Body & structure
Filed Apr 24, 2001
CONSUMER WAS UNDER HATCHBACK FIXING SOMEETHING IN VEHICLE AND HATCHBACK COLLAPSED ON CONSUMERS BACK. CONSUMER WASN'T INJURED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 886690
- Incident
- Apr 20, 2001
1993 Ford Probe Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure 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.
9
Latest Apr 24, 2001
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 205 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.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Probe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed Feb 26, 2001
THE STRUTS THAT SHOULD SUPPORT THE REAR HATCH IN THE OPEN POSITION HAVE NEVER WORKED, SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 30, 1996. I LEARNED JUST LAST NIGHT, FROM YAHOO.COM, THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 1993 FORD PROBES. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH MY DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY BY PHONE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SUCH RECALL. FMC SAYS THE RECALL APPLIES TO SOME 1993 PROBES, BUT NOT TO MINE AS DETERMINED FROM MY VIN. I HAVE BEEN HURT A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION, BUT MY INJURIES SO FAR HAVE BEEN MINOR AND HAVE NOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 741551
Body & structure
Filed May 3, 1999
HATCHBACK LOWER PIVOT PIN SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER STRUT BRACKET, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL WHEN UP. THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED THESE VEHICLES, BUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. RECALL 93V058. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 837365
Body & structure
Filed Nov 2, 1998
HATCHBACK ASSEMBLY STRUTS MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING INJURIES. RECALL # 93V05800, MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829918
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Feb 18, 1998
HYDRAULIC LIFTS WHICH HOLD THE REAR DOOR OPEN FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 530943
- Incident
- Dec 20, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Aug 3, 1997
PAINT HAS A LOT OF TINY LITTLE CRACKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 522500
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jan 23, 1997
1 injury reported
WHEN LIFTING THE HATCHBACK, THE HATCHBACK SUPPORT ROD FAILED, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL DOWN ON CONSUMERS BACK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806540
Body & structure
Filed Mar 13, 1996
1 injury reported
HYDRALIC LIFTS FAILED CAUSING THE TRUNK TO FALL ON CONSUMERS NECK, COMPONENT RECALL BUT NOTICE NOT RECIEVED.
- NHTSA ID
- 509319
Body & structure
Filed Feb 26, 1996
1 injury reported
TRUNK RELEASED WHILE DRIVER WAS RESETTING THE FUEL CUT-OFF SWITCH, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 502448
- Incident
- Feb 26, 1996
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
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .