Ford Mustang Complaints (1994)

372 consumer complaints on file.

#887957May 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886808April 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3.8L V6 ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING/ WHITE SMOKE AND LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE ALSO CONTACTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744253April 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY MUSTANG SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE AND THOUGHT I WAS VERY STRANGE THIS CAR WOULD EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS DUE TO IT'S MILEAGE AND AGE. THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AT EXACT SPEED INTERVALS AND VIBRATE. I HAVE PUT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I THEN FOUND THE PROBLEM LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE MFG. AND AM VERY UPSET CAR OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE SAVED ME TIME AND MONEY. I FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE AND THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART/ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742862March 22, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
CAR SHAKING AND MISS FIRING ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WHEN ACCERLATION SPEEDMETER JUMPS FROM 1 2 RPM AND SHOTS TO ONE CAR SHAKES LOSES POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883474March 20, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS COME LOOSE FROM ANCHORS AND ATTATCHMENTS. SEAT ROCKS WHEN DRIVING. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742638March 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE. I UNDERSTAND FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING FOR THE OWNERS OF MUSTANGS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741982March 5, 2001
SEATS
METAL COMPONENT OF DRIVER SIDE SEAT, WHICH BOLTS TO FLOOR, SNAPPED. THERE ARE FOUR (4) PREVIOUS REPORTS TO NHTSA OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS: ODI ID 537368 ON 06/24/1998; ODI ID 704022 ON 02/24/1999; ODI ID 711299 ON 09/04/1999; AND ODI ID 862765 ON 05/29/2000. SINCE THERE WERE NO REPORTS PRIOR TO 06/24/1998, DOES THIS POSSIBLY SUGGEST METAL FATIGUE IN COMPONENT USED TO MOUNT SEAT TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881837March 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF A TSB THAT WAS ISSUED BY MANUFACTURER. BUT, SINCE VEHCLE WAS OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES DEALER WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY SENT A LETTER OUT IN APRIL 2000, BUT CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741608February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SECOND COMPLAINT - A RESPONSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD AND WILL ATTEMPT TO FILE LEGAL ACTION. NO SAFETY DEFEC T LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741618February 27, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED WITHOUT ME KNOWING. NO SAFETY DEFEC MENTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741535February 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741183February 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON MAY OF 2000, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATING THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. UPON RECEIVING THIS LETTER MAY 11, 2000 I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR CO. AND ASKED THEM IF I COULD BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAD TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN BEFORE IT COULD BE DETECTED. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND A HALF AND NOW THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED. MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE CAR VIBRATED AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AN ORANGE LIQUID LEAKED OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE AND WHITE SMOKE ALSO POORED OUT OF THE PIPE. HE MANAGED TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC I HAVE KNOW FOR QUITE SOMETIME, HE INFORMED ME IT WAS DEFINATE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO, THEY WERE EXTREMELY RUDE AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE HANDLED WITH THEM BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO SUFFER FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. I WAS NOT TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS ANY SORT OF PROBLEM THAT MIGHT OCCUR BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PART. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ASAP. WHEN I WAS ON-LINE I FOUND NUMEROUS MUSTANG OWNERS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS ME. I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE THIS COMPANY PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE, ESPECIALLY A MISTAKE THAT COULD BE FATAL. THANK YOU, [XXX] [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880019February 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#559119January 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE TAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DEFROSTER CAME OFF CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED AND ALMOST A YEAR LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE TAB CAME OFF. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739439January 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAULTY GASKET CAUSED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKAGE...TOTAL LOSS...HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS - FORD SHOULD RECALL...AND ENGINE SHOULD LAST BEYOND 50000 MILES....POOR QUALITY SHOULD BE COMPENSATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738957January 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW FUSING SOMETHING ELSE AND REQUIRING AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876724December 19, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS STUCK. IT CANNOT BE USED, AND LEAVES OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT DURING A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737738December 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET OUT? WARRANTY RECALL? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876375December 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENIGNE. DEALER WILL NOT COVER HEAD GASKET BECAUSE ITS WARRANTY EXPIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737495December 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED THE CAR IT WASNT EVEN A MONTH AND THE FIRST HEADGASKET BLEW, NEXT IT HAPPENED ONE YEAR TO THE DATE AS SOON AS COLD WEATHER CAME AROUND. THEN THE 3RD HAPPENED A YEAR FOLLOWING THAT DATE (COMING AGAIN INTO COLD WEATHER. ) NOW I'M INTO ESTIMATES REACHING UP TO OVER $2000 IN REPAIR AND MACHINED HEAD WORK. FINALLY, I AM AT MY 4TH!!! NOW I AM INTO AN ADDITONAL HEAD GASKET REPAIR. THIS IS VERY AGGRAVATTING BECAUSE I LOVE MUSTANGS. PLEASE CONTACT IF ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE WILL HELP ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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