1998 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 50.000 & FRIED THE BATTERY ALSO COST 275.00 WITH LABOR WANT REINBUSTMENT FOR THE PARTS & LABOR THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN AT THAT MILEAGE

I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR ON THE LEFT CORNER WHILE IN THE CENTER LANE OF I-435 RIGHT BEFORE AN EXIT.. DIFERENTIAL SPEED OF APPROX.25 MPH. THE SEAT SLID BACK ON THE TRACKS AND THE SEAT BACK FAILED LEAVING ME LOOKING AT THE CEILING. MY FEET NO LONGER REACHED THE PEDALS AND MY HANDS BARELY REACHED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WENT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFIC INTO A DITCH AND PARTIALLY UP AN EMBANKMENT. HAD THE SEAT NOT FAILED I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STAYED ON THE ROAD. THE DAMAGE ESTIMATE SHOWED $3000 OF THE TOTAL $5000 TO BE IN THE FRONT END ! I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER OR SIMILAR SIZED TRUCK AS I WAS CROSSING THE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TOWARD THE DITCH. AS THIS WAS A DIVIDED INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THE OTHER WAY ACROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC.(LUCKILY WE HAVE A CABLE BARIER SYSTEM IN PLACE.) THE POINT IS, LOSS OF CONTROL OVER A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.*AK

NOISE FROM FRONT END AT ALL SPEEDS AND BOTH SIDES. GOES AWAY WHEN BRAKS ARE PRESSED OR WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SHARP. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS.*AK

CONSUMER FILLED TANK UP, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER FUEL STARTED LEAKING OUT. FUEL OVERFLOWED, PASSING BY RUBBER GROMMET AND SPILLING OUT. CONSUMER IS HAVING VEHICLE INSPECTED. *PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE FORM.**AK

CONSUMER HAS TWO FORD MUSTANGS, 1998 AFFECTED BY RECALL 00V349000. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ARE: [XXX] AND [XXX]. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO ORDER THE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2001. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD BEGAN TO COME UP ABOUT 1 INCH, THE HOOD IS BOLTED ON BUT THE BOLTS DONT SEEM TO KEEP IT STABLE DURING HIGH SPEED. NLM

REAR WHEELS MADE LOUD CLINKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT REAR BEARINGS NEEDEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 28 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES,BUT DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THIS ALSO DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION/ WENT ABOUT 6 BLOCKS/HIT CURB ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD/CROSSED ROAD TO AVOID A ONCOMING VEHICLE, AND HIT A DUMP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 45 MPH. A POLICE WITNESS ESTIMATED SPEED TO BE HIGHER. CONSUMER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. CONSTRUCTION WORKER NEAR DUMP TRUCK WAS ALSO SEVERLY INJURED. BOTH IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THIS TIME. AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IMPOUNDED BY POLICE TO INVESTIGATE. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PHILIP C. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY. *AK

ON STARTUP, MOST OFTEN BUT NOT LIMITED TO AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, ENGINE PRODUCES A 'CLICKING' OR 'RACHETING' NOISE. WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED TO OFF, STARTER GRINDS AND MAKES HORRIBLE NOISE AS IF 'STARTING A CAR THAT IS ALREADY RUNNING'... IN ORDER TO TURN ENGINE OFF FIRST I MUST CRANK KEY TO START POSITION, WHERE STARTER THEN GRINDS AND WHIRS BECAUSE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THEN BACK TO OFF POSITION BEFORE ENGINE WILL KILL. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN CAR WHEN CAR STARTS UP WITH 'CLICKING/RACHETING' NOISE... I ALWAYS TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER 1 MONTH OF OWNERSHIP AND IS SEEMINGLY RANDOM?... # OF OCCURANCES IS APPROX.10-15 TIMES OVER 3 YEARS... 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM... STRANGE. *AK

THE STALLING PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR STALLS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED (IN NEUTRAL GEAR). THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO LOSE POWER, CAUSING ME TO DO WHATEVER NOT TO CRASH. I KNOW OF OTHER MUSTANGS NOTICING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO FIX IT.