Ford Mustang Complaints (1998)

305 consumer complaints on file.

#706688May 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR, IF IT IS HOT AND HUMID, RAINING OR ABOVE FREEZING, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE A/C , HEATER OR VENT A MUSTY MILDEW SMELL COMES OUT OF THE VENTS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK THREE TIMES AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT. IT GOES BACK ON 5/24, IF THEY DON'T FIX IT WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING IT REPLACED OR BOUGHT BACK SINCE THE SMELL MAKES ME ILL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837843May 12, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHCILE ROLLED BACKWARDS, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837263April 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EVERYTIME THE OCCUPANT FILLS THE GAS TANK UP GAS FUMES ENTER INTO VEHICLE, CAUSING OCCUPANT TO FEEL SICK, AND CAN RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A TSB TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES ETC. BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837268April 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN, LEAVING CONSUMER WITH NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING/ ABS SYSTEM. WENT TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND CRASHED OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE STREET. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705794April 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, UPON STARTUP OF ENIGNE, A LOT OF CLICKING/TICKING NOISES FROM ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544919April 12, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE FULLY IN A FRONT END COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836650April 9, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A CURB, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TIRE WAS INFLATED BEFORE IT HIT THE CURB. ALSO ACCIDENT COST 2700.00 IN DAMAGES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705323April 6, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1. CONVERTIBLE ROOF WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHEN CAR WAS RECEIVED, .25# GAPS BETWEEN SEALS OF FRONT SECTION OF FOLDING ROOF. 2. HARSH NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING, DIAGNOSED TO BE "WATER DRIPPING ON EXHAUST PIPE" BY DEALER(?!!) A/C ALSO NOT STRONG-POSSIBLY REPLACED (NEVER FULLY TOLD) BRAKE SHOES/PADS ALSO WORKED ON. 3. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, GOING UPHILL, CAR BEGAN SLOWING DOWN, PULLED ONTO SHOULDER AS CAR STOPPED. DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544416March 11, 1999
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED CAUSING IT TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835281February 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED A DELAYED REACTION OF THE AIR BAGS. WHEN ACCIDENT WAS OVER AND WHILE CHECKING TO SEE IF EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE WAS OKAY, THE BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543912February 16, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SAFETY SEAT BELT SLIPS OUT OF THE GUIDE CONTINUALLY DUE TO DESIGN LOCATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703382February 16, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I APPLY BRAKES, ONE FRONT BRAKE LOCKS AND STEERING PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, SO HARD THAT IT WILL ALMOST PULL THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. THE STEERING ALSO LOCKS AND I CAN NOT STEER THE AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND RELEASE THE LOCKED BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703152February 10, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE CORNERING, STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN BRAKES ARE TAPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703157February 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF 4TH GEAR. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703159February 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE WOULD NOT START TURN OVER. SMOKE APPEARED AROUND PARKING BRAKE HANDLE. 1ST TIME DEALER REPLACED GROUND STRAP AND STARTER. OCCURED AGAIN 2 DAY LATER. DEALER UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN THAT SAME NIGHT. DEALER REPLACE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND PROBLEM CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703066February 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WENT TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE CAR TO PLACE MY BRIEFCASE, AND MY GYM BAG INSIDE. I THEN PUT THE PASSENGER SEAT UP, I PLACED MY BRIEFCASE ON THE SEAT, AND I SHUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AS I SHUT THE DOOR, I HEARD A LOUD SOUND OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ICE CRACKING OFF THE CAR. I WENT OVER TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FOUND THE WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND BLOWN OUT OF THE CAR. AT LEAST 80% OF THE GLASS FROM THE WINDOW WAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, ON THE GROUND. . I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE WINDOW SHATTERED IN SUCH A WAY BECAUSE I ASSUMED ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN MY CAR HAD SAFETY GLASS. THIS EVENTLY DISTURBED ME BECAUSE IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD OR A PASSENGER IN THAT BACK SEAT WHEN I HAD CLOSED THAT DOOR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. WHEN I FIRST LEASED MY MUSTANG IN JULY OF 1998, I HAD PROBLEMS PUTTING THAT WINDOW UP AFTER HAVING MY CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN. IT WOULD TAKE ME 2 OR 3 TRIES OF PRESSING THE ELECTRIC SWITCH UP AND DOWN UNTIL THAT WINDOW FINALLY SQUEALED ITS WAY ALL THE WAY UP THE TRACK. I NOW BELIEVE THAT THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS NOT PUT INTO THE TRACK PROPERLY, CAUSING SEVERE PRESSURE ON THE GLASS. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND PRESSURE FINALLY CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER WITH THE VIBRATIONS OF CLOSING THE DOOR. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BLOW OUTWARDS, AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, I FEEL THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR THIS WINDOW SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608970February 1, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
BOTH INSIDE DOOR PANELS FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608873February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
FAN MOTOR FAILED, CAUSED CAR TO OVERHEAT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606677February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607140February 1, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT LUMBAR SYSTEM ( AIR BLADDER ) FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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