IllustrationWHILE TRUNK WAS OPEN AND CONUMER WAS LOOKING INSIDE, TRUNK FELL ON TOP OF CONSUMER'S HEAD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1994 Ford Probe
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Probe years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Ford Probe are substantially higher than the model-year median of 78.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Probe years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 166 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 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
16 crash reports7 fire reports11 injury reports
What owners actually said
166 reportsWHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT. THEY SAY THAT NO WARRANTY FOR THIS EVENTHOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. I TALKED TO FORD DEALER IN KENT WASHINGTON, SCAFF FORD. MANAJOR VINCE STRONG. I DISCCUSED ABOUT CLUNKING NOISE FROM RACK AND PINION BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT MANUFACTURER'S PROCESS. HE JUS…
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WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT. THEY SAY THAT NO WARRANTY FOR THIS EVENTHOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. I TALKED TO FORD DEALER IN KENT WASHINGTON, SCAFF FORD. MANAJOR VINCE STRONG. I DISCCUSED ABOUT CLUNKING NOISE FROM RACK AND PINION BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT MANUFACTURER'S PROCESS. HE JUST SAY NO WARRANTY FOR THIS. I FOUND MANY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT CAUSE BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE OF STEERING FAILURE AND CALIPER SEIZE.
AT 4,000 RPM OR HIGHER POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL IT WAS ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN; THEN IT FUNCIONED NORMALLY UNTIL REVVED ABOVE 4,000 RPM AGAIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR LOST POWER. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND ENGINE AREA WAS ON FIRE. CAR DESTROYED. *AK
O/D LIGHT BLINKING- COMPUTER ERROR REPORTS GEAR RATIO PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN REPORTS THAT FORD HAD MAJOR PROBLEMWITHTHE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING REDESIGN OF PUMP AND OTHER PARTS. FORD RAN OUT OF PARTS ANDOPTED TO REDESIGN. FORD NOW REPLACES TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE RATHER THAN ATTEMPT REPAIRS, PER FORD TECHNICIAN. THUS, FORD …
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O/D LIGHT BLINKING- COMPUTER ERROR REPORTS GEAR RATIO PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN REPORTS THAT FORD HAD MAJOR PROBLEMWITHTHE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING REDESIGN OF PUMP AND OTHER PARTS. FORD RAN OUT OF PARTS ANDOPTED TO REDESIGN. FORD NOW REPLACES TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE RATHER THAN ATTEMPT REPAIRS, PER FORD TECHNICIAN. THUS, FORD ACKNOWLEDGES A POOR DESIGN BUT REQUIRES OWNERS TO BEAR BURDEN OF $2,000+ COST. WHOM DO I CONTACT AT FORD?
I WOULD LIKE FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE CALIPERS TWICE.
KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD USA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF YET FORD UK WILL REIMBURSE OWNER FOR REPLACEMENT
NO SUMMARY.
FOR MY BRAKE PROBLEM. THE REAR CALIPERS SEIZE WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS APPLIED AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE WHEEL PROBELM, I WAS COMING OFF OF AN ON-RAMP WHEN I STRUCT A POTHOLE AND THE FACTORY WHEEL SPLIT INTO TWO PIECES.
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WOULD NOT RELEASE FULLY AFTER HANDBRAKE RELEASED. REAR CALIPERS HAD BEEN REPLACED 17000 MILES AGO AFTER CALIPERS WERE NOT RELEASING FULLY AND CAR WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THIS FIRST REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE CALIPERS OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 1998- 13 MONTHS AGO.
Official recalls
193V169000 · Air Bags:frontal
Oct 15, 1993
IF THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEATING POSITION, THE AIR BAG CAN DETACH FROM, AND DEFORM, THE MOUNTING BRACKET.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAGWOULD BE IMPEDED BY THE DAMAGE TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET AND WOULD REQUIRE MOREEXPENSIVE REPAIR WORK. THIS MAY DETER THE VEHICLE OWNER FROM HAVING THE REPAIRMADE AND THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAG INSTALLED, WHICH WOULD PLACE FUTURE PASSENGERSAT HIGHER RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: A NEW AIR BAG MODULE WITH A SLIGHTLY REVISED DOOR TO IMPROVE FIT AND APPEARANCE WILL BE INSTALLED AND A DOUBLER WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO MORE SECURELY RETAIN THE MODULE.
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
1DP98005 · Engine Oil Pump Failure
Opened Jun 4, 1998 · Closed Aug 27, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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