Automatic transmission failure. Second time. This needs to be addressed very expensive to repair.
Ford Probe transmission failure problems
22 of the 1,114 owner complaints about the Ford Probe describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 22
- worst model year
- 1994
- typical mileage
- 106,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
3rd transmission failure within a 4 year period even with a transmission cooler installed. Vehicle only has 115000 miles. Last transmission lasted only a little over a year.
I have owed 2 1993 ford probes and both have had the same transmission problem. The first one was only 1 and a half years old and there's a lot more out there with this problem the o/d light starts to flash and the car stops shifting properly then you take it to ford dealer or any other shop they say new transmission needed.
1996 ford probe se auto transmission failure,same as mazda 626 all of these cars have the same problem that cost thousands to fix,check the internet,why hasn't there been a recall?
O/d light started flashing, tranny began slipping when shifting from 2-->3 and then also from 3-->4. Took to transmission shop, diagnosed with transmission failure. I have now totally lost 4th gear.*ak this is the 2nd transmission failure for this vehicle
To whom it may concern: my 1995 ford probe has had a number of problems including one of the most recent - having to rebuild the transmission's have now owned the car for 20,000 miles or 3 1/2 years and have spent over four and a half thousand dollars on "pre-mature" problems. The amount does not include general services. The car has now reached 87,000 miles. One does not expect a car with so little mileage to have so many problems. If I was able to afford a new car I would send my ford probe to the scrap yard, I would not want a stranger to suffer car problems as I have. But being a full time student who pays her own way I can little afford such costs as new transmissions a new car. I was not surprised to find in my research on-line that many probe owners are not happy with their cars. Conversations with mechanics; which have been many, have followed the same pattern, "its a ford with mazda parts,get rid of it, everybody has problems with ford cars, their terrible cars." after many expert opinions my question to you is," why?" I look after my car,(I bought my car from a dealer who acquired the car from my friend) I now know so much about cars! Why are such problematic cars allowed to be sold? Why are cars with so little mileage causing so much havic in peoples lives? This is a question that must be investigated and corporations must be held responsible for so much grieve. It is not fair on the consumer and as a government body I implore that you please take a serious and compassionate note of my complaint and complaint from other owners. It is not fair. It is not fair that people have no voice and no one cares to listen. Mass re- occurrence of car problems is an issue that must be looked into. My windows rattle too - a noisy probe gift that irritates probe owners. I would greet a response happily in the mist of the realm of car darkness, faithfully, satchya farias.
Cd4e automatic transmission has a severe slip between the high gears. The engine revs very high, the tachometer heads to the red line and the transmission will slam into the higher gear. I have been told that this vehicle needs a new transmission.
Cd4e transmission failed due to inherant design problem.
Transmission failed. Only 2 weeks after spending nearly $600 on replacing the front axles, the transmission totally failed. I was driving down the road at 35 MPH and felt a slight jerk. After which, the car wouldn't kick into gear. I managed to make it home, but when I tried to take it back to the shop, the car wouldn't move. I have been told that the cd4e transmission was designed to fail. I've been told this by multiple people, including one ex-ford mechanic. He also used the term "throw away car?! I usually get rude looks, or laughed at when I mention that I need a automatic transmission for a ford probe. Help me! My car has been undrivable for nearly 7 months.
I have had so many problems with my car. The biggest problems I am afraid of is my transmission failing. I have problems speeding up in my car. Sometimes it will not go over 35mph without a dragging feeling. The overdrive light comes on when I drive over 50 miles at one time. I have read about other probe transmissions failing at 40&50,000 miles and now I am afraid to drive my car. I know that cars are not supposed to do that. I am not a mechanic, I do not know much about cars, only about what I have already replaced in my probe. Can you please check up on this matter. That maybe the transmissions put in these cars are not that reliable. The fact that the transmission needs to be replaced every 50,000 to 100,000 miles, is not written in the owner's guide. If that was the case I would never of purchased this car. I bet is you picked 5 probes(that have not been "suped up" you would find that they all have simalar problems. I am not just writing for myself, but also for my friends that have similar problems with thier probes. Please contact me and let me know what I can do before my own transmission fails.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Probe transmission failure
Which Ford Probe years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (6 complaints), 1993 (5 complaints) and 1995 (5 complaints).
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