1996 Ford Mustang Problems & Complaints

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 1996 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while attempting to resell the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 109,000 and at the time of listing the vehicle for sale, it was discovered that the mileage was 145,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON IT REALLY SCARY IT'S BEEN GOING SINCE 05/1/2010 AND TODAY 02/08/2018

DRIVER AND PASSENGER CUSTOMIZED, AND TUNNIING. RIMS CUSTOMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE RADIATOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND STEAM STARTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TEMPERATURE GAGE INDICATED HOT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE WATER CROSSOVER FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,242.

FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE '96 - WHILE HEADING HOME ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. IT WAS A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN. WE HAD THE WINDOWS AND TOP UP AC GOING. MY FIANCE, THE DRIVER, STARTED SMELLING WATER COMING FROM THE VENTS AND ASKED IF I COULD, BUT I COULDN'T SMELL THE SCENT OF WATER. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT STARTED TO GET SMOKEY INSIDE THE CAR SO HE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND THE SMOKE GOT THICKER. AS SOON AS WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE PASSENGER AIR BAG JUST DEPLOYED! WE WERE THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME, WE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING OR ANYONE... NOT EVEN A POTHOLE! I GO HIT HARD LEAVING BURNS AND BRUISES UNDERNEATH MY CHIN, ON MY ABDOMEN AND ARMS... I WAS 3 WEEKS AWAY FROM GIVING BIRTH! *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED VAR TO OVERHEAT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1996 FORD MUSTANG FROM AUTO CREDIT #3 IN AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WASHINGTON. ON 1/2/2011, I RECEIVE THE VEHICLE AND AFTER THREE HOURS OF DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKS UP. THIS PUTS ME INTO AN UNCONTROLLED 180 DEGREE SPIN. ON 1/3/2011, I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER. I TOLD THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING, I AM CALLED INTO THE WORK AREA, AND I SEE THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE IS CLEARLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED, AS IT HAD THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING BEEN SHREDDED. THE SAME MECHANIC THEN TELLS ME THAT BOTH REAR BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED, AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FROZEN IN THE ON POSITION. WHILE THE WORK WAS BEING DONE, I MANAGED TO TAKE A FEW PICTURES OF THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NOT OF THE TIRE IN QUESTION. IN ADDITION, WHEN I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT STAY LIT, AND WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AT RANDOM. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE BUSINESS ON 1/5/2011 AROUND 3:00 PM, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AS I SIGNED A CONTRACT. WHAT I SIGNED WAS A LOAN AGREEMENT. EVEN WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVED IN THESE CONDITIONS, THEY STILL DID NOTHING. FINALLY, I TOLD THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT THE NEXT DAY, REFERRING TO 1/6/2011. *TR

ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE 3 SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1,341.98 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SAW THAT FORD BLAMES THE DAMAGE ON IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE SPARK PLUGS. AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES IT HAS NEVER HAD THE PLUGS CHANGED IN ANY WAY. THREE BLEW OUT AND 2 MORE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE ENGINE AS THE ALUMINUM HEAD AND ALUMINUM SPARK PLUGS HAD SEIZED. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 4, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, THE ANTIFREEZE SPILLED AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME RESISTANT AND LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MADE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT STRUTS, LOWER BALL JOINTS, STABLE BAR LINK AND THE CONTROL ARM. THE CONTACT STATED A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,886 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,702.

I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD(OEM) DEVELOPED A CRACK AND HAS A RESULT ANTIFREEZE WAS BEING BURNT WHICH CAUSED A MISFIRE ON THE 3RD CYLINDER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN STARTED TO FLASH (INDICATED MISFIRE) DROVE IT HOME TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND INSTALLED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH HAD UPDATED FEATURES TO PREVENT THE INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BLOWN UP ENGINE IT WAS COMMON IN 1996-2001 FORD 4.6L 2V V8 MOTORS. *TR

VIBRATION ON MY 1996 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE BETWEEN 60-80 MPH TOOK TO DEALER SAID I NEEDED NEW TIRES BEFORE THEY COULD CHECK COULD NOT AFFORD THE TIRES AT THAT TIME GOT NEW TIRES AND BROUGHT TO DEALER AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD EARLIER THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL TRIED TO ARGUE BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR A RECALL AND I GOT ANGRY AND LEFT!!!! CAN YOU HELP? *TR

FIRST MY ENGINE SEEMED TO OVERHEAT A BIT THEN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GRINDING ON SOMETHING AND WOULDN'T STOP.. SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF CHAINS IN MY HOOD. BUT THEN ON OCCASIONS THE STUPID THING WOULDN'T SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS MAKING THE CHAIN SOUND, EVEN WITH MY KEY OUT. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN AND NOW THE THING SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING AND I HAVE NO POWER WHAT SO EVER IN MY VEHICLE. BEFORE WHEN IT FINALLY SHUT OFF IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO SPARK. THEN IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THAT WASN'T COOL. *TR

THE PAINT IS BUBBLING UP AND PEELING OFF THE TRUNK LID OF MY CAR. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER SERVICE. *TR

1996 FORD EXPLORER, 4X4. DRIVING IN DESERT WENT OVER A BUMP A LITTLE FAST, WHICH SET OFF MY AIRBAGS. MY RIDER IS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR BROKEN NOSE, CHEEK AND SOME KIND OF SMOKE INHALATION. MY WINDSHIELD IS BROKEN BECAUSE THE BAG HIT THE MIRROR WHICH THEN HIT THE WINDSHIELD. MY STEERING WHEEL IS DESTROYED, CRUISE CONTROL AND HORNS ARE OUT OF SERVICE. BEFORE I COULD DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN I HAD TO CUT THE AIRBAGS OUT. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS! NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT WHAT THE AIRBAGS DID. I WANT THIS ALL FIXED AT FORD'S EXPENSE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR 10 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT; RECALLED TIRES, STEERING BARS AND BRAKES (ALL RECALL). *TR

MY 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER DEVELOPED A FAILURE IN THE AIR FLOW SENSOR (PART $330) THAT RESULTED IN VEHICLE STALLS, INCLUDING STOPS ON THE HIGHWAY, THAT NEARLY RESULTED IN CRASHES. THE REQUIRED REPAIRS EXCEEDED $500. I KNOW FORD HAS A SIMILAR RECALL OUT NOW FOR THE 1997-2003 (/) MODELS). *TR

I READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR PARKING BRAKES FOR 1996 FORD MUSTANGS WITH MANUAL. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC I BOUGHT ONLINE IN JANUARY 2007 THAT HAS PARKING BREAK ISSUES IT WONT KEEP THE CAR FORM MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED ONE TIME AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT WAS FAULTY. IS THE RECALL STILL AVAILABLE FOR AN AUTOMATIC? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE UP TO THE DASHBOARD WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152,000.

TIRE ON 2 CASES BLEW THE TREAD AND BELT, THE LATER OF THE TWO INCIDENCES WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH THAT TOTALED THE VEHICLE, AND RESULTED IN TWO INJURIES TO BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. BOTH NEEDED TO BE HOSPITALIZED.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 40 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWO TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THIS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. *AK

ON 4/12/06 I WAS GOING WESTBOUND TOWARD TACOMA, I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A HIGHWAY DIVIDE TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO GO TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF DAY. SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND GO ANOTHER DIRECTION. I WAITED FOR TRAFFIC SO I COULD PROCEED. I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR 1996 MUSTANG, FISHTAILED (SUNNY DAY DRY PAVEMENT) SO I TRIED TO CORRECT IT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR TOOK OFF, SO I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE CAR WENT APPROXIMATELY TWO CITY BLOCKS, IT WENT FROM MY LANE TO THE OTHER RIGHT HAND LANE, WE WERE HEADED FOR THE LIGHT POLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN (WITH THE STEERING STILL LOCKED) MADE A SHARP LEFT AND THROUGH ME ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDE (AIRBORNE) AND INTO ANOTHER CAR AND HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. ON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED THE OTHER TWO CARS THAT WERE INVOLVED WERE REPAIRED. *NM

INLET MANIFOLD COOLANT TRANSFER PASSAGE ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG WITH 4.6L 2V FAILED. AS THIS OCCURRED AT SPEED AND RESULTED IN OBSCURED FORWARD VISION, IT CREATED SOME HAZARD - AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT INCONVENIENCE OF AN IMMOBILE VEHICLE. THIS FAULT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO CLASS ACTION IN THE USA, BUT A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF AFFECTED VEHICLES, INCLUDING MINE, HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED ON BASIS OF AGE. THE FLAMING FORD WEBSITE HAS REQUESTED THESE INCIDENTS BE REPORTED VIA YOURSELVES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING FLUID. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THE REPAIR WERE MADE FOR A FEE. ALSO EVERY 25000 MILES, THE OIL PAN GASKET NEEDED TO BE CHANGED DUE A SMALL LEAK. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIRD, THE EXHAUST AND INTAKE MANIFOLDS WERE LEAKING CAUSING A NOXIOUS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE SAME SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH MANIFOLDS, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK DRIPPING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

