Complaint 507191

1994 FORD PROBE • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Nov 17, 2004

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
507191
Make
FORD
Model
PROBE
Model Year
1994
Incident Date
Nov 17, 2004
Date Received
Nov 18, 2004
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Owner Narrative

FIRST, THE CAR MAKES A LITTLE JERK AND THEN THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTS TO BLINK AND THEN ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THE RPM'S STARTS TO JUMP AND THE WHOLE CAR BUCKS AS IF YOU HAD HYDRALICS. THE ENGINE STARTS TO JUMP BACK THEN FORTH. IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS THE CAR SPEEDS UP BUT IT BUCKS A LOT. I THOUGHT I COULD STOP IT BECAUSE I HAVE PLAYED WITH THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON AND IT HAS STOPPED , BUT THAT WAS WHEN IT FIRST STARTS. THE WEIRD THING IS THAT IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. THE GUY THAT HAD IT BEFORE ME WHICH IS MY BOSS RAN EVERY TEST THEY COULD AND IT CAME OUT PERFECT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? *AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.