1995 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND SMOKING. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT HEAD GASKET PROGRAM, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS TOO LATE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A RECALL REPAIRS DONEON ENGINE COOLING FAN. BUT SOON AFTER TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF DEALER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT THERE WAS A BIG PUDDLE OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANY WORK ON VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT.*JB

THE GAUGE FOR THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS RISING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SECTION OF THE GAUGE LABELED HOT. FORD LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THUS RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXPENSE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL DATED MAY 2000-NOVEMBER 2000. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. FORD, KNOWING THAT THESE HEAD GASKETS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY, REFUSED TO GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION ON THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR THE COMPANY AND, UNFORTUNATELY, VERY COSTLY FOR THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY SAME THING!!*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING.*SLC

VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 15-JAN-2002 FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V390000/ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL AND DRIVEN 35 MPH, ENGINE OVERHEATED AND VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED ENGINE COOLING FAN HAS FAILED AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING HAD FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY SAID THAT FIRE HAD STARTED AT COOLING FAN, JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 01 I 011 000. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND LOSE POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN 65 MPH HOOD RISES AND VIBRATES DUE TO BROKEN HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK