1998 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL TO OPERATE. IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF COAXING TO CAUSE THE SEALT BELTS TO RETRACT, IF AT ALL. THE PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR IS THE WORSE OF THE TWO AND IS USED FAR, FAR LESS. THIS LEADS ME TO BELEIVE IT IS NOT A SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR FROM USE ISSUE.

FAILURE TO IDLE RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, NO RESERVE ON POWER BRAKES. DT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT THE TIME BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. ALSO CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS ON A COLLISION AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOST WHICH IT MEANS CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND BURST CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PROBLEM OCCURED DUE TO COMPONENT BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. MR

ENGINE ACCELERATED FOUR TIMES AT A HIGH RPM FROM AN IDLE POSITION WHILE THE MOTOTR WAS ENGAGED. DT *TS

WE TOOK CAR IN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK A NOISE WE HAD HEARD IN THE REAR END. THEY TORE INTO THE REAR END TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WHOLE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $1600. WE QUESTIONED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. WE WERE TOLD IT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO PRELOAD ON THE AXEL. WE COMPLAINED TO FORD HEADQUARTERS TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD ANSWER. THIS IS A PREMIUM CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND ALWAYS DRIVEN BY ADULTS, AND ONLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE WERE GIVEN NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHY THERE WAS NO PRELOAD, OTHER THAN THE CAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED ON MONDAY RATHER THAN TUESDAY. DT

VEHICLE IS HARD TO START. SOMETIMES HAS ALOT OF HESITATION OR MISSING ON TAKEOFF OR REVERSE. ALSO, NORMALLY HAVE TO KILL ENGINE 1-2 TIMES BEFORE PROPER ENGINE IDLE OCCURES. DT

SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO NORMAL POSITION, CAUSING IT TO BE HARD TO PULL AND RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM, CONSUMER WILL BE FORCED NOT TO HAVE A SEAT BELT ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT BOTTOM HALF BROKE. CONSUMER WILL FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF COMPARTMENT.*AK