Complaint 164333
1996 FORD PROBE • STEERING:RACK AND PINION • filed Aug 16, 1999
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 164333
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- Date Received
- Aug 16, 1999
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Owner Narrative
I HAD MY CAR CHECKED BY GOODYEAR BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. INITIALLY ITWAS THOUGH TO BE THE CV JOINT, BUT WAS DEFINATELY CONFIRMED AS THE RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT I DID ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD YET AND I GET ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE DONE. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE LOOK INTO BECAUSE IT IS VERY DISTURBING.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.