Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / PROBE / 1994

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000082910 Incident Date: May, 14 2000
Consumer's City: LOCK HAVEN Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: PROBE Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZVLT22B9R5 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 30 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My vehicle has been at a garage since aug. because the car would run for a while and then just shut off. after a period of time the car could be started again, and would run for a while a shut off. the mechanic said he had narrowed the problem down to the distributor assembly. a week later i say an article in the newspaper about a ford settlement involving faulty ignitions and/or distributor that causes engine stalls. as far as my brakes go, i was having problems with the calipers not releasing. i paid to have them fixed, and they failed again. i paid to have them fixed, and they failed again. finally i had them completely replaced, in total costing nearly 1500 dollars.*ak