrical system altenator needs to be replaced, this is the 4th complaint about the same problem.
Electrical system failure, alternator has failed seven (7) times.tt
Generator/alternator failed, resulting in excessive voltage.
Alternator belt bracket assembly is faulty, causing the belts to continue to break.
Consumer is experiencing problems with the tfi module.
Electrical short, while driving under the hood fire without warning.
Electrical short, while driving under the hood fire without warning.
Shorts out everything in the steering column and almost caught the garage on fire. Please describe.tt
The engine stops unexpectedly while driving, cutting out the power brakes and power steering and making my front-heavy front wheel drive car very very hard to steer and very very difficult to stop.the engine stops unexpectedly often, without warning.i thought this was tied to the ignition switch, but changing the switch and wiring did not help.at the same time of this problem, the ignition switch stopped turning on the starter, but will let the engine run.
Sometimes vehicle stalled when put into gear and engine would cut off while driving. *ph this was an intermittent problem.the mechanic was unable to find the problem. *sc
The car spontaneously combusted after being parked and turned off for two hours.it then must have ignited the starter and stalled itself, and forced itself to move forward 10 to 20 feet.when moving forward ,up hill, it ran into a building, doing no physical damage except for fire burns left on the wall.
Radiator exploded spewing hot water onto driver, causing first and second degree burns on face, hand, arm, stomach and lower abdominal region.repairman states that this is a common problem because of faulty plastic used in radiator.
Consumer purchased the vehicle used and the motor and radiator failed. *mjs
Radiator replaced due to leakage. *sd
Plastic top of radiator failed upon opening the hood..17 year old was sprayed with hot liquid and steam hospitalized with 2nd and 3rd degree burns 50% of body.
Engine valves failed.
Camshaft siezed because of inadequate lubrication, causing engine to stop without prior warning.
Camshaft seized due to lack of lubrication, resulting in vehicle stalling.
The vehicle was parked and it drove itself into a ditch and it went up into flames. Please describe.
At top of a hill vehicle at low idle. Suddenly vehicle stalled out. Steering shutdown. Had no control. Vehicle started to roll down hill. Applied brakes to no avail. Used emergency brakes to slow down until gravity ended. Have taken to mechanic.
Cars stalls; been to mechanics, they cant see the problem it stalls when warm it shouldnt very dangerous.
Vehicle experienced engine fire while driving (ohio traffic crash report). *mjs
Consumer purchased the vehicle used and the motor and radiator failed. *mjs
Engine belts failed.
Alternator belt bracket assembly is faulty, causing the belts to continue to break.
Muffler rusted.
No summary listed for this vehicle.
Power antenna motor failed.
There is a gas leak at the seam of the gas tank.also,fuel linerusted out, causing a fire hazard.consumer has contacted the dealer. *ml
The inertia switch failed, causing vehicle to stall.
Fuel tank assembly sending unit had an electrical short, causing sparks inside the fuel tank when vehicle had stalled.
There is a gas leak at the seam of the gas tank.also,fuel linerusted out, causing a fire hazard.consumer has contacted the dealer. *ml
After pulling all fuses in the driveway with vehicle off, to check them and putting them all back, verifying several times the correct location, the car cranks but no longer starts. There is no spark, no fuel pressure. Ignition coil gets 12v power to both prongs until cranking, then losses all power. 4eat computer under the dash reports fault with the throttle position sensor. Throttle position sensor is in good condition and this was verified by testing it manually using a voltmeter, a bad tps will not cause a no start situation anyway. Replaced the 4eat control module and no change. Tried pulling codes from ecm, no codes reported. Replaced ecm, no change in situation. Verified the fuel cutoff switch was not triggered, verified the relays are working. Car is dead and i'm out of money to fix it. If ford would make tools like the breakout box and 4eat tester affordable for consumers that would be great, but no.
Auto-transmission; when engaged in park, vehicle rolled down driveway after being parked for (3) hours. Gear shift found in reverse w/emergency brake engaged.
Automatic transmission failed within 50,000 miles. 2) fuel sensors have failed. Please describe details.
Replaced automatic transmission.
Transmission failure.8aw
Automatic transmission has failed and been replaced on three occasions
Transmission slips/hestiates in 1st/2nd gears before and after repairs.*skd
Left rear transaxle failed. Also, automatic transmission malfunctioned.
Auto-transmission; when engaged in park, vehicle rolled down driveway after being parked for (3) hours. Gear shift found in reverse w/emergency brake engaged.
Left rear transaxle failed. Also, automatic transmission malfunctioned.
