1995 FORD MUSTANG Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN AND CIRCUIT BREAKER WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER (ONEONTA FORD, 5142 NY-23, ONEONTA, NY 13820, (607) 432-7300) DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY AND CIRCUIT BREAKER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT REFUSED...
MISFIRE WHEN IDLE, WHEN TURNS OFF AFTER DRIVING IT WON'T START ENGINE QUICK, NEED TO LET THE FUEL PUMP RECHARGE A BIT SO IT CAN START AGAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE EMI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE EMI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT CHARGED THE BATTERY AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WAS STILL LOW. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY HOWEVER, THE BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SPREAD TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROY...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTI...
Mileage: 277,000
1995 FORD MUSTANG. UNIT #1 WAS EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, SUFFERED A BLOWOUT AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A GUARDRAIL. *LN (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0406-91)*JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NEVOTECH TIE ROD, MODEL NUMBER MECMES3184RL (N/A) WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE APRIL 7, 2011. THE CONTACT WAS LATER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE WHEELS BEGAN TO TURN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ODOMETER FAILED AND WOULD NOT READ TRAVELED MILEAGE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 134,551
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK PASSED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAME OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 97V180000, STRUCTURE, BODY, HOOD WAS REPAIRED IN 1998 AND THEY WOULD NOT...
Mileage: 114,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. HE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND, A...
Mileage: 174,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. HE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND, A...
Mileage: 174,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. HE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND, A...
Mileage: 174,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. HE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND, A...
Mileage: 174,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. HE INVESTIGATED UNDER THE HOOD AND DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION, HE HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND, A...
Mileage: 174,000
VEHICLE ELECTRIC FAN HAS SEIZED ON 95 FORD MUSTANG GT AS DESCRIBED IN SAFETY RECALL FORD 01S30. NEITHER DEALER NOR FORD CO. WILL SUPPORT THE RECALL, INDICATING DATABASE FOR MY VEHICLE SHOWS ITS NOT AFFECTED.. MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS EXACTLY THE ISSUE STATED IN RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. THE END RESULT WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG BECAUSE THE ENGINE FAN QUIT OPERATING AND CAUSED OVERHEATING TO OCCUR. I HAVE ALSO NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES REGARDING THE HOOD, THE LIGHTS, ETC. THE ONLY NOTICE I ...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE 95 MUSTANG .AROUND 2001- 2003 IT OVERHEATED THEN THE NEXT NIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE RIGHT BESIDE THE HOUSE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE HOUSE AND GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE .THE FIRE BEGAN FROM THE THERMOSTAT THAT CONTROLS THE WATER TEMP TO THE RADIATOR .IT SHORTED OUT AND CA...
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON AND GO INTO THE "RED". I WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO ALLOW IT TO COOL AND CHECK THE WATER IN THE RADIATOR. I ONLY HAD TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF WATER ON ONE OCCASION. I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA, BELIEVING HIS COMPANY TO BE REP...
Mileage: 60,000
PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT ON TO MAIN ROAD AND GAS PEDAL WAS PULLED TO FLOOR. ENGINE RAN FULL THROTTLE WHILE BRAKE WAS FULLY APPLIED AND CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. CAR SPUN ACROSS AND INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC OVER SHOULDER AND INTO TREES. CAR CAME TO REST AGAINST TREES WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING WIDE OPEN....
DRIVING MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG AT APPROX 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SEAT BACK SUPPORT JUST GAVE IN CAUSING ME TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO PHYSICALLY STAY UPRIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. I'M FORTUNATE I WASN'T GOING FASTER OR THIS OCCURRING ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF OR OTHERS DUE TO...
Mileage: 133,128
1995 FORD MUSTANG 3.8 ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED FORD NEVER NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THEY CONTINUED TO SAY THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *...
Mileage: 48,000
I HAVE TWO (2) 1995 3.8L MUSTANGS. BOTH ENGINES HAVE A CONNECTING ROD BEARING THAT IS KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY AND THE ENGINES MUST BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB
Mileage: 87,000
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS, THE VEHICLE SHATTERS. CAMPAIGN ITEM#601237 THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
Mileage: 95,000
EXPERIENCING SHUDDER/VIBRATION WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB HILLS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. COMPLAINED CONSISTENTLY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY YEARS AGO AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS JUST ...
Mileage: 35
NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK
NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK
NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER. RECALL 011011000 WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER. RECALL 011011000 WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
THE RUBBER SEAL FOR FILLER PIPE DETERIORATED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKS. *AK
Mileage: 99,600
A YEAR AGO,TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN CAR STARTED TO SHOW THAT CAR ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT.HAD CAR LOOKED AT, AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. WAS CAUTIOUS STILL, AND KEPT MY EYE ON GAUGE TO MAKE SURE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED. ON WAY TO WORK ONE DAY,THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWD ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.PULLED OVER ...
Mileage: 74,000
A YEAR AGO,TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN CAR STARTED TO SHOW THAT CAR ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT.HAD CAR LOOKED AT, AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. WAS CAUTIOUS STILL, AND KEPT MY EYE ON GAUGE TO MAKE SURE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED. ON WAY TO WORK ONE DAY,THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWD ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.PULLED OVER ...
Mileage: 74,000
A YEAR AGO,TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN CAR STARTED TO SHOW THAT CAR ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT.HAD CAR LOOKED AT, AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. WAS CAUTIOUS STILL, AND KEPT MY EYE ON GAUGE TO MAKE SURE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED. ON WAY TO WORK ONE DAY,THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWD ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.PULLED OVER ...
Mileage: 74,000
RADIATOR COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND ONTO THE DRIVER'S FEET. AS A RESULT, FUMES SEEPED THROUGH, MAKING THE OCCUPANTS LIGHT HEADED. DEALER REPAIRED THE HEATING CORE FIVE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 174,000
ON MAY 11, 2004, I PUT THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD TO TAKE ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. WHEN I PULLED THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK REST INTO IT'S ORIGINAL POSTION FOR DRIVING, IT FELL COMPLETELY ONTO THE BACK SEAT. UPON EXAMINATION, BY BOTH MYSELF AND GILLESPIE FORD SERVICE CENTER, IT WAS DETERMIN...
ON 2/1/02 CAR WAS RUNNING HOT, FAN MOTOR OUT, REPLACED FAN MOTOR $239.62, ON 2/5/03 CAR RUNNING OUT, TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKETS BLOWN, COOLING FAN WORKING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BDR AUTOMOTIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. THEN IN OCTOBER 2003 CAR STARTED RU...
THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY VEHICLE. VIBRATION/SHUDDER IN LIGHT ACCELERATION.*AK
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 127,095
TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING BEFORE CHANGING INTO CORRECT GEAR. *JB
Mileage: 125,000
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKETS CRACKED. THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 37,500
I BOUGHT A 1995 FORD MUSTANG IN APRIL OF 2003 WITH DECENT MILES ABOUT 73000. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING AND NOW DISCOVERED MY HEAD GASKET BLEW. I HAVE HEARD OF RECALLS FOR THIS BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ANYWHERE FOR SURE. ONE DEALER SAYS THERE IS N...
Mileage: 93,000
BLOWN HEAD GASKET IN MY 1995 MUSTANG. THIS MUSTANG HAS THE 3.8L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE PURCHASE, AND CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 77600 MILES ON IT. GASKET BLEW DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INT...
Mileage: 77,525
GAS TANK BURST A SPRAYING LEAK OF FUEL AT THE SIDE FILLER TUBE CONNECTOR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURING. APPROXIMATELY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT, CAUSING FUEL TO RUN OUT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CHASSIS AND DRIPPING OUT ON THE SIDES OF THE CAR.*AK MY WIFE'S SHOES AND FEET WERE SOAKED WITH GASOLINE...
Mileage: 139,000
ON FEB. 17, 2004 I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A KIA SPORTAGE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AT THE TIME. WHEN I WAS STRUCK IT THRUST MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE ECLIPSE. MY AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM POSITIVE THAT THE FORCE OF...
Mileage: 180,000
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON 410 HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD OF HIS 1995 MUSTANG SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I THANK GOD HE WAS NOT HURT NOR ANYONE ELSE. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE HOOD SEPARATION WHEN A FRIEND TOLD US ABOUT THE RECALL AND WE CALLED JENNINGS ANDERSON FORD, THEY SAID TO BRING IT AND THEY ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE HOOD POPPED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. IT CRACKED, AND DAMAGED THE HOOD. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND PARKING IT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT NOR WAS THE VEHICLE HIT. I HAVE TRIED TO GET HELP FROM FORD TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AND THE DAMAGE TO MY INTERIOR DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS AND HAVE RECEIVED THE "RUN AROU...
Mileage: 108,000
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING 1995 MUSTANG COOLING FAN SAFETY RECALL.*MR (NAR)
Mileage: 93,311
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
1995 FORD MUSTANG 3.8L HAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES BUT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE MUSTANG.
HEAD GASKET ON 1995 FORD MUSTANG COUPE HAS ONLY 34000 NEVER DRIVE THE CAR REALIZED THE PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. METAL ON SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED WHERE SEAT WAS BOLTED TO FLOOR. WHEN TURNING SEAT LIFTED UP OFF FLOOR. FORD SAID WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. 36947 MILES AS OF 13 JUNE2003 2519.31 PLUS TA...
Mileage: 15,000
HEAD GASKET ON 1995 FORD MUSTANG COUPE HAS ONLY 34000 NEVER DRIVE THE CAR REALIZED THE PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. METAL ON SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED WHERE SEAT WAS BOLTED TO FLOOR. WHEN TURNING SEAT LIFTED UP OFF FLOOR. FORD SAID WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. 36947 MILES AS OF 13 JUNE2003 2519.31 PLUS TA...
Mileage: 15,000
REPEATED BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WRONG ENGINE INSTALLED, 4TH TIME - RESULTING IN TRANSMITION TROUBLE. CURRENT ENGINE LASTED 16 MONTHS. HEAD GASKET GONE, AGAIN. FORD DEALER, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. COST OF REPAIRS NOW MORE THAN CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF VEHICLE.
Mileage: 46,458
DRIVER SEAT MOTOR QUIT NEVER ATTEMPTED TO FIX OR CONTACT FORD. COMPLIED WITH THE SAFETY RECALL IN JUNE OF 03, FOR A FAULTY ENGINE COOLING FAN (BEARINGS SEIZE) CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTALLED, NO PROBLEM AT TIME. BEARINGS SEIZE IN AUGUST OF 03. FOR 1 MONTH PUT OFF BY DEALER. RESULT, CONTINUOUS HEAT CAUSE...
Mileage: 54,000
DRIVER SEAT MOTOR QUIT NEVER ATTEMPTED TO FIX OR CONTACT FORD. COMPLIED WITH THE SAFETY RECALL IN JUNE OF 03, FOR A FAULTY ENGINE COOLING FAN (BEARINGS SEIZE) CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTALLED, NO PROBLEM AT TIME. BEARINGS SEIZE IN AUGUST OF 03. FOR 1 MONTH PUT OFF BY DEALER. RESULT, CONTINUOUS HEAT CAUSE...
Mileage: 54,000
A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE [XXX] IN THE SPRING OF 2001 FOR ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. A COOLANT PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE NOT BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT REPLACING AT THAT TIME. IN LATE MAY 2001 THE...
Mileage: 123,000
FUEL FILLER NECK GASKET THAT CONNECTS FUEL FILLER HOSE TO GASOLINE TANK LEAKS. LOOKS AS IF GASOLINE HAS EATEN AWAY THE RUBBER GASKET. *LA
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND MY ENGINE OVERHEATED CREATING A LARGE SMOKE CLOUD BEHING CAR ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I CHECK A FORD RECALLS WEBSITE AND IT SAYS THE HEAD GASKET HAS A 7YR OR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE 3.8L ENGINE. I CALL MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ...
Mileage: 64,464
IN JANUARY 2001, HEAD GASKET BLEW ON THE 1995 MUSTANG. LIMPED INTO FORD DEALER, WHO NOTIFIED ME OF A SILENT RECALL AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN MARCH 2001, ENGINE AGAIN STARTED RUNNING HOT, AND HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND WATER PUMP (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). IN LATE ...
Mileage: 800,029
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKETS AND COOLING FAN HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD EITHER COVER THE TOTAL COST OR PARTIAL. THE LAST HEAD GASKET LEAK WOULD COST THE $2300. DOLLARS TO REPAIR WHICH TH...
Mileage: 75,601
VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 95V134000. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WITH INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS. THE INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS COULD FRACTURE WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *AK
HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG AND CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOLLOWING AN OCCURRENCE IN OCTOBER OF 2000 WHICH LEAD TO THE CAR BEING SERVICED AT COOK-WHITEHEAD FORD UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEA...
Mileage: 116,000
WHEN HOOKING THE AIR CONTROL MODULE SENSORS, THE RPMS RACED HIGH. CONSUMER HAD TO DEACTIVATE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DRIVE, BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS NOT HOOKED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THE AIRFLOW UNIT HAD GONE BAD. *AK CONSUMER WROTE THIS IS VERY DANGEROU...
WHEN PULLING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE UP IT FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX PARKING BRAKE.*AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR FLOW UNIT AND SENSOR. *PH *JB
Mileage: 100
WHEN PULLING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE UP IT FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX PARKING BRAKE.*AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR FLOW UNIT AND SENSOR. *PH *JB
Mileage: 100
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 10/22/2002 FOR RECALL 01V390000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. AFTER THE REPAIRS, VEHICLE OVERHEATED EVERY DAY. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM; CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK
1195 FORD MUSTANG-HEAD GASKETS CRACKED AT 35,000 MILES--COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER MUSTANGS OF SAME AND OTHER YEARS.*AK
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS RECALLED BY FORD DUE TO AKNOWLEGDED PROBLEM. REPAIR SERVICE WAS DONE BY FORD WITH SUPPOSE CORRECTED GASKET. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND FORD WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. FORD IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLEAT ENGINE ...
Mileage: 125,000
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS RECALLED BY FORD DUE TO AKNOWLEGDED PROBLEM. REPAIR SERVICE WAS DONE BY FORD WITH SUPPOSE CORRECTED GASKET. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND FORD WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. FORD IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLEAT ENGINE ...
Mileage: 125,000
IN JULY 2002, MY MUSTANG STARTED OVERHEATING AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, (RECALL # 01S30), I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT FOR MORE DAMAGE. I GOT MY CAR BACK AND IT STILL OVERHEATED, SO L CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE WHAT TH...
Mileage: 168,300
IN JULY 2002, MY MUSTANG STARTED OVERHEATING AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, (RECALL # 01S30), I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT FOR MORE DAMAGE. I GOT MY CAR BACK AND IT STILL OVERHEATED, SO L CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE WHAT TH...
Mileage: 168,300
CONSUMER STATES WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE CAN STRONGLY SMELL A GASOLINE ODOR. THE SEAL BETWEEN FUEL FILLER NECK AND FUEL TANK JUNCTION DETERIORATED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE GROUND WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE. *AK *CB *NLM
Mileage: 75,134
CONSUMER STATES COOLANT SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER REPAIRED/ REPLACED FAN AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN AND CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK
THE ENGINE COOLING FAN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE DUE TO THE POSSIBLE SIEZING OF THE FAN BEARING. THE FAN HARNESS AS A RESULT HAS MELTED AND RESULTED IN A VERY LARGE DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE BATTERY LEADING TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE NORMAL. A SIM...
Mileage: 100,000
CLOCK SPRING HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 75,601
TRAVELING AT 30 MPH HIT CAR THAT WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BROKE TWO FINGERS (PINKY AND RING), (THE PINKY FINGER IS BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES) WRIST, BROKEN LIP, BURN TO THE FACE OF PASSENGER, ABRASION TO ARM AND CHEST. THE DRIVER AIRBAG ASIDE FROM INFLA...