CLUTCH PEDAL CHATTERS WHEN ENGINE AT ABOUT 1500 RPMS. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY ON COLD DAYS. *NM

THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF MY CAR. *JB

DRIVING AND MADE A TURN, CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AS IF A TIRE BLEW OUT SPUN AND DID 360 TURN JUMPED A CURB, SMASHED INTO A POLE. ATTEMPTED TO STOP CAR AND TURN OFF IGNITION BUT CAR WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL 3RD ATTEMPT! ATTEMPTED TO START CAR BACK UP YET CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND REVVING EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS IN PARK AND NO ONE WAS PRESSING THE GAS IT KEPT REVVING AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. HAD CAR TOWED AND MECHANIC SAID COMPUTER CHIP IN CAR MALFUNCTIONED ENGAGED IN CRUISE CONTROL WHICH IS WHY MY ATTEMPTS OF GAINING CONTROL OF CAR FAILED. CAR IS TOTALED DUE TO WHEN IT JUMPED CURB IT TORE UP THE SUSPENSION AMONG OTHER THINGS AND CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL AT LEAST $ 1500 IS PAID FOR DAMAGES JUST TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR NOT INCLUDING THE DAMAGE TO SIDE OF CAR THAT SMASHED INTO THE POLE.*JB

I BOUGHT A USED 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT, SOON AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE CAR RAN HOT AND COULD SOMETIMES SMELL COOLANT WHEN EXITING THE CAR, AFTER MY HUSBAND CHANGED MANY PARTS IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, WE CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE THE PARTS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL SO HE SENT US TO TALK TO A SERVICE MANAGER, AFTER GIVING THE VIN # TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. A FEW DAYS LATER MY HUSBAND FOUND A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WE REPLACED IT OURSELVES AT OUR OWN EXPENSE ONLY TO FIND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, I FIND IT SAD THAT AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH KNOWINGLY SELLING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES AND GETTING AWAY WITH IT. I WILL REMEMBER THIS NEXT VEHICLE AND BUY A FOREIGN CAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED THREE SEPARATE TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. THE SECOND TIME THE FRONT SPRINGS BROKE. THIS LAST TIME WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE SPRINGS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.

THIS IS REGARD TO A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT COUP WITH A 4.6L WITH THE NOW KNOWN FAULTY PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR, IT WAS PURCHASED FROM CAR MAX IN EARLY 2000. SO FAR THE REPAIR COST IS JUST $1,000. I AM AWARE OF THE JUST FINISHED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT MY CASE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO IT BEING OUTSIDE THE 7 YEAR WINDOW. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIPS WELL WITH IN THE 7 YEARS BUT THEY NEVER SAID A WORD. I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR PRACTICES BY FORD AND THEIR AFFILIATED DEALERSHIPS. I WANT TO MAKE YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE AWARE THAT I AM PREPARED TO JOIN ANY SUBSEQUENT LITIGATION TO HELP COVER THE MANY, MANY OTHER INTAKES THAT WERE NOT HANDLED IN THIS CLASS ACTION SUIT. I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE ENCOURAGE FORD TO MAKE GOOD ON THE RIGHT THING TO DO. *JB

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG CRACKED WITH 48750 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS FAILUE OCCURED WITHIN A FEW MILES OF MY HOME AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR BACK. THIS MANIFOLD IS KNOWN BY FORD TO BE DEFECTIVE AND WAS RECALLED IN FLEET CARS AND WAS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF LITIGATION (WHICH FORD LOST). WHILE THE MANIFOLD ON MY CAR IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THE MANIFOLDS ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES OR THE ONES COVERED BY THE LAWSUIT, FORD WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. WHILE THE LAWSUIT HAS BEEN SETTLED, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE LAWSUIT IS COSTING FORD MONEY, I BEG TO DIFFER. THEIR STATISTICIANS KNOW THE HALF LIFE OF THIS PART. THEY ALSO KNOW THAT ALL CARS WITH THIS ENGINE WILL BE AFFECTED SOONER OR LATER. IF THEY MAKE MONEY ON UNNECESSARY REPAIRS THAT ARE NOT COVERED (MY PARTS COST WAS TRIPLE THAT OF WHAT I COULD HAVE BOUGHT THE PART FOR ONLINE), THEN THEY CAN AFFORD TO COVER THEIR RECALLED PARTS AND EITHER BREAK EVEN OR WORSE YET, MAKE A PROFIT OFF OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SETS A POOR PRECIDENCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MANIFOLD LEAKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE LEAK WAS SMALL, REQUIRING THAT I ADD ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF ANTIFREEZE A YEAR. VAPOR FROM THE ANTIFREEZE COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM TIME TO TIME AND I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS IS GREAT FOR THE HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL RIDING IN THE CABIN. *NM

I OWN A 96 MUSTANG GT THAT HAS A CRACKED INTAKE. WHY IS THE 96 EXCLUDED FROM BEING REPLACED UNDER THE LAWSUIT, WHENEVER THE INTAKES ARE THE SAME? THERE SHOULD NOT BE SO MANY CARS EXCLUDED FROM THIS,THAT HAVE THE SAME INTAKE AS THE ONES INCLUDED, IF FORD REALLY CARES ABOUT ITS BUYERS! *JB

ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 11, 2005 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPIRED A SUDDEN SPIKE IN TEMPERATURE ON MY 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY "PLASTIC" INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION AND HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY SORT OF CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION FROM FORD. I HEARD ABOUT THE MANIFOLD ISSUE FROM A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS FAULTY MANIFOLD WAS $978.00. I FEEL IF THEY KNEW THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE IT WITH AN ALUMINUM MANIFOLD THAN THEY KNEW THE PLASTIC ONES WERE FAULTY.*JB

CONSUMER 1996 FORD MUSTANG INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *TS THE CONSUMER FELT THAT FORD SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR PLUS THE MONIES SPENT ON BORROWING VEHICLES TO GET TO WORK. *SC

WE OWNED A 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT THAT HAD A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CRACKED AND FAILED. THE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PASSAGE, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR INJURIES. I REPLACED THE MANIFOLD MYSELF BY PURCHASING A NEW ONE FROM AUTO ZONE ON 8/16/05. THE COST OF THE MANIFOLD WAS $264.94. *NM

HELLO PLEASE FORGIVE MY POOR ENGLISH BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR FROM A CAR DEALER WITHIN 35 DAYS THE PLASTIC INTAKE STARTED SPRAY OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA EVERY TIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSH THEN CAUSING OTHER PROBLEM TO THE ENGINE. THE 1996 MUSTANG GT 4.6 HAS A CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE THAT SHOULD NEVER BEEN ON THIS CAR PLEASE HELP IT COST A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY. *JB

WAS SITTING AT A HIGH TRAFFIC INTERSECTION WHEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WAS VERY HARD TO START BACK UP AND GET OUT OF THE WAY MY CAR HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES I HAD IT LOOKED AT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP IT AND DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE BUT WHEN I LET THEM HAVE IT FOR A WEEK IT NEVER DID IT SO NOW I ALWAYS TAKE THE CHANCE IT CAN DO IT AT ANYTIME ANY WHERE I PUT NEW STARTER BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING BUT CAR IS STILL VERY HARD TO START .....*NM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM I BOUGHT A LOT OF NEW PARTS FOR THIS CAR TO TRY AND KEEP IT COOLED DOWN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO BUY I WAS FINELY TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT WORKS ON THE CAR I SHOULD CHECK WITH FORD BECAUSE IF THEY DID ANYMORE WORK ON MY CAR IT COULD BECOME UP IN THE THOUSANDS AND THAT FORD SHOULD BE PAYING THE BILL OR RECALL THE WHOLE CAR THERE IS A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR BUT I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND AS MANY PARTS I BUY AND AS MANY TIMES THAT IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ALMOST EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS NEW I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO MAKE THIS CAR RUN GOOD THE REASON THE OWNER BEFORE ME SOLD THE CAR HE WAS ALWAYS FIXING SOMETHING ON IT WITH EVERYTHING HE DONE TO THE CAR I THOUGHT IF I JUST DID A LITTLE MORE IT WOULD RUN GOOD BUT THERE'S NO WAY I REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF CRACKING I WAS TOLD BY FORD THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS BUT THEY DON'T RECALL THEM ANYMORE SO SECOND HAND BUYERS ARE OUT OF LUCK WE JUST KEEP REPLACING THAT PART WHILE FORD GETS RICHER ON A PART THEY KNOW WILL NOT WORK ON THAT CAR I REPLACED THE CLUTCH A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND AGAIN SOMETHING 'S WRONG I HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY FOUND THAT ALL THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TRANSMISSION IN WHERE ALL ALMOST OUT I HAVE HAD THEM PUT BACK IN PLACE 2 TIMES AND THE SAME WITH STARTER ONLY WITH THE STARTER THERE WAS ONLY ONE BOLT LEFT HOLDING IT THE SHOP SAID THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW IT HAD BEEN STARTING SO I FIXED THAT BUT WORRIED ABOUT THEM ALL THE TIME FORD HAS BEEN NO HELP ON ANY THING I CALLED ABOUT BUT THEY SAY THEY KNOW OF THE TROUBLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING BUT SORRY NO ONE HAS PUT ANY RECALLS ON THESE PROBLEMS AND THAT THEY WILL SEND ME A LETTER IF ANY RECALLS COME OUT ANYTHING THAT COST FORD TO MUCH NEVER GETS RECALLS ONLY THING LIKE HOOD LATCH SEAT BELT THOSE 2 THINGS I HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH BUT THEY ALSO DON'T PAY MUCH TO HAVE THEM FIXED. *NM

