Ford Mustang Complaints (1995)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#10171538October 22, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
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 THE MATERIAL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND FOUND THE LEFT FRONT RECLINE MOUNT BOLT BROKEN. DEALERSHIP ALSO ORDERED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT SEAT RECLINER ASSY. REPORTED INCIDENT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I WANT AN AGENCY TO BE ALERTED OF A POTENTIAL HAZARD AND INVESTIGATE. HOPEFULLY LIVES DON'T HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED IN ORDER TO GET THE BALL ROLLING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154238March 30, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HEAD GASKETS FAILED AT 77,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113447March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109944February 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108719January 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10102648December 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
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 GROWN WORSE WITH AGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100597November 27, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099841November 12, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097834October 27, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE RUBBER SEAL FOR FILLER PIPE DETERIORATED, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086539August 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
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 TO FIND COOLANT LEAKING. HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT IT AND FOUND THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TO BE CRACKED,AND COOLANT ON A HOSE, SO HAD THOSE 2 ITEMS REPLACED. CAR RAN OKAY FOR AWHILE TIL I NOTICED A BIT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE.(LATER TOLD I WAS BURNING COOLANT-HENCE THE WHITE SMOKE). HAD MECHANIC REPLACE THERMOSTAT,RADIATOR CAP.ETC. AND AGAIN-HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR AWHILE UNTIL CAR ONE NIGHT CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD FRIEND TRY IT AND CAR STARTED FOR HIM. PROCEEDED HOME ONLY TO SEE A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK AND AGAIN, CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PULLED OVER,AND FOUND-AGAIN,COOLANT LEAKING. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANICS HOME. HE LOOKED AT CAR AND DEDUCED THAT I WOULD NEED A VALVE JOB IF HE DIDNT FIND THE HEAD TO BE CRACKED. HAD VALVE JOB DONE, NEW HEAD GASKET INSTALLED ALONG WITH A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR-COOLANT BURNING OUT OF TAIL PIPE FRIED THE SENSOR. DIDNT HAVE CAR FOR 3 WKS, AND HAD TO PAY $1700. FOR THESE REPAIRS. & ITS NOT DUE TO LEAKS OF HOSES. SO AM TOLD THAT I MAY BE BURNING THE COOLANT WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.(NO EXTERNAL OBVIOUS LEAKS DETECTED) FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT AFFECTED MY YEAR,MAKE & MODEL OF CAR, BUT THIS WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED.(WAS A 7YR/100,000 MI WARANTY) IT EXPIRED IN 2002 EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM OCCURED 26,000 UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FORD GAVE.SUPPOSEDLY, A LETTER WAS TO BE SENT TO THOSE WITH MY ENGINE TYPE(3.8L V-6) IN MAY OF '02. I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH LETTER. A LOCAL DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN(OR WILL) DO TO HELP ATTHIS POINT DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. ALSO, TO POOR SALT IN THE PROVERBIAL WOUND, I WORK FOR FORD MOTOR CO., THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CAR...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076205June 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075311June 13, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
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 DETERMINED THAT THE BOLT SECURING THE RELEASE LEVER SHEARED OFF IN THREADS IN THE FRAME OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, RENDERING THE SEAT UNABLE TO TAKE A SAFE DRIVING POSITION. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD THAT THE BOLT COULD NOT BE EXTRACTED AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME TO RENDER THE CAR SAFE FOR DRIVING ONCE MORE FOR AN ESTIMATED SUM OF OVER $600.00 NOT INCLUDING TAX AND LABOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073143May 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 RUNNING HOT AGAIN, MECHANIC TOM AT PROGRAM AUTO REPLACED HEADS, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, CAR CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. MECHANIC TOM TOLD US TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT SENSOR, WE CHANGED SENSOR. CONTINUED RUNNING HOT. MECHANIC TOM FOUND HOLE IN HEATER COIL, REROUTED HOSE TO ENGINE, BYPASSING HEATER, 2 DAYS LATER WE HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AGAIN. CAR IS STILL RUNNING HOT. COULD IT BE THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER ISSUE THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072389May 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068082April 29, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
1995 - FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE WHITE V6 - PAINT IS PEELING OFF ALL OVER THE CAR AND HAS NOT HAD REPEATED SUN DAMAGE BUT KEEPS CHIPPING AND CHIPPING AND CHIPPING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM A COLLEGE JUNIOR AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR USING BAD PAINT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064416April 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063658March 22, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE PAINT ON MY WHITE CONVERTABLE MUSTANG HAS BEEN PEELING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD,I HAVE BEEN SPOT PATCHING IT. WELL THE OTHER DAY WHILE WASHING IT THE PAINT ON THE REAR PANEL JUST FLEW OFF AND HAS WATER UNDER AN EXTREMELY LARGE PIECE THAT WILL SOON FALL OFF WITHOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED.THE PAINT HAS ALWAYS SEEM TO NOT REALLY BEEN ADHEARED TO THE CAR WELL.HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BUMPER REPAINTED PRIER TO THIS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PAINT? IT SHOULD WEAR OUT NOT FALL OFF! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062763March 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING BEFORE CHANGING INTO CORRECT GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063432March 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060418March 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 NOT ONE OUT FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEN THE OTHER DAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS YOU WOULD HOPE THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN EXPIRATION DATE PLACED ON A GENERAL RECALL LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP, DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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