Seat belt: drivier's side seat belt has stretched to the point where it will not lock in place. Belts on recall, but this one is not included.
The contact owns 1989 ford probe gt. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed the retractor needed to be replaced. No repairs were made and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
The driver'sseat belt will not retract.therefore, it will not retract in an accident, impairing my safety.i brought this up to the dealer and they refused to fix it.there is a 1990 recall that ford used to scam the owners of the 1989 models out of the recall even though the 1989 was the first year made and only made for a few months before building the 1990s and the 1990 was the exact same car with the exact same components.ford is cheating us out of our recall and endangering out lives.please make certain that ford includes us 1989 probe owners in a new recall so that we won't die because there aren't enough of us dying to make ford acknowledge us. I tried to phone in a complaint but i am not sure if that got through and was recorded correctly.
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 incident the seatbelt has never worked the same. The seatbelt doesn't lock, or retract. The car only has 48,000 miles. This seems to be a very common problem for this car. I can't even find parts to fix it because the car is so old. Very unsafe!
Passenger's and driver's automatic lap/shoulder belt red release button sticks, and the retractor does not function properly. Also,will not release the belt when it is under tension, causing a person to become trapped into the seat.
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 or 12,000 miles. Including seat belts, even if they are defective after that warranty expires they keep my money and i have a defective seat belt that does not work properly.i decided to save money and install it myself. The seat belt worked for about a week and then it seized and would not pull down over my left shoulder. I got another under warranty, installed it myself and it happened again. I went back to peninsula ford of san bruno and paid them 198.00 to install my third warranted seat belt. I came back the next day and proved it was not working properly. They agreed and ordered me a new one. This is my fourth seat belt and the same thing happened. I was angry because i was losing hours (wages) at my workplace. I had a few words with the manager at the time and got my 198.00 back. They installed the seat belt and again it did not work. I talked to the service manager and he unprofessionally wrote down my info told me he'd order the part later that day and that it should arrive in 2 days. I called back 2 days later, spoke to him and he said he was hoping it would come today but it's not here yet.i reasonably called back 7 days later and asked for him.he no longer work's here sir was the answer. I was driving around with no seat belt. California highway patrol had become more strict about the seat belt law at that exact moment. I talked to the manager and demanded my money back and he told me to come back tomorrow. Next day, i called and spoke to another manager who was extremely rude, unprofessional and confrontational. I wasn't getting anywhere on the phone so i immediately drove there with a seat belt that did not work. I argued for half hour to get my money back and they discreetly hinted no. The next day i was told all they could do was order me another seat belt. My warranty expires on aug 17, 2003. I am an unsatisfied customer.
Seat belt retractors failed.
Driver's side seat belt defective.
Contacted ford and they said they had no recall information.i heard otherwise which is why i am contacting you. No safety defect listed.
Consumer complainedin regard tooperation ofdriver's lap and shoulder belt. Belt fails to extend and retract, resulting infailure to bucklebelt.please provide any additional information/attachments.
Drivers side seat belt retractor broke. Tt
Driver's side front seat belt does not retract or secure you driver in place, had repaired once and the problem has reoccurred.
The seat belt on the driver's side does not retract. The belt is in the extended position. The problem has not been corrected.
Driver side seat belt would not retract back to release for more room, causing the seat belt to be improperly worn or not worn at all. Dealer has been notified.
Drivers side seat belt will no longer retract. Failure occured during normal use.
The seat belt on the driver's side does not retract. Dealer is aware of the problem. The problem has not been corrected. The seat belt was corrected under warranty for the same problem in 1992.
Driver's side seat belt does not retract. Passenger side seat belt does not retract on it's own.tt
Driver's and passenger seat belt don't retract back into the housing.tt
Driver side seat belt retractor broke.tt
Driver seat belt does not retract ford offers no assistance.tt
The front driver's side seat belt will not retract while the seat belt is in use. Consumer states problem is not as bad during summer-warmer drier weather may have prevented further deterioration of retractor mechanism.
After stopping the seat belt would not retract--it locked up. The problem has been intermittent since the seatbelt was replaced approximately 1994 by hollywood ford. Car purchased at galpin but serviced at star now. Called star and they said the vin didn't come up on the "oasys" database as ever having been recalled--so won't fix. New belt costs $107.01 plus labor. I replaced the engine, transmission, clutch, suspension, brakes etc, but feel safety components like a seatbelt should be designed to work for the life of the vehicle. Would appreciate a contact to rectify.
Seat belt retractor will not retract.
