While going through an intersection at 25 MPH, the consumer applied the brakes, and the pedal went to the floor, without any braking action. Consumer used park brake to slow down vehicle.*ak consumer added that the dealer who sold him the vehicle, had gotten the brake line fixed, but not the grease cap for the enigne.
Ford Probe brake failure problems
14 of the 1,114 owner complaints about the Ford Probe describe brake failure, most of them for the 1993 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 1993
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 19961
- 19951
- 19944
- 19936
- 19902
Often reported together
What owners say
After releasing the hand brake the rear wheels remain locked. I understood that tis is a known problem. I had to drive 6 miles from work with the rear wheels almost locked and due to the overheating of the rear discs, with almost no brakes!!!! Ford has to do something about this! I have contacted a ford authorized dealer and I am waiting for their response. I am sure that I am not the only one with this problem on the 93 probe. If ford knows about this problem and fixed it in '95 and later probes what about the people who bought the 93 and 94 models??? There shoud be something that somebody should do about this! Ford has to pay for the replacement part that has a value of more than 250 $. Pease help us! Alin.
The left rear caliper seized while the car was moving approx 30 MPH. My 2 year-old son was in the car at the time of the brake failure. The car skidded out of control and nearly left the wet road surface. I contacted 2 local ford dealers and they indicated. Incomplete summary.
I have read on the web that after so many miles that the rear ABS calipers would wear out because of a design flaw. Uk ford has aknowledged this flaw and has helped to replace the calipers on the probe. Although my calipers are not yet locking up, many other us probe's have had the problem. The problem is caused by a quick deteriorating rubber seal on the rear caliper. Once the seal is gone, water can cause the bearings to corrode causing a major brake failure. I would like to know if ford is responsible for this and why haven't us probe owners been notified of the problem since uk probe owners have. This is a serious problem because the brakes can possibly malfunction at any time. Please send me any information that may help me solve my dilemna. Thank you!
Parking brake failed to release, locking caliper on rear wheel brake rotor.
Abs brake failure. Also replaced left rear brake caliper.
Abs brake failure. In addition, rear brake calipers seized, resulting in brake failure.
Abs brake failure. Also, rear brake calipers freezes during normal operation, causing an enormous amoun tof heat throughout entire brake/rotor assembly.
Left/right rear calipers overheated, resulting in brake failure.
Clutch pedal went to the floor and did not come up.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 1993 (6 complaints), 1994 (4 complaints) and 1990 (2 complaints).
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