1996 FORD MUSTANG Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

I HAVE A 1996 FORD MUSTANG LX. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT AND I HAD IT ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT BLEW UP.I TOOK CARE OF MY CAR AND CHECKED THE ENGINE AND THE ANTIFREEZE BEFORE I LEAVE MY HOUSE.I GAVE MY CAR A 15 MINUTE WARM UP PERIOD BEFORE I LEAVE MY HOUSE.THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW UP DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE GASKET. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE STARTER,THE WATER PUMP(2X), RADIATOR, AND PISTONS BECAUSE OF THAT. I AM VERY MAD AT FORD AND I TOLD THEM SO IN DEARBORN MI. I WILL NOT BUY A FORD IN THE FUTURE AND I TELL EVERYONE THAT ASKS ME ABOUT MY BAD EXPERIENCE W/ THIS CAR AND I TELL THEM TO NOT BUY FORD CARS OR TRUCKS. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS.

Mileage: 71,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. FORD HAS RECALLED MANY OF THEIR 4.6L INTAKE MANIFOLDS IN THEIR CROWN VICTORIAS, BUT NOT IN THE SAME ENGINE IN THE MUSTANG. THEY NEED TO!! PLEASE HELP.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC MATERIAL USED ON ORIGINAL PART - REPLACEMENT PART IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC - THIS INDICATES MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT ORIGINAL DESIGN BEING FAULTY. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO CENTER FOR A SQUEAK BEHIND TIRE, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BUSTING AT A SEAM AND HAD SPRAYED COOLANT EVERYWHERE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MADE OUT OF SOME KIND OF PLASTIC, THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE PRIOR OWNER HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETE, HOWEVER RECALL COMPONENT FAILED AGAIN, FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. *SLC

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LOST ALL COOLANT ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC REPORTED PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED.*AK

LIFETIME RECALL ON PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

GASOLINE LEAKAGE AT RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN GAS TANK AND TUBE(FILLER TUBE). WHERE YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZEL AT GAS STATION.*AK

GASOLINE LEAKAGE AT RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN GAS TANK AND TUBE(FILLER TUBE). WHERE YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZEL AT GAS STATION.*AK

I HAVE REPAIR INVOICES AND TESTAMENT FROM REPAIR FACILITY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THIN PLASTIC WALLS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD.*AK

FUEL TANK IS DEFECTIVE. AREA OF WETNESS SEEPING FROM TOP OF TANK ON DRIVERS SIDE ADJACENT TO EXHAUST TAIL PIPE CONFIRMED BY DEALER . THE POINT OF DEFECT ON TOP OF TANK IS OBSCURED FROM ROAD HAZARDS BY IT'S CLOSE LOCATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AUTO FRAME, LEAVING THE CONCLUSION THAT THE TANK HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE AS THE SEEPAGE AND IT'S PROXIMITY TO THE HOT EXHAUST IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER LISTINGS REGUARDING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

APPEARS THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUFFERED A COOLANT LEAK. IS THERE A RECALL AND WHAT ARE THE DETAILS. *AK

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS (85-DEGREES F), BUT THERMOSTAT WAS MOST LIKELY STILL CLOSED. CAR HAD BEEN STARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2- TO 3-MINUTES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CRACK, IN THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD, THE FISSURE APPEARS NEAR THE INJECTION MOLD 'SEAM'. THE CRACK DID NOT APPEAR NEAR THE GASKET SURFACES. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM-CENTER OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE MANIFOLD, RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE DRIVESHAFT. THE HAIRLINE CRACK IS ABOUT 3/4-INCH LONG. TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD, IT COST ME $520 IN PARTS AND LABOR. MY MECHANIC FELT THAT THIS CRACK WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AS A RESULT OF POOR ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURE. MY PERSONAL SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS IS THAT A PLASTIC IS INHERENTLY WEAK (CHEAP CRAP). *AK

FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH RESULTEDIN A FIRE. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY FORD AND THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR, AND FORD WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FUEL TANK LEAKING ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER WHERE THE 2 HALFS OF THE TANK ARE MATED TOGETHER. IT IS LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE TANK HALFS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE REAR ENGINE . FIRE EXPERT ON CARS INFORMED OWNER THAT THE FUEL INJECTION HOSE CAUSED THE FIRE DUE TO LEAKING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED AND SMELLED SMOKE; CHECKED UNDERHOOD, VEHICLE WASENGULFED WITH FLAMES, NO WARNING, DEALER DETERMINED FIRE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE. *AK