1998 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V349000) CONSUMER STATES APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT READY BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISIFED WITH THE WAY SITUATION WAS HANDLED BECAUSE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE IN ADVANCE AND HE FEELS PART SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN THERE. *JB

00 V 3490 000/PARKING BRAKE PAWL: WHILE MAKING A STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ROLL DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK

REAR SWAY BAR IS HOLLOW AND THE ENDS ARE PRESSED, THAT'S WHERE IT SNAPPED. SUPPOSSEDLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SO I WANTED TO REPORT IT IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL SOMEDAY RECALL IT. THEY ALREADY HAVE PRODUCED A NEW PIECE THAT ISN'T HOLLOW AND SUPPOSEDLY MUCH STRONGER, SO THEY MUST KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM.*AK

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN GOES OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOMETIME BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE CHECKED. REAR SUSPENSION FEELS AS IF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS HAVE ALREADY FAILED, CAUSING HARDER THAN NORMAL SHOCKS SPECIALLY WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR DEEPS ON THE ROAD. KEY GETS STOCK ON THE IGNITION WHEN PARKING AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS IN AN ATTEMP TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. APPRECIATE ANY ASSIATANCE AND SUGGESTIONS YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH RESPECT TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED TO YOU.*AK

VEHICLE SHIFTS ON ITS OWN, BURNING THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-349 CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE

CONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING FUEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FOUND A LEAK IN FUEL LINES, AND ALL 6 INJECTORS WERE LEAKING. *AK

WHILE STOPPED A TRAFFIC LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE REAR OF THE CONSUMER CAR AT 30-40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE AND THE SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SLIP UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE STRAIN TO THE NECK AND BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE AND LEG, THE PASSENGER ALSO RECEIVED A STRAINED NECK. NLM

HAD A SHORT IN THE GAS TANK DUE TO A WIRE CHAFFED DUE TO THE FACTORY INSTALLATION.*AK

VEHICLE STRUCK IN REAR WHILE DOING APPROX. 15 MPH BY VEHICLE DOING APPROX. 40MPG ,DRIVERS SEAT SNAP BACK TO FULL RECLINING POSITION, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. *AK