96 MUSTANG OVERHEATING DUE TO CRACKED INTAKE. DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNLESS I PAY. THERE WAS ONCE A RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER AWARE OF. I NEED MY CAR FIXED.

SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT

1996 FORD MUSTANG REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE DRIVING ON A TRECHEROUS MOUNTAIN ROAD THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND THE RADIATOR SPLIT. *NM

ON 06/03/2005, A GOVERNMENT OWNED, 1996 FORD BRONCO, WAS OBSERVED ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AND PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HOURS WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FIRE WAS OBSERVED AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND BURNED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT COULD BE EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.

INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED ON 1996 THUNDERBIRD IN 2000. IT IS NOW CRACKED, AND AFTER SPENDING 550.00 TO FIND THAT OUT, THERE IS NOTHING FORD WILL DO EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON CAMPAIGN (97M91). NOW I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR.

1996 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERT. LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE IT REGULARLY SINCE 2001. CONFIRMED A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. MY WIFE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED IT WAS A COURTESY RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. HOW CAN A THE MANUFACTURER RECALL A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEN CLOSE THE DATE ON THE RECALL WHEN THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS WEBSITE? COST FOR REPLACEMENT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS $1253.77. REQUESING REIMBURSEMENT.

THE PAINT HAS BUBBLED AND NOW IS CHIPPING OFF THE CAR. I NOTICED THE BUBBLING SOME YEARS AGO WHEN THE BUBBLES TURNED TO TINY RUST SPOTS. JUST RECENTLY A LARGE SECTION OF PAINT OF THE TRUCK OF THE CAR CHIPPED OFF. I TALKED TO A FEW WELL KNOWN PAINT SHOPS AND THEY SAID THAT EVEN IN A CAR THIS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HOW THE PAINT WAS APPLIED IN THE FACTORY. I ALSO LEARNED THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH WHITE FORD MUSTANGS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS NEVER INSPECTED. WENT TO TAKE CAR BACK RIGHT AWAY, LIGHTS WERE FIXED BUT FAILURE TO DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION RESULTED IN NOT LISCENCE PLATE. *AK

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR THE 2ND TIME. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE FIRST TIME, BUT THIS TIME I'M ON MY OWN. THIS IS ON A '96 MUSTANG GT WITH 100K MILES. BOTH CRACKS WERE AROUND THE TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT AT THE FRONT/PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

I HAVE 96 MUSTANG GT, AT 21000 MILES INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED IN THE REAR , FORD REPLACED FOR FREE, NOW AT 79000K THE INTAKE HAS CRACKED AGAIN IN THE FRONT , THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SILENT RECALL, BEFORE I GO BACK TO FORD, AGAIN DOES FORD HAVE TO FIX IT OR DO I? *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED; I HAD TO PAY 589.17 FOR A NEW ONE AND 225.00 LABOR CHARGES; I WOULD LIKE A REFUND. *JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. ANTIFREEZE STARTED TO POUR OUT OF THE MUFFLER. *AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING COOLANT, RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD TO INSTANTLY BECOME FOGGED AND UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY FORD TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF MY VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

THE DRIVER SEAT TRACK IN MY 1996 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE BROKE AT THE WELDS ON THE LEFT SIDE RESULTING IN THE SEAT LEANING AS I GO AROUND TURNS WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE SEAT TRACK PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT IS A POWER SEAT. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UPTO FAILURE. AS I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AT 20 MPH THE BOTH SNAPPED. I WEIGH 215 LBS.*AK

(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT SOHC V8 ENGINE (85,000MILES). ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED OUT RENDERING CAR UNDRIVEABLE, AND ME STRANDED. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED: FRAMINGHAM FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART AT A CHARGE OF $1150. THE WORK WAS DONE IN A SLOPPY FASHION WHERE UPON RECEIVING THE CAR, THERE WERE WASHERS AND NUTS MISSING FROM SOME PARTS OF THE REASSEMBLED ENGINE (WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN ADRESSED). THE CRACKED MANIFOLD WAS NOT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY OR THE 97M91 RECALL AS IT HAD RUN OUT LAST YEAR. THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE SENT PRIOR TO IT RUNNING OUT. BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM, FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THE PART AT THEIR EXPENSE, NOT AT A PROFIT FOR THEMSELVES.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER RETRCTORS DETERIORATED. THE BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THERE WAS A GREAT RISK INVOLVED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT BELTS.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BOTH DRIVE R AND PASSENGER RETRACTORS DETERIORATED. THE BELTS WERE INOPERABLE WHEN IN USE. CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT THERE WAS A GREAT RISK INVOLVED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT BELTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SMOKE STARTED TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE VEHICLE FROM THE A/C VENTS. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

OUR FAMILY HAS THREE 1996 MUSTANGS, ONE WITH A MANUAL AND TWO WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. WE HAVE HAD ALL THREE OF THEM BLOW THE HEAD GASKET ON THEM, ONE AT A YEAR, ONE AT THREE YEARS, AND ONE AT FOUR YEARS. NOW, I HAVE FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT FORD OFFERED A FREE REPLACEMENT ON THE GASKETS, FOR AN EXTENDED 7 YEARS, AND WOULD LIKE TO WARN OTHERS THAT THEY ARE VERY LIKELY TO GO OUT, AND TO LET THEM KNOW TO "REMIND" THE FORD DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I PAID TO REPLACE THREE OF THEM, AND FEEL THAT THE FORD DEALER SHOULD HAVE ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEREFORE NOT CHARGED ME. *AK

I HAVE A 1996 FORD MUSTANG LX. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT AND I HAD IT ON CRUISE CONTROL AND IT BLEW UP.I TOOK CARE OF MY CAR AND CHECKED THE ENGINE AND THE ANTIFREEZE BEFORE I LEAVE MY HOUSE.I GAVE MY CAR A 15 MINUTE WARM UP PERIOD BEFORE I LEAVE MY HOUSE.THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW UP DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE GASKET. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE STARTER,THE WATER PUMP(2X), RADIATOR, AND PISTONS BECAUSE OF THAT. I AM VERY MAD AT FORD AND I TOLD THEM SO IN DEARBORN MI. I WILL NOT BUY A FORD IN THE FUTURE AND I TELL EVERYONE THAT ASKS ME ABOUT MY BAD EXPERIENCE W/ THIS CAR AND I TELL THEM TO NOT BUY FORD CARS OR TRUCKS. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS.

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THERMOSTAT HOUSING. CAUSING TEMP TO RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL, NOT MANDATORY. HOW WHERE WE SUPPOSED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS? CAR IS 1996, 89000 MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY COVERED BY 'GENERAL RECALL' THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!

DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WILL YOU PLEASE ASSIST IN GETTING MY CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD FIXED? I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE ONCE WAS A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS BUT I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I FIND MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF NEEDING MINE REPLACED AS IT IS CRACKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FUTURE ASSISTANCE, AS I KNOW YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR CONSUMERS HAPPY AND LOYAL AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WANT TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMERS WITH PRODUCTS THAT WORK WITHOUT MANUFACTURES DEFECTS SO THAT WE MAY TRANSPORT YOUR FUTURE CAR BUYERS SAFELY. SINCERELY, J. HERNDON. *AK

CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT JUST DIDN'T STAND UP TO THE HEAT THAT WAS CREATED WHEN IN USE. CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS RESOLVED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NM

FORD MUSTANG GT 4.6L INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE/REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART.*AK

I PURCHASED A 96 MUSTANG GT 4.6, IN 1998 AND IN 2001 THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED SO I DID SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IT TURNS OUT 90% OF ALL 96 AND 97 MUSTANGS WITH THE JUNK PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. I CALL MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND IT COSTS 904.00 THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS. WHY WAS THERE NEVER A RECALL AND WHY DO YOU CHARGE SUCH AN UN COMPREHENDABLE AMMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE IT???? *AK

2 YEARS AFTER COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, MY MUSTANG HAS BLOWN ANOTHER HEAD GASKET! I HAD TO HAVE MY 96 FORD MUSTANG ENGINE (V6) REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BAD HEAD GASKET, AND AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE, WHICH COST ME $3000.00 AT THE TIME, TWO YEARS LATER AM NOW LOOKING AT REPLACING ANOTHER HEAD GASKET, IN A NEWER ENGINE, AND LOOKING AT ANOTHER $2000 IN REPAIRS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO COVER OTHER MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES BESIDE 94-95. *AK

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK VEHICLE ORIGINALLY LOST POWER AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE DIDN'T RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND FOUND THAT ONE VALVE WAS LEAKING AND HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

MY WIFE BOUGHT A USED 1996 FORD MUSTANG V-6 TWO YEARS AGO STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. RECENTLY, THE CAR BEGAN LEAKING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA (HUB CITY FORD) TOLD US THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN COVER AND THE MANIFOLD COVER. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED UNDER A RECALL AT 30,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, WASN'T REALLY FIXED AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS $600 SERVICE DONE EVERY 30,000 MILES AND THAT FORD HAD NO PLANS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FURTHER. OBVIOUSLY, THE RECALL WAS COMPLETELY BOGUS, AS THE "FIX" WAS MERELY TEMPORARY. ANY AUTO MANUFACTURER THAT INTENTIONALLY IS AWARE THAT IT'S RECALL EFFORTS FAILED IS COMPLETELY MISGUIDED. IT IS LUDICROUS THAT A MAJOR $600 SERVICE EVERY 30,000 MILES OR LESS BE ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD NOT COVERED BY FORD,CAR HAS 38000 MILES. *LA

ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG THE PAINT ON MY FRONT FENDER, DRIVERS DOOR, TRUNK LID AND ROOF HAD STARTED PEELING AWAY FROM THE PRIMER BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THE SAME THING THERE IS A PROBLUM WITH THE PAINT AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

YES I HAVE A 1996 MUSTANG AND MY INTAKE HAD CRACKED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND FORD IS NOT FIX IT THIS TIME TELLING ME THAT ITS OUT OF WARRANTY SO HOW CAN THEY KEEP PUTTING INTAKES ON IF THEY GO BACK THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTAKES FOR THE 1996 MUSTANG GT THEY SAY THERE IS A GENERAL RECALL BUT NOT A SAFTY RECALL SO U TELLING ME THEY RECONIZE THERE IS SOME THING WRONG WITH THERE INTAKES SO WHY SOULD THE RECALL RUN OUT I MEAN COME ON I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 1999 AND HAD 46000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND NOW ITS 2004 AND 82000 MILES AND 3 INTAKES HAVE CRACKED I 4 YEARS SOME THING ITS VERY WRONG AND FORD NEED TO BE PAYING FOR THIS IM TIRED OF HAVEN THIS GO OUT AND SOME ONE NEED TO STEP UP AND PAY FOR FORDS MISTAKE ON THIS INTAKE NOW IM NOT GANNA GIVE UP FORD WILL PAY FOR MINE WHEN I GET DONE I PROMISE THAT I MEAN I HAVE BEEN LOOKN FOR 5 DAYS NOW AND I HAVE OVER 100 PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS FOR THIS INTAKE NOW COME ON FORD U THINK SOME THING IS WRONG WITH THAT AND U SEE WHY PEOPLE DONT LIKE FORD ANY MORE CUZ U DONT STAND BHIND UR PARTS AND U LEAVE CUSTOMERS OUT IN THE COLD HEY IF ITS UR FAULT STAND UP AND ADMIT IT DONT DENY IT CUZ EVERY ONE KNOWS THAT THIS INTAKE PROBLEM IS FORD FAULT. *AK

MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG HEAD GASTKETS HAVE GONE OUT. MY CAR HAS 87000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY 95 MUSTANGS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO AND I BELEIVE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COMPLETLY FIXED IN THE NEWER MODELS. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY CAR IS A 96 IT WAS NOT COVERED BY FORD, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE NEW MODELS HAVE BEEN FIXED AND THAT THE HEAD GASTKET FAILURE WAS DUE TO MY "EXCESIVE WEAR" ON MY CAR.*AK

RE: SELECTIVE RECALL 97M91 FOR CRACKS IN INTAKE MANIFOLDS FOR: 1996-98 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THUNDERBIRD, COUGAR, AND MUSTANG.ITS SO UNFAIR THAT MANIFOLDS CRACKED AFTER DATE OF OWNER NOTIFICATION (MARCH, 1999) I AM A SUBSEQUENT OWNER; HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING UNTIL TODAY. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY INTAKE ON MY FORD MUSTANG 96, THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL EXPRIED 2 MONTHS AGO. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT THEY RECALLED EXPIRE TO LEAVE ME HANGING. THIS ISNT RIGHT AND ISNT FAIR. A RECALL IS A RECALL, IT SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO EXPIRE.

SEATBELTS DON'T RETRACT. *AK

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, MIXING WITH OIL, AND RESULTED IN ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER REPLACED MANIFOLD, THERMOSTAT, HOSES, ETC.*AK CONSUMER WASN'T SURE OF ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT MAY SHUT OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER FELT THE MECHANIC SHOULD'VE REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHEN THEY DID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *PH *JB

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

MY CAR'S COOLING SYSTEM WAS DRAINING FLUIDS, AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT, THEY TOLD ME THE HEAD GASKETS AS WELL AS THE FRONT TIMING COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST ME $2500 FOR THE REPAIRS NECESSARY. THERE ARE ABOUT 12 OR 13 COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR (1996 FORD MUSTANG), BUT SINCE THIS ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ON OTHER MODELS AND YEARS, WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

SEAT BELTS ARE LOOSE, TANGLED, AND DON'T WORK PROPERLY, WILL NOT PULL OUT AT TIMES. * JB

THE PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BELTS BECAME JAMMED AND WILL NOT STRETCH TO BUCKLE INTO IT'S LATCH. I HAD THE CAR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE BELTS WERE INOPERABLE. THESE SEAT BELTS WERE ONLY USED OCCASIONALLY BEFORE THEY BECAME INOPERABLE. *NLM

THE ENGINE CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND HIT OTHER VEHICLES, AS THIS HAPPENED, THE SEAT BACK BROKE AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE HAD CAME LOOSE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND THE FUEL SAFETY SWITCH DID NOT TURN OFF. SCC *NLM

BLOWN HEAD GASKET DESTROYED ENGINE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS INSTALLED AT THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET ISSUES. MY 1996 V6-3.8L WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES REQUIRED A NEW FRONT GASKET COVER. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE OWNERS OF 1994-1995 MODELS HAD AND FILED SUIT AGAINST FORD FOR AND WON.

VECHICLE OVERHEATS RESULTING IN THE COVERGASKET FAILING, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTICEABLE RIGHT AWAY AS HAD OIL CHAGE THE WEEK BEFORE AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO REPLACE ALL THE GASKETS COSTING US $600.00 THEN WHEN DROVE ONE DAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING GURGLING NOISE AND THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE WENT HOT AND NOW THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS THE OVERHEATING HAD CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE FIRST THOUGHT. WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS FORD PRODUCT AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED.

1996 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVT. ---REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN AT ATACH POINT ON RIGHT SIDE JUST AHEAD OF REAR AXLE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN COLLISION, SNOW WHERE SALT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED CORROSION, DOESN'T HAVE ANY NOTICABLE CORROSION, AND SWAY BAR HAS NEVER COLLIDED WITH ANY ROAD HAZZARDS...IT JUST SNAPPED.

