Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / PROBE / 1993

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000039417 Incident Date: Jun, 12 2000
Consumer's City: HOLLYWOOD Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: PROBE Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZVCT22B7P5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: After releasing the hand brake the rear wheels remain locked. i understood that tis is a known problem. i had to drive 6 miles from work with the rear wheels almost locked and due to the overheating of the rear discs, with almost no brakes!!!! ford has to do something about this! i have contacted a ford authorized dealer and i am waiting for their response. i am sure that i am not the only one with this problem on the 93 probe. if ford knows about this problem and fixed it in '95 and later probes what about the people who bought the 93 and 94 models??? there shoud be something that somebody should do about this! ford has to pay for the replacement part that has a value of more than 250 $. pease help us! alin.