1995 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

THE HEAD GASKET IN THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAVE BEEN FINDING MORE AND MORE REPORTS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKETS IN THAT MODEL ENGINE. *AK

I HAVE IDENTICAL HEAD GASKET,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION AND PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE FROM FORD I AM CONTACTING THEM ONE LAST TIME. ON APRIL 16 I WILL START A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPIAGN IN MY AREA TO INFORM EVERYONE OF MY PROBELMS WITH FORD AND THEIR PRODUCTS. I WANT MY CAR FIXED . FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBELMS AND WILL NOT FIX THEM. I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND NO MONEY TO FIX THIS NEW YARD ORNAMENT. *AK

DRIVING AT 25MPH THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND THE TEMP INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED DIRECTLY INTO SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. PERSONALLY VISITED MY DEALER(100 MILES FROM BREAKDOWN) AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS COVERED( BECAUSE OF A RECALL ON 3.8 ENGINES FROM FORD. HE HAD A BRAND NEW CLAIM ON A MUSTANG ON HIS DESK AND SAID THEY WERE HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 3-4 WEEKS. I CALLED ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BROKEDOWN AND THEY SAID THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED ON MUSTANGS YET SHE SAID THEY MAY EVENTUALLY BE INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE MUSTANGS ALSO. SHE ASSURED ME THAT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED IF A RECALL WAS TO HAPPEN. THE CAR HAS A DOCUMENTED SERVICE RECORD. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. IN MY OPINION THE 3.8 ENGINE ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THE DETERMINATION WAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS ONLY BUT I FEEL BECAUSE OF MOST PROBLEMS COMING FROM THEM. THEY ACCOUNT FOR MOST CARS MANUFACTURED TODAY. REAR WHEEL DRIVE(MUSTANG) WAS PROBABLY RULED OUT BECAUSE OF FEWER REPORTS OF PROBLEMS. I LIKE FORDS. I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN MANY OF THEM. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM. *AK

THIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. BOTH VEHICLES ENGINES HAVE BULLITINS ON THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE MUSTANG HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I RUN SYNTHETIC OIL IN THIS CAR AND HAVE CHANGED THE ANTIFREEZE EVERY 20000 MILES. I CHANGE THE OIL AT 3000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY . THIS IS THE ONLY REASON IT HAS LASTED THIS LONG. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND QUITE MAKING EXCUSES.RRESS/CYTRH

AFTER REPLACING THE THEMOSTAT,WATERPUMP, COOLANT, AND FLUSHING THE COOLING SYSTEM, DUE TO OVERHEATING, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED MY THERMOSTAT AGAIN, AND FLUSHED THE COOLANT SYSTEM AGAIN, AND CHARGED ME $120. THE CAR STILL OVERHEATED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WS A HEAD GASKET. REPAIRS COST AN ADDITIONAL $1150. FORD HAS ADMITTED A DEFECT ON THIS ENGINE YET WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO MUSTANGS. THE DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN DISCOUNT THE FINAL BILL FOR HIS MISDIAGNOSIS THE FIRST TIME. *AK

THE FORD WINDSTAR OF THE SAME YEAR AND SAME MOTER SIZE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THE THE MUSTANG WITH THE SAME ENGINE WOULDN'T BE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A CAR OF THIS AGE. FORD IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET FAILURES IN MUSTANGS. THEY ARE, HOWEVER, RECOGNIZING THE WINDSTAR FAILURES WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND SECRETLY REIMBURSING OWNERS. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET; BROKEN/DAMAGED VALVE; DAMAGE TO TOP OF A PISTON; POSSIBLE OTHER DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *AK

I AM FAITHFUL IN PREFORMING THE NECESSARY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE STEPS ON MY FORD MUSTANG. THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT ONLY 92,000 MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. FORD RECENTLY CONTACTED WINDSTAR OWNERS BECAUSE OF PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS ON 3.8 LITER ENGINES. BUT THEY HAVE NOT INCLUDED THE MUSTANG. WHEN I GO ON THE INTERNET AT YAHOO MESSAGE BOARDS REGARDING FORD I FIND MANY MORE FORD CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT FORD HAS MANUFACTURED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT IS PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. TO DATE THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE +$1,900 REPAIR BILL. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DOT TO INQUIRE AS TO THE NUMBER OF REPORTED AND/OR REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS ON 3.8 LITER ENGINES AND DETREMINE WHY FORD HAS NOT INCLUDED THE MUSTANG. *AK

TYPICAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON MUSTANG. 95 MODELS OF OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEING COVERED, BUT MUSTANGS ARE NOT. APPARENTLY, THE SAME 3.8L ENGINE IS USED, AS WELL AS THE SAME HEAD GASKET. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HELP DESPITE SERIOUS TREND OF OCCURRENCES AND ONLY 700 MILES BEYOND WARRANTY. *AK