Ford Mustang Complaints (1994)

372 consumer complaints on file.

#854503January 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT TO LATCH, COMPLETELY JAMMED IN SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855042January 18, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
WHEN THE REAR DEFOGGER WAS TURNED ON, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE BLACK PART OF THE WIRE THAT CONNECTS ONTO REAR WINDSHIELD WAS MELTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558653January 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SEAL FAILED, THE GAS LEAKS ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550120December 29, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACK COLLASPED, OWNER OWNED A 1981 FORD MUSTANG THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783581December 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WENT OUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716163December 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715407November 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT FIRST OCCURRENCE THE WATER PUMP GASKET / TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED ON ORIGINAL MOTOR. HAD THAT REPLACED PUT CAR IN STORAGE FOR THE WINTER. MIDWAY THROUGH THE 1998 SUMMER HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AND THIS TIME IT LET THE ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE ENGINE AND SPUN THE BEARINGS. I HAD THE FORD DEALER INSTALL A RECONDITIONED 3.8 (I HAD TO PAY FOR IT). CAR WENT IN SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE REPLACMENT AND HAD THE WATER PUMP / TIMING GASKET REPLACED. CAR WENT INTO WINTER STORAGE. THIS YEAR, AFTER DRIVING FOR THE SUMMER, WE NOTICED ENGINE FLUID LEAKING AGAIN! TOOK BACK TO FORD DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT AGAIN, THE WATER PUMP / TIMING COVER GASKETS NEED REPLACING. COST THIS TIME $1056.00. THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE FORD 3.8L MOTOR REGARDING THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. PLEASE ADVISE US ON THIS. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851804November 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 97V180000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S68. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE RECALL WORK CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853200November 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET CAUSED OVERHEATING IN THE VEHICLE AND OIL LEAKINGOINTO THE RADIATOR. DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851799October 26, 1999
SEATS
LUMBAR SUPPORT ISN'T WORKING DUE TO THE HARNESS AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851483October 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
RECALL (97V180000) COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO NO PARTS. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712872October 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE REAR SWAYBAR BROKE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE REAR MOUNTING BOLT. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF A SWAYBAR. IN BOTH CASES, THE SWAYBAR BROKE AT THE REAR MOUNTING HOLE. IN THE FIRST CASE, THE BAR DROPPED DOWN AND SWUNG FREELY UNDER THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712497September 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION WHEN COLD CAUSING CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712272September 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. ONCE PROBLEM WAS FOUND WARRANTY EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712099September 25, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CAR SWAYS ON WET ROAD, REAR DISPLACEMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848621September 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SEIZED WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH IF DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711345September 14, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
REAR GLASS HEAT PRESSURE GLUE FAILURE. TALKED TO THREE REPAIR SHOPS WITH PRICES FROM $350.00 TO $750.00. ONE SHOP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MUSTANGS. REPLACED REAR WINDOW ON ONE ONLY A YEAR OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711023September 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT IN TO MY REGULAR SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE OVERHEATING. THEY TESTED THE RADIATOR AND RAN THE CAR, AND IT DID NOT OVERHEAT AGAIN. THE PRESSURE IN THE RADIATOR WAS GOOD. THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, THINKING THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN STICKING. TWO WEEKS LATER, I DROVE MY CAR FOR A 5 MINUTE DRIVE AND WHEN I REACHED THE DESTINATION, IT WAS OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKETS THAT WERE GOING BAD AND WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 V6? THE SHOP TOLD ME THEY HAD DONE SIMILAR WORK ON THIS ENGINE, AND THEY THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, ORIGINATING WITH WHEN IT IS MANUFACTURED. MY CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. I RESEARCHED THE CAR PRIOR TO BUYING IT. I AM UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS SITUATION WITH MY CAR AND WONDER IF I MAY WANT TO SELL IT, BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM. I JUST SPENT $900 FOR THE NEW THERMOSTAT AND HEAD GASKETS, NOT TO MENTION THE NEARLY TWO WEEKS I HAVE SPENT WITHOUT A CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE RECALLED. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710963September 6, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE. MECHANIC SAID SYSTEM IS LEAKING FROM EVERY CONCEIVABLE PLACE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM WAS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR AND THE COST WOULD BE $2000. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REGISTERING A COMPLAINT WITH FORD BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS RIDICULOUS IN A 4 YEAR OLD CAR. THE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED TO DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710240August 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE ALSO CAUSED MULTI-OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE HEAD-GASKET PROBLEMS ON THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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