Driver's side seat belt failure, seat belt would not retract from housing.tt
The driver side seat belt is broken.please describe details.tt
Owner received a recall notice for the shoulder belts but has been unable to get work done because parts are not available.
Seat belt retractor sticks.
Driver's seat does not feel fastened securely to the floor.
Driver seat failure when excess pressure was applied as driver gets in.
Going 35mph, up hill towards red light, applied brakes (abs) & pedal continued to floor.vehicle continued moving & rearended another vehicle. Had it towed to dealer & mentioned brakes. Told ford that brakes failed, and to determine problem.manufacturer did not inspect the brakes.
Anti-lock brakes computer failed, causing brakes to lock up.
Consumer purchased the vehicle used and the brakes failed. *mjs
No snap ring available from dealer or parts (drum/bearing) supplies. Complete rear tire and drum assembly fell off. Lucky that speed wasn't too high - potential for getting killed.
No snap ring available from dealer or parts (drum/bearing) supplies. Complete rear tire and drum assembly fell off. Lucky that speed wasn't too high - potential for getting killed.
Brake failed completely, faded to the floor, pump the brake and it stopped, replace master cylinder. Tt
The engine stops unexpectedly while driving, cutting out the power brakes and power steering and making my front-heavy front wheel drive car very very hard to steer and very very difficult to stop.the engine stops unexpectedly often, without warning.i thought this was tied to the ignition switch, but changing the switch and wiring did not help.at the same time of this problem, the ignition switch stopped turning on the starter, but will let the engine run.
The car vibrates terribly from the front end since new.all nine times i took induring the first year, when it was under warranty, the dealer said it was normal.i took it to a different dealer and did not mention my warranty, and i was given a $10,000 estimate to repair.ford still refused to fix it under warranty.it turns out the front axles are defective and not made balanced.replacing them after they destroyed the front cv joints solved the problem, but ford got away with a rip off and i suffered for six years and 60,000 miles.
When pulling the steering wheel from one direction to another,power steering fails until the steering wheel is staightened out.
Power door locks fail every 2 years.
Hood flew up while driving, almost resulting in an accident.tt
The car vibrates terribly from the front end since new.all nine times i took induring the first year, when it was under warranty, the dealer said it was normal.i took it to a different dealer and did not mention my warranty, and i was given a $10,000 estimate to repair.ford still refused to fix it under warranty.it turns out the front axles are defective and not made balanced.replacing them after they destroyed the front cv joints solved the problem, but ford got away with a rip off and i suffered for six years and 60,000 miles.
Upper plate that holds the strut has disintegrated, could cause strut to go through the hood and the through the windshield.
No snap ring available from dealer or parts (drum/bearing) supplies. Complete rear tire and drum assembly fell off. Lucky that speed wasn't too high - potential for getting killed.
Tire size 19570r14 with 20,000-25,000 miles, aftermarket and with 65,000 rating.rear driver's side tire tread separated from rest of tire into 2pieces, and sidewall shreaded into pieces while driving at approximately 30 mph in mild weather conditions. Goodyear aquatred ii tire dot mkrw5bhrd63.
No snap ring available from dealer or parts (drum/bearing) supplies. Complete rear tire and drum assembly fell off. Lucky that speed wasn't too high - potential for getting killed.
Do not yet know full damage cost as other car was damged and don't know the cost yet. No safety defect in summary.
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 up.
Right window regulator failed, driver's side is cracked and about to fail the dealership asked for $379.00 for replacement part. I then called wrecking yards (2) and explained that i needed a window regulator for a ford probe 1989 they informed me that part is not available for the drivers side i would have to get on a waiting list due to the fact that so many have failed. When i asked about the left side i was quoted $150 and $125 both places needed a week to get the part. Due to the statements from the wrecking yards and the fact that my car has only 2700 miles on it and is already having problems i thought maybe ford might have realized that these particular window regulators were not strong enough and would have issued a recall to replace the defective regulators.
Regulator on the electric window on passenger side is broken. Please describe.tt
Power windows failed.
The driver's side power window dropped down, and the power button would not work to get the window back up. Motor broken, replaced twice to break again.
Driver's power window motor broke. *skd
I want to report windshield wiper failure similar to that of other ford owners, and that i have found the cause in my car. I heard a portion of a radio news broadcast that said taurus owners have experienced failures. My wiper failures began about two years ago.
Replaced windshield washer fluid resrvoir.
Windshield wipers broke. When switch is turned off, windshield wipers do not stay down. Instead, stop across the windshield, blocking the driver's view.
Windshield wipers do not set properly.tt
Worn hub replaced.
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