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1990 Ford Probe visibility problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1990 Ford Probe3% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Visibility complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving the vehicle, windshield wipers, radio, etc, starting going on and off and a fire started under the hood on the right side. Fire believed to be electrical. Vehicle was totalled. *ak

    filed Jun 30, 1997

  • Windshield wipers will not cut off, gets shocked when getting out of vehicle, thinks it is an electrical problem because wipers can be turned on, but can not turn them off. *ak

    filed Jan 7, 1997

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Visibility problems in other Probe years

YearReportsShare
1997 Probe14%
1996 Probe24%
1995 Probe33%
1994 Probe11%
1993 Probe63%
1992 Probe23%
1991 Probe137%
1989 Probe1013%
Probe visibility problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.