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. *JB
THE DRIVER WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT LEASE 45 MPH. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
Mileage: 70,000
95 FORD MUSTANG WITH 58,000 MILES ON WAY HOME FROM WORK ENGINE GOT HOT AND DIED BLEW A HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS A NOTICE OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS WHICH WE NEVER RECEIVED AND FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE FAULTY GASKET DUE TO TIME LIMIT NOT MILEAGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB
Mileage: 58,860
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Mileage: 6,000
FAILURE OF FORD MOTOR CO. TO MAKE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE PROGRAM 00M10. ON 6/27/00 I BROUGHT MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG IN FOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 00M10 AND FRONT COVER LEAKING. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED FORD & GOT NOWHERE. I THEN CALLED THE WORLD ...
Mileage: 64,800
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER HAD THE PARKING BRAKE REPAIRED, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT HOWEVER FORD DENIED THE CLAIM. *TS *JB
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Mileage: 29,000
THE LEFT BRACKET/TRACK THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR BOARD BROKE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH A BROKEN AND UNSTABLE SEAT EVER SINCE. YESTERDAY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I ATTEMPTED TO STRETCH MY BACK AND THE BRACKET/TRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE! THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AN N...
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. *JB...*AK
THE DRIVER SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES.*JB
I HAD A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG AND HAD IT REPLACED BY BEST FORD THREE TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS. IN DECEMBER OF 2002 I WAS TOLD BY BEST FORD I HAD ANOTHER CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THIS WOULD BE THE FOURTH TIME FORD WOULD BE REPLACING THIS RECALLED GASKET. FORD WANTED TO CHARGE ME...
THE ENGINE OVER HEATED.*JB
I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GO UP RAPIDLY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PAST NORMAL AND INTO THE RED, DURING THIS TIME, NO HEAT WOULD BLOW. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD DROP AND WARM AIR WOULD BLOW. I CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND TH...
Mileage: 148,000
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.*AK *JB
1995 FORD MUSTANG, 6 CYL. THE RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FILLER TUBE IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO, AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE LEAK IS SUBSTANTIAL, IT IS A STEADY DRIP, 1/2 GALLON PER HOUR.
Mileage: 65,000
1995 FORD MUSTANG, 6 CYL. THE RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FILLER TUBE IS LEAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO, AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE LEAK IS SUBSTANTIAL, IT IS A STEADY DRIP, 1/2 GALLON PER HOUR.
Mileage: 65,000
MY HEAD GASKETS IN MY 95 MUSTANG 3.8 LITER BLEW ON 4-20-00, BBB INVESTIGATED, AND FORD MOTOR CO. AGREED TO DO REPAIRS FREE. LANHAM FORD IN LANHAM MD. REPALACED HEAD GASKETS. RETURNED MY CAR WITHOUT OIL, AND SEVERLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED ENGINE ALSO. MY CAR HAD 73214 MILES THEN. NOW IT HA...
Mileage: 100,600
MY HEAD GASKETS IN MY 95 MUSTANG 3.8 LITER BLEW ON 4-20-00, BBB INVESTIGATED, AND FORD MOTOR CO. AGREED TO DO REPAIRS FREE. LANHAM FORD IN LANHAM MD. REPALACED HEAD GASKETS. RETURNED MY CAR WITHOUT OIL, AND SEVERLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED ENGINE ALSO. MY CAR HAD 73214 MILES THEN. NOW IT HA...
Mileage: 100,600
FUEL FILLER MADE OF RUBBER GASKET HAD GASOLINE EAT THROUGH RUBBER, CAUSING A BIG LEAK. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
FAN MOTOR FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE OVERHEAT AND RADIATOR FAILURE. RECALL ON SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR 95 FORD MUSTANG BUT NOT MY VIN NUMBER ACCORDING TO FORD. I AM REPORTING AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM FOR ADDED RECALL. THE DEALER AND FORD WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.$1239.12 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01I1...
Mileage: 60,913
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE! THE SEAT TRACK SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES (METAL) WHERE CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER I AM TOLD IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE TO PAY THE $228.00 FOR A NEW SEAT, PLUS LABOR. CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, WAS LIKE A ROLLER COSTER RIDE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. I'VE NOTICE...
THIS COMPONENT WAS ALLEGEDLY COVERED UNDER A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" PROGRAM WHICH HAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO BE STRANDED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME FROM COLLEGE. I BELIEVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH FORD V-6 ENGINES ...
THE SEAT TRACK ON MY CAR BROKE RIGHT AFTER THE 3 YEARS WAS UP, ALTHOUGH AS OF NOW I HAVE JUST OVER 32200 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO TILT THE DRIVER'S SEAT UP ALL THE WAY. WHEN TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND CALLING FORDS 800 NUMBER I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED SINCE THE TIME WAS UP. I REPLA...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER REPLACE TWICE. TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED IN NOV. 1999 AND CURRENTLY HAS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. FORD MOTOR DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND INFORMATION SAYING THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE BAD AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH OF THEM TO GO AROUND FOR A RECALL. T...
NO SUMMARY. DT
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM BACK OFF VEHICLE ,HAD TOWED THEY SAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM AND HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.VEHICLE IS PART OFF RECALL,BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE. MR
NHTSA RECAL# 14673-01-011-000: CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE REACHES HIGH TEMPERATURE, PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
MONDAY AUGUST 12 2002 I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO RIVERSIDE FORD BECAUSE OF A FAILED HEATER CORE VALVE. WHEN I GOT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. ASKED THEM TO FIX AIRBAG LIGHT AND TO LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS INDEED THE HEATER CORE VALVE THAT HAD BUSTED.THAT AFTERNOON I WAS INFOR...
MONDAY AUGUST 12 2002 I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO RIVERSIDE FORD BECAUSE OF A FAILED HEATER CORE VALVE. WHEN I GOT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. ASKED THEM TO FIX AIRBAG LIGHT AND TO LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS INDEED THE HEATER CORE VALVE THAT HAD BUSTED.THAT AFTERNOON I WAS INFOR...
WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE, HAD VEHICLE TOWED. HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK
ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM EXHAUST AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE. COOLING FAN MOTOR FAILED. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTICES FROM MANUFACTURER REGARDING ADDITIONAL WARRANTY COVERAGE UNDER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 00M10, COVERED POTENTIAL ENGINE HEAD GASKET FA...
SECONDARY OWNER STATES HEAD GASKET BLEW. THERE IS A RECALL RELATING TO HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED TOO LATE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED WITHIN TIME SPECIFIED. *TT
RECALL 01V390000; DEALER MULLINAX FORD EAST IN WICKLIFFE, OH. PHONE# 440/585-8000 REFUSED TO REPLACE FAN MOTOR WITHOUT CHARGE TO CONSUMER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON A SIDE STREET DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE ON LEFTSIDE. BOLTS AND ANCHOR ARE STILL IN TACK WITH THE SEAT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
01 V 390 000/ENGINE COOLING FAN: COOLING FAN STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING.THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION, (O1I011000) BUT WAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND STATED THE FAN MOTOR WAS FINE, HOWEVER CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO CHANG...
3.8L V6 ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND LOSING COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH COOLANT LEAKING INTO GASKETS, CAUSING OVERHEATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY .*AK
REMEDY FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN IS NOT GOING TO STOP THE PART FROM MALFUNCTIONING, IT WILL PREVENT IT FROM CATCHING FIRE, BUT NOT FROM FAILING ON THE CONSUMER.*AK
THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO WATER SEEPING INTO THE CRANKSHAFT THROUGH A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *YH
THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO WATER SEEPING INTO THE CRANKSHAFT THROUGH A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *YH
HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN DUE TO THE ENGINE COOLING FAN STOPPING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS 2 WEEKS PAST IT'S WARRANTY. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL, 01I011, SENT IN THE MAIL REGARDING HEAD GASKET FAILURE. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED THE...
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING SECOND VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND OVERTURN IN THE INSIDE MEDIAL, THERE WERE 5 INJURIES AND 2 FATALITIES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, GEORGIA UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT. *YH
VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING VERY BADLY, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING HOT AND ENGINE STARTED TO FAIL, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HEAD COVER GASKETS, THIS PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, PROBLEM POSSIBLY CAUSED DUE TO RECALL 01I011. *SLC
VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING VERY BADLY, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING, VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING HOT AND ENGINE STARTED TO FAIL, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HEAD COVER GASKETS, THIS PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, PROBLEM POSSIBLY CAUSED DUE TO RECALL 01I011. *SLC
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED 2 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. *AK *CB *NLM
Mileage: 79,657
HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND LOSE COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHIMMIES. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. RECALL OIV390000 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY. TO REMEDY THE RECALL, IT WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE APART THE CONSOLE, ONCE REASSEMBLED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS TUCKED UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT. *JG
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL CONCERNING THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATES FROM MID-RANGE AND UP. A CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT POSSIBLE OVER HEATING. THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, THE RADIATOR COOLING FAN WAS NOT RUNNING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR EXPLAI...
COOLING FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN RECALL 01V390000. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK *TT
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK OIL AND COOLANT FROM THE TAIL PIPE. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE SEVEN YEAR OR 100K MILE WARRANTY.*JB. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ...
ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. SECOND TIME HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. SECOND TIME HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. SECOND TIME HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK
FORD REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR STATING VEHICLE IS OVER 7 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHLE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING, HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, WHICH CAUSED RADIATOR TO CRACK.*AK
WHLE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING, HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, WHICH CAUSED RADIATOR TO CRACK.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. *SLC
SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL AND ODOMETER WERE INOPERATIVE, DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR. *SLC
SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT WAS DRY AND CRACKED, DEALER REPLACED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PERIODIC OVERHEATING THAT BECAME WORSE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE PERTAINING TO THE HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKED HEADS, IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, L...
CONSUMER COULD HEAR A PING NOISE UNDER THE ENGINE AREA, CONSUMER HAD RAN OVER A FOREIGN OBJECT THAT DAMAGED THE SHIELD AND SPEED SENSOR. *SLC
UPON TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR NHTSA RECALL 01V390000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 14673 REPAIRS CONCERNING COOLING SYSTEM FAN BEARINGS, CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENING THE SAME PROBLEM THREE MONTHS LATER. SWITCH WAS INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK
MY FORD MUSTANG HAS A KNOWN (BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY)ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND IT CAUSED RELATED PROBLEMS FROM OVER HEATING.FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT.MY SATISFACTION HAS NOT BEEN MET IN THIS MATTER. MY ADDRESS...
HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STARTING VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS SMOLDERING. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA RECALL 97 V 180 000/HOOD/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S98; DEALER (RISER FORD; HOT SPRINGS, AR; PHONE# 501/525-0800 REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL UNTIL VEHICLE BECOMES DRIVEABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
REC'D RECALL #01V390000. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS OF COOLING FAN. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE & WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, THE REMEDY FAILED. FAN STOPPED WORKING. CAUSED ENGINE TO GET HOTTER & THEN BLEW RADIATOR & RESERVOIR CAPS OFF. THIS HAD DAMAGED THE VEHICLE.
NHTS RECALL 01 V 390 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30 ENGINE CONCERNING COOLING FAN BEARING. VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL AT: JAMES HODGE FORD; IDABEL, OK; PHONE# 580/286-7676.THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION....
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK
THE HEAD GASKET ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE FAILED. CONSUMER HAD THE DEFECT REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT FAILURE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS. FORD DECLINED CONSUMERS REQUEST BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS FIVE THOUSAND MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR REI...
THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL NUMBER#01S30 FOR THE COOLING FAN. THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE. NLM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE WITH A THICK WHITE FOG INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE MECHANIC STATES THE HEAD GASKET HAD A DEFECT. NLM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ,AND START TO HESITATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ,AND START TO HESITATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER HAD TO CHANGE THE HEADS AND GASKETS. BOTH TIMES THE FANS FAILED. *JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS RECALL 1I011000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN OVERHEATING. HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED UP TO 100 THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER HAD 117 THOUSAND MILES ON VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COOLING FAN MOTOR BURNED, AND MELTED WIRES. MOTOR BURNED AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX BECAUSE CONNECTOR WAS NOT THERE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE OVERHEATED, THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP AS WELL AS A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FAILURE IS IN RELATION TO THE RECALL THAT WAS SENT TO HIM AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB
CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED IT HAD NO POWER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A 6 CYLINDER FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS AN 8 CYL ENGINE, CAUSING A LEAN CONDITION BELOW 3000 RPM.*JB
WHILE AT A STOP CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER POPPED HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FAN MOTOR BEARING SEIZED CAUSING FUN TO LOCK UP AND CAUSED WIRING TO OVERHEAT AND IGNITED THE ENGINE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALL...
OIL AND WATER GUAGE KEPT GOING TO HIGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 01I011000 REPAIRS ON CIRCUIT BREAKER IN COOLING FAN. DEALER REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
OIL AND WATER GUAGE KEPT GOING TO HIGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 01I011000 REPAIRS ON CIRCUIT BREAKER IN COOLING FAN. DEALER REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL ON ENGINE COOLING FAN. BUT, DEALER INSTEAD OF REPAIRING FAN STOPPED WORKING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE FAN, BUT STILL WERE NOT WORKING ON IT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
(MINI L. OUTHOUSE OF STATE FARM INSURANCE. CLAIM NUMBER 43-R804-081) CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM. STATE FARM INSURANCE PAID FOR REPAIRS. AT THE TIME OF THE LOSS, THERE WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE ON FILE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE INCIDENT...
EVEN THOUGH THIS ITEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL, MILLAGE PREVENTED ME FROM COLLECTING ON THE RECALL. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. COOLANT FAN AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.*AK *YD
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. COOLANT FAN AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.*AK *YD
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE WHITE SMOKE AND FLUID COMING OUT OF EXHAUST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND THERE WAS COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED THERMOSTAT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD RECALLED THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE COOLING FAN COULD OVER HEATE AND CAUSE A FIRE, CAMPAIGN#01I011000, THE FAN WAS IN...
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH INSERTING KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH, AT TIMES THE KEY IS HARD TO GET OUT AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT LINE UP TO INSERT KEY, CONSUMER STATES THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. *TT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH INSERTING KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH, AT TIMES THE KEY IS HARD TO GET OUT AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT LINE UP TO INSERT KEY, CONSUMER STATES THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. *TT
THERE IS A CONSTANT KNOCKING IN ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
PRIOR TO RECALL 01S30, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HOOD. ALSO, AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR THE VEHICLE SERIOUSLY OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE TWO REPAIRS. *YH
PRIOR TO RECALL 01S30, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED WITH SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HOOD. ALSO, AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR THE VEHICLE SERIOUSLY OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE TWO REPAIRS. *YH
THE HEAD GASKET TO THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED ALTHOUGH BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, INFORMED CONSUMER HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SMELLED SMOKE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE FAN AND WIRES AND NOW WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHAKES, ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SMELLED SMOKE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE FAN AND WIRES AND NOW WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHAKES, ...
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM HAS EXISTED ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE FIRST SUMMER I HAVE OWNED IT. WHEN I PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR SURGES, THE RPM DROPS AND FLUCTUATES, AND THE VEHICLE EITHER TURNS OFF OR SETTLES DOWN. AT TIMES WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN, I PRESS THE GAS TO GO AND T...
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM HAS EXISTED ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE FIRST SUMMER I HAVE OWNED IT. WHEN I PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR SURGES, THE RPM DROPS AND FLUCTUATES, AND THE VEHICLE EITHER TURNS OFF OR SETTLES DOWN. AT TIMES WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN, I PRESS THE GAS TO GO AND T...
