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Worst Model Year:
1991
Worst Complaint:
car slips out of drive while driving

Here are the Ford Probes that have the most problems reported over the last 9 years.

The 1994 Ford Probe has the most complaints, & the most-reported problem is with the 1991 Probe for car slips out of drive while driving.

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Worst Reported Problems with the Probe

Latest Owner Complaints About the Probe

  • there is no ignition spark -- 1994 Probe:

    • Reported: October 15, 2011
    • Location: Granite City, IL
    • Cost to Fix: Not Fixed

    I thought the battery was bad, so I had my son put a good one in(turned out later it was the starter) he accidentally reversed the polarity on the cables when he changed the batteries. It blew the main 100a fuse. When I changed the starter now the headlights won't come on, and there is no ignition ... Read more »

    This problem has been reported 1 times by other 1994 Probe owners.

  • sway bar links loose -- 1994 Probe:

    • Reported: August 08, 2011
    • Location: Lvld, CO
    • Cost to Fix: $200

    My boyfriend had me bring my car in because it seemed to him to be rattling over bumps in kind of an odd way.The suspension is kind of stiff and noisy in general, but he was concerned about it. They diagnosed that the sway bar links were loose and rattling around. Gravity over time had seemed ... Read more »

    This problem has been reported 1 times by other 1994 Probe owners.

  • cv joint broke -- 1994 Probe:

    • Reported: August 08, 2011
    • Location: Lvld, CO
    • Cost to Fix: $350

    My driver's side CV joint began clicking in April. I got it fixed for $350 or something. It wasn't huge. And at 112K, too, it's not a completely unreasonable problem to have. Read more »

    This problem has been reported 1 times by other 1994 Probe owners.

  • lock broke key -- 1994 Probe:

    • Reported: August 08, 2011
    • Location: Lvld, CO
    • Cost to Fix: Not Fixed

    I got stranded in a WalMart parking lot one day, because I was opening the trunk. . .and my key broke. It was fairly new, too. Had to dig it out with a pliers and get someone to bring me my spare. . .Ever since, I use the lever inside the car to pop the trunk. I've opened it by key a few times, ... Read more »

    This problem has been reported 1 times by other 1994 Probe owners.

  • engine overheats -- 1994 Probe:

    • Reported: August 08, 2011
    • Location: Lvld, CO
    • Cost to Fix: $60

    My car began overheating and nobody could figure out why. Three different people looked at it and conjectured. . .I put it in a new thermometer (at least it was cheap) to no avail. Well, finally, the last shop kept it for a couple days and diagnosed it as a cracked seal on the radiator cap. ... Read more »

    This problem has been reported 1 times by other 1994 Probe owners.

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Most Common Probe Complaints

  1. #1: car slips out of drive while driving on 1991 Probe

  2. #2: stalls at idle on 1994 Probe

  3. #3: runs roughly on 1990 Probe

  4. #4: won't start intermittently on 1995 Probe

  5. #5: only starts when it wants to on 1996 Probe

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