BrakesSteering
Filed Oct 26, 2000
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 873879
1993 Ford Probe Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering 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 Oct 26, 2000
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.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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 steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Steering
Filed May 28, 2000
AT 50,000 LOST STEERING CONTROL AT 50 MPH. FELT LIKE I HAD LOST POWER ASSIST. HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY EXIT. STEERING RETURNED AFTER STOPPING AND FORCING THE WHEEL BACK A FORTH. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT REPAIR. PREVIOUSLY BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE CLOSED. THIS OCCURRED AT 38,000 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE REFERRING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 723291
- Incident
- May 6, 2000
BrakesSteering
Filed Jun 25, 1999
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 707906
- Incident
- May 1, 1998
Steering
Filed May 19, 1999
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD. BUT WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER TO LEFT IT WAS SOFTER THAN RIGHT SIDE. AFTER 2 VISITS TO DEALER, PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS RACK AND PINION LOCKING UP. PROBLEM BEING REPAIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 838203
- Incident
- May 1, 1999
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Jan 21, 1999
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO, BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED. DEALER INDICATED CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW HEAD GASKET. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 833876
Steering
Filed Jul 13, 1998
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 MPH FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR POWER STEERING WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 825345
Steering
Filed Jan 17, 1997
IN COLD WEATHER THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING AND IT IS LOOSE, TOOK TO DEALER, REPLACED GEAR BOX FOR THE STEERING AND BUSHING . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806884
Steering
Filed Aug 28, 1995
STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971112
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1995
Steering
Filed Jun 19, 1995
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL W/DIAGNOSIS NOT COMPLETE. SYSTEM HAS UNPREDICTABLE STEERING LOSS. STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY HARD TO TURN, IT REQUIRES MUCH EFFORT. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 967172
- Incident
- Jun 8, 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.
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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 .