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH NOTICED A THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; THEN, VEHICLE START OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT, INSTEAD WANTED TO REPLACE IT. *AK THE TIMING CHAIN COVER HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; THEN, VEHICLE START OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT, INSTEAD WANTED TO REPLACE IT. *AK THE TIMING CHAIN COVER HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; THEN, VEHICLE START OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT, INSTEAD WANTED TO REPLACE IT. *AK THE TIMING CHAIN COVER HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A RECALL REPAIRS DONEON ENGINE COOLING FAN. BUT SOON AFTER TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF DEALER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND SMOKING. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT HEAD GASKET PROGRAM, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS TOO LATE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT THERE WAS A BIG PUDDLE OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANY WORK ON VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT.*JB
CONSUMER STATED FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT.*JB
CONSUMER STATED FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT.*JB
THE GAUGE FOR THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS RISING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SECTION OF THE GAUGE LABELED HOT. FORD LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THUS RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXPENSE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL DATED MAY 2000-NOVEMBER 2000. T...
THE GAUGE FOR THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS RISING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SECTION OF THE GAUGE LABELED HOT. FORD LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THUS RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXPENSE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL DATED MAY 2000-NOVEMBER 2000. T...
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 15-JAN-2002 FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V390000/ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL AND DRIVEN 35 MPH, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED ENGINE COOLING FAN HAS FAILED AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO COR...
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING.*SLC
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING.*SLC
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF CONSUMER COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE. A DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET FAILED. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*A...
WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN 65 MPH HOOD RISES AND VIBRATES DUE TO BROKEN HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND LOSE POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HAD FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT FIRE HAD STARTED AT COOLING FAN, JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 01 I 011 000. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA# 01 V 390 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER DELTA FORD, VICKSBURG,MS; PHONE# 601/636-5323 OF A PROBLEM WITH COOLING FAN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS ...
NHTSA# 01 V 390 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S30 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER DELTA FORD, VICKSBURG,MS; PHONE# 601/636-5323 OF A PROBLEM WITH COOLING FAN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER STATED THAT THEY ONLY REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER. ASKING NHTSA TO ASSIST IN THIS ...
WHY IS THERE NO RESOLVE ON THESE ISSUES OF THE HEAD GASKETS OR PAYMENTS AFTER FORD SAY THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO? *AK
THE VENTILATION SYSTEM DOES NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR DRIVERS SIDE OF WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY. *AK CONSUEMR STATED DURING SNOW AND ICE THE CARS FRONT WINDSHIELD ACTS LIKE WATER IS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE GLASS AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO ET THE WATER TO GO AWAY, CONSUMER STATEED VEHICLE DEFR...
VEHICLE WAS WITHIN RECALL REGARDING COOLANT FAN, AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE WAS STILL OVERHEATING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED AT ALL TIME . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT RADIATOR FAN HAD BURNED, AND CAUSED RADIATOR NOT TO OPERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
AFTER CONSTANLYT OVERHEATING HEAD GASKET HAD MELTED. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT WILL NOT STOP, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE THAT COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, COULD FEE CLUTCH NOT WORKING AND CAUSING A BURNING SMELL. CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER COULD NOT SAY WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFOMATION.*AK
VEHICLE STARTING TO OVER HEAT,COOLING FAN NOT COMING ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION, ONLY OPERATED WHILE A/C WAS ON. RECEIVED RECALL 01S30,DEALER SET APPT.1/08/02.VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN 5DAYS PRIOR. DEALER HAD VEHICLE 4DAYS, INSTALLED CIRCUIT BREAKER,STATED VEHICLE READY,BUT STILL OVERHEATING, HEAD GASKETS ...
ON DECEMBER 14TH,MY '95 MUSTANG CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. ON DECEMBER 20TH THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY ERIC KROSSEN FROM SUMMITT CLAIM SERVICE(USED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.FROM DEC 20-JAN 3,2001,WE WERE NEGOTIATING WITH ANPAC FOR A FAIR SETTLEMENT BUT COULDN'T COM...
ON DECEMBER 14TH,MY '95 MUSTANG CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. ON DECEMBER 20TH THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY ERIC KROSSEN FROM SUMMITT CLAIM SERVICE(USED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.FROM DEC 20-JAN 3,2001,WE WERE NEGOTIATING WITH ANPAC FOR A FAIR SETTLEMENT BUT COULDN'T COM...
WHILE DRIVING THERES A VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, THIS MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, PARKING BRAKE AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM. *JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERES A VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, THIS MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, PARKING BRAKE AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM. *JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERES A VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, THIS MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, PARKING BRAKE AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM. *JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING THERES A VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, THIS MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, PARKING BRAKE AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM. *JG *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE USED TO OVERHEAT UNTIL CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT RADIATOR FAN HAD BURNED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD APPLY BRAKES AND WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE.HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT CALIPER BECAME LOOSE, BUT COULD BE FIXED. HOWEVER, IT WILL GET LOOSE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD APPLY BRAKES AND WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE.HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT CALIPER BECAME LOOSE, BUT COULD BE FIXED. HOWEVER, IT WILL GET LOOSE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. *AK *JG
HAD NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT OIL WAS COMING FROM OIL PAN AND WAS REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD UNTIL COOLING DOWN. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP. BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER GOT OUT OF CAR AND SMELLED SMOKE. THEN, SHE OPENED HOOD AND SAW FIRE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. *AK
WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT. CONSUMER HAS TO ADD FLUID ABOUT ONCE EVERY 20 MILES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
A PLASTIC PULLEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD WILL ONLY SELL YOU THE FULL PULLEY ASSEMBLY ($340.00) THE METAL PULLEY ON THE NEW ASSEMBLY FITS ON THE OLD ASSEMBLY. IF THE OLD PULLEY GOES WHILE DRIVING THE FAN BELT IS DESTROYED. THE PULLEY AND BELT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND NO REPAIR SHOP WILL HAVE THE PUL...
VEHICLE WOULD HARDLY CHANGE INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER FEELS THIS IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THIS YEAR MODEL IS A LEMON. FORD KNOWS THIS. I HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS ON CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS WHICH COST ME AROUND 1,000 DOLLARS. IT TOOK FORD MONTHS TO REFUND MY MONEY . I BOUGHT THE CAR KNEW IT HAD A CHIP IN THE HOOD. WHEN THE DEALER REPAIRED IT THEY LEFT TAPE UNDER THE HOOD. I DID...
THIS YEAR MODEL IS A LEMON. FORD KNOWS THIS. I HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS ON CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS WHICH COST ME AROUND 1,000 DOLLARS. IT TOOK FORD MONTHS TO REFUND MY MONEY . I BOUGHT THE CAR KNEW IT HAD A CHIP IN THE HOOD. WHEN THE DEALER REPAIRED IT THEY LEFT TAPE UNDER THE HOOD. I DID...
THIS YEAR MODEL IS A LEMON. FORD KNOWS THIS. I HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS ON CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS WHICH COST ME AROUND 1,000 DOLLARS. IT TOOK FORD MONTHS TO REFUND MY MONEY . I BOUGHT THE CAR KNEW IT HAD A CHIP IN THE HOOD. WHEN THE DEALER REPAIRED IT THEY LEFT TAPE UNDER THE HOOD. I DID...
AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO FRONT LEFT FENDER OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHICH TRAVELING AN ESTIMATED 30 TO 40 MPH ACCELERATOR STUCK / AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO TURN KEY IN THE IGNITION OFF AND PUT GEAR IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS AWAY FROM OR...
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUAGE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING ,AND THEN SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUAGE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING ,AND THEN SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
TEMPERATURE ON VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY HOT, BUT HEATER BLOWS OUT COLD AIR, CONSUMER CHANGED THERMOSTAT, BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS OVER 100000 MILES, AND CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNDER RECALL. *AK *SLC
TEMPERATURE ON VEHICLE GETS EXTREMELY HOT, BUT HEATER BLOWS OUT COLD AIR, CONSUMER CHANGED THERMOSTAT, BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS OVER 100000 MILES, AND CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNDER RECALL. *AK *SLC
WHEN PLUGGING IN AIR FLOW SENSOR UNIT VEHICLE WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 3000 RPMS. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE 40 TO 45 MPH IT VIBRATES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD WHEELS BALANCED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
HEAD GASKETS ARE WARRPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FOURTY THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE TRAVELING ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR REMEDY SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CONSUMER REPLACED SWITCH SIX MONTH AGO. HEADLIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL, AND IS REOCCURRING PROBLEM. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
REAR SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PULL OUT OF RETRACTOR. CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND PASS WARRANTY.*AK
RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED SHAKING AND SHIMMING WHILE DRIVING WHEN YOU GOT UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN YOU START TO BRAKE CAN'T HARDLY HOLD IT IN THE ROAD. FORD REPLACED ROTORS BUT IT STILL CONTINUED SEVERAL TIMES I'VE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING EXCEPT RO...
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. HAD STALLED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER YET. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
1995 MUSTANG MUST HAVE A DEFECT TO CAUSE A BRAN NEW TIRE TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT IS CREATED BY THE EQUIPMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE,ITS HARD TO STAY LEVEL EVEN AFTER A ALIGNMENT THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR AS A RESULT TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215 R15)
WANT INFO ON CLASS ACTION SUIT. PLEASE CONTACT [email protected]. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED.
2ND TIME REAR SEAT BELTS WERE USED THEY LOCKED IN A RETRACTED POSITION AND CAN NOT BE USED AGAIN. BECAUSE OF THE DESIGNED BELT TRACKING GUIDES THE BELTS FOLD WHEN ENTERING THE SPINDLE CAUSING A JAMMING AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE BELTS CAN NOT BE USED. RELEASING THE MECHANISM IS VERY DIFFICULT AND CAN NO...
ENGINE TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY $49.95 PLUS TAX AND LABOR FOR A COMPRESSION TEST. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TEST, I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR JUST NEEDED FLUSHING. I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OVERHEATING. WHEN I TOOK...
MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY $49.95 PLUS TAX AND LABOR FOR A COMPRESSION TEST. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TEST, I WAS TOLD THE RADIATOR JUST NEEDED FLUSHING. I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR OVERHEATING. WHEN I TOOK...
WHILE TRAVELING CRUISE CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL. RPMS FOR ENGINE WILL INCREASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING CRUISE CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL. RPMS FOR ENGINE WILL INCREASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE.*AK COIL SPRING BADLY CORRODED CAUSING IT TO BREAK IN 2 LOCATIONS. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE LOSSES POWER AT ANY SPEED, SOMETIMES IT REGAINS BY IT SELF SOMETIME IT JUST DIES, WHEN IT DIES SOME TOMES IT STARTS RIGHT AWAY, SOMETIME WE HAVE TO WAIT BETWEEN 5 TO 15MINS RARE 30 MINS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT TOOK THEM A WHILE TO SAY SOMETHING, FINALY THEY SAID IT'S THE FUEL PUMP. I PAID ...
I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG 5.0 STALLING. AFTER TAKING IT IN 4 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH STARTING 6-8-00 AND FINALLY ON 7-22-00 THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE "STATOR" PART#E9TZ 12A112 A AT A COST OF $312.09. THIS WAS AFTER PAYING $476.68 FOR A NEW MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, CLEANIN...
WHILE PULLING INTO GAS STATION GOING 5 MPH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ON AUGUST 7, 2001 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, THERE WAS A LEAK IN RADIATOR CORE, FLUID DRIPPED ON COMPUTER CHIP FOR AIRBAG, CORRODED CHIP AND SHOR...
WHILE PULLING INTO GAS STATION GOING 5 MPH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ON AUGUST 7, 2001 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, THERE WAS A LEAK IN RADIATOR CORE, FLUID DRIPPED ON COMPUTER CHIP FOR AIRBAG, CORRODED CHIP AND SHOR...
CONSUMER GOT A WARNING ABOUT HEAD GASKETS, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00M10. BUT DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON VEHICLE. ALSO, DID NOT CHECK VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WILL NOT FIX HEAD GASKET UNLESS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. ALSO, DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL.*AK
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT.
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH OR FASTER, MY RIGHT FRONT STARTS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE A CRASH, NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER. I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY ANY DEALER FOR THE OTHER RECALLS, # 95V138000 AND #95E006002. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY CAR CHECKED OUT WITHO...
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH OR FASTER, MY RIGHT FRONT STARTS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE A CRASH, NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER. I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY ANY DEALER FOR THE OTHER RECALLS, # 95V138000 AND #95E006002. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY CAR CHECKED OUT WITHO...
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE COMPLETELY RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE DRIVER, NLM
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD PAY FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD PAY FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD PAY FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD PAY FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
THE TIRES WORE PREMATURELY AT 8000 MILES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING (225/55R16), VEHICLE WAS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM
THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS IS CRACKED. NLM
THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FAULTY. NLM
THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FAULTY. NLM
TANK BENT TO ACCOMMODATE TAIL PIPE, CAUSED WATER TO COLLECT AND RUST TANK IN CORNER FROM THE INSIDE OUT, NOW GAS LEAKS OUT OF TANK. *AK
CAR STALLED IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC. ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. UNABLE TO START . PRIOR INCIDIENTS INCLUDE ENGINE STALLING AND RESTARTING WITHOUT TURNING IGNITION KEY. DEALERSHIP HAD CAR FOR 4 DAYS, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK
CAR STALLED GOING 70 IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC. DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO EMERGENCY PARKING AREA, WAIT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED CAR. CAR STALLED TWO MORE TIMES, SAME PATTERN, LIGHT, ENGINE DEAD. HAD TO WAIT TO RESTART ENGINE. FORD TECH SUSPECTS AIR SCOOP SENSOR ...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, REPLACED UPPER LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT, NEW WATER PUMP, AND ANTIFREEZE, NEW SERPENTINE BELT, STILL OVERHEATS, STEAM POURING OUT OF EXHAUST, APPARENTLY BAD HEAD GASKETS!!! IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR RECOURSE I CAN TAKE WITH FOR...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, REPLACED UPPER LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT, NEW WATER PUMP, AND ANTIFREEZE, NEW SERPENTINE BELT, STILL OVERHEATS, STEAM POURING OUT OF EXHAUST, APPARENTLY BAD HEAD GASKETS!!! IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR RECOURSE I CAN TAKE WITH FOR...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, REPLACED UPPER LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT, NEW WATER PUMP, AND ANTIFREEZE, NEW SERPENTINE BELT, STILL OVERHEATS, STEAM POURING OUT OF EXHAUST, APPARENTLY BAD HEAD GASKETS!!! IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR RECOURSE I CAN TAKE WITH FOR...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, REPLACED UPPER LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT, NEW WATER PUMP, AND ANTIFREEZE, NEW SERPENTINE BELT, STILL OVERHEATS, STEAM POURING OUT OF EXHAUST, APPARENTLY BAD HEAD GASKETS!!! IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR RECOURSE I CAN TAKE WITH FOR...
TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, REPLACED UPPER LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT, NEW WATER PUMP, AND ANTIFREEZE, NEW SERPENTINE BELT, STILL OVERHEATS, STEAM POURING OUT OF EXHAUST, APPARENTLY BAD HEAD GASKETS!!! IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR RECOURSE I CAN TAKE WITH FOR...
SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HERE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK
THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS CALLED TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPONSIBLE FOR SHIFTING THE GEARS. THROUGH MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATIONS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD VEHICLES BEFORE THE YEAR 1999 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS, REGAR...
THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS CALLED TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPONSIBLE FOR SHIFTING THE GEARS. THROUGH MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATIONS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD VEHICLES BEFORE THE YEAR 1999 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS, REGAR...
FRONT BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HYDROPLAINING, AND ITS HARD TO KEEP CONTROL. *AK
THERE'S A WINDING NOISE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. *AK
OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER LOSES POWER AND GAS MEILAGE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING/TURNING VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT OUTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 95V134000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY A...
SEATBACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE.*AK
HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, POSSIBLY DAMAGING ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00M10, HOWEVER FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE AND CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
THE 1994 & 1995 FORD MUSTANG ENGINES HAD AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BY FORD DEALERS. FORD DEALERS IN SOME CASES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES AND TOLD CONSUMERS THAT FORD HAD PUT A NEW ENGINE, HOWEVER, CONSUMERS WERE NOT TOLD THAT FORD HAD USED HELICOILS ON THE ENGINE CYLINDER ...
THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BEFORE 100,000 MILES. THE HEAD GASKETS GOING OUT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN MUSTANGS. *AK
SEEN FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.*AK
ENGINE IS OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, PAST 220 DEGREE MARK AND RISING. THIS IS AFFECTING OPERATION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ALUMINUM HEADS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF OVERHEATING. THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TWI...
ENGINE IS OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, PAST 220 DEGREE MARK AND RISING. THIS IS AFFECTING OPERATION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ALUMINUM HEADS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF OVERHEATING. THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TWI...
PARKED CAR, BURST INTO FLAMES FEW MINUTES LATER. CAR IS TOTALED.*AK
IF THIS WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES (SAME MODEL YEAR) WHY DID FORD LEAVE OUT THE MUSTANG? I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OWNERS OF 195 WINDSTAR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR FREE ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOWS THAT FORD ADMITS A DEFECT, YET THEY FAIL TO INCLUDE MUSTANGS IN THIS GROUP. THE...
IF THIS WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES (SAME MODEL YEAR) WHY DID FORD LEAVE OUT THE MUSTANG? I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OWNERS OF 195 WINDSTAR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR FREE ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOWS THAT FORD ADMITS A DEFECT, YET THEY FAIL TO INCLUDE MUSTANGS IN THIS GROUP. THE...
HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES...
HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES...
HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES...
VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR FRONT BRAKE ROTOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REAR SHOCK ADJUSTMENT, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
POWER WINDOW SWITCH INOPERATIVE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A YEAR OR SO AGO FOR THE HEAD GASKETS IN MY CAR - IS THIS RECALL NOTICE STILL EFFECTIVE?*AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL. PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND COLLIDED RESULTING IN A MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHCILE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD OLSO ISSUED A RCALL NOTICE ON PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY PRO...
VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. ALSO TEMPERAZTURE GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON, AND OIL WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH OUTER RING ROTATES WITHOUT KEY INSERTION. WILL LET DOOR CHIME CONTINUOUSLY RING AND MAKES KEY INSERTION DIFFICULT.*AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK INTO COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES UP, AND IF REVVING, ENGINE WILL GO BACK DOWN.*AK
FORD TELLS ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST OF VEHICLES THEY ARE COVERING UNDER THEIR EXTENED WARRANTY ON A 3.8 ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG EVEN THOUGH THE 3.8 FORD MUSTANG IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED, THEY WILL NOT COVER MY CAR AS IT HAS OVERHEATED ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES ALREADY IN THE THREE YE...
THIS VEHICLE HAS FUMES COMING INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR IT SEEMS TO BE EXSPECIALLY BAD WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. THE COOLANT LIGHTS STAYS ON. I TOOK THIS VECHILE TO A EXHAUST COMPANY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY SAID THAT THE PIPE THAT GOES TO THE MANAFOLD WAS MISSING A...
THIS VEHICLE HAS FUMES COMING INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR IT SEEMS TO BE EXSPECIALLY BAD WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. THE COOLANT LIGHTS STAYS ON. I TOOK THIS VECHILE TO A EXHAUST COMPANY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY SAID THAT THE PIPE THAT GOES TO THE MANAFOLD WAS MISSING A...
ALL GAUGES WENT FROM FAR LEFT TO FAR RIGHT IN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FROM STARTING ENGINE AND ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP. CAR SHOOK, THEN EXTREME AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF REAR TAILPIPE, SMELLED OF BURNED RUBBER AND ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AS I KILLED ENGINE AND COASTED TO S...
ALL GAUGES WENT FROM FAR LEFT TO FAR RIGHT IN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FROM STARTING ENGINE AND ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP. CAR SHOOK, THEN EXTREME AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF REAR TAILPIPE, SMELLED OF BURNED RUBBER AND ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AS I KILLED ENGINE AND COASTED TO S...
VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING BY TEMPERATURE GAUGE, TOOK TO FORD, AND THEY REPLACED MOTOR. AFTER 20, 000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING BY TEMPERATURE GAUGE, TOOK TO FORD, AND THEY REPLACED MOTOR. AFTER 20, 000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
REPORTING A 3.8L V6 ENGINE WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURE; MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY DOES NOT GO OVER 100,000 MILES. *YH
RECALL WAS FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIRS ONLY, BUT FAILURE CAUSED OTHER ENGINE COMPONENT DAMAGE THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25-30MPH. UPON IMPACT , AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
FORD HAD A RECALL TO 100,000 MILES, I WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL MY CAR WAS AT 102,000...NOW MY HEAD GASKET FAILS AND THEY STILL WILL DO NOTHING. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741136
Mileage: 107,235
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON ITS 3.8L V6 ENGINE. *AK
HEAD GASKETS ON MY CAR HAVE BROKE. THIS IS RARE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS LIKE THE ASTROVAN, AND TARUS. BUT NOT THE MUSTANG AND IT IS THE SAME PROMBLEM. THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *AK
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NLM
HEAD GASKETS FAILED. I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GO UP RAPIDLY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PAST NORMAL AND INTO THE RED, BUT IT WAS MUCH WARMER THAN USUAL. DURING THIS TIME, NO HEAT WOULD BLOW. THEN THE TEMP WOULD DROP AND WARM AIR WOULD BLOW. WE CHANGE...
HEAD GASKETS FAILED. I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GO UP RAPIDLY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PAST NORMAL AND INTO THE RED, BUT IT WAS MUCH WARMER THAN USUAL. DURING THIS TIME, NO HEAT WOULD BLOW. THEN THE TEMP WOULD DROP AND WARM AIR WOULD BLOW. WE CHANGE...
HEAD GASKETS FAILED. I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GO UP RAPIDLY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PAST NORMAL AND INTO THE RED, BUT IT WAS MUCH WARMER THAN USUAL. DURING THIS TIME, NO HEAT WOULD BLOW. THEN THE TEMP WOULD DROP AND WARM AIR WOULD BLOW. WE CHANGE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
FORD IS AWARE THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS OR PAY FOR MY REPAIR BILL. ALSO THE CAR ONLY HAD 2,300 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED DRIVEWAY, IN FIRST GEAR, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO SIDE OF HOUSE, SEVERAL MONTH LATER OWNER RECEIVED RECALL 00V-349, DEFECTIVE PART IN PARKING BRAKE REPLACED, OWNER WOULD LIKE FORD TO TAKE CARE OF DAMAGES MADE TO BUMPER. CJ
OVERHEATING, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF OIL, PROBABLE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE ENGINE (LONG BLOCK) DUE TO HEADS ON RECALL. GOT CAR BACK, THEY TEMP. REPLACED HEAD GASKETS UNTIL MOTOR ARRIVES IN 6 TO 12 WEEKS DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF RECALLS. GOT ...
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS FRAYING VERY BADLY WHENEVER ITS IN USE. IT WOULD SEEM TO CATCH ONTO SOMETHING WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO USE, AND RETRACK BACK AFTERWARDS. BEEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 3 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. SNICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NO FREE REPAIR. DOORS ...
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS FRAYING VERY BADLY WHENEVER ITS IN USE. IT WOULD SEEM TO CATCH ONTO SOMETHING WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO USE, AND RETRACK BACK AFTERWARDS. BEEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 3 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. SNICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NO FREE REPAIR. DOORS ...
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS FRAYING VERY BADLY WHENEVER ITS IN USE. IT WOULD SEEM TO CATCH ONTO SOMETHING WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO USE, AND RETRACK BACK AFTERWARDS. BEEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 3 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. SNICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NO FREE REPAIR. DOORS ...
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS FRAYING VERY BADLY WHENEVER ITS IN USE. IT WOULD SEEM TO CATCH ONTO SOMETHING WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO USE, AND RETRACK BACK AFTERWARDS. BEEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 3 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. SNICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NO FREE REPAIR. DOORS ...
HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE CORE TO WARP, THUS REQUIRING NEW/REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLATION. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER 95 FORD 3.8 L V6 ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, I WOULD THINK THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BEAR THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MISHAP.*AK
HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE CORE TO WARP, THUS REQUIRING NEW/REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLATION. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER 95 FORD 3.8 L V6 ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, I WOULD THINK THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BEAR THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MISHAP.*AK
CAR WOULD RUN HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP. *AK
CAR WOULD RUN HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP. *AK
HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED,POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
FORD HAS FAILED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS PROBLEM, DESPITE BEING NOTIFIED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED UNDER A SERVICE PROGRAM. NO SAFETYD EFEC TLISTED. *AK
CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL REGARDING HEAD GASKETS, FORD IS DENYING ANY REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE CONSUMER NOT RESPONDING IN TIME TO THE RECALL LETTER, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A LETTER. *SLC
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKAGES FROM THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE SEAL. DEALER / MANUFACTURRER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWNOUT PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 117,000 MILES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND A HOLE IN RADIATOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED AT SAME AS HEAD GASKET. WAS CHARGED FOR WATER PUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHIC...
MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED AT SAME AS HEAD GASKET. WAS CHARGED FOR WATER PUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHIC...
MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED AT SAME AS HEAD GASKET. WAS CHARGED FOR WATER PUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHIC...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, LOSS OF COOLANT AND OVERHEATED ENGINE. ALSO HIGH PITCHED ENGINE CRANCKSHAFT PULLEY WHEN BELOW 0 DEGREES. *AK
ONCE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN A BLOCK VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. *AK
CONSUMER CAN'T TURN CAR OFF, STEERING ACTUATOR LEVER IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND AT END THERE'S A METAL PIN, PIN IS OUT, SO THERE'S JUST A HOLE. CONSUMER STATES CAR CAN CATCH FIRE BECAUSE CAN'T TURN IT OFF. *AK
HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO DEFECT IN DESIGN, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE SHE FAILED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME, MANUFACTURER STATED THEY SENT A LETTER BUT THE CONSUMER SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. NLM
HEATER IS NOT WORKING. *SLC
PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BELT, THERMOSTAT, HEAD GASKET, AND PULLEY, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED WHEN RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IS ALSO LOSING A LOT OF ...
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC
INNER PORTION OF KEYSWICH ROTATES INDEPENDANTLY OF OUTER PLASTIC/METAL PORTION. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO INSERT KEY, AND VERY DIFFICULT TO START VEHICLE. AND IN MANY CASES, CAR STARTS, BUT ALL 12VOLT ACCESSORIES (AL THAT USE THE IGN. ON 12V+ WIRING) WILL FAIL TO WORK (IE:RADIO, AC BLOWER, INTERIOR...
HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH NO WARNING- RECEIVED LETTER ABOUT HEAD GASKET I CALLED 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THEY BOTH ADVISED ME IF THERE WAS NOT OVERHEATING OR WATER LOSE THEN THERE WAS NO NEED TO BRING IN. I CALLED TODAY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SHE TOLD ME THERE WAS RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IN I...
IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT ACCEPT KEY. THE LOCK CYLINDER IS BAD..AND THIS IS COMMON WITH 5 OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS I PERSONALLY KNOW OF. (94-95 YEARS AFFECTED). *AK
MY 1995 MUSTANG'S IGNITION SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE. OFTENTIMES IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO INSERT OR REMOVE MY KEY, AND THE BLACK SWITCH GUARD AROUND THE KEY HAS ABOUT 1/2" OF FREE PLAY. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS WHO HAVE NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR '95S. ONCE MY KEY WOULDN'T GO...
WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT BLOWS THE FUSE TO BACK UP LIGHTS,AIR BAG MODULE. ETC.*AK
VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRAILER, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, THERE IS A RECALL 00V349, THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. *SLC
I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES WOULD JUST BLOW BOTH HEAD GASKETS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE $1180.00 IS COMPLETELY UNAFFORDABLE FOR ME, FOR THE FACT THAT I AM FINISHING MY COLLEGE EDUCATION. WAITING TABLES IN THE EVENING AT B...
MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG HAS A BLOWN ENGINE. I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET FOR THAT 3.8L ENGINE. PLEASE HELP!*AK
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 50,000 MILES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THIS A REOCCURRING DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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HEAD GASKETS FAILED (ROTTED OUT). HAVE BEEN TOLD FORD HAS RECALLED THE SAME YEAR TAURUS WITH THE SAME SIZE ENGINE. I GOT TO BELIEVE THAT BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SAMA EXACT ENGINE. THEREFORE, IF THE TAURUS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT THE MUSTANG?*AK
CAR SHIMMIES AT 40 MPH IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTOR NOT SUSPENSION AS EVERBODY THINKS THUNDER BIRD ALSO HAS SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE SAME PROBLEM E-MAIL ME AT [email protected]. *AK
3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FRO...
3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FRO...
3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FRO...
3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FRO...
3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FRO...
I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED ON MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 1995 FORD MUSTANGS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPORTS OF. *AK
SINCE ABOUT 95,000 MILES THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT SPEEDS FROM 20-70MPH. *AK
ENGIN EHEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO HEATUP. WAS TOLD BY SUPERVISOR THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED .PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DUE TO DEFECTIVE TFI MODULE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, AFTER ALLOWING VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN IT WILL RESTART. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEAE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. COOPER TIRE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 20MPH. WOULD INCREASE SHAKING WHEN SPEED WAS INCREASED. WOULD OVER COMPENSATE WITH STEERING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. HAVE WEAR & TEAR ON RACK & PINION DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS. HAD THE RACK & PINON CHANGED TWICE. ALIGNMENT FAILED 30 DAYS AFTER RACK & PINON. THE WHEEL BALANCE WENT O...
VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 20MPH. WOULD INCREASE SHAKING WHEN SPEED WAS INCREASED. WOULD OVER COMPENSATE WITH STEERING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. HAVE WEAR & TEAR ON RACK & PINION DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS. HAD THE RACK & PINON CHANGED TWICE. ALIGNMENT FAILED 30 DAYS AFTER RACK & PINON. THE WHEEL BALANCE WENT O...
FIRST FAILURE OF HEATER COIL OCCURRED CA 8/98. SECOND HEATER COIL FAILURE 8/99. THIRD FAILIURE 9/26/2000. IN ALL CASES PASSENGERS BECAME NAUSEATED WITH HEADACHES AS A RESULT OF THE EMMISION OF GLYCOL INOT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IN ALL CASES THE FAILURE LEAKED COOLANT ONTO ELECTRICAL HARNASSE...
REAR TAIL LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES AND ATTEMTPING TO STOP, REAR TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE, THERE IS NO WARNING/ NO INDICATION THAT VEHICLE IS BEING STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALR HAS REPLACED 4-5 TAIL LIGHT SWITCHES, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED...
CONNECTING ROD FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET I TALKED TO FORD AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT DOWN AND I DID SO I TOWED IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIX THE GASJET FOR FREE BECAUSE IT JUST REACHED 100 THOUSAND MILES AND I HAD TO TOW MY CAR BACK HOME BUT THEY SHOWED NO CON...
CONSUMER STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR . IT CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WOULD NOT START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK
BAUGHT CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, DROVE IT ONE WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS FIXED; IE; OVERHEATED TWICE THEN BLEW HEADGASKET, DRIVERS REAR ROTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECALL ON HOOD WHICH WAS SEPARATING, MAJOR FUEL LEAK, FUEL HOSE BY FUEL TANK, WATER LEAK FROM TIMING COVER...
BAUGHT CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, DROVE IT ONE WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS FIXED; IE; OVERHEATED TWICE THEN BLEW HEADGASKET, DRIVERS REAR ROTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECALL ON HOOD WHICH WAS SEPARATING, MAJOR FUEL LEAK, FUEL HOSE BY FUEL TANK, WATER LEAK FROM TIMING COVER...
BAUGHT CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, DROVE IT ONE WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS FIXED; IE; OVERHEATED TWICE THEN BLEW HEADGASKET, DRIVERS REAR ROTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECALL ON HOOD WHICH WAS SEPARATING, MAJOR FUEL LEAK, FUEL HOSE BY FUEL TANK, WATER LEAK FROM TIMING COVER...
BAUGHT CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, DROVE IT ONE WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS FIXED; IE; OVERHEATED TWICE THEN BLEW HEADGASKET, DRIVERS REAR ROTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECALL ON HOOD WHICH WAS SEPARATING, MAJOR FUEL LEAK, FUEL HOSE BY FUEL TANK, WATER LEAK FROM TIMING COVER...
ON 9/12/95 WHILE DRIVING A RENTED HERTZ VEHICLE, A 1995 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE IN ORLANDO FLORIDA, WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD VEHICLE WE WERE DRIVING MADE A POPPING SOUND AND SUDDENDLY WITHOUT NOTICE THE CAR SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL INTO A DITCH. WE HIT A LIGHT POLE AND SEVERLY DAMA...
ON 9/12/95 WHILE DRIVING A RENTED HERTZ VEHICLE, A 1995 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE IN ORLANDO FLORIDA, WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD VEHICLE WE WERE DRIVING MADE A POPPING SOUND AND SUDDENDLY WITHOUT NOTICE THE CAR SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL INTO A DITCH. WE HIT A LIGHT POLE AND SEVERLY DAMA...
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TEMERATURE. GAUGE RUNNING HIGH. DEALER INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TEMERATURE. GAUGE RUNNING HIGH. DEALER INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FIRST TIME FALIURE WAS NOTICED ...WAS GOING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WE PROCDED TO PULL OVER CAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY OVERHEAT,SO WE PULLED OFF TO A REST AREA TO LET IT COOL DOWN SO WE COULD THEN ADD SOME WATER IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ..WE THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWE...
FIRST TIME FALIURE WAS NOTICED ...WAS GOING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WE PROCDED TO PULL OVER CAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY OVERHEAT,SO WE PULLED OFF TO A REST AREA TO LET IT COOL DOWN SO WE COULD THEN ADD SOME WATER IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ..WE THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWE...
FIRST TIME FALIURE WAS NOTICED ...WAS GOING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WE PROCDED TO PULL OVER CAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY OVERHEAT,SO WE PULLED OFF TO A REST AREA TO LET IT COOL DOWN SO WE COULD THEN ADD SOME WATER IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ..WE THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWE...
FIRST TIME FALIURE WAS NOTICED ...WAS GOING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WE PROCDED TO PULL OVER CAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY OVERHEAT,SO WE PULLED OFF TO A REST AREA TO LET IT COOL DOWN SO WE COULD THEN ADD SOME WATER IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ..WE THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWE...
THIS REPORTS A FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED VERY EARLY IN THE CAR OWNERSHIP, BUT WHICH ONLY RECENTLY CAME TO LIGHT. IT IS A REPORT OF A DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR WHICH APPARENTLY FRACTURED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP CAUSING IMPROPER HANDLING AND CONTROL, ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE DUR...
SOUNDS LIKE AN ONGOING PROBLEM
SOUNDS LIKE AN ONGOING PROBLEM
NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY; NO LAWSUIT - WE ARE REPORTING THIS SOLELY FOR YOUR INFO, IN CASE IT'S IN ANY WAY RELEVANT TO YOUR FIRESTONE INVESTIGATION. / AT THE TIME, WE HAD TWO AFFINITY TIRES ON THE REAR, AND TWO OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES ON THE FRONT. THE AFFINITIES WERE NEARING THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE...
CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING HEAD GASKET ( NO RECALL INFORMATION FOUND). MECHANIC LOCATED THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED & THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY CONSUMER.*AK
GASKET FAILURE REQUIRED EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS; FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR BECAUSE DIAGNOSIS FINALLY HAPPENED 65 MILES PAST 60,000 MILE WARRANTY; AFTER RECALL, FORD ONLY REFUNDED $495 FORD COST, NOT RENTAL CAR OR RADIATOR REPLACEMENT COST.
VEHICLE STALLING ON ROADWAY, FORD UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, RESTARTS AFTER COOLING
ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON, RETURN CAR FOR REPAIR, NEXT DAY ENGINE OVERHEATED; MADE A WHINING NOISE AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM ENGINE. RETURN CAR FOR REPAIR, ADVISED NEEDS NEW THERMOSTAT. NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS DEAD. TOWED CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, ADVISED BY SERVICE, MAY HAVE A HEAD GAS...
ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON, RETURN CAR FOR REPAIR, NEXT DAY ENGINE OVERHEATED; MADE A WHINING NOISE AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM ENGINE. RETURN CAR FOR REPAIR, ADVISED NEEDS NEW THERMOSTAT. NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS DEAD. TOWED CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, ADVISED BY SERVICE, MAY HAVE A HEAD GAS...
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET/WATER PUMP/OIL PAN GASKET/ TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT ENGINE WILL BE IN EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. *AK
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET/WATER PUMP/OIL PAN GASKET/ TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT ENGINE WILL BE IN EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. *AK
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET/WATER PUMP/OIL PAN GASKET/ TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT ENGINE WILL BE IN EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. *AK
HEAD GASKET LEAKING. TECHNICIAN STATES THIS MODEL ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM WITH "ROTTED" OUT HEAD GASKETS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES (ALL RECORDS AVAILABLE). SEALS TO THE INNER TIE RODS ON THE RACK & PINION BEGAN LEAKING, NOT SERVICEABLE, NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RACK ASSY. POWER STEERI...
THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE HOOD SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF OF THE CAR AND LANDED ON THE GROUND AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE CAR BEHIND. THE HOOD SEEMS TO BE MADE OF 2 PIECES SANDWICHED TOGETHER. THE TOP HALF OF THE ENTIRE HOOD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL ITEM AND FORD CLAIM...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF HESITATION WHEN SHE APPLIED GAS PEDAL. ALSO, TORQUE CONVERTED WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF HESITATION WHEN SHE APPLIED GAS PEDAL. ALSO, TORQUE CONVERTED WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPYING THE BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HOUSING OF THE PARKING BRAKES WAS COMING APART. ALSO, WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE, IT MAKES IT FALL ONTO THE DRIVESHAFT.*AK
ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO START UP. *AK
THERE ARE RECALL NOTICES FOR AIRBAGS ON THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL/ I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CURRENT PROBLEM INDICATES A POSSIBLE RECALL PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT, INQUIRY CONCERNING AIR BAG RECALL. *AK
SEAT TRACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING SEAT TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH ON TRACK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. SEAT TRACK WAS BEING REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. NEW TRACK NOT THE SAME AS THE OLD ONE. *AK *ML
VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HIGH, THIS COULD CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEM IF STEAM CAME FROM EXAUST. *AK
VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HIGH, THIS COULD CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEM IF STEAM CAME FROM EXAUST. *AK
RADIATOR OVER HEATED AND CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED MY HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AND ALSO CRACKED THE HEAD. *AK
RADIATOR OVER HEATED AND CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED MY HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AND ALSO CRACKED THE HEAD. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY OF THE LETTER. *AK
CONTACTED FORD UNDER THEIR 'NEW' RECALL DATE, AND THEY SAID IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES, BUT THEY WON'T HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE "COMPLETE" FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO THE 100K MILE ROLLOVER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
I'M ALSO HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME. ALSO THE TRUNK LEAKS AND SMELLS MUST...
I'M ALSO HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME. ALSO THE TRUNK LEAKS AND SMELLS MUST...
I'M ALSO HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME. ALSO THE TRUNK LEAKS AND SMELLS MUST...
I'M ALSO HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME. ALSO THE TRUNK LEAKS AND SMELLS MUST...
THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED $800. STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AUTOMOBILE SHIMMIES WHEN REACHING A SPEED OF 40-45 MPH. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH AUTOMOBILE. *AK
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR OTHER FORD MODELS BUILT THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MY CAR HAD. FORD MUSTANG OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL--IN FACT, THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE (IT WAS RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY HOOD), AND THIS REPAIR COST ME ...
CAR HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING UP. WHEN IT CRANKED UP THE LAST TIME "WHITE" SMOKE AND WATER WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL ONLY TO FIND OUT THE OIL LEVEL WAS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE FUL MARK. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO CENTROPLEX FORD (KILLEEN, TX)...
FORD IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. TOO MANY INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED NOT TO WARRANT A RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM 2.BALL STUD CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, I TOOK IT FOR ALIGNMENT AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE SHAKING, PLEASE LOOK INTO THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR ROD ENDS INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WE...
HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM 2.BALL STUD CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, I TOOK IT FOR ALIGNMENT AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE SHAKING, PLEASE LOOK INTO THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR ROD ENDS INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WE...
CONSUMER GOT 5 BLOCKS FROM HOME AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE WITH A FOUL SMELL. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT AUTOMOBILE WAS ON FIRE.*AK
I HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. THE SAME DAY IT BLEW A HEADGASKET. I REPLACE IT AND NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CRANKSHAFT.
AT 57000 MILES THE CAR'S HEATER STOP WORKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF THE GASKET RESULTING IN ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEING BURNED BY THE ENGINE. THE LEAKIN...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TOTAL COST: $1140. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN POSTED AND THE FACT THAT THIS ENGINE IS BEING COVERED IN OTHER MODELS, (WINDSTAR, ETC), MUSTANG'S 3.8L ENGINES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO FOLLOW UP, OR WILL I RECEIVE FOLLOW UP INFORMATION FROM NHSTA? OBVIOUS...
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TOTAL COST: $1140. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN POSTED AND THE FACT THAT THIS ENGINE IS BEING COVERED IN OTHER MODELS, (WINDSTAR, ETC), MUSTANG'S 3.8L ENGINES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO FOLLOW UP, OR WILL I RECEIVE FOLLOW UP INFORMATION FROM NHSTA? OBVIOUS...
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL AND HOT. ONE SECOND, YOU LOOK AT THE GAUGE, IT IS NORMAL, ONE SECOND LATER IT IS HOT. WHEN YOU START THE CAR COLD, THE ANTIFREEZE DOES NOT CIRCULATE, IT GOES INTO THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, AND THEN COMES OUT ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE CHANGED THE W...
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL AND HOT. ONE SECOND, YOU LOOK AT THE GAUGE, IT IS NORMAL, ONE SECOND LATER IT IS HOT. WHEN YOU START THE CAR COLD, THE ANTIFREEZE DOES NOT CIRCULATE, IT GOES INTO THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, AND THEN COMES OUT ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE CHANGED THE W...
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL AND HOT. ONE SECOND, YOU LOOK AT THE GAUGE, IT IS NORMAL, ONE SECOND LATER IT IS HOT. WHEN YOU START THE CAR COLD, THE ANTIFREEZE DOES NOT CIRCULATE, IT GOES INTO THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, AND THEN COMES OUT ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE CHANGED THE W...
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN NORMAL AND HOT. ONE SECOND, YOU LOOK AT THE GAUGE, IT IS NORMAL, ONE SECOND LATER IT IS HOT. WHEN YOU START THE CAR COLD, THE ANTIFREEZE DOES NOT CIRCULATE, IT GOES INTO THE RESERVOIR BOTTLE, AND THEN COMES OUT ONTO THE GROUND. I HAVE CHANGED THE W...
HEAD GASKET FAILURE DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING LOSS OF COMPRESSION AND ENGINE STOPPING. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE 3.8 ENGINES WITH FORD IN THE TAURUS AND SABLE. FORD HAS BEEN FIXING THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THIS IN THE MUSTANG. I NOTIFIED FORD THAT THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE IN ALL THREE VEHICALS. HA...
HEAD GASKET BLOWN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET IN THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAVE BEEN FINDING MORE AND MORE REPORTS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKETS IN THAT MODEL ENGINE. *AK
I HAVE IDENTICAL HEAD GASKET,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION AND PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE FROM FORD I AM CONTACTING THEM ONE LAST TIME. ON APRIL 16 I WILL START A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPIAGN IN MY AREA TO INFORM EVERYONE OF MY PROBELMS WITH F...
I HAVE IDENTICAL HEAD GASKET,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION AND PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE FROM FORD I AM CONTACTING THEM ONE LAST TIME. ON APRIL 16 I WILL START A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPIAGN IN MY AREA TO INFORM EVERYONE OF MY PROBELMS WITH F...
DRIVING AT 25MPH THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND THE TEMP INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED DIRECTLY INTO SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. PERSONALLY VISITED MY DEALER(100 MILES FROM BREAKDOWN) AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED( BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON 3.8 ENGINES FROM FORD. HE HAD A...
DRIVING AT 25MPH THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND THE TEMP INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED DIRECTLY INTO SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. PERSONALLY VISITED MY DEALER(100 MILES FROM BREAKDOWN) AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED( BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON 3.8 ENGINES FROM FORD. HE HAD A...
AFTER REPLACING THE THEMOSTAT,WATERPUMP, COOLANT, AND FLUSHING THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO OVERHEATING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED MY THERMOSTAT AGAIN, AND FLUSHED THE COOLANT SYSTEM AGAIN, AND CHARGED ME $120. THE CAR STILL OVERHEATED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT ...
AFTER REPLACING THE THEMOSTAT,WATERPUMP, COOLANT, AND FLUSHING THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO OVERHEATING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED MY THERMOSTAT AGAIN, AND FLUSHED THE COOLANT SYSTEM AGAIN, AND CHARGED ME $120. THE CAR STILL OVERHEATED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT ...
THIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. BOTH VEHICLES ENGINES HAVE BULLITINS ON THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE MUSTANG HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I RUN SYNTHETIC OIL IN THIS CAR AND HAVE CHANGED THE ANTIFREEZE EVERY 20000 MILES. I CHANGE THE OI...
THIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. BOTH VEHICLES ENGINES HAVE BULLITINS ON THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE MUSTANG HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I RUN SYNTHETIC OIL IN THIS CAR AND HAVE CHANGED THE ANTIFREEZE EVERY 20000 MILES. I CHANGE THE OI...
THIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. BOTH VEHICLES ENGINES HAVE BULLITINS ON THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE MUSTANG HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I RUN SYNTHETIC OIL IN THIS CAR AND HAVE CHANGED THE ANTIFREEZE EVERY 20000 MILES. I CHANGE THE OI...
THE FORD WINDSTAR OF THE SAME YEAR AND SAME MOTER SIZE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THE THE MUSTANG WITH THE SAME ENGINE WOULDN'T BE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A CAR OF THIS AGE. FORD IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN MUSTANGS. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, RECOGNIZING THE WINDSTAR FAILURES WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND SECRETLY REIMBURSING OWNERS. ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I AM FAITHFUL IN PREFORMING THE NECESSARY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE STEPS ON MY FORD MUSTANG. THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT ONLY 92,000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. FORD RECENTLY CONTACTED WINDSTAR OWNERS BECAUSE OF PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS ON 3.8 LITER ENGINES. BUT THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED THE MUST...
