1997 FORD MUSTANG GT Problems & Recalls

AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 15MPH, I HEARD A LOUD POP/CRACK COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT OFF TO THE RIGHT AND ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CHANGE AND THE STEERIN...

ENGINE WAS USING COOLANT/TOOK TO FORD DEALER & THEY ADVISED IT'S COMING FROM CRACK IN TOP OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THESE DUE TO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT TIME TO FILE ENDED 4 MOS. AGO & WE'D HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

MY INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. *TR

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 MUSTANG WITH 4.6L. COST $1020 PLUS TOWING, TO REPAIR AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CITING THE CHAMBERLAIN SETTLEMENT'S EXCLUSIONS. *JB

Mileage: 84,618

TOOK CAR TO GARAGE TO CHECK FOR REASON FOR LOSS OF COOLANT. THEY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE FORD 4.6 L ENGINE WAS LEAKING AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. COST TO REPAIR WAS ALMOST $1000 AND FORD HAS REFUSED CLAIM ON THE GROUNDS THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CLASS ACTIO...

Mileage: 85,584

ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 MUSTANG GT. CAR HAD 124,289 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH ONE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE PRECEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR, CAR LET OUT A LOUD BANG. IT HONESTLY SOUNDED LIKE A GUN HAD FIRED....

Mileage: 124,289

I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD MUSTANG. THE 1ST INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED ON MAY 19, 2000 AND HANDLED UNDER WARRANTY. THE 2ND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2005. FORD REFUSED TO HANDLE THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND I PAID 1187.07. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP ME....

Mileage: 91,952

MY EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS WHEN ENGANGED AND THE BRAKES ARE PROPERLY ADJUSTED.THE E-BRAKE POPS LOOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL EVEN IN 1ST GEAR.I HAVE BEEN RAN OVER BY THE FAILURE AND THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME BY DUVAL FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T FIX BEACAUSE OF THE 131,000 MILES BUT THEY CERTIFIED...

Mileage: 110,000

MY EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILS WHEN ENGANGED AND THE BRAKES ARE PROPERLY ADJUSTED.THE E-BRAKE POPS LOOSE CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL EVEN IN 1ST GEAR.I HAVE BEEN RAN OVER BY THE FAILURE AND THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME BY DUVAL FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T FIX BEACAUSE OF THE 131,000 MILES BUT THEY CERTIFIED...

Mileage: 110,000

WAS INFORMED BY THE GARAGE I TOOK MY CAR TO THAT MY MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND HYDROBOOST WERE LEAKING. I WAS TALKING THIS OVER WITH A LAWYER FRIEND OF MINE AND SHE INFORMED ME OF A RECALL ON FEDERAL VEHICLES, POLICE, ETC. BUT THIS WAS NOT A GENERAL RECALL. BUT IF YOU HAD UNDER 100,000 MILES ON YOUR ...

Mileage: 86,580

THE VEHICLE HAD STEAM COMING OUT OF ENGINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE OVER HEATING. OWNER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WOULD REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 79,929

WHILE DRIVING IN A 55 MPH ZONE, I ATTEMPTED TO SET MY CRUISE CONTROL. I DID THIS SUCCESSFULLY. HOWEVER, ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS IF THE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. AFTER I REALIZED THIS, I PUMPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE C/C. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF PUMPING THE BRA...

Mileage: 73,500

(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: FORD POORLY DESIGNED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD SO THAT THE COOLANT RUNNING THROUGH IT ACTUALLY EATS AWAY THE PLASTIC. *AK (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: THE INTAKE CRACKED AND SPRAYED COOLANT THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE BAY. THIS RENDERED THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. (3) ...

Mileage: 23,000

VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED RACING AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO STOP VEHICLE.*MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC WHO DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANYMORE PROBLEMS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE LEAKED DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 101,000

ON 2/3/04 I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK ON MY 1997 FORD MUSTANG GT. I THEN DROVE 2-3 MILES TO WORK. ON THE WAY TO WORK I SMELLED A GASOLINE ODOR. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY OFFICE THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG. UPON EXITING MY CAR I SAW GASOLINE STREAMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. I HA...

Mileage: 97,397

I HAVE A 1997 FORD MUTANG GT WITH 106,000 MILES, AND FORD MADE IT CLEAR ABOUT A RECALL ON CRACKED PLASTIC MANIFOLDS. MY MANIFOLD IS CURRENTLY LEAKING AROUND THE PLASTIC INTAKE WHICH WAS CLEARLY ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM FORD. I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THIS AT NO COST...

Mileage: 106,000

THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PART CRACKED IN THE WRONG PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING COOLANT TO BE SPRAYED ON ENGINE. A $245 EXPENSE JUST FOR THE PLASTIC PART THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUT INTO PRODUCTION, NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY CONCERNS SHOULD THE CRACK HAD HAPPENED RAPIDLY AND STEAMED UP THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER, AFTER TRYING MULITPLE TIMES TO ...

I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 FORD MUSTANG GT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE COOLANT LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE WHOLE COCKPIT FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. UPON NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AND THE COOLANT LIGHT TURNING ON I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER TOWING THE CAR HOME I NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRA...

Mileage: 70,971

MANUAL TANSMISSION. NO 5TH OR REVERSE. CLUTCH/TRANMISSION MESSED UP WHILE ON INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 59,138

MANUAL TANSMISSION. NO 5TH OR REVERSE. CLUTCH/TRANMISSION MESSED UP WHILE ON INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 59,138

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. PART ON THIS HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES THAT STATE FORD IS AWARE AND HAS MADE REPAIRS FOR THIS IN THE PAST. THERE IS NO RECALL NOT 'PROGRAM' THAT FORD HAS FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. ALL WILL FAIL AT SOME TIME. A MECHANIC RECOMMENDE...

Mileage: 71,000

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

MY MAIN CONCERN IS WITH THE WELDING ON THE REAR OF THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL DEFECT, THE IMPROPER WELDING OF THE BRACKETS ON TO THE UNIBODY AT THE FACTORY IS A NON-REPAIRABLE DEFECT. ORIGINALLY, THE DE...