Ford Mustang Complaints (1998)

305 consumer complaints on file.

#700501November 11, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
DRIVING AT 40 MPH STARTED INTO TURN BUT NOT YET TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR VIERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A FARMERS FIELD. I WAS ONLY BRUISED BUT THE CAR IS DAMAGED. FORD SERVICE REP. IS STATING THE CAR IS SHOWING NO FAULTY CODES. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY JUST THREE WEEKS EARLIER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR NO APPARENT REASON BACK IN JULY AND AUGUST FINALLY FIXED THEY REPLACED THE STARTER (FORD)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#700516November 11, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL IN A BRAKE AND STEER SITUATION. STEERING WORKS AS EXPECTED, UNTIL PRESSURE IS APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME STEERING IS NEEDED IN A PANIC EVASIVE STOP. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL SINCE ALL OF THE VEHICLES CHECKED DO THE SAME. WOULD LIKE NOT TO HAVE NAME RELEASED DO TO EMPLOYMENT REASONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700369November 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUMMARY NOT PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542418November 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829431October 26, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THEY WITNESSED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION VENTS. AFTER WITNESSING THE SMOKE, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FLAMES. A NEARBY DRIVER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE EXTINGUISHER, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE THAT TOUCHED THE METAL AND SPARKED A FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829387October 23, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE DEFECTIVE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE UP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, HITTING A TREE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS STILL IN THE "UP POSITION" AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525316October 14, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828705October 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION(IMPACT SPEED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH), AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALLING $4,614. 51. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828288September 28, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE LOSES A LOT OF FUEL. CONTACTED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CORRECT THE PROMBLEM, BUT THEY WON'T. THE OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540845September 13, 1998
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE OUTER SIDE WALL SPLIT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827703September 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE POPS OUT OF GEAR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540757September 2, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
IN DRY DRIVING CONDITION THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT AND THEN QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER COMPENSATED TO THE LEFT AND THEN TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF TREES IN THE MEDIAN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540490September 1, 1998
STEERING
NOT IDENTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826289August 5, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER CENTER ARM REST AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO BE START. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826328August 5, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN VEHICLE COMING OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825639July 21, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCLERATED IN A FAST SPEED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WENT AT A HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537622June 29, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, FORCING AN EMERGENCY EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEARLERSHIP AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED ADVISING DEALERS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A WAX RING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS BREAKING APART AND THE WAX PIECES WERE LODGING IN THE FUEL PUMP CASING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER. NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THE CARS WERE ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824115June 9, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING UP HILL BETWEEN 30-45 MPH VEHICLE BOTTOMED OUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM FUEL RELAY CUT OFF SWITCH FAILED. OWNER HAD NO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#536216June 3, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRUNK EDGE IS VERY SHARP, INJURING CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536369May 31, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS CONTINUED TO SMOKE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPLOYMENT, DUE TO CRASH, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO USE CO2 TO PREVENT FIRE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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