CONSUMER STATES HER AUTO IS RUNNING HOT, AND SHE HAS TAKEN THE AUTO TO 4 MECHANICS AND EACH HAS SAID THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN ON RECALL. SHE ALSO STATES THAT HER AIR CONDITION AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. SHE ALSO SAID SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE 95 AND 96 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES HOOD OPENED AND FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO HOOD SEPARATION. *TS *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH OUT ANY REASON, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

1996 FORD MUSTANG. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**767677

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. FORD HAS RECALLED MANY OF THEIR 4.6L INTAKE MANIFOLDS IN THEIR CROWN VICTORIAS, BUT NOT IN THE SAME ENGINE IN THE MUSTANG. THEY NEED TO!! PLEASE HELP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEAD LIGHT LAMPS PLASTIC COVER FOGS UP RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *NLM

WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR WARNING THE BRAKES JUST FAILED TO RESPOND. NEXT TIME I TURNED MOTOR ON THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IF AN ACCIDENT HAD HAPPENED THE WARNING WOULD HAVE COME TOO LATE. LOST ALL THE BRAKE FLUID.*AK

AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND COULD CAUSE LOSS IN STEERING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING A CODE, AND NO ONE CAN TELL CONSUMER WHAT THE CODE MEANS. EVERY NOW AND THEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON FOR NO REASON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO A NUMBER OF MECHANICS, AND NO ONE COULD GIVE HER ANY REASON WHY VEHICLE WAS DOING THIS.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED, LOST POWER, NO HEAT FROM HEATER, OIL AND COOLANT MIX IN RADIATOR. TOWED TO FORD SERVICE CENTER. DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKET FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ENGINE $4200 INCLUDING LABOR. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN BUT THEY ARE SO FAR UNWILLING TO HELP.

INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC MATERIAL USED ON ORIGINAL PART - REPLACEMENT PART IS MADE OF ALUMINUM AND PLASTIC - THIS INDICATES MANUFACTURER KNEW ABOUT ORIGINAL DESIGN BEING FAULTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, CONSUMER STATES THAT IT SMELLED LIKE WIRE BURNING. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, AND FIRE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE INJURIES. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND TAP THE CAR IN FRONT, AS A RESULT THE DUAL AIR BAG FALSELY DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDOW. NLM

THE VEHICLE HAS A V6 ENGINE WHICH THE COOLANT LEAKS, THEY CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS IN THE ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ALSO. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE DONE EVERY TWO YEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTO CENTER FOR A SQUEAK BEHIND TIRE, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BUSTING AT A SEAM AND HAD SPRAYED COOLANT EVERYWHERE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MADE OUT OF SOME KIND OF PLASTIC, THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE PRIOR OWNER HAD RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETE, HOWEVER RECALL COMPONENT FAILED AGAIN, FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE CONSUMER FOR THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *JG *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LOST ALL COOLANT ON THE HIGHWAY. MECHANIC REPORTED PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. I CAN'T GET ANOTHER MECHANIC IN TOWN TO TOUCH IT. SO I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED, AT A COST OF $1,400 OR EVEN A NEW ENGINE.

SEAT BELT HAS BECOME FRAYED WHILE PASSING THROUGH RETRACTOR GUIDE. SEAT BELT TANGLES AND WILL NOT RETRACT DUE TO POOR GUIDE DESIGN. NUMEROUS DEALERS CONTACTED AND ADVISED ABOUT POSSIBLE SEAT BELT FAILURE AND LACK OF CRASH WORTHINESS. ALL HAVE SAID BELT IS OUT OF WARRANTY (PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED AT AROUND 60K MILES) AND THAT FORD WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT. WEAR ON BELT CAUSED BY RETRACTOR GUIDE, NOT USE OR ABUSE.

ENGINE HEAD BROKE, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AT DRIVE THRU, HEARD LOUD CRACKING SOUND. STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE AND NOTICED REAR SWAY BAR ON DRIVERS SIDE HAD BROKEN OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED A CLANKING SOUND WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.*AK

CONTACTED DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO FAILURE ABOUT OVERHEATING PROBLEM AND FORD HEAD GASKET HISTORY, BUT THEY DID NOTHING THEN AND WILL NOT COVER IN WARRANTY.

MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH THE KEY. IT RETAINS ITS LAST KNOWN SPEED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30 MPH IMPACT WITH A 1991, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

LIFETIME RECALL ON PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

GASOLINE LEAKAGE AT RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN GAS TANK AND TUBE(FILLER TUBE). WHERE YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZEL AT GAS STATION.*AK

GASOLINE LEAKAGE AT RUBBER SEAL BETWEEN GAS TANK AND TUBE(FILLER TUBE). WHERE YOU INSERT THE GAS NOZZEL AT GAS STATION.*AK

VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING COOLANT AT 58000 MILES, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL FORD MODELS AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.*AK

VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING COOLANT AT 58000 MILES, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL FORD MODELS AND COMPANY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE.*AK

VEHICLE SOLD WITHOUT AIRBAGS, NOT DISCLAIMED TO ME AT PURCHASE NOR IS IT LISTED AS SO ON YOUR SITE. *AK

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REOCCURRING PROBLEMS INCLUDING 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AOD AUTOMATIC, AND IT STILL DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. IF PASSING GEAR IS ENGAGED, THEN CAR'S RPMS SHOOT UP AND IT SHIFTS DOWN TO TOO LOW OF A GEAR. I HAVE REPLACED 2 WATER PUMPS THAT WERE LEAKING. I HAVE REPLACED A SWAY BAR THAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FLAT ROAD. THERE IS A WHINNING SOUND THAT COMES FROM EITHER THE PULLEYS OR THE CRANKSHAFT. IN HOT WEATHER THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE IT IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN ACCELERATING EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THE BRAKES ARE VERY POOR EVEN WITH NEW PADS AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED, THEY FADE ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING MUST BE DONE QUICKLY OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THERE ARE ALSO MANY RATTLES THAT COME FROM VARIOUS BADY PANELS AND THE TRUNK WHEN DRIVING.

CASTER ADJUSTMENT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. DEALERHSIP EXAMINED VEHICLE,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AN AUTOBODY SHOP WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY SWAY BAR BROKE AWAY FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD 43,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR BAR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 30-35MPH SWAY BAR FOR CONSUMER'S 1996, FORD, COBRA MUSTANG BROKE IN HALF. VEHICLE HAD 43,000 MILES WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS NO INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. FORD INITIALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE CAR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG, BUT IS NOW CLAIMING THAT THE AIRBAG IS ONLY COVERED FOR 5 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE. FIRE PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED COOLING FAN CAUSED FIRE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK

RECALL NOTICE WAS NOT SENT TO OUR ADDRESS AND B CLASS RECALL IS EXPIRED. HOWEVER THIS JUST BECAME A PROBLEM WITH OUR CAR. RELATED PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS. HEATER GIVING COLD AIR, TIMING CHAIN COVER RUSTING, 1 OR MORE GALLONS OF WATER DAILY IS LEAKED OUT THRU GASKET AFTER DRIVING. CONSTANT OVERHEATING AND FEARED OVERHEATING DAMAGES TO MOTOR MAY OCCUR OR ENGINE FIRE AS A RESULT OF SUCH SEVERE MOTOR OVERHEATING.

TREAD PEALED OFF TIRE AT 65 MPH DESTROYING BUMPER AND ACTIVATED INERTIA SWITCH. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKN TIRESIZE: SS10)

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING A GURGLING NOISE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAPIDLY WENT HOT, VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF AN ENGINE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS PARKING BRAKE STICKS OUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAT BELTS AT TIMES DO NOT RETRACT, OR AT TIMES WILL NOT BUCKLE CORRECTLY.*AK

THERE WAS CLANKING NOISE WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF/OVERHEATED. *AK

FRACTURED TIE ROD END. *AK

CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AT STOP OR AT 0-5 MPH(THROTTLE GOES WIDE OPEN)IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. MUST SHUT OFF IGNITION SWITCH TO STOP CAR, BRAKES WILL NOT STOP CAR. PROBLEM CORRECTED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME. REPLACED PURGE AIR VALVE. FOUR YEARS LATER PROBLEM IS REOCCURING AGAIN. BELIEVE PURGE AIR VALVE HAS FAILED AGAIN. ORIGINAL SERVICING DEALER IS OUT OF BUSINESS. WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD IN MUSTANG LINE SINCE IT HAS A POTENTIAL TO LOOSE CONTROL OF CAR,DAMAGE PROPERTY OR LOSS OF A LIFE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HOOD STARTED WOBBLING, AND THEN TOP LAYER OF HOOD WAS LIFTED OFF VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

REAR SWAY BAR SHEARED OFF AT BOLT HOLE ON LOWER CONTROL ARM ON DRIVERS SIDE. I REMOVED THE PART AND PLACED IN TRUCK OF CAR. SINCE THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR A REPLACEMENT SWAY BAR. I OFFERED TO BRING THE PART IN SO THEY COULD INSPECT IT TO MAKE SURE THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ABUSE. DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO HELP SO I CONTACTED FORDS CUSTOMER RELATIONS. THEY STATE SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL THEY WILL NOT HELP. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EVASIVE AND DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH. THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR WHEN I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HER DECISION. THE FINAL SUPERVISOR ADMITTED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT A SWAY BAR WAS. IF SHE DID SHE WOULD KNOW THEY LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THEY HAVE MADE THIS SEEM LIKE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FROM LOOKING AT THE NTSA WEB SITE I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS DEFECT.*AK

SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1999, I HAVE REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR AND BUDGET CAR SALES THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKES JAM, VEHICLE GOES BACKWARD AND JERKS FORWARD WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC. FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND BUDGET AUTO SALES SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL "SOMETHING HAPPENS" THIS VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND I IMPLORE SOMEONE TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THESE DEFECTS CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.*AK

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE (1996 FORD SABLE) I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS..THE CAR SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH, WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, OR ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBEM TO NHTSA, THE DEALER, FORD MOTOR CO. AND THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, THE DEALER SAYS HE CAN NOT FIX IT UNTIL IT DUPLICATES WHILE HE HAS IT...AGAIN HE SAYS "WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS" , I ASKED IF HE WERE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED HE SAID UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S WHAT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FIND THIS TO BE A LUDICRUOUS ANSWER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO CORRECT THESE DEFECTS.*AK

ERRATIC SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR (ENGINE REVS UP IN RPMS).. *AK

I HAVE REPAIR INVOICES AND TESTAMENT FROM REPAIR FACILITY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THIN PLASTIC WALLS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD.*AK

ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL AND OVERHEAT HAVE HAD 2 ENGINES REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS HAS SEEN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION

MY FORD MUSTANG BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY TO FREDERICK, MD. IN DECEMBER OF 2000. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT IN TO CRYSTAL FORD FOR A RECALL ON JUNE 8, 2000. THE RECALL PROGRAM NO. WAS 99B29. THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A LEAKAGE OF ENGINE COOLANT AT THE HEAD GASKET. ON MY DRIVE TO FREDERICK IN DECEMBER, THE MUSTANG BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND PROCEED TO BREAK DOWN PROMPTLY THEREAFTER. THE RESULT OF THE OVERHEATING WAS A CRACKED ENGINE DUE TO A THROWN ROD. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM FREDERICK TO LAUREL TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE CRACKED ENGINE WAS DUE TO A ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE. I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO CRYSTAL FORD SO THERE MECHANICS COULD LOOK AT IT. THE SERVICE PERSON, [XXX], CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW THE ENGINE THREW A ROD WHICH WAS DUE TO AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE PROBLEM. I WROTE LETTERS TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE SERVICE REP FOR THE AREA AND BOTH DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THE ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM AT THE HEAD GASKET YET FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP ME IN ANYWAY YOU CAN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT WITH THIS PROBLEM. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

BEFORE I PUCHASED THIS CAR, I HAD A FORD ESCORT WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE O2 SENSORS. AT THAT TIME IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PARTS AND LABOR WERE COVERED UNDER A FEDERAL WARRANTY. THIS DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NOT.*AK

THERE IS A LEAK IN THE HEATER CORE. *SLC

VEHICLE NEEDS NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. *SLC

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, FRONT SEAL, AND CRACKED TIMING COVER. FORD DID NOT COVER HEAD GASKET REPAIRS THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK

HAD VEHICLE PARKED ON A GRADE/INCLINE. PUT EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES SLIPPED, AND VEHICLE STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS. DOOR HIT OWNER ON HIP. *AK CONSUMER'S MUSCLES WERE SHEARED AND THE LIGAMENTS TORN DUE TO ACCIDENT. *SLC

WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHCLE ROLLED DOWN HILL AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL (00V-349), AFTER THE FACT AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR INSURANCE COST DEDUCTIBLE. *CJ

HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, HOOD COULD FLY UP UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE. *AK

FUEL TANK IS DEFECTIVE. AREA OF WETNESS SEEPING FROM TOP OF TANK ON DRIVERS SIDE ADJACENT TO EXHAUST TAIL PIPE CONFIRMED BY DEALER . THE POINT OF DEFECT ON TOP OF TANK IS OBSCURED FROM ROAD HAZARDS BY IT'S CLOSE LOCATION TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AUTO FRAME, LEAVING THE CONCLUSION THAT THE TANK HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE AS THE SEEPAGE AND IT'S PROXIMITY TO THE HOT EXHAUST IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

WENT TO DEALER 11/99 ABOUT SHUDDER- CHANGED BELTS, ETC. STILL SHAKING- TEAR DOWN 7/00. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPAIRS WERE $633.00 FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 1500 MILES, CONSUMER IS AFRAID THE LIGHT MAY COME ON AGAIN. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HEARD METAL CLANKING SOUND, STOPPED AND NOTICED REAR SWAYBAR WAS BROKEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND VEHICLE VIBRATES DURING SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR (OVERDRIVE). THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK

WHILE ENGINE BRAKING, ENGINE STALLS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM AT 1000 MILES. DEALER HAS ALWAYS CLAIMED THE ENGINE IS IN FINE OPERATING CONDITION.

BRAKE VIBRATION WHEN USED AND NOISE WHEN NOT IN USE. BRAKE PEDAL IS SOMETIMES STIFF AND SOMETIMES VERY SOFT. DEALER HAS HAD IN TO FIX NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAS NEVER FIXED PROBLEM. *AK

THE FIRST HEAD GASKETS BLEW AT 40,000 MILES AND WERE REPLACED AT MY COST, AND NOW, AGAIN, AT 80,000 MILES HEAD GASKETS ARE GOING BAD. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT'S PURCHASE, ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST FRUSTRATING AND COSTLY. THERE IS DEFINATELY A PROBLEM HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THEY HAVE, THUS FAR, TURNED A DEAF EAR TO THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER LISTINGS REGUARDING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID ABS UNIT WAS NOT WORKING.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THESE TIRES AT A COST OF 685 DOLLARS TO MYSELF. THE TIRES ARE COMING APART AT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL MUCH THE SAME AS THE FIRESTONE TIRES THAT ARE BEING RECALLED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO PAULS TIRES IN MARION INDIANA AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM BECAUSE FINCANNON FORD DID NOT BUY THE WARRANTY. I THEN TOOK THEM TO ANOTHER KELLY DEALER HERE IN MUNCIE. THEY CALLED KELLY AND KELLY DENIED ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMNET OF THE TIRES. THE FIRST ONES TO GO BAD WERE THE FRONT TIRES. NOW THE PASSENGER REAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. I WOULD THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE THAT FIRESTONE IS NOT THE ONLY MANUFACTURER HAVING THIS SEPARATION PROBLEM. HAD I NOT HAVE BEEN PUTTING BRAKES ON THIS CAR I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT LOOK AT THE TIRES ON THEIR CAR. (TIRESIZE: P255/40R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/40R17 )

APPEARS THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SUFFERED A COOLANT LEAK. IS THERE A RECALL AND WHAT ARE THE DETAILS. *AK

DEALER FIXED "HIDDEN RECALL" GASKET AFTER HEAD GASKET REPAIR - FRONT COVER GASKET - NO CHARGE FOR "HIDDEN RECALL" GASKET REPLACEMENT. I WONDER IF THE HEAD GASKET WAS REALLY THE PROBLEM OR IF THEY MADE A MISTAKE, FIXED THE WRONG THING AND THEN FIXED THE RIGHT THING FOR FREE. )AK

THIS M/V HAS BEEN WORKED ON AT LEAST 15-20 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE BEGINING CAR WAS TAKEN TO SULLIVAN BROS WHILE UNDER WARRENTIE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SINCE 7-2000 THIS CAR WAS AT TWO DEALERS AND THE COST CLOSE TO $800,00 CAR STILL HAS SAME PROBLEMS. STALLS THE PAST WEEK THIS CAR HAS ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS AS THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN INTO ON COMING LANES. CAR STALLS AND EVERY THING GOES DEAD. SINCE AUGUST THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKED ON AT SHIRETOWN FORD INC 147 SAMOSET ST PLYMOUTH MA #02360 STILL WAITING FOR PHONECALL TO BRING CAR BACK AGAIN WHAT CAN I DO. *AK

THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR BUMPER AND WHEEL WELL (MICHELIN AMERICAN GOLD TOUR PLUS, P205/65R15, TIRE MILEAGE 5,000). NLM

TEMPETURE SHOWS OVERHEATING & ENGINE STALLS WITH OR WITHOUT A/C

TRANSMISSON NEEDS TO BE OVERHAULED(REBUILT) DUE TO A MALFUNCTION INTERNALLY THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN.*AK

VERY UNHAPPY WITH CAR AND SERVICE PROVIDED BY FREDERICK MOTOR CO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

VERY UNHAPPY WITH CAR AND SERVICE PROVIDED BY FREDERICK MOTOR CO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

ENGINE STALLED AND BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER HOOD. ALL COOLANT LOST FROM COOLING SYSTEM. REPAIR SHOP SAID THERE IS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MADE FROM PLASTIC. HAS REPAIRED 3 IN PAST 6 MONTHS. FORD DEALER IN THE AREA KEEPS 15 OF THIS EXPENSIVE PART IN STOCK BECAUSE IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.

