1995 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

ON 2/1/02 CAR WAS RUNNING HOT, FAN MOTOR OUT, REPLACED FAN MOTOR $239.62, ON 2/5/03 CAR RUNNING OUT, TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKETS BLOWN, COOLING FAN WORKING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BDR AUTOMOTIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. THEN IN OCTOBER 2003 CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT AGAIN, MECHANIC TOM AT PROGRAM AUTO REPLACED HEADS, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, CAR CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. MECHANIC TOM TOLD US TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT SENSOR, WE CHANGED SENSOR. CONTINUED RUNNING HOT. MECHANIC TOM FOUND HOLE IN HEATER COIL, REROUTED HOSE TO ENGINE, BYPASSING HEATER, 2 DAYS LATER WE HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AGAIN. CAR IS STILL RUNNING HOT. COULD IT BE THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER ISSUE THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD? *NM

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY VEHICLE. VIBRATION/SHUDDER IN LIGHT ACCELERATION.*AK

1995 - FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE WHITE V6 - PAINT IS PEELING OFF ALL OVER THE CAR AND HAS NOT HAD REPEATED SUN DAMAGE BUT KEEPS CHIPPING AND CHIPPING AND CHIPPING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM A COLLEGE JUNIOR AND DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR USING BAD PAINT!

THE PAINT ON MY WHITE CONVERTABLE MUSTANG HAS BEEN PEELING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD,I HAVE BEEN SPOT PATCHING IT. WELL THE OTHER DAY WHILE WASHING IT THE PAINT ON THE REAR PANEL JUST FLEW OFF AND HAS WATER UNDER AN EXTREMELY LARGE PIECE THAT WILL SOON FALL OFF WITHOUT GETTING IT REPAIRED.THE PAINT HAS ALWAYS SEEM TO NOT REALLY BEEN ADHEARED TO THE CAR WELL.HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BUMPER REPAINTED PRIER TO THIS. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PAINT? IT SHOULD WEAR OUT NOT FALL OFF! *AK

TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING BEFORE CHANGING INTO CORRECT GEAR. *JB

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKETS CRACKED. THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1995 FORD MUSTANG IN APRIL OF 2003 WITH DECENT MILES ABOUT 73000. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING AND NOW DISCOVERED MY HEAD GASKET BLEW. I HAVE HEARD OF RECALLS FOR THIS BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ANYWHERE FOR SURE. ONE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOT ONE OUT FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEN THE OTHER DAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS YOU WOULD HOPE THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN EXPIRATION DATE PLACED ON A GENERAL RECALL LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP, DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

BLOWN HEAD GASKET IN MY 1995 MUSTANG. THIS MUSTANG HAS THE 3.8L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE PURCHASE, AND CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 77600 MILES ON IT. GASKET BLEW DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEEING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM AFTER HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN LODGED. I WAS TOLD THAT WHILE THERE WERE 3 CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, THAT THE RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET HAD EXPIRED. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME 1700.00 + WHILE I DO REALIZE THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO A 7 YEAR 100,000 MILE AND I AM OVER THE TIME FRAME(7 YEARS) THIS VEHICLE IS STILL WELL UNDER THE MILEAGE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD REMOTELY HAPPEN.. SO NOW I AM BEING PENALIZED FOR PURCHASING A PRODUCT WITH POORLY DESIGNED COMPONENTS. FORD HAS OFFERED NO RECOURSE (EXCEPT TO LET ME PAY FOR THEIR ERROR).. THIS IS WHY I WILL ABSOLUTELY NEVER PURCHASE ANY FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.. ADDITIONALLY I WILL ADVISE ALL OF MY AQQUAINTANCES OF THIS SITUATION AND FORDS (NON) RESPONSE. *AK

GAS TANK BURST A SPRAYING LEAK OF FUEL AT THE SIDE FILLER TUBE CONNECTOR WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OCCURING. APPROXIMATELY FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL SPRAYED OUT, CAUSING FUEL TO RUN OUT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CHASSIS AND DRIPPING OUT ON THE SIDES OF THE CAR.*AK MY WIFE'S SHOES AND FEET WERE SOAKED WITH GASOLINE FROM JUST STANDING BY THE CAR. THIS LEAK IS NOT FROM A BREATHER TUBE AT THE TOP OF THE TANK. THIS LEAK IS AT THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TANK AT THE FILLER TUBE CONNECTION. HAS A RECALL BEEN RECOGNIZED? THIS COULD BE DISASTEROUS IN AN IMPACT AUTO CRASH! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO ASSIST THE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FUEL SPRAYING.

ON FEB. 17, 2004 I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A KIA SPORTAGE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE AT THE TIME. WHEN I WAS STRUCK IT THRUST MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR OF THE ECLIPSE. MY AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. I AM POSITIVE THAT THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINE TO DEPLOY. MY 2 CHILDREN, AS WELL AS MYSELF RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND SHOULDER/NECK INJURIES. I FEEL THAT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO COME OUT OF THIS UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT ALIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. WHO CAN WE CONTACT ABOUT RETRIEVING THE INFORMATION FROM THE BLACK BOX? WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADVISED TO SECURE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAN BE INVESTIGATED. WE WILL ALSO PHOTOGRAPH THE OTHER 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED, AS THIS MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO INVESTIGATE. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ALL 3 VEHICLES HAVE BEEN TOTALED. *JB