Ford Mustang Complaints (1994)

372 consumer complaints on file.

#754958November 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW. DEALERSHIP SAID RECALL FOR THE PART WAS EXPIRED. I HAD ANOTHER RECALL FIXED ON THE CAR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET EXPIRED AND ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WERE ANY OUTSTANDING SERVICE BUILLETINS/RECALLS ON THE CAR, DEALERSHIP SAID NO. I WONDER IF THE DEALERSHIP ARE INTENTIONALLY MISGUIDING CUSTOMERS, UNTIL THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HAS EXPIRED, SO THAT THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS. INSTEAD THE CONSUMER WILL BE LEFT TO FOOT THE BILL. PLEASE MAKE FORD ISSUE A FORMAL RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899194November 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE OPERATING AT ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH VEHICLE BECAME ERRATIC, AND COOL AIR STARTED TO BLOWOUT OF HEATING SYSTEM. HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON HEAD GASKET, AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR MAKE CHANGES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753800October 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE LEAD TO BLOWN ENGINE AT ONLY 57,000 MILES. 7 YR 100,000 MILES WARRANTY RAN OUT IN APRIL 2001. THIS ENGINE FAILURTE OCCURRED IN AUGUST, 2001. FORD AGREED TO PAY FOR ONLY PART OF THE REPAIRS LEAVING ME RESPONSIBLE FOR $500 (TOTALL AT END $800) IN REPAIRS. I FEEL THE LIFE OF A FORD SHOULD BE LONGER THAT 57,000 ( PURCHASED CAR AT 24,000 MLS). IF I HAD KNOWN 5 YRS AGO THAT I COULD ONLY EXPECT TO GET ANOTHER 33,000 MLS FROM THE CAR I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE PD $14,000. I HAVE KEPT GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND KEPT THE MILAGE LOW......AS A RESULT ENGINE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR "IN TIME" TO MEET END OF WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004867October 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
GASKET (RUBBER BOOT) BETWEEN GASOLINE FILLER TUBE AND GAS TANK FAILED (TORE), THIS CAUSE GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752673September 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS MY 19 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S MUSTANG. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR RUNNING HOT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIRS AND NOBODY COULD FIND A REASON FOR THE CAR RUNNING HOT. WE TOOK THE MUSTANG TO PRECISION TUNE IN MACON BACK IN JUNE OR JULY. AFTER THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED WITH THE CAR IN DUBLIN, GEORGIA. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN DUBLIN AND THEY KEPT IT OVER-NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED TO TELL HER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2001, SHE IS ONCE AGAIN STRANDED IN STATESBORO, GEORGIA. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ROZIER FORD IN STATESBORO, GA. THEY SAID THAT THE CAR HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1,300 TO REPAIR...SINCE WE HAD MISSED THE 100,000 MILE OWNER NOTOFICATION RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND NOBODY HAD INFORMED US ABOUT A RECALL, NOT TO MENTION THAT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED AS THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOT MOVED IN 14 YEARS AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT OF COURSE THEY WON'T. I FEEL THAT IF THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THESE ENGINES, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER ACTION COULD BE TAKEN AGAINST FORD REGARDING THIS MATTER. I HAVE A COPY OF MY INVOICE DATED 9/26/01 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,303.26 AND FEEL THAT I AM ENTITLED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563128September 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING WHICH WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE TIMING COVER GASKET WAS ALSO REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES HE WOULD OCCASIONALLY HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW AND TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751906September 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEARD KNOCKING NOISE AND WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW AND NOT TO DRIVE. HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WATER PUMP AND TIMING COVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895245August 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON ,AND VEHICLE COMMENCED TO RUN ROUGH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWNOUT HEAD GASKET. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750640August 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE/E-MAIL ME [email protected]. WE NEED CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. CAR WENT TO HOT PULLED IN PEP BOYS/TEST SHOWED HEAD GASKET FAILURE/WAS TOLD TO GO TO FORD THERE WAS A RECALL/FORD SAID TO-BAD IT ENDED ON 7/14/01 AND TODAY IS 8/16/01...SORRY--THIS WAS FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750322August 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER SIDE NEARLY BLOWN AFTER REMOVING THE HEADS. THIS HAPPENED AT 72,000 MILES. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ON A 1988 T-BIRD WITH 110,000 MILES, WHICH ALSO HAD A 3.8L V6. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON A 1994 THUNDERBIRD WITH THE 3.8V6 WITH 100,000 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893421August 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE EXITING AN AREA AND GOING INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE GOT HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND AIR BAGS EXPLODED, BUT DID NT DEPLOY IN CRASH. CONSUMER WAS CHOKING ON AIRBAG FUMES WHEN EXPLODED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#749786August 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN IN APRIL 2000, NOW AUG 2001, I NEED WHOLE NEW ENGINE AT ONLY 85,000. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, AND THE HEAD GASKET AND ENGINE FAILURE ARE RELATED. IF HEAD GASKETS WERE RECALLED, AND IF THEY ARE CONNECTED, WHY ISN'T THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS RELATED FAILURE? OR IS THERE? FORD OF KIRKLAND WHO FIXED MY HEAD GASKETS ONLY GAURENTEE'S THIER WORK FOR 12MONTHS/12,000MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891230June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747214June 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEAD GASKET WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE QUIT THEN WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. A LITTLE TOO LATE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890772June 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH ON DASHBOARD. THEN, LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER TIGHTENED GROUND TO MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746844June 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 4 WEEKS AND THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE. I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I CONTACTED FORD AND GOT NO WHERE WITH THEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE 7 YEAR WINDOW ON MY CAR EXIRED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD HONOR ITS MOTO OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746613June 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THEY REBUILT IT, AND AT THAT TIME I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE FUSE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS SOME WIRE NEAR THE SEAT TRACK SOO THEY REPLACED IT. IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE WELL THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID AND THE FUSE CONTINUES TO BLOW I HAVE TO PUT A NEW FUSE IN EVERY TIME I NEED TO MOVE THE SEAT I ONLY GET ONE SHOT AT IT FOR IT WILL BLOW IN A FEW SECONDS I HAVE'NT TAKEN IT BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746458June 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I KNEW ABOUT HEAD GASKET FAILURES WITH THE FORD 3.8L ENGINES. AS MY CAR IS 7.4 YEARS OLD I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS ENGINE IS A LEMON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888299May 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND SUDDENLY/WITHOUT ANY WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AFTER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745212May 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, ENGINE REPLCD,TRANS. REPLCD 4X PROBLEM STILL THERE,REAR DEFROST WIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE,A/C ON&OFF,SEAT GEAR DOES NOT WORK,HORN DOES NOT WORK,AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED AFTER 5,000 MILES,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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