Faults:

I have not had any problems out of the ordinary.

I have only replaced the battery.

I will replace the rear hatch gas struts soon because they are becoming weak.

General Comments:

The Probe handles like a dream, and is very fast around corners.

The position of the driver's seat makes it very easy to drive the car with confidence. The rear view mirror allows you to see out the entire rear window easily.

The motor is only a 2.0 liter, four cylinder, but has a lot of pep to it.

I added a 2.75 inch exhaust pipe from the catalytic converter back to a high performance muffler and got a rich deep rumble out of the car.

It is a little hard to find any other performance parts, though.

It would have been nice if Ford had given both the SE and the GT more power.

Faults:

Transmission locked up/froze 4 months after purchase and 1 month after warranty expired on parts and labor. Replacement transmission took 3 months to replace.

2nd transmission locked up/froze 4 months after being repaired. Replacement took 3 months to find problem, parts, and complete the labor.

Airbag light started to blink on and off and engine light always on after last transmission replacement.

Front right headlight just stopped working.

Right front blinker stopped working.

Spring to gas cover broke.

Front bumper fell off backing out of parking lot. Repairs to front bumper cost $2,000.00. Auto body shop unable to determine why bumper fell off. No external damage to bumper, damage at site of bolts.

General Comments:

I would never recommend this car to anyone- ever.

This has been the worst car experience I have ever had.

However, the seats are comfortable and the trunk has a lot of room. Nice body and smooth ride when the car works.

Faults:

Engine was replaced at 54,000 miles. It was my brothers fault for not checking the oil.

Transmission went bad shortly after that, but I ran it until the very end at 89,000 in July 2003.

Transmission replaced, and at the same time the mass airflow senor went out.

Trunk will not stay up because the supports are too weak.

Transmission o/d off light came on Christmas day of 2003, about 5 months after I had the transmission replaced!

Transmission ready to go out again any time at 100,000 miles.

General Comments:

Very attractive car, it is definitely an head turner!

Interior is relatively comfortable, as long as you are in the front seat.

Very large trunk capacity for a hatchback.

Very unreliable, the CD4-E transmission is crap. If you decide to get a probe get a GT model with the 4EAT transmission or any model with a manual transmission.

If you own one, and the o/d light starts blinking, I advise you to get rid of it as quickly as possible. Otherwise you may be stuck with it for a long time, and an expensive time at that.

This car dents extremely easily, and the paint scratches just as easily.

Sexy, but a lemon!