30 of the 1,483 complaints filed about the Ford Probe are about the throttle and cruise control — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1993.
30
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
8
Crashes
0
Fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD PROBE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 113000.
NHTSA complaint #10303610 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
ATX TYPE FORD CD4E FAILURE. O/D LIGHT ON, SLIPPING CLUTCH. STABILIZER LINKS WORN OUT. CRUISE CONTROL WIRING DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10056328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE 1995 FORD PROBE GT . FROM THE START THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO A FORD DEALER OVER 25 TIMES ! FORD HAS MANY SERVICE NOTICE DEFECTS OUT ON THIS CAR ! WATER GETS INSIDE THE CAR WHEN WASHED OR IN THE RAIN ! THE HEAD GASKETS LEAK FROM DAY ONE ! THE MOON ROOF HAS RUST ON IT ! THE HATCH BACK SHOCKS ARE WORTHLESS ! THE ALARM COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO ! THE CV AXLES LEAK TRANS OIL ! FORD MADE A NEW CV BOOT TO STOP THE OIL LEAKS ! NO ONE EVER TOLD ME ! THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 30000 MILES ! PLUG WIRES WERE REPLACED AT 16500 MILES ! ENGINE HAS A TICKING NOISE ! THE TRANS THROW OUT BEARING IS GOING BAD ! THE CAR ONLY HAS 45000 MILES !!!!!!! THE CD PLAYER WENT OUT TWO DAYS AGO . THE WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN ! THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK ! THE CRUISE CONTROL TAKES OFF BY ITSELF ! THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY FORD 2 TIMES ! MOON ROOF LEAKS AND KNOCKS ! AC CONTROL SWITCH GETS VERY HOT ! REAR WIPER IS LOOSE ! PAINT IS PEELING !ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AT ONLY 45000 MILES !!!!!!!!! THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY ! I THINK I SHOULD GET MORE THAN 45000 MILES OUT OF A NEW CAR ! FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS 45000 MILE LEMON ! THE REASON IT ONLY HAS 45000 MILES IS WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR MOST OF THE TIME ! WE DO NOT WANT TO DIE IN THIS LEMON !
NHTSA complaint #10021479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS TOLD THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED B Y MECHANIC. ADDED FUEL ADDATIVE NOW FOR A YEAR AS NEEDED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. THIS WEEK ADDATIVE DID NOT HELP. CAR WILL DRIVE FINE ON HIGHWAY BUT AT ANY SLOWDOWN IT WILL DIE AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED...DANGER AT INTERSECTIONS. LOW MILAGE FOR AGE AND STICK SHIFT BUT NOT DRIVEN HARD OR ABUSIVELY. HAS BEEN MAINLY USED TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK THAT WAS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY UNTIL WE MOVED TO WACO IN 1999. WAS USING TO DRIVE TO MEXIA UNTIL DYING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED WITH FUEL ADDATIVE.
NHTSA complaint #767269 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DO NOT YET KNOW FULL DAMAGE COST AS OTHER CAR WAS DAMGED AND DON'T KNOW THE COST YET. NO SAFETY DEFECT IN SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #734954 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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.
NHTSA complaint #861953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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.
NHTSA complaint #860200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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!
NHTSA complaint #720150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN TRYING TO START UP VEHICLE, IT IS VERY HARD TO START. VEHICLE IS RUNNING HARD, AND WILL CUT OFF AND STALL. BUT, VEHICLE IDLES HIGH WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #836533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK.
NHTSA complaint #544418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MOTOR REVS AT EXTREMELY HIGH RPM'S. ACCELERATES WHEN DRIVING WITH NO FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND IN NEUTRAL STILL REVS AT HIGH RPMS.
NHTSA complaint #704343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR MECHANISM WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE HOSE NEXT TO THE ACCELERATOR MECHANISM WAS TURNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE BEND IN THE HOSE CAUGHT THE ACCELERATOR AT FULL THROTTLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING.
NHTSA complaint #524117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
NHTSA complaint #703266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BODY STICKING DUE TO FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #522838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
NHTSA complaint #533535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
NHTSA complaint #515072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO CHANGE LANES, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HITTING A RAIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES: WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST, SHE TRIED TO STEER INTO THE TIRE DIRECTION, WHEN VEHICLE HEADED STRAIGHT INTO THE GUARDRAIL, SHE MADE A HARD LEFT TURN TO TURN INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HOWEVER VEHICLE TURNED RIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE LEFT FRONT, SIDE, AND REAR, AND SPUN OUT 2-3 TIMES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #819476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HESITATING/SKIPPING DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR.
NHTSA complaint #516841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING CAR NOT TO START.
NHTSA complaint #513980 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DEACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY SURGE DOWN AN EXIT RAMP. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #807621 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.