I am the only owner of the 1995 ford probe gt . From the start the car has been into a ford dealer over 25 times ! Ford has many service notice defects out on this car ! Water gets inside the car when washed or in the rain ! The head gaskets leak from day one ! The moon roof has rust on it ! The hatch back shocks are worthless ! The alarm comes on when it wants to ! The cv axles leak trans oil ! Ford made a new cv boot to stop the oil leaks ! No one ever told me ! The brake rotors were replaced at 30000 miles ! Plug wires were replaced at 16500 miles ! Engine has a ticking noise ! The trans throw out bearing is going bad ! The car only has 45000 miles !!!!!!! The cd player went out two days ago . The windows go up and down on their own ! The drivers seat belt does not work ! The cruise control takes off by itself ! The exhaust system was replaced by ford 2 times ! Moon roof leaks and knocks ! Ac control switch gets very hot ! Rear wiper is loose ! Paint is peeling !all of these problems at only 45000 miles !!!!!!!!! The car is now out of warranty ! I think I should get more than 45000 miles out of a new car ! Ford needs to replace this 45000 mile lemon ! The reason it only has 45000 miles is we can not drive the car most of the time ! We do not want to die in this lemon !
Ford Probe knocking problems
10 of the 1,114 owner complaints about the Ford Probe describe engine knocking or ticking, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1995
By model year
- 19961
- 19955
- 19941
- 19932
- 19921
Often reported together
Stalling 2Harsh shifting 2Wipers 1Water leak 1Slipping 1Misfire 1Hesitation 1Adaptive cruise 1
What owners say
Vehicle stalls and hesitates while traveling on highway. Transmission stalls. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak consumer states engine runs rough, stalls, and makes a ticking noise, the oil pump and motor were replaced. The transmission is slipping, this is a replacement transmission.
There is a ticking noise coming from the top of the engine.
While driving at 45 MPH & without prior warning, vehicle is stalling and there is some type of knocking noise.
The vehicle makes a clunking and ticking noise in the engine and also vehicle is stuttering due to the oil pump letting air into it. Dlr says oil pump needs to be replaced.mjs
Passengers side structural roof support ceiling welds broken causing it to rock and make the knocking sound. Et
When turing steering to the right or left there is clunking and knocking noise. The dealer has been notified about the problem. Owner not sure the problem will be corrected. Please provide any another information.
Sun roof: continous knocking noise. I have been to five different dealers in three different states, none of them had a mechanic qualified to repair my vehicle. Even when it was under warranty. Door panel: the door panel just separated into two pieces and now the right door panel is separating.
Knocking noise in the ceiling of the car.
Sunroof knocks.
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An external spring in the timing belt tensioner can break and get caught in the timing belt.
- Risk
- This condition can result in possible engine stalling.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the tensioner and replace it if necessary.
Recall number 98V206002 · Recall details
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Which Ford Probe years have engine knocking or ticking problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (5 complaints), 1993 (2 complaints) and 1992 (1 complaints).
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