1995 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER LOSES POWER AND GAS MEILAGE. *AK

FRONT BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HYDROPLAINING, AND ITS HARD TO KEEP CONTROL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING/TURNING VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. A MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT OUTER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 95V134000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, POSSIBLY DAMAGING ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00M10, HOWEVER FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE AND CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE 1994 & 1995 FORD MUSTANG ENGINES HAD AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BY FORD DEALERS. FORD DEALERS IN SOME CASES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES AND TOLD CONSUMERS THAT FORD HAD PUT A NEW ENGINE, HOWEVER, CONSUMERS WERE NOT TOLD THAT FORD HAD USED HELICOILS ON THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCKS. HELICOILS IS A CHEAP, QUICK FIX, AND NON-PERMANANT GAUGET TO REPAIR STRIPPED TREADS. CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE UNTIL THE CAR IS TAKEN FOR A TUNE-UP OR THE HELICOILS FAIL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER ADDITIONAL REPAIRS IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR ANOTHER HEAD JOB. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BEFORE 100,000 MILES. THE HEAD GASKETS GOING OUT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN MUSTANGS. *AK

SEEN FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.*AK

ENGINE IS OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, PAST 220 DEGREE MARK AND RISING. THIS IS AFFECTING OPERATION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ALUMINUM HEADS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF OVERHEATING. THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE, AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS IN ENGINE. *AK

IF THIS WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES (SAME MODEL YEAR) WHY DID FORD LEAVE OUT THE MUSTANG? I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OWNERS OF 195 WINDSTAR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR FREE ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOWS THAT FORD ADMITS A DEFECT, YET THEY FAIL TO INCLUDE MUSTANGS IN THIS GROUP. THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE IS THE SAME FOR ALL FORD VEHICLES. WHEN THEY HAD THE HOOD SEPARATION PROBLEM ON WINDSTAR, THEY ALSO RECALLED MUSTANGS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD ALSO RECALL THE MUSTANG FOR INFERIOR MATERIALS USED FOR THE FRONT COVER GASKET. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF, I CAN LEAD TO LARGER PROBLEMS. WITH THIS ECONOMY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $600 DOLLARS LAYING AROUND. URGE FORD TO INCLUDE MUSTANGS IN THIS GROUP.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES,REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER. *JB