Faults:

Bad valve guides, on 3rd A/C compressor, alternator, power steering pump, bushings, water pump, spider gears, CV boots, front disk rotors, main pulley. Bad primer from factory, caused the paint to crack, Ford does not care about the paint job, this was even when the car was under warranty.

General Comments:

Ford looks down on the Probe because it is half Madza, there has been a rumor that the slow selling Probe was scrapped because of production cost, it cost more to make a Probe GT than a Mustang SVT Cobra. I still love the car but I can't wait to pay it off, I will keep the Probe because it will be a classic.

Faults:

Well the transmission has fell out like 2 times now. The radio has went out. The CV joints are going out fast.

General Comments:

I bought this car because I was in a hurry and needed a car that day. I was told that this was a good car, boy was that a lie.

This car is very underpowered - it struggles just to get around. The automatic transmission is screwed up all the time no matter what I do to it. I have had it rebuilt twice now and it's about to go out again! The radio went out. I replaced that with a Sony CD player which is much better than the Ford tape deck that was in it. I hope to rid myself of this car soon, even if I have to drive a Metro nothing can be worse than this thing.

Faults:

No problems whatsoever! A very reliable car. :)

General Comments:

Tight suspension gives a slightly bumpy ride but boy, does it hug those curves! Quick acceleration and solid handling are a joy. The back end is a little on the light side and tends to slide in rain/snow. "Cockpit" could be better designed - I've spilled numerous drinks when my elbow hits the drink holder btwn the seats.