BLOWN HEAD GASKET; BROKEN/DAMAGED VALVE; DAMAGE TO TOP OF A PISTON; POSSIBLE OTHER DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *AK
TYPICAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MUSTANG. 95 MODELS OF OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEING COVERED, BUT MUSTANGS ARE NOT. APPARENTLY, THE SAME 3.8L ENGINE IS USED, AS WELL AS THE SAME HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HELP DESPITE SERIOUS TREND OF OCCURRENCES AND ONLY 700 MILES BEYOND WARRANTY. *AK
ALL OF THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVES ARE SUPPOSEDLY BEING RECALLED WITH THE SAME ENGINE DEFECT (BAD HEAD GASKETS) WHY NOT MINE. JUST BECAUSE IT'S A REAR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR AT A DEALER AND I'M LOOKING FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIR..
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE BLOCK WHERE OIL IS LOCATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE 3.8 LTR MOTOR SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THIS ONE. *AK *ML
HEAD GASKET BLOWN @ #4 CYLINDER - SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. 72,299 MILES
SINCE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PER FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH OVERHEATING AND SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER NOTIFED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. *...
BOTH CYLINDER HEADS REMOVED BY MECHANIC TO REPLACE GASKET AND FOUND #3 CYLINDER TO BE BLOWN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT 70,000 MILES - IT IS OBVIUOSLY A DETECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A FORD RECALL, BUT THE 1995 MUSTANG IS EXCLUDED!
HEARING INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
1995 FORD MUSTANG-3.8LITER BLOWN HEAD GASKET- CONTACTED FORD-SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM. CONTACTED KRON.COM AND FORD ANNOUNCED RECALLS ON 700,000 VEHICLES FOR 1994 AND 1995 WITH 3.8 LITER ENGINES. ONLY LISTED LIMITED SALES CARS/VANS-WINDSTAR,TAURUS. MY PROBLEM IS I HAVE THE SAME ENGINE WITH THE SAME P...
AFTER 60K SERVICE I HAD MANY OVERHEATINGS, AND FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET COST ~ $1400. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME ENGINE IN OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. WHY AREN'T THEY ADMITTING THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE MUSTANG AS WELL. IS IT THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES ARE OWNED BY OLDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE TIME TO RAISE HELL ABOUT IT. ARE THEY JUST HOPING THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH COMPLAIN...
HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE 3.8 V6 FOUND IN THE WINDSTAR AND THE TAURUS. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THESE TWO VEHICLES TO COVER THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE MUSTANG. *AK
FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE THERE RECALL IS ON ALL 3.8L ENGINES FOR BLOWN HEAD GAS.BESIPEMINE. *AK
I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME ENGINE IN OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. WHY AREN'T THEY ADMITTING THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE MUSTANG AS WELL. IS IT THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES ARE OWNED BY OLDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE TIME TO RAISE HELL ABOUT IT. ARE THEY JUST HOPING THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH COMPLAIN...
HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE 3.8 V6 FOUND IN THE WINDSTAR AND THE TAURUS. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THESE TWO VEHICLES TO COVER THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE MUSTANG. *AK
FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE THERE RECALL IS ON ALL 3.8L ENGINES FOR BLOWN HEAD GAS.BESIPEMINE. *AK
I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME ENGINE IN OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. WHY AREN'T THEY ADMITTING THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE MUSTANG AS WELL. IS IT THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES ARE OWNED BY OLDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE TIME TO RAISE HELL ABOUT IT. ARE THEY JUST HOPING THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH COMPLAIN...
HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE 3.8 V6 FOUND IN THE WINDSTAR AND THE TAURUS. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THESE TWO VEHICLES TO COVER THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR THE MUSTANG. *AK
FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE THERE RECALL IS ON ALL 3.8L ENGINES FOR BLOWN HEAD GAS.BESIPEMINE. *AK
HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, AND ENGINE TO SEIZE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
4.8 ENGING BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, BUT GASEDT REPLACED ON 3/9/00. SEE NY TIMES ARTICLE OF MARCH 12. "FORD TO COMPENSATE OWNERS OVER V-6 PROBLEMS. BUT NOT MUSTANG. *AK
HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDS REPAIR AS WELL AS 02 SENSORS DUE TO ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT, NEEDS NEW WATER PUMP. FORD SAYS THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BECAUSE "THE HEAD GASKETS SIMPLY WEAR OUT OVER TIME." NO SATISFACTION FROM FORD NATIONAL OR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. REPAIR COST...
HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDS REPAIR AS WELL AS 02 SENSORS DUE TO ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT, NEEDS NEW WATER PUMP. FORD SAYS THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BECAUSE "THE HEAD GASKETS SIMPLY WEAR OUT OVER TIME." NO SATISFACTION FROM FORD NATIONAL OR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. REPAIR COST...
HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDS REPAIR AS WELL AS 02 SENSORS DUE TO ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT, NEEDS NEW WATER PUMP. FORD SAYS THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BECAUSE "THE HEAD GASKETS SIMPLY WEAR OUT OVER TIME." NO SATISFACTION FROM FORD NATIONAL OR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. REPAIR COST...
WHILE DRIVING ON STREET, TRAVELING 10MPH, NOTICED IT WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR, AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS RUNNING HOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN A WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND STARTED BLOWING STEAM OUT OF THE EXHAUST ON 3/8/00 AT 56828 MILES. *AK
MANY MUSTANG OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCEING THE SAME OVERHEAD GASKET PROBLEMS THAT THE WINDSTAR AND TAURUS WERE JUST GIVEN AN EXSTENDED SERVICE PLAN FOR. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE SAME EGINE THAT IS USED IN THE WINDSTAR (3.8L V6) SO ...
NOTICED MUSTANG OVERHEATED ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. TOOK TO MECHANIC NEXT MORNING. CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. TOLD THERE WAS POSSIBLE COVERAGE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ONLY THE TAURUS, WINSTAR AND SABLE WERE COVERED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE MUSTANG'S HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 45 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I NEVER REGISTERED A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP, AND THEY TOPLD ME I BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS, AND FORD IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS. I WANT MY MONEY ...
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 45 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I NEVER REGISTERED A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP, AND THEY TOPLD ME I BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS, AND FORD IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS. I WANT MY MONEY ...
I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY HEATER WENT OUT. AFTER HAVING THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING $1600.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SUCH AS A "ENGINE CHECK" LIGHT OR FLUID LEAKAGE. UNTIL I CONFRONTED THE DEALER THAT...
I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY HEATER WENT OUT. AFTER HAVING THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING $1600.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SUCH AS A "ENGINE CHECK" LIGHT OR FLUID LEAKAGE. UNTIL I CONFRONTED THE DEALER THAT...
HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995 MUSTANG IS BLOWN. I READ ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH FORD 3.8L ENGINES AND THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC RECALL FOR ALL FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES IN THIS YEAR RANGE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE IN IT AS THE FRONT WHEEL D...
PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE , DRIVING ON I-75 AT 70 MPH ON WAY TO WORK. *AK
BEHICLE OVERHEATED REPEATEDLY, MANUFACTURER CALLED BUT STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE FORD TAURUS, FORD WINDSTAR, AND LINCOLN CONTINENTAL AND THOSE CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED, FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE MUSTANG. THE CAR HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
THE CAR SHAKES LIKE GOING OVER A SPEED STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
THE HEATER IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG WOULD NOT PRODUCE WARM AIR AND THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. HOWEVER, HEAT WAS STILL NOT PRODUCED AND THE ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE BECAME APPARENT. MY MECHANIC AT OCEAN STREE AUTO REPAIR IN SOU...
THE HEATER IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG WOULD NOT PRODUCE WARM AIR AND THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. HOWEVER, HEAT WAS STILL NOT PRODUCED AND THE ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE BECAME APPARENT. MY MECHANIC AT OCEAN STREE AUTO REPAIR IN SOU...
THE HEATER IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG WOULD NOT PRODUCE WARM AIR AND THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. HOWEVER, HEAT WAS STILL NOT PRODUCED AND THE ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE BECAME APPARENT. MY MECHANIC AT OCEAN STREE AUTO REPAIR IN SOU...
THE HEATER IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG WOULD NOT PRODUCE WARM AIR AND THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. HOWEVER, HEAT WAS STILL NOT PRODUCED AND THE ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE BECAME APPARENT. MY MECHANIC AT OCEAN STREE AUTO REPAIR IN SOU...
ODOMETER IS READING IN KILOMETERS, NOTIN MILES. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN AT 62,000 CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE. MANUFACTURER'S TSB WILL NOT COVER MUSTANG BECAUSE IT HAD DIFFERENT COOLANT SYSTEM. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8L V-6 ENGINE IN OTHER FORD CARS THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANY ON. THE MUSTANGS ARE NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGHT THEY HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. FORD MOTOR CO AND THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALERS ARE AVOIDING ACCOUNTABILTY EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *A...
SERVICE REQUIRED INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT, ENGINE COVER, BOTH HEAD GASKETS AND COMPLETE REMACHINING OF ENGINE
SERVICE REQUIRED INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT, ENGINE COVER, BOTH HEAD GASKETS AND COMPLETE REMACHINING OF ENGINE
UPON LEAVING WORK I STARTED MY CAR AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I DROVE LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM WORK TO HOME AND HAD MY BOYFRIEND LOOK AT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. HE ADVISED ME IT WAS PROBABLY A BLOWN HEADGASKET. WE HAD A MECHANIC COME PICK IT UP AND TOW IT TO THE SHOP. SURE E...
FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY TO TAURUS AND WINDSTAR OWNERS WHICH HAS SAME 3.8L ENGINE. I THINK IT IS EXTEMELY UNFAIR THAT THEY HAVE EXCLUDED THE MUSTANG. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT BECAUSE FOR THE 1996 FORD MUSTANG THE HEAD GASKET WAS CHANGED....WHY CHANGE A PART IF THERE IS NO DEFECT! *AK
HEAD GASKET BLEW. ASKED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS IF REPAIR COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE MY CAR HAS SAME ENGINE AS THE ENGINES COVERED (3.8L-V6); TOLD NO. REASON: COOLANT FLOW DIFFERENT ON REAR WHEEL DRIVE THAN FROMT WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, REQUIRING NEW LONG BLOCK AND ASSEMBLY. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR $3,300. *AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
CRACKED HEAD GASKET/FACTORY BACKORDERED/SPOKE W/LITTERALLY HUNDREDS OF OWNERS W/SAME PROBLEM THE HEAD BLOWS FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY CAR WAS STARTED & COLD ANDWHEN I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHAM IT BLEW. TALKED TO DEALER SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM.A PROBLEM W/A VEHICLES HEAD IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. PLEA...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I AM LOGGING THIS ISSUE TO REPORT A HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MY FORD 3.8 V-6 ENGINE. ALTOUGHT NO ONE WAS HARNED, I DID EXPERIENCE THE ENGINE FAILURE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I DID HAVE TO PULL OVER ON A POORLY LIT ROAD AT NIGHT WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. MY REAL...
WHEN TRAVELING ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 3.8L ENGINE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *AK
A BLOWN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET OF A 3.8L ENGINE CAUST COOLANT TO LEAK AND ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THAT PART. *AK
SEAT TRACK COMPLETLY BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND SEAT TIPS WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS. I FEEL THIS IS NOT A "WEAR AND TEAR" ITEM. I THINK THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
RADIATORS ARE BAD ALL OVER. NO PARTS AVAIL IN S.E. USA. PLASTIC RESERVOIR IS CRACKING! HELP! NHSTA!!
RADIATORS ARE BAD ALL OVER. NO PARTS AVAIL IN S.E. USA. PLASTIC RESERVOIR IS CRACKING! HELP! NHSTA!!
WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT& TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE APART OF THE ACCIDENT.DALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTAION. *AK
HEARD OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, WAS TOLD THERE MAY BE A RECALL, BUT FORD KNOWS NOTHING OF THE SORT. $1700 PLEASE HELP US OUT. MANY 3.8 MUSTANGS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET, PRIOR TO INCIDENT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MISFIRE. *MJS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
9/17/99 HAD TO HAVE VEHICAL TOWED OFF HWY. BECAUSE OF FEAR OF BURNING UP ENGINE. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND RADIATOR WAS SEALED AT A OST OF $272.19. FOR THE NEXT 3/4 OF A MONTH I RAN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A THERMOSTAT ON HOT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T IMAGINE THE MOTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS FEW MILEAGE ...
9/17/99 HAD TO HAVE VEHICAL TOWED OFF HWY. BECAUSE OF FEAR OF BURNING UP ENGINE. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND RADIATOR WAS SEALED AT A OST OF $272.19. FOR THE NEXT 3/4 OF A MONTH I RAN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A THERMOSTAT ON HOT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T IMAGINE THE MOTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS FEW MILEAGE ...
9/17/99 HAD TO HAVE VEHICAL TOWED OFF HWY. BECAUSE OF FEAR OF BURNING UP ENGINE. WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND RADIATOR WAS SEALED AT A OST OF $272.19. FOR THE NEXT 3/4 OF A MONTH I RAN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A THERMOSTAT ON HOT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T IMAGINE THE MOTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS FEW MILEAGE ...
STEERING LINKAGE BROKE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING COLUMN.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET OR A CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A 3.8L ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET OR A CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A 3.8L ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *...
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT FOR NO REASON. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. THIS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SOMETIMES. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. *AK
HEATER BLOWING COOL AIR. MECHANIC REPLACED RADIATOR CAP. CAR OVERHEATED--REPLACED THERMOSTAT. CAR STILL OVERHEATING--REPLACED RADIATOR. STILL OVERHEATING--REPLACED THERMOSTAT AGAIN. STILL OVERHEATING--DEALER SAYS IT IS A CRACKED HEAD GASKET! ALL OF THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT TEN DAYS. ...
HEATER BLOWING COOL AIR. MECHANIC REPLACED RADIATOR CAP. CAR OVERHEATED--REPLACED THERMOSTAT. CAR STILL OVERHEATING--REPLACED RADIATOR. STILL OVERHEATING--REPLACED THERMOSTAT AGAIN. STILL OVERHEATING--DEALER SAYS IT IS A CRACKED HEAD GASKET! ALL OF THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT TEN DAYS. ...
FORD HAS SAID THAT ONLY THE 3.5 'S HAVE PROBLEMS NO MUSTANGS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AT FIRST THE SER. MANAGER SIAD THESE THING JUST WEAR OUT SORRY BUT I HAVE COMPLAINED SO MUCH THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO CUT ME A DEAL ON THE COST THEY HAVENT DECIDED THE PRICE YET, THEY HAVE HAD MY CARE SINCE 28T...
I WROTE TO MR. JAC NASSER PERSONALLY USING CERTIFIED MAIL AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED BY A MR. LANCE TANG. I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR COST $3316.88. I MUST SAY I THOUGHT THIS WAS QUITE A TRAVESTY WHEN FORD MOTOR COMP...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND HEAT NOT WORKING. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CHANGED COOLANT AND OIL. NEXT DAY CAR STILL OVERHEATED AND NO HEAT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEA...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND HEAT NOT WORKING. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CHANGED COOLANT AND OIL. NEXT DAY CAR STILL OVERHEATED AND NO HEAT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEA...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND HEAT NOT WORKING. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CHANGED COOLANT AND OIL. NEXT DAY CAR STILL OVERHEATED AND NO HEAT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEA...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND HEAT NOT WORKING. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CHANGED COOLANT AND OIL. NEXT DAY CAR STILL OVERHEATED AND NO HEAT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEA...
OVERHEATING ENGINE....REPLACED EVERYTHING...NOW SAYS BLOWN HEADGASKET??? I SEE TONS OF THESE!! NEED HELP!!!
OVERHEATING ENGINE....REPLACED EVERYTHING...NOW SAYS BLOWN HEADGASKET??? I SEE TONS OF THESE!! NEED HELP!!!
