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Filed Apr 25, 2000
RIGHT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, DRIVER'S SIDE IS CRACKED AND ABOUT TO FAIL THE DEALERSHIP ASKED FOR $379.00 FOR REPLACEMENT PART. I THEN CALLED WRECKING YARDS (2) AND EXPLAINED THAT I NEEDED A WINDOW REGULATOR FOR A FORD PROBE 1989 THEY INFORMED ME THAT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE I WOULD HAVE TO GET ON A WAITING LIST DUE TO THE FACT THAT SO MANY HAVE FAILED. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE LEFT SIDE I WAS QUOTED $150 AND $125 BOTH PLACES NEEDED A WEEK TO GET THE PART. DUE TO THE STATEMENTS FROM THE WRECKING YARDS AND THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAS ONLY 2700 MILES ON IT AND IS ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS I THOUGHT MAYBE FORD MIGHT HAVE REALIZED THAT THESE PARTICULAR WINDOW REGULATORS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND WOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE REGULATORS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 721899
- Incident
- Apr 24, 2000
Visibility
Filed Mar 23, 1999
I WANT TO REPORT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE SIMILAR TO THAT OF OTHER FORD OWNERS, AND THAT I HAVE FOUND THE CAUSE IN MY CAR. I HEARD A PORTION OF A RADIO NEWS BROADCAST THAT SAID TAURUS OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES. MY WIPER FAILURES BEGAN ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 704791
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Filed Feb 6, 1998
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN, AND THE POWER BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. MOTOR BROKEN, REPLACED TWICE TO BREAK AGAIN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 818254
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1997
Body & structureInterior & seatsSeat belts+1 more
Filed Feb 5, 1998
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 529982
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Filed Dec 8, 1997
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE. WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT STAY DOWN. INSTEAD, STOP ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 526384
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1992
Visibility
Filed Oct 21, 1997
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS FOR THE THIRD TIME FAILED TO GO UP/DOWN. THE GLASS ENDS UP INSIDE THE DOOR AND WON'T COME UP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 526218
- Incident
- Oct 10, 1997
Visibility
Filed Dec 6, 1995
REGULATOR ON THE ELECTRIC WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 976203
- Incident
- Oct 15, 1995
Visibility
Filed Apr 20, 1995
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT SET PROPERLY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 964065
- Incident
- Jul 12, 1994
ElectricalEngineVisibility
Filed Apr 15, 1995
DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW MOTOR BROKE. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 489291
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1992
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Mar 1, 1995
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960876
- Incident
- Feb 28, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.