Ford Mustang Complaints (1997)

214 consumer complaints on file.

#831760December 4, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE LOSS. DEALER STATES THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE THE BRAKES OVERHEATING. *AK CONSUMER HAD A REPLACEMENT HOSE INSTALLED AND WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKES, THE LEFT FRONT HOSE FAILED, BOTH FAULTY HOSES APPEARED TO HAVE MELTED OUT OF THE CALIPER FITTING, THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO FAILURE OCCURRING WHILE ON A RACE TRACK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700963November 28, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION CRACKED AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700663November 16, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CABLE LINKAGE CAME LOOSE FORM THE CARBORATOR AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540667September 8, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AND CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540408August 26, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827189August 25, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539628August 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO REAR END AXLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538109July 24, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONNECTING PART TO GAS TANK CAME LOOSE RESULTING IN LEAKING GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538183July 22, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RUBBER HOSE SEPARATED FROM BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539009July 9, 1998
TIRES
TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACE AT 13,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538122July 9, 1998
SUSPENSION
THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IT IS DRIVEN BETWEEN 57 - 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537441June 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE OVERHEATS DAILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537153June 20, 1998
SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE 3.8 CONVERTIBLE MUSTANGS. THAT THEY ALL DID THIS. WHOLE CAR SHAKES AT 55 TO 70MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824195June 11, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT POPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING AND THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535725May 19, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822877April 29, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS A CLICKING AND SQUEALING NOISE IN THE FRONT/RIGHT/ENGINE, THE NOISE IS SOUNDED FROM START UP TO 55 MPH. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SIX TIMES, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY IS STILL BEING HONORED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REMEDIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534616April 18, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED/VIBRATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533642April 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532637March 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE PINGS UNDER LOAD AND/OR ACCELERATION BETWEEN ROUGHLY 3,500 AND 4,700 RPMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532519March 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AFTER DECELERATING AND THE ACCELERATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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