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON WAY TO WORK CAR WAS TOWED TO MANTECA FORD AND HEADS TORN DOWN, HEAD GASKET AND ADDITIONAL WORK ESTIMATED AT $2200, REFUSED WORK AT THAT TIME, HAD CAR REPAIRED AT LATER DATE, TOTAL COST $900. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, CAR TAKEN TO ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON WAY TO WORK CAR WAS TOWED TO MANTECA FORD AND HEADS TORN DOWN, HEAD GASKET AND ADDITIONAL WORK ESTIMATED AT $2200, REFUSED WORK AT THAT TIME, HAD CAR REPAIRED AT LATER DATE, TOTAL COST $900. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, CAR TAKEN TO ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON WAY TO WORK CAR WAS TOWED TO MANTECA FORD AND HEADS TORN DOWN, HEAD GASKET AND ADDITIONAL WORK ESTIMATED AT $2200, REFUSED WORK AT THAT TIME, HAD CAR REPAIRED AT LATER DATE, TOTAL COST $900. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, CAR TAKEN TO ...
I WONDER WHY FORD HASN'T RECALLED THE MUSTANG ALONG WITH THE OTHER CARS WITH THIS ENGINE? *AK
THE CAR OVERHEATED AND HAD NO HEAT INSIDE ON A DRIVE HOME FROM OUR PARENTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN, THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. IT WAS REPLACED, AND ON THE WAY HOME, WITH NO HEAT INSIDE AGAIN, THE CAR OVERHEATED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN THEY SAID...
COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT DUE TO GASKET FAILURE ON TIMING CASE COVER. THIS CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE BUT IS DRIVEN REGULALRY, NEVER SITTING MORE THAN 2 DAYS AT A TIME. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT MADE COMMENT THAT IF CAR ISN'T DRIVEN A LOT, THIS HAPPENS. I DISAGREED, AS IT IS DRIVEN PROBABLY AT LEAST 4-5 TIME...
HEAD GASKETS BLEW AFTER ENGINE OVERHEATING WITH NO WARNING FROM TEMP. GAUGE. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO FIX HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND FAILD TO NOTICE RING DAMAGE WHICH LEAD TO LOW COMPRESSION AFTER ASSEMBLY OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO NOTICE RING DAMAGE. *AK
HEAD GASKETS BLEW AFTER ENGINE OVERHEATING WITH NO WARNING FROM TEMP. GAUGE. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO FIX HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND FAILD TO NOTICE RING DAMAGE WHICH LEAD TO LOW COMPRESSION AFTER ASSEMBLY OF ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO NOTICE RING DAMAGE. *AK
THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PRETTY FREQUENT WITH THIS ENGINE; I COUNTED 27 OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE INTERNE. *AK
ENGINE BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE OVERHEATING, NO HEAT IN THE CAR, WE REPLACED THERMOSTAT, STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY, TOOK TO LOCAL GARAGE THEY PRESSURE TESTED, LOOKED OK SLIGHT LEAK AROUND TIMING COVER. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, BOTH SAID POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET BLOWN. WE KNOW AB...
TRAVELING HOME WITH YOUNG CHILD WHEN WHITE SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF EXHAUST - HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY STATED THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. FORD AGREED TO PAY LESS THAN HALF THE COST OF REPAIRS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH TH...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER OR HELP IN ANY WAY TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND THEN THE CLUTCH START MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND START SMELLING. THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN BOILING OVER AND I HAD A RADITOR REPAIR SHOP TO FIX IT THE FIRST TIME BUT IT START GETTING HOT AGAIN, AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY WORKED ON IT, BUT IT STIL...
TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND THEN THE CLUTCH START MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND START SMELLING. THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN BOILING OVER AND I HAD A RADITOR REPAIR SHOP TO FIX IT THE FIRST TIME BUT IT START GETTING HOT AGAIN, AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY WORKED ON IT, BUT IT STIL...
AFTER FOLLOWING MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE FOR 3.5 YEARS, WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES (I.E. ENGINE OVERHEATING, LOSS OF COOLANT, LOSS OF POWER), APPROXIMATELY FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME ONE DAY, THERE WAS ROUGH IDLING AND WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF TH...
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH WITH A/C ON PULLED OFF FREEWAY AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT HOTTER THAN NORMAL. NOTICED THAT VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH WITH A/C ON PULLED OFF FREEWAY AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT HOTTER THAN NORMAL. NOTICED THAT VEHICLE OVERHEATED. WHEN CONSUMER RETURNED SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN ON MY MUSTANG PREMATURLY. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD YET, NOR IS IT PAID FOR YET. I SAW IN A REPORT THAT FORD HAS COVERED THIS PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODELS OF FORDS, BUT WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP, SHE SAID THAT THEY DO NOT COVER MUSTANGS. *AK
THE MOTOR WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AND MAY HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION SUSTAINED A CRACKED CASE, SNAPPED INPUT SHAFT, SHATTERED TAILHOUSING, AND CRUSHED CLUSTER GEAR.
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT ABOUT 40MPH ON THE LEFT FRONT END, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER 'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
REAR SWAY BAR BROKE AT THE BOLT ON LOCATION. TO MY UNDERSTANDING WITH TALKING TO AFTERMARKET REPS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON, EVEN THOUGH SVT (FORD SPECIAL VEHICLE TEAM) TOTALLY DENIES THE OCCURANCES.
HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO OVERHEATING AND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS - COST $4600
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN 50,000 MILES. WILL NOT ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND NOW REQUIRES A COMPLETE REBUILD. FAILURE OCCURED AT 55MPH WHEN TRANS VIOLENTLY SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE INTO 2ND.
DEALER REPLACED ELECTRIC FAN, THERMOCOUPLE AND LATER THE THERMOSTAT WHICH DID NOT FIX THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEADGASKET. SO FAR THE COST OF REPAIRS IS OVER $6OO.OO WITH ANOTHER $1100.00 FOR THE HEADGASKETS.
HEAD GASKET FAILED, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR REPLACED. YH
HEAD GASKET FAILED, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR REPLACED. YH
HEAD GASKET FAILED, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR REPLACED. YH
HEAD GASKET FAILED, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR REPLACED. YH
HEAD GASKET FAILED, WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR REPLACED. YH
FRONT END SUSPENSION SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING. WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WOULD RUN HIGH. THE CD PLAYER WOULD COME ON OR STOP. WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTE...
FRONT END SUSPENSION SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING. WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WOULD RUN HIGH. THE CD PLAYER WOULD COME ON OR STOP. WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTE...
FRONT END SUSPENSION SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING. WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WOULD RUN HIGH. THE CD PLAYER WOULD COME ON OR STOP. WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTE...
FRONT END SUSPENSION SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING. WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WOULD RUN HIGH. THE CD PLAYER WOULD COME ON OR STOP. WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTE...
NO SUMMARY
WHEN CRUSING BETWEEN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE LIKE I'M GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS WILL STOP IF I SPEED UP, BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS IN FORD 94-96 3.8L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE REFER TO HTTP://WWW.ALLDATA.TSB.COM/TSB/19/95191711.HTML. THEY HAVE INF...
THERE IS A LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON THIS ENGINE CAUSING ALL OF THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN OVERHEAT CONDITION DUE TO THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL.THE VEHICAL STALLED AT 55MPH CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS LUCKY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MANUV...
CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING AND LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK TO WOODFIELD FORD FOR ANALYSIS/REPAIR. WAS INFROMED THAT FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKETS WERE LEAKING. PAID 1035.05 FOR REPAIRS. CAR STILL HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN DISCOVERED HEAD GASKET LEAK. REFUSED TO PAY $900 ...
THIS CAR WAS A ?!@#$% LEMON I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT BUY A CHEVY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A BATTER LONGER LASTING VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEW GRINDING REAR SUSPENSION THE AC SUCKED I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED EVERY YEAR IT WOULD BLOW OUT HOT AIR I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE FRONT DASH BURNT U...
THIS CAR WAS A ?!@#$% LEMON I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT BUY A CHEVY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A BATTER LONGER LASTING VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEW GRINDING REAR SUSPENSION THE AC SUCKED I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED EVERY YEAR IT WOULD BLOW OUT HOT AIR I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE FRONT DASH BURNT U...
THIS CAR WAS A ?!@#$% LEMON I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT BUY A CHEVY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A BATTER LONGER LASTING VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEW GRINDING REAR SUSPENSION THE AC SUCKED I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED EVERY YEAR IT WOULD BLOW OUT HOT AIR I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE FRONT DASH BURNT U...
THIS CAR WAS A ?!@#$% LEMON I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT BUY A CHEVY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A BATTER LONGER LASTING VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEW GRINDING REAR SUSPENSION THE AC SUCKED I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED EVERY YEAR IT WOULD BLOW OUT HOT AIR I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE FRONT DASH BURNT U...
THIS CAR WAS A ?!@#$% LEMON I HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT BUY A CHEVY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE A BATTER LONGER LASTING VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEW GRINDING REAR SUSPENSION THE AC SUCKED I TOOK IT TO GET FIXED EVERY YEAR IT WOULD BLOW OUT HOT AIR I HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE FRONT DASH BURNT U...
THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON RADIATOR, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND CAUSE OF LEAKAGE. NOW, 15,000 MILES LATER, THE HEAD GASKETS ARE CAUSING A PROBLEM. WAS NO OTHER WARNING EXCEPT LEAKAGE EARLIER. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT OVERHEATING. TAKING VEHICLE BAC...
THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON RADIATOR, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANIC DID NOT FIND CAUSE OF LEAKAGE. NOW, 15,000 MILES LATER, THE HEAD GASKETS ARE CAUSING A PROBLEM. WAS NO OTHER WARNING EXCEPT LEAKAGE EARLIER. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT OVERHEATING. TAKING VEHICLE BAC...
WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS A RESULT OF A BLOWEN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, TRANSMISSION FELL OFF ON PARKWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
THE LEFT TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT IS USED TO CONNECT THE SEAT TO THE FRAME OF CAR BROKE. EVERYTIME A RIGHT TURN IS MADE THE SEAT TILTS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS BEING CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE WATER COOLANT, WHICH LED TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS MAY BE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS TO BLINK ON AND OFF. NLM
VEHICLE BLEW THE HEAD GASKET AFTER 4 YEARS AND 51,000 MILES.
GETTING READY TO GET ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT, ENGINE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LEMON IN 96 BUT DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A NEW VEHICLE. *AK *ML
GETTING READY TO GET ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT, ENGINE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LEMON IN 96 BUT DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE A NEW VEHICLE. *AK *ML
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10-28-98. THEN WA SINVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON 29-JAN-99. CAR HASN'T DRIVEN THE SAME SINCE THE 1ST ACCIDENT.HARD TO SHIFT, ANDCONSTANT THUMBING NOICE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL . CAR IS DRAGGING.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
CALL FORD THEY SAID ONLY RECALL WAS HOOD ASSEMBLY NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS
CALL FORD THEY SAID ONLY RECALL WAS HOOD ASSEMBLY NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS
I KNOW TWO PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME TYPE OF CAR WITH THE SAME SIZE ENGINE MADE IN THE SAME YEAR AS MY MUSTANG WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM NOW FACED WITH. FIRST THE CAR STARTS TO OVERHEAT, THEN THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN, AND FINALLY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE THE MOTOR R...
INTERMITENT LOSS OF TOURQUE CONVERTER DURING OR AFTER THIRD AND FOURTH TRANSMISSION SHIFT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
INTERMITENT LOSS OF TOURQUE CONVERTER DURING OR AFTER THIRD AND FOURTH TRANSMISSION SHIFT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF TOURQUE CONVERTER DURING OR AFTER THE THIRD & FOURTH GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF TOURQUE CONVERTER DURING OR AFTER THE THIRD & FOURTH GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
AT 44,000 MILES HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. ALSO THERE IS A POPPING NOSIE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
I WOULD LIKE HELP REGARDING NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V138000 REFERENCING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READING. THIS IDENTIFIED FORD MUSTANGS (1995) MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 94 - JAN. 95. THE SUMMARY STATED "THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH SPEEDOMETERS REGISTERING SPPED IN MPH BUT TH...
BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND STALL, COMPONENT RECALLED BUT NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. NLM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
A FUSE HAS BLOWN 3 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. IT IS THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMOTER, ODOMETER, INTERIOR LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS, RADIO, CLOCK. WHEN THE FUSE WAS REPLACED THE THIRD TIME IT BLEW IN MY FACE, AND WHEN I TURNED AROUND THERE WAS A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT STRONG SMELL OF SOM...
CONTACTED FORD ABOUT CONTINUING STEREO PROBLEM, UNWILLING TO HELP
CONTACTED FORD ABOUT CONTINUING STEREO PROBLEM, UNWILLING TO HELP
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MHP JUST AS THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80MPH ON ITS OWN, LEAVING IT STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS. TO STOP CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSES ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35000 MILES OF WEAR. BELIEVES THIS CONDTION IS NOT NORMAL AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER.CONSUMER WAS TOLD OF A R...
ON 3/12/99 MY MUSTANG OVERHEATED. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR CLOSER INSPECTION. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR AS SPECIFIED AND WITH ONLY 36,550 MILES MY MECHANIC CAN THINK ...
RACK & PINION STEERING FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE INOPERATIVE. HAD STEERING WHEEL REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO DESTRUCTION. HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. IT STARTED LEAKING & NOT REPAIRABLE. HAD IT REPLACED.
RACK & PINION STEERING FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE INOPERATIVE. HAD STEERING WHEEL REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO DESTRUCTION. HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. IT STARTED LEAKING & NOT REPAIRABLE. HAD IT REPLACED.
BLOWN HEAD GASKET DUE TO FAULTY TEMPERATURE GAUGE/WATER PUMP FAILURE @ 53K MILES! *MJS
BLOWN HEAD GASKET DUE TO FAULTY TEMPERATURE GAUGE/WATER PUMP FAILURE @ 53K MILES! *MJS
BLOWN HEAD GASKET DUE TO FAULTY TEMPERATURE GAUGE/WATER PUMP FAILURE @ 53K MILES! *MJS
VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING COOLING PROBLEMS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FEB,OF 99, FIRST THE WATER PUMP WENT BAD THAT I PAID TO BE REPLACED,THEN FOR ABOUT 2 WKS EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I REALIZED MY COOLANT GAUGE WAS RUNNING VERY HOT AND I LOST MY HEAT FOR ABOUT 3-4 MILES THEN EVERYTHING WOULD GO BACK TO NORMA...
BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, IN RETURN, CAUSES THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. CONSUMER LEARNED OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DONE ON A FORD WINDSTAR FOR SAME PROBLEM WHICH THEY HONORED. BUT REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE ABOVE PROBLEM AS SIMILAR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. COUL...
CAR OVERHEATED. HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED. CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN, AND HAD TO HAVE TIMING GASKET REPLACED. CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND JUST HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN JANUARY., ONE MONTH LATER, HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IN ALL FAIRNESS TO FORD, THEY OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF TRANS. REPAIRS. I A...
CAR OVERHEATED. HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED. CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN, AND HAD TO HAVE TIMING GASKET REPLACED. CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN AND JUST HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN JANUARY., ONE MONTH LATER, HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IN ALL FAIRNESS TO FORD, THEY OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF TRANS. REPAIRS. I A...
ENGINE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AFTER BEING FIXED. ENGINECHECK LIGHT STILL COMING UP.AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,THEY SAID THAT IT MIHT BE THE COPMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE . THE CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.I AM WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE ABOUT THIS MATER. I HAVE TALK TO FORD, A...
