Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / PROBE / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997096047 Incident Date: Feb, 03 1997
Consumer's City: NAPERVILLE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: PROBE Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZVCT22B5P5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1993
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Parking brake locked up twice. ford didn't replace until car warranty expired. first lockup at 2/13/95, mileage 24,273, but no caliper replacement, just a lube and reposition. subsequent intermittent problems reported to dealer, but unreproducible at dealer. second caliper seizure on 2/4/97 at 52,941 miles. dealer replaced caliper at $400 cost to me. this was a chronic problem on 1993 and 1994 probes and mazda mx-6s that could lead to caliper seizures while driving. there should have been a recall. *ak