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1990 Ford Probe Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Apr 10, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 323 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Ford Probe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureBrakesElectrical+5 more
Filed Apr 10, 2006

RETRACTABLE SEAT BELTS JAM AND GET STUCK IN TRACK, MAKING UNSAFE CONDITION. HAVE HIT HEAD ON SEAT BELT LATCH CAUSING PAIN AND HAVE ALSO BEEN STUCK IN SEAT WITH SEAT BELT NOT RELEASING. ALSO WEARING OUT CAR BATTERY & SHORTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEVERE MOISTURE IN TAIL LAMPS, FAILURE OF TAIL LAMPS CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION, FAILURE OF DRIVING LIGHTS. MANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE FROM DATE OF OWNERSHIP IN 1993. *JB

NHTSA ID
10154921
Incident
Apr 9, 2006
Mileage
110,000 mi
EngineSeat belts
Filed Oct 24, 2001

DRIVERS SIDE 3 POINT AUTOMATIC SEATBELT QUIT WORKING, MOTOR RUNS BUT BELT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK ON TRACK, REPLACE OR FIXED PROBLEM THREE TIMES. IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF, BY THE TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FAN BLADES, FAN SHROUD, MOTER HAD MELTED FROM THE HEAT.

NHTSA ID
9004684
EngineSeat belts
Filed Jan 26, 1998

VEHICLE MAIN ENGINE SEAL FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE.

NHTSA ID
528825
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Engine
Filed Jan 19, 1998

COOLANT HOSES FOR THE TURBO CHARGER LEAK IN SMALL QUANTITIES.

NHTSA ID
529154
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
EngineSeat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1997

SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID
523843
Incident
Apr 24, 1996
BrakesEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Jun 10, 1997

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, CAUSING NOISE.

NHTSA ID
518420
Incident
Nov 21, 1996
Engine
Filed Apr 15, 1997

EXHAUST FUMES ENTER INSIDE VEHICLE, BURNING DRIVER'S EYES.

NHTSA ID
516415
Incident
Apr 15, 1997
Engine
Filed Jan 6, 1997

A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM; HAPPENS OBLY WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD. *AK

NHTSA ID
513379
Engine
Filed Sep 19, 1996

ROCKER ARM GASKETS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA ID
508916
Incident
Sep 5, 1996
EngineSeat belts
Filed Jun 18, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED.

NHTSA ID
505400
Incident
Jun 18, 1996
Engine
Filed Jul 5, 1995

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
968239
Body & structureEngineSeat belts+1 more
Filed Apr 12, 1995

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
963629
Incident
Apr 12, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Seat belts282Brakes11Visibility10Electrical10

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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