1995 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAME ENGINE IN OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. WHY AREN'T THEY ADMITTING THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE MUSTANG AS WELL. IS IT THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES ARE OWNED BY OLDER PEOPLE WHO HAVE TIME TO RAISE HELL ABOUT IT. ARE THEY JUST HOPING THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MUSTANG SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT THE MONEY TO HAVE THEM FIXED? I FIND THIS OFFENSIVE. PLEASE GO TO WAR FOR US WE NEED SOME RELIEF IN THIS REGARD. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP COMMON PEOPLE FIGHT WITH BIG BUSINESS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED, INQUIRY CONCERNING RECALL. *AK

HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, AND ENGINE TO SEIZE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

4.8 ENGING BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, BUT GASEDT REPLACED ON 3/9/00. SEE NY TIMES ARTICLE OF MARCH 12. "FORD TO COMPENSATE OWNERS OVER V-6 PROBLEMS. BUT NOT MUSTANG. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDS REPAIR AS WELL AS 02 SENSORS DUE TO ENGINE LEAKING COOLANT, NEEDS NEW WATER PUMP. FORD SAYS THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BECAUSE "THE HEAD GASKETS SIMPLY WEAR OUT OVER TIME." NO SATISFACTION FROM FORD NATIONAL OR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. REPAIR COSTS ESTIMATED AT APPROX $3,000 FROM LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP.

WHILE DRIVING ON STREET, TRAVELING 10MPH, NOTICED IT WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR, AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS RUNNING HOT. ALL OF A SUDDEN A WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK

MANY MUSTANG OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCEING THE SAME OVERHEAD GASKET PROBLEMS THAT THE WINDSTAR AND TAURUS WERE JUST GIVEN AN EXSTENDED SERVICE PLAN FOR. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE SAME EGINE THAT IS USED IN THE WINDSTAR (3.8L V6) SO I AM QUESTIONING THE FACT THE MUSTANG WAS LEFT OUT OF THE ESP. *AK

ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND STARTED BLOWING STEAM OUT OF THE EXHAUST ON 3/8/00 AT 56828 MILES. *AK

I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY HEATER WENT OUT. AFTER HAVING THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING $1600.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE SUCH AS A "ENGINE CHECK" LIGHT OR FLUID LEAKAGE. UNTIL I CONFRONTED THE DEALER THAT I WAS TOLD THE 3.8L ENGINE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS THEY ACTED AS THOUGH THEY KNEW NOTHING OF A PROBLEM. THEN I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS ONLY ON THAT ENGINE WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES, NOT REAR WHEEL DRIVE SUCH AS MY MUSTANG. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT DIFFERENCE THAT WOULD MAKE. IF I SHOULD BE LODGING A COMPLAINT ELSEWHERE THEN PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 45 MPH AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I NEVER REGISTERED A HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP, AND THEY TOPLD ME I BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS, AND FORD IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS. I WANT MY MONEY BACK, IT COST OVER $1000 TO FIX THE BLOODY THING. *AK

NOTICED MUSTANG OVERHEATED ON A SUNDAY NIGHT. TOOK TO MECHANIC NEXT MORNING. CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. TOLD THERE WAS POSSIBLE COVERAGE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD ONLY THE TAURUS, WINSTAR AND SABLE WERE COVERED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE MUSTANG'S HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENGINE AND WERE NOT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER 3.8 V-6. *AK