1995 Ford Probe problems
NHTSA has received 130 complaints about the 1995 Ford Probe, and 14% of them involve transmission. After that come engine (13%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 3,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 21 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 2,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Ford Probe with enough data (65 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Steering wheel off centered slightly to left, caused vehicle to go in direction of problem, driver attempted to straighten up wheels, lost control, vehicle went off road into wooded area and turned over; totaled.
Consumer rear ended another vehicle at about 15 MPH, and passenger's side air bag deployed, burning the passenger, and breaking front window. Passenger's side airbag was under recall 95e006000. Dealer said air bag deployment doesn't usually break windows.
An electrical short caused the vehicle to catch on fire under the hood and in the dash area while driving the vehicle. Please describe.
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 !
I purchased the car from fairway toyota of albany, ga. The car is financed through motor finance of jacksonville, fl. My payments per month are $315.25 for 30 months starting from july 2002. I have had a mechanic to look at my car and I was told that the car transmission is slipping and it could get worst. I feel like car dealership already knew this and I got stuck with the lemon that I have paid more for the car than what it is worth.