1994 Ford Probe GT from North America - Comments

The things that have gone wrong with the car are:

1. Had to replace the distributor

2. New Harmonic Balancer

3. Replaced Altenator

4. Constant Brake Trouble

5. Belts (I went through 3 or 4 in 3 months. No one could figure this out, problem just quit on its own 1 belt after fixing the harmonic balancer)

6. Paint lost its clear coat extremely quick, considering its kept in my garage.

7. The best one of all, I snapped my front axle backing out of a parking place going not even 2 MPH.

8. Suspension for a lack of better words, sucks. It is worthless.

I'm sure that there are more, but I can't think of any right now, email me if you want a more detailed list (llcue182@hotmail.com). The parts are extremely expensive and hard to find used parts. I made a HUGE mistake ever getting a Probe GT.

This car has done nothing, but charged outrageous insurance rates, repair bills, and hassles.

I'm scared driving back and forth to school because I never know if I will make it home.

Keep in mind, ALL this stuff has happened and the car only has 80,000 miles on it.

I own a 1994 Ford Probe and I absolutely love it. I think that defacing and complaining the way you do isn't justified. After all you bought it FIVE YEARS USED!!! Not everybody cares about their cars and does the required maintenance. It's not a tank. It wasn't built for abuse. No telling what the original owner put it through.

My 1994 Probe GT has 149,246 miles and I would drive it anywhere. One of the best cars I ever had!! Very little maintenance and fun to drive.

My probe is the best car ever. I just love it. It's a 94 gt. I bought it for 4000 dollars and it had 40000 miles on it. its my second one my first one was the SE model it was too slow for me plus the gt is like way better.

It took some time to cure all the problems with my 94 SE, but it is now running like new for the last two years.

The car now is very unique, if I see one a month it is a lot.

It is worth the effort to figure the car out. Buy a service manual and read the web sites, and you can own a very rare fun car.

I am about to purchase a 1994 Probe GT that has some lifter tick, very little. Is there anything that I should be worried about?

I would have to strongly disagree with the original writer of the article. I used to own a 1993 Mazda MX6 LS, which is basically the same as the Probe. I have only had to replace a clutch, distributor, and the axle fell off (I hit something in the road going over 125 MPH) in the whole 125,000 miles I had this car. The car was driving off to the left for 10 miles and then I went to make a right turn (25 mph) and the axle came off.

I would strongly advise the person above me who is buying one with a lifter tick to not pay over $1,500 for it, I would recommend a 5 speed manual trans too, and if you buy it make sure you always have oil in the engine and don't red line. That is how much I bought my MX6 for. It was the best car I have ever owned and I have owned over 7 cars.

This car had a slight lifter tick when I bought it, and it served me well until I totaled it into a truck, this car drove me home fine too after the accident. It is still sitting in my backyard and still runs good, but I guess the frame is ruined or something, and it costs way more than what it is worth, but I will not get rid of this car because when I find another one, I am going to take the engine and trans out of my old one and put them in the new one, because the engine and trans are still pretty good.