1995 Ford Probe power train problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1995 Ford Probe — 22% of all complaints for this model year.

Power Train complaints

22%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

2 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“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”
filed Feb 22, 2005
“We were making a 500 mile trip to go to a funeral and when climbing a long, steep grade the interior of the car filled up with smoke. I stopped at the nearest service station and observed transmission fluid leaking out from underneath the vehicle. I quickly added enough fluid to bring the level up…”
filed Feb 8, 2005

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

Some vehicles equipped with the cd4e transaxle may exhibit harsh and delayed 1-2/2-3 upshifts after transaxle or turbine shaft speed sensor replacement, possible diagnostic trouble codes 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648…
0224 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 4, 2002
Brake shift interlock.*jb
01181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 17, 2001
Some vehicles equipped with cd4e auto transaxles may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes for gear ratio or harsh and delayed 1-2 / 2-3 upshifts after transaxle or turbine speed sensor (tss) replacement. *tt
14936 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 1, 2001
Some vehicles may exhibit no forward gear ranges due to the misalignment of the forward / coast clutch cylinder snap ring with respect to the legs of the forward clutch piston. *jb
00182 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 2000
Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs
0015 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 10, 2000