This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The gauge for the coolant temperature was rising all the way to the red section of the gauge labeled hot. Ford looked at the car and determined that it had a blown head gasket thus resulting in a major expense. I took my car in to be checked at the time of the recall dated May 2000-November 2000. They said it was fine. Ford, knowing that these head gaskets are failing prematurely, refused to give any consideration on the cost of the repair. I find this to be very unprofessional for the company and, unfortunately, very costly for the other hundreds of people who have had to deal with this very same thing!!
While consumer was driving, head gasket blewout. There was no prior warning. Vehicle became inoperable, and there was a puddle of oil on the ground. Consumer stated the cooling fan stopped working.
While driving 20 mph white smoke started coming out of the exhaust system. After turning engine off consumer could not restart vehicle. A dealership has examined vehicle and determined that head gasket failed. It has to be replaced. Please provide any additional information / documentation.
On December 14th, my '95 Mustang caught fire while sitting in a parking lot. On December 20th the damage was assessed by eric krossen from summitt claim service(used by my insurance company)to be a total loss.from Dec 20-Jan 3,2001, we were negotiating with anpac for a fair settlement but couldn't come to an agreement.near the end they were not returning our calls. On January 3,2001 we received a safety recall #01S30 post-marked December 31,2001 from Ford Motor Company.this recall was for the engine cooling fan on 95 Taurus, Sable and Mustang vehicles. It stated that under certain high temperature conditions, components inside the cooling fan motor may ignite potentially resulting in an underhood fire. Copies of the recall were given to our insurance agent and to hutcheson Ford in St james, mo. On Jan.16,2001 Ford Motor Company called to say we must proceed through our insurance company. As of today, January 21,2001 Ford Motor Company hasn't looked at the car and our insurance company has not settled. I believe Ford Motor Company has a responsiblity to look at this car. My Mustang was in excellent shape, only the head gasket was replaced by a prior recall.
- St.James, MO, USA
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While driving theres a violent shake in steering wheel, this makes vehicle hard to control, consumer also complained of problems with the head gasket, parking brake and fan cooling system.
Vehicle continues to overheat. Temperature gauage indicates that vehicle is overheating, and then smoke came from exhaust pipe. Dealer cannot identify cause.
Consumer got a warning about head gaskets, manufacturer's recall 00M10. But dealer refused to work on vehicle. Also, did not check vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated will not fix head gasket unless completely damaged. Also, dealer stated this was not a recall.
Temperature gauge read hot, replaced upper lower radiator hose, thermostat, temperature sending unit, new water pump, and antifreeze, new serpentine belt, still overheats, steam pouring out of exhaust, apparently bad head gaskets!!! is there or will there be a recall or recourse I can take with Ford ? my car has received top of the line care since it rolled off the lot!
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.
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.
Head gasket has cracked, possibly damaging engine. Consumer received manufacturer's recall 00M10, however failure occurred prior to receiving notice and consumer has not received reimbursement.
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.
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.
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- Metter, GA, USA