1995 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

FUEL FILLER NECK GASKET THAT CONNECTS FUEL FILLER HOSE TO GASOLINE TANK LEAKS. LOOKS AS IF GASOLINE HAS EATEN AWAY THE RUBBER GASKET. *LA

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND MY ENGINE OVERHEATED CREATING A LARGE SMOKE CLOUD BEHING CAR ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I CHECK A FORD RECALLS WEBSITE AND IT SAYS THE HEAD GASKET HAS A 7YR OR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE 3.8L ENGINE. I CALL MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT CAMPAIGN ENDED IN 2001 AND EVEN IF IT WAS STILL ACTIVE MY CAR ACCORDING TO VIN NUMBER WOULDN'T EVEN QUALIFY. I THINK I'M GETTING SCREWED HERE. I AM MAD AND I FEEL I'M GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS FROM SOMEBODY. I HAVE BEEN A HUGE FORD FAN AND IF THEY DONT FIX THIS FOR ME I MGIHT CONSIDER GOING TO CHEVROLET.

IN JANUARY 2001, HEAD GASKET BLEW ON THE 1995 MUSTANG. LIMPED INTO FORD DEALER, WHO NOTIFIED ME OF A SILENT RECALL AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN MARCH 2001, ENGINE AGAIN STARTED RUNNING HOT, AND HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND WATER PUMP (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). IN LATE DEC 2003, ENGINE ONCE AGAIN RUNNING HOT, AND TOLD THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN BY DEALER. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATES THAT IF CYLINDERS HAD BEEN MACHINED DURING FIRST REPAIR, 2ND HEAD GASKET FAILURE WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKETS AND COOLING FAN HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD EITHER COVER THE TOTAL COST OR PARTIAL. THE LAST HEAD GASKET LEAK WOULD COST THE $2300. DOLLARS TO REPAIR WHICH THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK SHE SHOULD PAY. *PH

VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 95V134000. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WITH INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS. THE INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS COULD FRACTURE WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW UP ON 3.8L 1995 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. ENGINE HAS 60,000 MILES AND FORD REFUSES TO EVEN CONSIDER HELPING. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. *LA

HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG AND CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOLLOWING AN OCCURRENCE IN OCTOBER OF 2000 WHICH LEAD TO THE CAR BEING SERVICED AT COOK-WHITEHEAD FORD UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEAD GASKETS WITH THE FORD 3.8L ENGINES AND REPEATS OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE. SHE HAS SUGGESTED THAT I PAY ATTENTION AND THAT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THERE MAY POSSIBLY BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. I BELIEVE THAT SUB-STANDARD PARTS WERE USED TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX AN ALREADY BELOW STANDARD PART AND THAT PROPER PROCEDURES WERE NOT COMPLETED WHEN THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SERVICED. *JB

WHEN PULLING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE UP IT FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX PARKING BRAKE.*AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR FLOW UNIT AND SENSOR. *PH *JB

WHEN HOOKING THE AIR CONTROL MODULE SENSORS, THE RPMS RACED HIGH. CONSUMER HAD TO DEACTIVATE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DRIVE, BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS NOT HOOKED UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THE AIRFLOW UNIT HAD GONE BAD. *AK CONSUMER WROTE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP TO 3800 RPM'S WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW. *PH *JB

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 10/22/2002 FOR RECALL 01V390000 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING. AFTER THE REPAIRS, VEHICLE OVERHEATED EVERY DAY. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM; CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNDETERMINED. *AK