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This car has cost me over $10,000 cdn in repair cost, most of which I put down to the very high service costs at the Ford dealerships.
I have had to change my brakes many times: this includes Ball Joints, Rotors, Calipers, Organic Pads! The hand brake hasn't worked right for years.
I also have had trouble with my Rack and Pinion Steering, which ofcourse came with a front end alignment. Then there was the Tie rods and the sway links on the rear.
Also had to replace the head casket because oil was leaking into the sparkes plugs, and now its happening again.
To top it all off my paint looks terrible! It is all faded and no matter what I use it will not shine up. I think Ford only used 1 coat of paint in 1994 instead of the usually two.
My interior dash light now has burnt out along with the door panel lights and the fuel cut off light is always on.
I almost forgot to mention that the AC is gone, the water pump and starter motor had to be replaced. I kid you not and I have all the bills to prove it.
Needless to say I am very unhappy with all the problems and costs associated with this CAR!
I still love to drive it even though I have to use premium gas at 10 cents more per litre.
I am overall very disappointed with how expensive it is to keep this car on the road.
I think Ford should give me a free car!
When it is in the road watch out!
You might have got a one in a million that just didn't come out of the factory right or, the previous owner didn't take care of it. I love mine even if I have only had it a week, so if I do have all of thoes problems you are talking about (which I hope I don't) I will submit another comment apologizing. I just bought mine a week ago, and it has 122,000 miles on it and it runs very good, very fast, and has some really sweet handling. (Dennis)
I just got my 94 probe gt a week ago as well. I previously had a base model 93 probe and I have to say the car was very reliable. However when something does go wrong, it is very expensive to fix. So far though, I have had no problems with my gt with the exception of things wearing out, such as the muffler and A/C. But, good luck with yours!
I just bought a 1994 Ford Probe SE 4, manual transmission, 4 days ago. The next day, after stalling a few times because I'm not very skilled at driving a stick shift, the car stalled on me a few times at stop lights. At the end of the day, the battery was completely drained. I tried jump starting it, but it would charge for a little bit and then die again. So now it's in my back yard, can't start it. I also noticed a light that said, FUEL CUT-OFF, and I checked the owner's manual and pressed a button in the trunk that should make that light dissappear, but it's still on. So I'm going to buy a battery today and hopefully that's all I'll need to actually START driving my PROBE. Has anyone else had any problems with that FUEL CUT OFF light. It might possibly be the alternator also. The car is in really good shape, the previous owner took really goof care of it, and it has many features-so I definitely want to keep it.. but I'm scared that I might have bought a lemon???
ANY ADVICE?
I have a 94 SE, When I bought it 9 moths ago it was a gem. Now theres clunks in the wheel wells, the FUEL CUT OUT LIGHT is always on. I cannot vouch for the previous owner, but the car seems like it was well maintained. My latest problem is my acceleration dropping or the transmission slipping. DO NOT BUY ONE!
My Ford Probe GT V6 1994 just won't start at all when the temperature drops below 30 F.
It takes about 15-20 miniutes of cranking the engine before it will begin to fire and eventually start.
The fuel cut-out light comes on. After it has started the light goes off.
Is there anyone who can tell me whats wrong with this car.
My b/f has a 94 ford probe gt and it is worthless the paint is chipped all over the place if you touch it wrong more paint is gone the window rolls down on it's own the fuel cut out light is on all the time as well as the check engine light we have replaced the alternator 2 times in the past month as well as the battery 2 times it's getting to be to much for us to deal with he's constantly callen his boss to get a ride to work because the "car" broke down again I think it spends more time in the drive way then it does on the road I'm glad to see that we're not the only ones who have these problems with this exact car and with as much money as we've put into it I do think ford should pay us back every penny of it or replace our car with one that actually runs.
I have a 94 probe GT and I love it. I had the same problem with my lights on my gages. what ended up being the problem was the alternator belt, if the belt comes loose or breaks your gages go crazy and random lights come on. this same thing will happen if your alternator is going bad or you have a really powerful sound system with no capacitor. If you maintain your probe right it will rin very smooth and strong. and if you don't know about cars then don't buy one. they are very fun to drive, parts are really expensive.
I have had my Probe GT for 9 years. I bought it when I was 14 and I have ran the crap out of it.
After this year, I've been fixing it up. It has a new motor, brakes, muffler, lines, and I put about 5 grand in it. I top out at 130 miles an hour. This car was never that fast with the old stock stuff in it. But it never died on me.
I have a 93 SE; it's a piece of crap. One of the windows doesn't roll down, the seats are very crappy, but my wife likes it.
I really have nothing bad to say about the Ford Probe, I just think that sometimes car companies find ways to make things cheaper, and they break down a lot, so there's always something bad with every car.
I Habe a 93 ford probe gt and had it 1 month and the transmission went out the clutch and flywheel bad and the transmission monunt was broke now my radiator cracked, but when it runs its very fun to drive its very fast I toped it out at 120 and is very smooth it has a body kit all around 17inch rims and a wing very nice shiny black paint, but just won't stay runing.
TO ALL OF THE FUEL CUTOFF LIGHT PEOPLE:
The car does do that if it stalls. If it is on and the car is running poorly then take to a service station and have them remove the code. After that code disappears from your dash the car should run fine. I know it sounds a little "iffy" but it's the same thing with the taurus O2 sensor once the code is cleared (check engine (taurus) the car runs fine where as if it werent the car would stumble and have half power. Good luck to all!
Wow... that's amusing...probe...fast? I also just bought a 94 Probe. It's my back-up car so I don't have to drive my Celica GTS all the time, mainly in bad weather. The probe is NOT fast... a 15-16 sec 1/4 mile and 9-12 sec 0-60 speed is... well SLOW.
I do like the car however... It's fun to drive and gets good gas mileage.
I bought my Ford Probe GT a year ago. When I first got it, the computer was messed up, so I had to get the car rewired. Other than that, my car is perfect. Never had any problems starting it. The temps in NE are cold, sometimes single digits and my car has never failed to turn on and supply me heat.
Like a previous comment, cars brake. Some are cheaper made. Keep in mind that this car was created to replace the Mustang and make a cheaper easier produced car. If you're not satisfied, buy a Mustang then.
TO all of you who wants those nasty lights to disappear just study how the on board computer works. I already fixed the ABS, the airbags, the check engine, just with a piece of copper wire and link 2 connectors in the read out terminal under the hood, even with an LED you can read out the error code's then you look up on the web which code you have and how to solve the problem. Good luck.
1993 Ford Probe GT 2.5L 24v Netherlands.
I have a probe gt 94 and its perfect mechanicaly the body is done. I love it and pull up next to me celica gts ha!
I just bought a 93 Probe GT with a cold air intake and a nice loud exhaust, and I love it!!! It does need bodywork and new door panels, but the leather racing seats and the acceleration it gets in first gear all make up for it!!!