PURCHASED CAR USED WITH 28,232. TODAY, 9/5 AFTER RETURNING FROM VACATION, TRAVELLING AT LEAST 280 MILES - GOING THRU 1-1/2 TANKS OF GAS, CAR REGISTERS 28,332. TRIP ODOMETER ONLY 7 (RESET AT FILL-UP). NOTICED TRIP HAD SAID 90 AT LAST FILL-UP. THAT'S WHEN NOTICED A PROBLEM AND WATCHED. CARFAX REPORT SHOWS LAST MILEAGE 24,143 8/99 THEN REGISTERED IN ALABAMA 10/99 - NO MILEAGE. BACK IN CA 8/00 WHERE I PURCHASED IT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. WANT TO KNOW OPTIONS FIRST.

PURCHASED CAR USED WITH 28,232. TODAY, 9/5 AFTER RETURNING FROM VACATION, TRAVELLING AT LEAST 280 MILES - GOING THRU 1-1/2 TANKS OF GAS, CAR REGISTERS 28,332. TRIP ODOMETER ONLY 7 (RESET AT FILL-UP). NOTICED TRIP HAD SAID 90 AT LAST FILL-UP. THAT'S WHEN NOTICED A PROBLEM AND WATCHED. CARFAX REPORT SHOWS LAST MILEAGE 24,143 8/99 THEN REGISTERED IN ALABAMA 10/99 - NO MILEAGE. BACK IN CA 8/00 WHERE I PURCHASED IT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. WANT TO KNOW OPTIONS FIRST.

I ORDERED THIS CAR AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF MODEL YEAR AND REQUESTED TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE TO PREMIUM TIRES INSTEAD OF WHAT CAME ON THE CAR. SARASOTA FORD SAID THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS I PAID FOR 2 FULL SETS. THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, GUARANTEED FOR 45000 WORE OUT AT 13,500 MILES SO POORLY AND UNEVENLY THAT I JUST REPLACED THEM BECAUSE THEY SCARED ME. NOW I FEEL THERE WAS MORE TO MY PROBLEM AND I COULD HAVE HAD A BLOWOUT IN A CONVERTIBLE FROM DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE SERVICE MGR AT THE TIRE STORE COULD NOT BELIEVE THE TIRES HAD ONLY GONE 13000 MILES. I DON'T KNOW IF THE TIRE INFO IS ON THE ORIGINAL SALES RECEIPT FOR THE CAR. I TRULY FEEL THOSE TIRES I WAS FORCED TO BUY WERE DEFECTIVE.( DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRE SIZE: 16 )

THE TIRE EXPLODED THOUGH MY BACK BUMPER AND HIT MY INTERTIA SWITCH IN THE CARS TRUNK TURNING OFF THE GAS. I WAS STRANDED 1 HOUR EAST OF DES MOINES, IOWA. WHEN I TRIED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THEY IGNORED ME AND STATED THE THE TIRES WERE FINE ONLY THE WILDERNESS TRIRES HAS A PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE, THE TRED BLEW OFF AND IT NEVER DID GO FLAT.( DOT NUMBER: 479664199 TIRE SIZE: SS10 )

WHILE DRIVING THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND LOSS OF CONTROL (ACCIDENT), AS A RESULT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE. *ET

ENGINE OVERHEATS WITH AC ON HEADGASKET BLOW AND HEAD WARPED AND HEADS NEED SHAVING HEADGASKETS REPLACED AND HEAD BOLTS REPLACED OUT OF POCKET COST 1500.00 OR BETTER. *AK

N0 SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

ON A SERVICE ROAD AT A RED LIGHT ALL OF SUDDEN BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED & THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT DUE TO ENGINE HEAD GASKET DEFECT. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS USED. DEALER WOULDN'T COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HOOD FLEW OFF AND BUSTED HEADLIGHTS AND THE GRILL ON FRONT OF THE CAR. CONSUMER STATES THAT HOOD HAS TWO PARTS AND THE BOTTOM PART, WHERE IT LATCHES, WAS STILL ON THE CAR, BUT THE TOP FLEW OFF. *AK

AFTER FILLING UP THE COOLANT CONTAINER, SOMEHOW IT BECAME EMPTY WITHOUT ANY LEAKS VISIBLE. A TECHNICIAN MENTIONED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKET. *AK

WATER PUMP IS LEAKING. YH

WATER PUMP IS LEAKING. YH

THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS JAM. THEY JAM WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PULL THEM OUT TO HOOK THEN TOGETHER. THIS DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO BE ABLE TO HOOK UP YOUR SEAT BELTS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS SOMETIMES IN 1997. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY TOOK THE COVER OFF OFF THE RETRACTOR AND STRAIGHTENED OUT THE BELT SO IT WOULD WORK. THIS HAS BEEN DONE SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER AND BY THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE BELT IS EASILY TWISTED AND JAMS IN THE RETRACTOR. THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER 0N SEPTEMBER 21, 1998. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN ON JUNE 2, 1999 AND THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. WE HAVE BEEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL IS UNRESOLVED AS TO THE RETRACTOR JAMMING. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CORRECT IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR CANNOT LEGALLY OR SAFELY BE DRIVEN WITH A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND CAR STARTED SMOKING. DROVE CAR HOME. THEN TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH OTHER CARS LIKE MINE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS, THEY TOLD ME AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MESS THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED AND NOW THEY WILL NOT AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $1300 TO REPAIR. I BELIEVE TH. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (I/C) HOOD INSUFFICIENT TO PREVENT LOWER I/C LIGHTS FROM REFLECTING IN WINDSHIELD WITH TALL DRIVERS. CREATES VERY DISTRACTING REFLECTIONS IN DRIVERS FIELD OF VIEW. *AK

I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS MY LOCAL FORD DEALER (CHARLIE HILLARD FORD-FORT WORTH). THEY BOTH TELL ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET ON A 1995 FORD WINSTAR HAS BEEN RECALLED. THIS VEHICLE HAS VIRTUALLY THE SAME 3.8L V6 ENGINE AS MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG. MY LOCAL FORD COMPANY TELLS ME THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO ENGINES IS THAT ONE VEHICLE IS FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE, AND THE OTHER REAR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE HEAD GASKETS SHOULD BE MANUFACTURED THE SAME ON THESE TWO VEHICLES. HOWEVER, FORD TELLS ME THEY CANNOT HELP ME PAY FOR THIS REPAIR - WHICH WAS A FAILURE OF THE HEAD GASKET. ADDITIONALLY, MY MECHANIC SAYS HE AND OTHER MECHANICS HE KNOWS HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM FREQUENTLY ON FORD MUSTANGS AND FORD THUNDERBIRDS WITH THIS SAME 3.8L V6 ENGINE. *AK

THE PLASTIC INTAKE? CRACKED FORD RECALL REPAIRED IT. 1ST DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED WAYNE MORRIS FORD IN PERRY, GA WOULD NOT HELP AT ALL. 2ND DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED WARNER ROBINS FORD FOUND THE RECALL AND REPAIRED IT A NO CHARGE. ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING/SHAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WHICH HAS HELPED A LITTLE. BUT CAN NOT GET ANY ANSWERS OR A RESOLUTION FROM ANY MECHANIC TO DATE.

PLASTIC GASKET NOT ABLE TO HANDLE TO WITH STAND THE PRESSURE FROM THE COOLANT SYSTEM. MOST CARS DO NOT HAVE PLASTIC CYLINDER HEAD.

I HAVE HAD THE TOP REPLACED AND IT WAS NEVER ALLIGNED CORRECTLY, SO WHEN IT WENT DOWN IT WOULD GO DOWN AT AN ANGEL

THE MENTIONED GASKETS FAILED ON MY CAR ON 10-25-99 AND ON MY HUSBAND'S FORMER 1996 MUSTANG ON 2-2-99. I ALSO FOUND A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT IN YOUR FILES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM (ODI ID# 544839 DATED 2-15-99). I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN I REALIZED I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MY HUSBAND'S CAR HAD, AND WAS TOLD FORD WOULD NOT OFFER ME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I AM 12,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THEIR RETURN CALL. EVEN THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO (HOLLY FORD-HOLLY,MICHIGAN) SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO MY CAR W/THAT MILEAGE. I DON'T BELIEVE FORD IS GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS YOURSELF. I HAD TO PAY $489.00 TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTS, AND I WANT A FULL REFUND. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM ONE CUSTOMER WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH DOCUMENTATION THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY MUSTANG AND MY HUSBAND'S MUSTANG. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO PROVE THIS DEFECT.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED & LEAKED/STEAMED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $400. (PARTS & LABOR INCLUDED). I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS & HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GOING OUT AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. I ASKED THE DEALER SERVICE MGR @ MOYER FORD IN FOLEY, AL IF THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM & HE SAID, "NOT ON THIS MODEL, THE POLICE CARS HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT THOUGH". THIS ISN'T RIGHT & IT MAKES ME WANT TO GO BACK TO ANOTHER MAKE OF CAR THAT IS MORE RELIABLE.

