1995 Ford Probe

NOTE: I REPORTED THIS ONCE ALREADY ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AGO...A SEARCH OF THE DATABASE INDICATES SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN AN INQUIRY YET- WHY NOT?? BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY FORD VARIABLE-ASSIST POWER STEERING PUMP- AT HIGH RPMS, IT MAKES STEERING MORE STIFF.. IT FAILS TO LOOSEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN (E.G. COMING OFF AN EXIT AFTER TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS). SEARCHING THE WEB FINDS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. PEOPLE HAVE SAID IT IS FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING PUMP, BUT THIS IS A $600 PART! *AK

DID ALL SCHEDUALED MAITINENCE ON TIME ...TRANSMISSION NEUTRALIZED ON FREEWAY.NO MOVEMENT IN ANY GEAR......REPAIR MAIN SAID HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THAT PART FAILING LIKE THAT AND TO THAT EXTENT........OTHER PROBLEM.....IT IS DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND OFF OVERDRIVE WHILE IT IS A T ANY SPEED......HAVE HAD CAR FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND HAVE SPENT APROX..3500+ IN REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE MORE TO DO......IT IS A LEMON CAR AND I AM STUCK WITH IT....NOTHING HAS GONE RIGHT WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT.....AND I SEE NO RELEIF IN SIGHT BECAUSE I GOT SCREWED IN FINANCING.....ALL I WANT IS TO TRADE IT IN ON A NEW CAR....SOMETHING NEEDES TO BE DONE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT GET STUCK WITH LEMONS. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, IN NEUTRAL. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE AND SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PLUGS WERE CHANGED BY MYSELF, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TO THIS DAY. THE CAR UNEXPECTANTLY STALLS AT LEAST TWO TIMES PER DAY. THE VALVE COVER SEALS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY CANNOT WITHSTAND THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE. ONCE AGAIN GARY BARBERA'S WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

AT 80,000 MILES I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED, BEAR IN MIND I BOUGHT THIS USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AT 97,000 MILES MY O/D LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING. I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DIRTY. I TOOK IT IN TO GET CHANGED. THE AUTO SHOP SAID MY FILTER WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. THEY CHANGE IT. THE GROUND WIRE ON THE BATTERY WAS RESET. ONE WEEK LATER THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD THEN FEEL THE GEARS JERKING. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED. AS A RESULT IT IS RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 95 PROBES. THEY TOLD ME FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND PUT OUT AN UPGRADING KIT TO CONVERT ALL 95 PROBE TRANSMISSIONS INSTEAD OF RECALLING THE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS MEANS THAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE AT LOSS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT BY FORD, IT IS A TRANSMISSION THAT IS USED IN MAZDAS, WHICH ARE ALSO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.