Ford Mustang Complaints (1994)

372 consumer complaints on file.

#737498December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ORDERED VEHICLE IN 1994, HAD IT 2 DAYS WHEN A RATTLING STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH, WAS AN UNTIGHTENED BOLT. IN SUMMER/1995, A/C DIDN'T WORK. IN SPRING/1996, TRANSMISSION WAS VIBRATING ON INCLINES AT 25 TO 30 MPH. IN SPRING/SUMMER 1997, TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING TACTOMETER TO RACE TO 3000RPM WHEN ONLY GOING 25 MPH. IN WINTER OF 2000, VEHICLE OVERHEATED, REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE. AFTER OVERHEATING 3 TIMES, AND FINALLY HAVING TO BE TOWED, IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM FORCING COOLENT OUT OF THE OVERFLOW RESERVE. MECHANIC SAW THIS ONLY HAPPEN IN 3 OTHER VEHICLES.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737394December 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATED; HAD TO HAVE RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP REPLACED; SAME THING HAPPEN; NOTIFIED OF ENGINE GASKET FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737026November 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH WHERE YOU PUT KEY IN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. MANY TIMES ITS HARD TO GET THE KEY IN AND OUT. OTHER TIMES ITS VERY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO START. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND THEY ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM!!*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875578November 28, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. NEEDS TO JIGGLE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO TURN LIGHTS BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735878November 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
CAR OVERHEATED. WATER PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO LEAK IN JULY 2000. CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN 11/2/00. RADIATOR CHECKED, AND SHOWED MINIMAL LEAK BUT WAS REPAIRED ON 11/3/00. TEMP REMAINED NORMAL THAT NIGHT AFTER REPAIR. THE NEXT MORNING, 11/4/00, CAR OVERHEATED. PUT WATER IN OVERFLOW CONTAINER. CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. RETURNED CAR HOME AT WHICH TIME WHITE SMOKE AND WATER WAS BLOWING OUT THE TAILPIPE. UPON INSPECTION, HEAD GASKET ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS BLOWN. WILL CHECK THE HEAD TOMORROW TO FIND OUT IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735724November 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE OTHER 3.8L ENGINES MADE BY FORD WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. TO GO ALONG WITH THE COST OF THE GASKET I ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR THE TIME IT TAKES FOR MY REPAIRS TO BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735102October 25, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD KNOCKING THAT EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE AND THE GASKET BLEW IN #4 CYLINDER, AND COOLANT IN TWO OTHERS. THE TWO OTHERS WERE GOING TO BLOW SOON. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734307October 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872871October 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER ABOUT 30 OR LONGER IT WILL START BACK UP AGAIN. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY PUT IN A FUEL FILTER, AND DID A COMPRESSION CHECK. EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, BUT PROBLEM WITH STALLING WAS STILL THERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733935October 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FORD COMPANY IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, A FEW MONTHS AGO. AT THE TIME WE HAD NO PROBLEMS. BUT NOW THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN BUT FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE WE ARE 2000 MILES OVER THE EXTENDED WARRARANTY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THEY KNEW THEY HAD A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THEM AND FIXED THEM. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH GETTING THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE FORD USED SHODDY PARTS. WE STILL OWE 17 MORE MONTHS OF PAYMENTS AND I AM NOT VERY HAPPY TO SAY THE LEAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555529October 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING HEAD GASKETS, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE WORK DONE UNTIL VEHICLE STARTED EMITTING HEAVY SMOKE A FEW MONTHS LATER, DEALER INDICATED THAT SINCE THE FORM WASN'T RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE RECALL WASN'T REIMBURSABLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733213October 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD TO PUT LOTS OF MONEY INTO THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND IT NEVER RUNS RIGHT . NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731421September 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD TO REPLACE A LEAKING GASKET AT @ 60000 MILES. I DID CALL FORD BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. SINCE THE HEAD GASKET SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANGS, I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST--AROUND $1000--FOR REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730594September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT SINCE 1998. I'VE HAD IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD DIFFERENT THINGS EACH TIME. THE HEAD GASKET FINALLY BLEW IN JULY, 2000. FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD IT IN BEFORE FOR THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. SINCE FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE RECALL EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. I NEED HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729877September 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STALL AFTER STARTING WHILE PARKED.HOT WEATHER.SERVICE/ENGINE TUNE-UP FAILED TO REVEAL THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE STALLING SPORATICALLY CONTINUES ; AT LEAST SIX TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION ,IT HAD STARTED,BUT THEN TRIED TO STALL IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868762August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT FRONT TIRE SWABBLED BECAUSE THE STEEL BELT INSIDE OF THE TIRES SEPARATED. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE. SEARS WAS NOTIFIED AND THE ATTENDANT THERE SAID THAT THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728874August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
OUR VEHICLE HAS JUST STARTED OVER HEATING WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT ELECTRIC SWITCH TO MOVE SEAT FORWARD AND BACK WILL NOT MOVE THE SEAT, AND THE REAR SUSPENSION IS NIOSEY, UPON BACKING UP AND SLIGHT DIPS IN ROAD OR MORE THAT 2 PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE AT A TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728270August 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR ACTUALLY FAILED FOR BLOWN HEAD GASKETS (A PENDING RECALL) FOR WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WHEN THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIMING COVER GASKET ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WERE TOLD THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE HEAD GASKET RECALLS ALSO SEEM TO NEED THIS TIMING COVER GASKET, IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE INITIAL RECALL. PLEASE RESEARCH, BY CHECKING ALL RECALL VIN # AND REPAIR RECORDS, TO SEE IF THIS IS NOT A DEFECT THAT IS IN FACT CAUSED BY THE RECALLED HEAD GASKET DEFECT AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY FOR! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867906August 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWDOWN. KEPT APPLYING GAS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLIPPAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727173August 9, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED WITH A PROFESSIONAL GAUGE. THREAD BLEW OFF AND SIDES STAYED ON THE RIM. TIRE DISINTEGRATED....NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. ANYBODY WHO MAKES A TIRE LIKE THAT IS A NONPROPFESSIONAL, INCOMPETENT NITWIT!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 275/15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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