Ford Probe
Registered from 1996 to 1997.
About this model
The Ford Probe is a liftback coupé manufactured and marketed by Ford for model years 1988-1997 over two generations. The Probe was a byproduct of Ford's collaboration with its Japanese partner Mazda, and both generations derived from the front-wheel drive Mazda G platform of the Mazda Capella.
From the Wikipedia article Ford Probe, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1324 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1996 | 1324 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Ford filed 84 bulletins about the 1997 Probe.
- Power train: 25
- Engine and engine cooling: 15
- Electrical system: 6
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 5
- Equipment: 4
- Exterior lighting: 3
- Fuel system, gasoline: 3
- Structure: 3
- Air bags: 2
- Tires: 2
- Other: 16
- Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj · August 2004
- Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt · November 2003
- Some vehicles equipped with the cd4e transaxle may exhibit harsh and delayed 1-2/2-3 upshifts after transaxle or turbine shaft speed sensor replacement, possible diagnostic trouble codes 628, 642,… · April 2002
- Engine oil system priming procedures, service tips for reports of premature engine failure. *tt · April 2002
- Brake shift interlock.*jb · November 2001
- Information regarding transmission fluid usage charts. *slc · October 2001
- Some vehicles may exhibit heater core leaks. *slc · October 2001
- Some vehicles equipped with cd4e auto transaxles may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes for gear ratio or harsh and delayed 1-2 / 2-3 upshifts after transaxle or turbine speed sensor (tss) replacement.… · July 2001
76 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.