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1994 Ford Probe electrical system problems

26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1994 Ford Probe16% of all complaints for this model year.

26
Electrical System complaints
16%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
2 / 5
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Dt: the distributer went out on the contacts vehicle and when it did the vehicle stopped causing the power brakes and power steering to go out also. In result this caused a crash and her son his license for a year. No warning signs or anything prior to the failure. The contact has three letters…

    filed May 9, 2005

  • Vehicle stalled while driving, after a short time consumer was able to restart the engine, and eventually got vehicle to the nearest dealer, consumer was then informed that the problem was a failing part within the distributor.*jb

    filed May 14, 2002

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

Related service bulletins

  • Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt

    03181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2003
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Electrical System problems in other Probe years

YearReportsShare
1997 Probe415%
1996 Probe48%
1995 Probe1113%
1993 Probe3216%
1992 Probe56%
1991 Probe53%
1990 Probe113%
1989 Probe1013%
Probe electrical system 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.