Complaint 321718
1994 FORD PROBE • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION • incident May 15, 2000
- Complaint ID
- 321718
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- PROBE
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- Incident Date
- May 15, 2000
- Date Received
- Oct 31, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Owner Narrative
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT A GARAGE SINCE AUG. BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE AND THEN JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE CAR COULD BE STARTED AGAIN, AND WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE A SHUT OFF. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NARROWED THE PROBLEM DOWN TO THE DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY. A WEEK LATER I SAY AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT A FORD SETTLEMENT INVOLVING FAULTY IGNITIONS AND/OR DISTRIBUTOR THAT CAUSES ENGINE STALLS. AS FAR AS MY BRAKES GO, I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIPERS NOT RELEASING. I PAID TO HAVE THEM FIXED, AND THEY FAILED AGAIN. I PAID TO HAVE THEM FIXED, AND THEY FAILED AGAIN. FINALLY I HAD THEM COMPLETELY REPLACED, IN TOTAL COSTING NEARLY 1500 DOLLARS.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.