Ford Mustang Complaints (1996)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#752167September 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONTACTED DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO FAILURE ABOUT OVERHEATING PROBLEM AND FORD HEAD GASKET HISTORY, BUT THEY DID NOTHING THEN AND WILL NOT COVER IN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751396August 30, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH THE KEY. IT RETAINS ITS LAST KNOWN SPEED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895210August 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30 MPH IMPACT WITH A 1991, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751015August 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
LIFETIME RECALL ON PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750051August 8, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GASOLINE LEAKAGE AT RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN GAS TANK AND TUBE(FILLER TUBE). WHERE YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZEL AT GAS STATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749916August 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING COOLANT AT 58000 MILES, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL FORD MODELS AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749461July 30, 2001
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE SOLD WITHOUT AIRBAGS, NOT DISCLAIMED TO ME AT PURCHASE NOR IS IT LISTED AS SO ON YOUR SITE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749104July 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REOCCURRING PROBLEMS INCLUDING 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AOD AUTOMATIC, AND IT STILL DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. IF PASSING GEAR IS ENGAGED, THEN CAR'S RPMS SHOOT UP AND IT SHIFTS DOWN TO TOO LOW OF A GEAR. I HAVE REPLACED 2 WATER PUMPS THAT WERE LEAKING. I HAVE REPLACED A SWAY BAR THAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FLAT ROAD. THERE IS A WHINNING SOUND THAT COMES FROM EITHER THE PULLEYS OR THE CRANKSHAFT. IN HOT WEATHER THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE IT IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE BRAKES ARE VERY POOR EVEN WITH NEW PADS AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED, THEY FADE ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING MUST BE DONE QUICKLY OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THERE ARE ALSO MANY RATTLES THAT COME FROM VARIOUS BADY PANELS AND THE TRUNK WHEN DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892831July 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CASTER ADJUSTMENT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALERHSIP EXAMINED VEHICLE,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AN AUTOBODY SHOP WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892483July 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY SWAY BAR BROKE AWAY FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD 43,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR BAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892486July 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE TRAVELING 30-35MPH SWAY BAR FOR CONSUMER'S 1996, FORD, COBRA MUSTANG BROKE IN HALF. VEHICLE HAD 43,000 MILES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748072July 8, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NO INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. FORD INITIALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG, BUT IS NOW CLAIMING THAT THE AIRBAG IS ONLY COVERED FOR 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891850July 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE. FIRE PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED COOLING FAN CAUSED FIRE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747428June 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RECALL NOTICE WAS NOT SENT TO OUR ADDRESS AND B CLASS RECALL IS EXPIRED. HOWEVER THIS JUST BECAME A PROBLEM WITH OUR CAR. RELATED PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS. HEATER GIVING COLD AIR, TIMING CHAIN COVER RUSTING, 1 OR MORE GALLONS OF WATER DAILY IS LEAKED OUT THRU GASKET AFTER DRIVING. CONSTANT OVERHEATING AND FEARED OVERHEATING DAMAGES TO MOTOR MAY OCCUR OR ENGINE FIRE AS A RESULT OF SUCH SEVERE MOTOR OVERHEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747119June 20, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD PEALED OFF TIRE AT 65 MPH DESTROYING BUMPER AND ACTIVATED INERTIA SWITCH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKN TIRESIZE: SS10)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561554June 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A GURGLING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAPIDLY WENT HOT, VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF AN ENGINE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889528June 1, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
AFTER RECALL REPAIRS PARKING BRAKE STICKS OUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888955May 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELTS AT TIMES DO NOT RETRACT, OR AT TIMES WILL NOT BUCKLE CORRECTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887335May 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THERE WAS CLANKING NOISE WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF/OVERHEATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744523April 25, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
FRACTURED TIE ROD END. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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