IllustrationSEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE DEFFECTIVE, AND FEMALE PART IS NOT HOLDING, UNRESTRAINING CONSUMER.*AK SEAT BELT FAILURE ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSED DOOR PANEL TO COME LOOSE ON DOOR. *YH
1993 Ford Probe
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Probe years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Ford Probe are substantially higher than the model-year median of 78.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 7 of 205 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 48 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
21 crash reports8 fire reports15 injury reports
What owners actually said
205 reportsWHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WITHOUT A WARNING. FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK, P205/75R15, FORD, PROBE 1993. *AK THE TIRE DEVELOPED LARGE BUBBLE WHILE THE CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING. THE TIRE WAS FIREHAWK. *YH
THIS WAS A CAR I SAVE FOR MY FIRST CAR AN TO HAVE TO PUT 2,500 IN TO THE CAR FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD AN TO FINE OUT SO MANY PROBE OWNERS AN MAZDA OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH THIS IS A SHAME .*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *AK THE VEHICLE STARTS AFTER PARKED FOR A WHILE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *YH
MAJORITY OF 2ND GENERATION PROBE OWNERS HAVE PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. SEIZING OF LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER MAY CAUSE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO NOT OPERATE DURING EMERGENCY. THE BRAKE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO SEIZED PIVOT PIN IN THE CALIPER OR CAN CAUSE UNBALANCED BRAKING SINCE ONE SIDE WILL NOT WORK. IF EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE APPLIED…
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MAJORITY OF 2ND GENERATION PROBE OWNERS HAVE PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. SEIZING OF LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER MAY CAUSE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO NOT OPERATE DURING EMERGENCY. THE BRAKE CABLE MAY BREAK DUE TO SEIZED PIVOT PIN IN THE CALIPER OR CAN CAUSE UNBALANCED BRAKING SINCE ONE SIDE WILL NOT WORK. IF EMERGENCY BRAKES ARE APPLIED DURING SOME SPEED THE UNBALANCING OF REAR BRAKES MAY CAUSE THE CAR TO SPIN OUT INTO DEADLY CRASH. *AK
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT HWY SPEEDS 65 MPH PLUS. AFTER WAITING 2 TO 3 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND GO ANOTHER 7 TO 8 MILES AND THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD RECUR. ENGINE DIED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING AT HIWAY SPEEDS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IN CIRCLE ABOUT 90 MPH AND TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT STOPPED AGAINST A GUARDRAIL TWO REAR TIRES HAD A TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES. *AK
Official recalls
193V058000 · Structure:body:hatchback/liftgate:support Device/strut
Apr 13, 1993
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE LOWER PIVOT PIN THAT JOINS THE LIFTGATE GAS STRUT TO THE BODY CAN SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER STRUT MOUNTING BRACKET DUE TO AN UNDERSIZED RIVET HEAD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: PIVOT PIN SEPARATION CAUSES THE LIFTGATE TO DESCEND SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY IF SOMEONE IS STRUCK BY THE LIFTGATE.
Remedy: REPLACE LIFTGATE STRUT ASSEMBLIES HAVING UNDERSIZED PIVOT PIN RIVET HEAD DIAMETERS WITH ASSEMBLIES WITH ADEQUATE PIVOT PIN RIVET HEADS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1SQ98008 · Audio System Fires
Opened May 4, 1998 · Closed May 8, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
SEE RESUME FOR DETAILS.