ENGINE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AFTER BEING FIXED. ENGINECHECK LIGHT STILL COMING UP.AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,THEY SAID THAT IT MIHT BE THE COPMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE . THE CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.I AM WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE ABOUT THIS MATER. I HAVE TALK TO FORD, A...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. CAMSHAFT SENSOR TESTED, ROAD TESTED, COMPUTER RETESTED. HAVE HARD COPY OF COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEM. CAM POSITION SENSOR CODE. TRACED WIRING HARNESS. FOUND CID WIRE BARE AND GROUNDED. WAS REPAIRED TRACED WAVE FORM OF SENSOR NO GOOD. ALSO NOTICED COOLANT LEAK. PRESSURE TE...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. CAMSHAFT SENSOR TESTED, ROAD TESTED, COMPUTER RETESTED. HAVE HARD COPY OF COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEM. CAM POSITION SENSOR CODE. TRACED WIRING HARNESS. FOUND CID WIRE BARE AND GROUNDED. WAS REPAIRED TRACED WAVE FORM OF SENSOR NO GOOD. ALSO NOTICED COOLANT LEAK. PRESSURE TE...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET.
CONSUMER WENT START UP VEHICLE AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK
IT WAS FOUND THAT NHTSA HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM SINCE 1995 (INVESTIGATION # IE98080). WHEN A FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED, HE EXPALAINED THAT FORD WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN CHANGED. COULD YOU PLEA...
BLEW ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 43000 MILES
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE REACHES 40-45MPH RPM'S, MOVES BUT DOES NOT ACCELLERATE. VEHICLE MUST BE COMPLETELY STOPPED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AGAIN. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND SWITCHING GEARS THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
FORD CONTACTED. COMPLAINT PLACED IN DATABASE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. WAITING FOR RECALL..... TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS ONLY $500 LESS THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE (LABOR INCL)
FORD CONTACTED. COMPLAINT PLACED IN DATABASE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. WAITING FOR RECALL..... TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS ONLY $500 LESS THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE (LABOR INCL)
THIS CAR IS IMMACUALTE AND MAINTENACE PERFORMED AS OUTLINED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RECALL # 98-MO1 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, JUST NOT FOR MY MODEL. THIS IS REDICULOUS. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE MUSTANG 3.8L ENGINE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THAT THAT HAS BEEN RECALL...
ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ALUMINUM HEAD BLOCK TO CRACK. *MJS
VEHICLE HAS A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THERE IS A RECALL ON TAURUS WITH SAME ENGINE 3.8L. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND AWARE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NO WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA CAMPAIGN #97V180000 HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED TO MY CAR AND FORD REFUSES TO APPLY IT. HELP!
HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING COMBUSTION INTO COOLANT
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DON...
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DON...
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DON...
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DON...
MY NAME IS JAMES. I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE. THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF EQUIPEMENT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW A RECALL FOR MY 95 MUSTANG CONCERNING THE HOOD. THE RECALL WAS INITIATED IN 1997. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A "FORD DEALERSHIP" IN MARCH OF 1998. AT THE TIME OF PURCHAS...
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE OVERHEATING; VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE AND DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO SHOW THE PROBLEM. *AK
WATER LEAKED OUT AND WITHIN 1/2 HOUR OF DRIVING ON ROAD, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. ENTIRE ENGINE WAS INTERNALLY DAMAGED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANG AND THEY HAD REPAIRED MANY VEHICLES DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WITH ONLY 21000 MILES THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. FORD MOTOR SHOULD EXTEND THEIR WARRENTY TO COVER THIS PART OR RECALL THE VEHICLE.
DUE TO LOOSE WIRING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS EXTERIOR AND INTERIORS LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
HOOD LATCH POPPED OFF PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED.
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END VIBRATES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTOTR TWICE. *AK
CRACKED ENGINE GASKET.
THE A/C RAMDOMLY WORKS.
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH TRANSMISSION VIBRATES/CHATTERS, CAUSING REDUCTION OF SPEED, ALSO WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT/TRAFFIC, VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD. (QCAW)
HEADLIGHT FAILED DUE TO ACCIDENT,REPLACEMENT TOO BRIGHT, DIFFERENT FROM ORIGINAL.
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BLOWN HEAD GASKET.
REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT VERY EASILY, CAUSES A LOSS OF TRACTION ON INTERSTATE.
VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY WOULD NOT START AT ALL. TOOK TO MECHANIC, WHO STARTED VEHICLE WITHOUT KEY IN SWITCH. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON OCCASION.
THE FOG LIGHTS FILLED UP WITH WATER AND BLEW THE BULBS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. DEALRR HAS REPLACED. *AK
ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT(JEFFREY MAYO), CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON HOOD ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER DENIED SERVICE.
HEAD GASKETS FAILED.
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT.
ODOMETER FAILURE. FALSE ODOMETER READINGS OF GAS IN FUEL TANK. SIMILARLY, THE ODOMETER READS IN KILOMETERS INSTEAD OF MILES WITHOUT KILOMETER APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD.
WHEN BRAKS ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKES START TO HAVE SEVERE PULSATING/ HARD TO CONTROL. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED IRREGULARITIES IN BRAKE ROTORS. NEEDED REPLACING. HAPPENED BEFORE & BRAKES WERE REPAIRED THEN. *AK
WHEN BRAKS ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKES START TO HAVE SEVERE PULSATING/ HARD TO CONTROL. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED IRREGULARITIES IN BRAKE ROTORS. NEEDED REPLACING. HAPPENED BEFORE & BRAKES WERE REPAIRED THEN. *AK
DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A TOTALLED ACCIDENT.
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES TO CONSUMER.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT WHEN SHE SAW A VEHICLE 5 CARS UP AHEAD, SHE BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE NEVER SLOWED DOWN UNTIL SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. SCHROEDERS BODY SHOP HAS VEHICLE TO REPAIR. THE HOOD AND FENDER /HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE LOOK...
VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON WET ROADS. WANDERED/SWAYED AND FISHTAILED, NERALY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *AK
UNSPECIFIED.
ENGINE OVERHEATS INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO EXTERNAL LEAKS OF COOLANT.
BOTH STEERING TIE RODS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN FATALITIES. ALSO DRIVER'S AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
SEATBACK WEBBING HAS COME APART. WHEN THE DRIVER MAKES A RIGHT TURN THE SEAT GOES TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SEATBACK WEBBING HAS COME APART. WHEN THE DRIVER MAKES A RIGHT TURN THE SEAT GOES TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEAT WILL NOT ADJUST UP OR DOWN . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
REAR SEAT BELTS JAMMED IN THE RETRACTOR AND FAILED.
RECALL 97V108000; BEST FORD HAS RESCHEDULED 3 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMER IS VERY UNSATISFIED. *AK
RECALL 97V108000; THE DEALERSHIP HAS RESCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT 3 TIMES. THIS CONSUMER IS VERY UNSATISFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLOSION GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, INJURING THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED MUSTANG. THEN MUSTANG REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS SLUNG FORWARD. SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. SUFFERED WHIPLASH OF NECK & SPINE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED MUSTANG. THEN MUSTANG REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS SLUNG FORWARD. SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. SUFFERED WHIPLASH OF NECK & SPINE. *AK
(GOODYEAR 15) TIRE DEFECTIVE WITH FLAT SPOT.
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE.
FRONT END MAKING NOISE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING.
VEHICLE HYDROPLANE DON WET PAVEMENT. *AK
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER HIT A CRUB AND THEN HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK *SLC
CLUTCH DOESN'T SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. *AK
PARKED VEHICLE, HEARD NOISE AND PLACED NOZZLE IN FILLER NECK AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL REARWARD. THERE HAS BEEN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS. *AK
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT HAS A ROUGH IDLE AND WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR IT SHAKES AND LURCHES INTERMITTENLTY. WHEN AT A STOP THE RPMS WILL FALL AND THE VEHICLE DIES. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MANY ENGINE PARTS REPLACED. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.
SON WAS DRIVING, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING THEN SAW SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD; PULLED TO SIDE, TURNED ENGINE OFF, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE; VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES; FIRE DEPT PUT IT OUT & SAID MAYBE IT WAS BATTERY CABLE AREA DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND APPLYING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS WARPED ROTORS EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, WOULD ROTATE THEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND APPLYING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY, TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS WARPED ROTORS EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, WOULD ROTATE THEM. *AK
ABS BRAKES ARE NOT SAFE AND IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER EXTENSIVE WORK HAD BEEN PROFORMED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT FAN BELT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. MANUFACTURER WROTE A LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT DUE TO THEIR FAULTY FAN BELT. *AK
VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB A SLIGHT INCLINE, WA SNOT ABLE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE BACKED INTO A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT OF ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS THEN IMMERSED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE.
REAR AXLE BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *AK
BRAKES CAUSE VIBRATION WHEN APPLIED, REPAIRS TO COMPONENTS DID NOT RECTIFY VIBRATION.
TRUNK LEAKS CAUSING RUSTING.
REAR STRUTS ARE WEAK RESULTING IN VEHICLE BOTTOMING OUT.
EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE.
VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES.
WATER LEAKS INTO TRUNK.
VEHICLE "BOTTOMS OUT" WHEN CROSSING BUMPS.
POOR TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES/FATALITY.
WHILE DRIVING IN A VERY LIGHT RAIN CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR , THE VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, EACH TIME UPON HITTING PUDDLE OF WATER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. *AK
A DEFECT IN THE REAR AXLE RESULTED IN A CRASH.
FUEL LINE LEAK, CAUSING FIRE.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, POWER STEERING IS LOOSE AND LEAKING, HARD TO SHIFT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
THERE IS A BAD ODORS (EGG) IN THE CAR .PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
FRONT STABILIZER BAR RUSTED/CRACKED.
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE SPEEDS AROUND, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT.*AK
FUEL LINE FIRE.
WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH ON FREEWAY RIGHT REAR GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE EXPLODED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOOSENED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT) *AW
PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP OUT OF PARK GEAR/ VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO TREE. *DH
PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP OUT OF PARK GEAR/ VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO TREE. *DH
PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO JUMP OUT OF PARK, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.
SLIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED/BURST, AIRBAG SUBSTANCE BLINDED DRIVER, CAUSING ACCIDENT, PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER ACCIDENT. *AK
HEADLIGHTS MISADJUSTED FROM FACTORY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *DH
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER AND CONSOLE THE PARKING BRAKE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY. *AK
VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE *AK
VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION AT APPROX. 40MPH, DRIVERS SEATBACK REST BROKE AND COLLAPSED REARWARD, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER MISALIGNED. *SD
NOISY A/C BLOWER MOTOR. *SD
CROSS MEMBER MISALIGNED. *SD
FRONT BUMPER LOOSE. *SD
FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE. *SD
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MISADJUSTED. *SD
ARM VALVE ROCKER REPAIRED. *SD
NOISY ENGINE. *SD
TIRES HAVE PREMATURE WEAR ON INSIDE/OUTSIDE EDGES. *SD
AIR BAG MODULE INOPERATIVE. *SD
AIR CONDITIONER RELEASES SLIGHT ODOR THROUGH VENTS. *SD
SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. *SD
FUEL PUMP INOPERATIVE. *SD
STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTERED. *SD
FRONT END MISALIGNED. *SD
PARKING BRAKE CABLE FAILED. *SD
VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
FUEL LINE FAILURE CAUSED FIRE. *DSH
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS GO OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED FRONT END ALIGNMENT FAILURE, WHEN PULLING TO RIGHT/UPON BRAKING, VEHICLE SEEMS TO WONDER ALL OVER ROAD, ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTERSECTION, IMPACT PASSENGER SIDE @ SPEED 35 MPH. DOOR OPENED AND THEN SHUT ABRUPTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE OPPOSITE OF IMPACT. *AK
ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTERSECTION, IMPACT PASSENGER SIDE @ SPEED 35 MPH. DOOR OPENED AND THEN SHUT ABRUPTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE OPPOSITE OF IMPACT. *AK
DRIVER OCCASIONALLY SMELLS GAS/OIL. *DSH
THERE IS BAD FUMES ODOR IN THE CAR . TT
DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE GEARS WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WHEN THE AIR WAS ON WOULD NOT GO OVER 55MPH.THE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING GAS AND SMOKING BAD. TT
DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE GEARS WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR, WHEN THE AIR WAS ON WOULD NOT GO OVER 55MPH.THE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING GAS AND SMOKING BAD. TT
CLUTCH FAILED TWICE. *AW
FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES OFTEN. TT
WHILE DRIVING LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, STEERING PULLED VERY HARD TO THE LEFT, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION SPEED 65 MPH. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
THE RIGHT SIDE REAR BRAKE KEEPS LOCKING UP WHEN BRAKING. TT
HEADLIGHTS/BATTERY FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET FAILURE, ALSO REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED. *AK
CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. *AK
RADIO SPARK EMMITTER FAILED. *AK
IN WET WEATHER WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE REAR END COMES LOOSE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WILL DESCRIBE . TT
TIE ROD END CRACKED, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED. TT
THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CONTINUED TO SPEED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE AT SPEED 35 MPH, STEERING LOCKUP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT FULLY INFLATE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 45-50 MPH. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES FAILED HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER HAND TO BREAK.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES FAILED HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER HAND TO BREAK.
UPON BRAKING @ 45 TO 50 MPH, BRAKES FAILED NOT RESPONDING. MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY W/COPPER WASHER MISSING ON LEFT REAR. VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. DESCRIBE. TT
UPON BRAKING @ 45 TO 50 MPH, BRAKES FAILED NOT RESPONDING. MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY W/COPPER WASHER MISSING ON LEFT REAR. VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. DESCRIBE. TT
BATTERY FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH LINKAGE FAILED. *TT
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH
TAPE DECK FAILED. *DSH
RADIO FAILURE. *AK
STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOUD NOISES/SHAKING/IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. *AK
POWER STEEERING RACK/BUSHINGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE.
THROW OUT BEARING FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONER O-RING FAILED. *SKD
GAS TANK TOO SMALL, REQUIRING CONSTANT FILL UPS. *AW
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INJURING PASSENGER. TT
FORD MOTOR COMPASNY REFUSED TO PROVIDE PROPER TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES FOR SUSTAINED HIGH SPEEDS/TOWING/RECREATIONAL ACCESSORY. *AK
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING. TT
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING. TT
REPLACED FRONT BRAKES 4 TIMES. *AK
ENTIRE VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHILE DRIVING ; MOSTLY, STEERING WHEEL, SEATS AND FLOOR; HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY 40 MPH AND UP, ALSO REPLACED TIRES. *AK
ENGINE FAILURE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK
ONCE HORN IS BLOWN, ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS SHORTING OUT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE THEN STALLS OUT IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE STALLS/HESITATES/BACKFIRES AND LOSES POWER ON HOT DAYS. *AW
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT GRAB AFTER TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FROM 60MPH, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
RENTED TWO CARS FROM TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES BOTH CARS HAD ACCIDENTS. IN ONE CAR THE TIRE HAD NO GRIP CAR SLID WHEN ROAD WAS WET. TT
SPUN HIT REAR END OF MEDIAN DUE TO BROKEN TIE RODS AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
SPUN HIT REAR END OF MEDIAN DUE TO BROKEN TIE RODS AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY, PRIOR TO RECALL. (95E006002) *TW
202-363-2900 WK, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED EXPERIENCE VIBRATION IN FRONT AND LOSS OF STEERING. TT
FRONT END ALIGNMENTS DO NOT HOLD, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON POWER STEERING RACK AND TIE RODS, ALSO VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DRIFTS AND HARD TO STEER ON HIGHWAY.
FRONT STRUTS BROKE.
DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE BROKE. *SKD
EMERGENCY BRAKE; WHEN PARKING ON A HILL, EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD CAR, TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER SAY EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES AREN'T DESIGNED TO HOLD CAR. TT
BRAKE MAKES NOISE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT NOISE STOPPED NOW ITS BACK AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE PASSENGER. TT
BRAKE MAKES NOISE TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT NOISE STOPPED NOW ITS BACK AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE PASSENGER. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. TT
POOR ENGINE MANAGEMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RACE BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND HAS BEEN PARKED. *AK