Ford Mustang Complaints (1995)

616 consumer complaints on file.

#703384February 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AFTER BEING FIXED. ENGINECHECK LIGHT STILL COMING UP.AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,THEY SAID THAT IT MIHT BE THE COPMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE . THE CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.I AM WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE ABOUT THIS MATER. I HAVE TALK TO FORD, AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I EVEN SEND LETTER TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703440February 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. CAMSHAFT SENSOR TESTED, ROAD TESTED, COMPUTER RETESTED. HAVE HARD COPY OF COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEM. CAM POSITION SENSOR CODE. TRACED WIRING HARNESS. FOUND CID WIRE BARE AND GROUNDED. WAS REPAIRED TRACED WAVE FORM OF SENSOR NO GOOD. ALSO NOTICED COOLANT LEAK. PRESSURE TESTED SYSTEM. LEAK IS AT TIMING COVER AT ENGINE BLOCK RIGHT SIDE. TOLD HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COST $500-700. CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SPECULATION BY MECHANIC AND DEALER SERVICE RESOURCES SUGGESTED THAT AGE AND LOW MILEAGE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME RELIEF FROM MANUFACTURER. HAVE REVIEWED COMPLAINT DATABASE AND VIEWED 6 COMPLAINTS OF GASKET PROBLEMS DURING 1998 FOR 95 FORD MUSTANGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703293February 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834761February 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WENT START UP VEHICLE AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703189February 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IT WAS FOUND THAT NHTSA HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM SINCE 1995 (INVESTIGATION # IE98080). WHEN A FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED, HE EXPALAINED THAT FORD WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE. THEY HAVE SINCE BEEN CHANGED. COULD YOU PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR EARLY HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702975February 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLEW ENGINE HEAD GASKET AT 43000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834341February 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE REACHES 40-45MPH RPM'S, MOVES BUT DOES NOT ACCELLERATE. VEHICLE MUST BE COMPLETELY STOPPED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AGAIN. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833801January 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND SWITCHING GEARS THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702350January 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FORD CONTACTED. COMPLAINT PLACED IN DATABASE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. WAITING FOR RECALL..... TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS ONLY $500 LESS THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE (LABOR INCL)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701918January 5, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS CAR IS IMMACUALTE AND MAINTENACE PERFORMED AS OUTLINED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RECALL # 98-MO1 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, JUST NOT FOR MY MODEL. THIS IS REDICULOUS. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE MUSTANG 3.8L ENGINE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THAT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE WINDSTAR, TAURUS, AND SABLE. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I PERSONALLY KNOW 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ALSO HAVE 3.8L. MUSTANGS THAT HAVE BLOWN THEIR HEAD GASKETS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT A WELL-MAINTAINED AUTOMOBILE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN HARD SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS FEW OF MILES. IT IS ALSO MY UNDRSTANDING THAT THE RECALL ENDED ON 12-31-98. I DID HAVE MY CAR IN AND DIAGONOSED AS HAVING A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ON 12-28-98 AT ST. GEORGE FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550255January 4, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ALUMINUM HEAD BLOCK TO CRACK. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832947December 31, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THERE IS A RECALL ON TAURUS WITH SAME ENGINE 3.8L. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND AWARE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NO WARRANTY. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701652December 28, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
NHTSA CAMPAIGN #97V180000 HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED TO MY CAR AND FORD REFUSES TO APPLY IT. HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701500December 21, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING COMBUSTION INTO COOLANT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701422December 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DONE WAS HEADGASKET BLOWN R/R CYLINDER HEADBOTH SIDES SEND OUT FOR VALVE JOB,REPLACED FRONT COVER GASKET AND WATER PUMP GASKET AND FRONT SEAL///////REGARDING THE A/C WHEN I DROVE WITH THE A/C ON I WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. SAME DEALER REGAPED CLUTCH AND FIELD IN A/C COMPRESSOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701294December 11, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY NAME IS JAMES. I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE. THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF EQUIPEMENT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW A RECALL FOR MY 95 MUSTANG CONCERNING THE HOOD. THE RECALL WAS INITIATED IN 1997. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A "FORD DEALERSHIP" IN MARCH OF 1998. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, WE KNEW OF THE RECALL FROM A FRIEND WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE SALESMAN DID AN INQUIRY AND WE WERE SHOWN A PRINTOUT WHICH CONFIRMED THAT OUR VIN# DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. 6 MONTHS LATER(SEPT), WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ITEM WE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED. THE TOP OF THE HOOD SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE FATAL. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE AND I ARE GOOD DRIVERS. I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW ANGRY I AM. OTHER MANUFACTURERS MAKE NATIONAL MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND FORD DIDN'T EVEN LET THEIR OWN DEALERSHIP KNOW OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. YOUR WEB PAGE INFORMATION INDICATES THE ENTIRE YEAR WAS RECALLED. TO ME, THIS MEANS THERE WERE NO EXEMPT VIN#'S! I HAVE CALLED FORD TWICE. THEY SAID TO CALL YOUR OFFICES. I HOPE THERE ARE NO FATALITIES CAUSED BY THEIR OBVIOUS LACK OF URGENCY. 2000 CHARACTERS IS NOT ENOUGH. I WILL ALSO CALL. THANK YOU, JAMES A. JENSEN JR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829778November 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ENGINE OVERHEATING; VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE AND DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO SHOW THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829533October 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER LEAKED OUT AND WITHIN 1/2 HOUR OF DRIVING ON ROAD, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY. ENTIRE ENGINE WAS INTERNALLY DAMAGED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700091October 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANG AND THEY HAD REPAIRED MANY VEHICLES DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WITH ONLY 21000 MILES THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. FORD MOTOR SHOULD EXTEND THEIR WARRENTY TO COVER THIS PART OR RECALL THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828721October 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DUE TO LOOSE WIRING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS EXTERIOR AND INTERIORS LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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