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE COOLANT SYSTEM. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS (85-DEGREES F), BUT THERMOSTAT WAS MOST LIKELY STILL CLOSED. CAR HAD BEEN STARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2- TO 3-MINUTES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CRACK, IN THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD, THE FISSURE APPEARS NEAR THE INJECTION MOLD 'SEAM'. THE CRACK DID NOT APPEAR NEAR THE GASKET SURFACES. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM-CENTER OF THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE MANIFOLD, RUNNING PERPENDICULAR TO THE DRIVESHAFT. THE HAIRLINE CRACK IS ABOUT 3/4-INCH LONG. TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD, IT COST ME $520 IN PARTS AND LABOR. MY MECHANIC FELT THAT THIS CRACK WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AS A RESULT OF POOR ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURE. MY PERSONAL SUBJECTIVE ANALYSIS IS THAT A PLASTIC IS INHERENTLY WEAK (CHEAP CRAP). *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & FELT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. HAD RETURNED TO DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. LATER HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON & VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. APPLIED BRAKES SHUT IT OFF, BUT DID NOT STOP IT. TURNED VEHICLE OFF & RESTARTED IT. VEHICLE HAS NO AIR BAGS. VEHICLE HAD A 1998 FRONT REPAIR DONE, BUT NO ACCIDENT HAD HAPPENED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 4O MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS AFTER MANUFACTURER TSB KIT INSTALLED,DEALER KEPT CAR 1 MTH AFTERWARD, NO FURTHER UPDATES, NO REPAIR, CAR STILL RUNS HOT

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE IS VERY WORN AND FRAYING.IT IS FRAYING DUE TO A PLASTIC GUIDE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP SAFETY BELT IN PLACE.I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR AND FEEL IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT WOULD RIP AND CAUSE ME TO BE THROWN FORWARD WITH THE IMPACT.

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ENGINE CUTS OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 4 TIMES AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

FUEL LINE CRACKED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK WHICH RESULTEDIN A FIRE. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY FORD AND THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR, AND FORD WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REFERENCE NHTSA 35-99. ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE (LEFT FRONT) OCCURRED AS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT, THE SECOND FAILURE (RIGHT FRONT) OCCURRED LATER WHILE BLEEDING THE SYSTEM IN MY GARAGE. THE AUTOMOBILE WAS A 96 MUSTANG GT WITH COBRA BRAKE UPGRADE WHICH INCLUDED NEW BRAKE LINES.

FUEL TANK LEAKING ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER WHERE THE 2 HALFS OF THE TANK ARE MATED TOGETHER. IT IS LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE TANK HALFS

THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE OF THE ENGINE, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW COOLANT SYSTEM AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MPH ,UNEXPECTADLY THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SNAPPED IN TWO, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF ENGINE . WITHIN 2 MIN VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR FROM PARK INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OFF THE DRIVEWAY HITTING A POWER TRANSFORMER LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET.

THE RUBBER SEALS KEEPS POPPING OFF DUE TO IMPROPER ALIGNMENT OF WINDOWS AND DOORS.

CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS BRAKING, TRANSMISSION AND COOLING PROBLEMS SINCE THE DATE PURCHASED. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THESE REPAIRS MORE THEN 12 TIMES. DEALER & FORD HAVE SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE READ 33 PAGES OF COMMENTS OF 1996 MUSTANG OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SERIOUS DEFECTS THAT I HAVE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE! *AK

BOB ALLEN FORD AND THE REGIONAL FORD REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE'S COOLING SYSTEM WAS NOT UPGRADED TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OUTLINED IN THE SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED BY FORD WHICH ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM IN THE COOLING SYSTEMS FOR 1996 MUSTANG COBRAS. *AK

AFTER SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO PICK UP MORE SPEED,AND VEHICLE WAS GOING MORE THAN SPED INDICATED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN AT LEFT END. THIS IS NOT A MOUNTING FAILURE BUT AN ACTUAL BREAK! THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT ALL DEALERS (MORE THAN FIVE) IN THIS AREA ARE OUT OF REPLACEMENT PARTS!! BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE SWAY BAR IS HANGING LOOSE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SERIOUS SAFTY HAZARD. *AK

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED, CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK, ALSO CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, HOWEVER FLUID LEAKING INO ENGINE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BY THE TIME LEAK WAS DISCOVERED, ENGINE BEARNGS WERE SEVERLY WORN.

CAR OVERHEATED ONCE AND HEAD GASKET BLOWN; ODOMETER RUNS SLOW

MY CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS, BECOMING SEVERE AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR HIGHER. WHEN BRAKING THE WHEEL PULLS HARD, THE PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO KEEP FROM STEERING RIGHT. IF YOU BRAKE HARD THE WHEEL "JERKS"HARD CAUSING YOU TO LOOSE HOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT TWICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THIS TIME IT HAS MADE IT MUCH WORSE.

IGNITION COMPUTER REQUIRED RESETTING. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

REAR SWAY BAR FAILED. YH

ENGINE UNCONTROLLABLY REVVED UP. YOUR SOFTWARE REJECTS MY MAIL IF I DON'T FILL FALSE DATA INTO THE COLUMNS OF

BRAKE LIGHTS: THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIONS TO ANY PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK ONLY WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS LIGHTLY PRESSED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY BEING ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER, BUT SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SEAT BELTS: THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT. THE BELT "HANGS LOOSELY" AFTER IT IS THE DRIVER TAKES IT OFF AND REQUIRES "EXCESSIVE" MANUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR A PROPER AND SAFE FIT. MILEAGE ODOMETER: THE MILEAGE ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN BROKEN, BUT I NOTICED RECENTLY THAT IT STOPS OCCASIONALLY. AFTER REVIEWING MY DRIVING PATERNS I BELIEVE THAT THE ODOMETER MAY BE REPORTING MORE MILEAGE THAN I HAVE ACTUALLY PUT ON THE CAR (BUT I HAVE NO ABSOLUTE WAY TO PROVE THIS).

DID YOU KNOW THAT AIR BAGS CONTAINED SODUIM AZIDE AND WHEN DETONATED WILL GIVE OFF THA TOXIC AND VERY HARMFUL SODIUM HYDROXIDE (CAUSTIC SODA) IM SURE THE PUBLIC WOULD NOT WANT TO INHALE THESE TOXIC VAPORS WITCH HAVE VERY HARMFUL OR FATIL RESULTS WHEN INHALED I WOULD APPRICATE YOUR IMEDIATE ATTION TO MY CONCERNS. CONCERN ABOUT AIR BAG SAFETY (OTHER THAN SHORT PERSON). ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.

TIRE ARE DRY ROTTEN.

THIS CAR HAS HAD A SHIMMY IN THE TEERING WHEEL THAT IS FELT BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. THE ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHECKED, TIRES INSPECTED AND BALANCED, ROTORS TURNED. ALL HAVE FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SELLING DEALER HAD ALSO REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE PROBLEM HAS AN INTERMITTENT ELEMENT TO IT. SOMETIMES THE CAR DRIVES FINE FOR A SHORT WHILE, AND THEN IT STARTS SHAKING AGAIN.

HAND BRAKE, WHEN USED, POPS OUT BY ITSELF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. THIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE BACKING VEHICLE INTO DRIVEWAY NOTICED A DRAGGING SOUND IN THE REAR. BELIEVES THIS CONDITION IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR FOR 40,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

EMISSIONS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.

FRONT BRAKEROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS FAILED. ALSO, REPLACED TRANSMISSION GEARS/CLUSTERS/INTERIOR BODY PANELS.

THE REAR ANTI-ROLL BAR FAILED AND SHEARED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR MOUNTING BOLT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. BELIVE FORD HAS KNOW ABOUT POTENTIAL HAZARD SINCE 1994 BUT FAILS TO ISSUE RECALL OR TSB.

VEHICLE WAS MAKING UNNECESSARY NOISE; THROUGH CONSUMER INVESTIGATION, FOUND SWAY BAR BROKEN. BELIEVED THIS WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR FOR VEHICLE WITH 38000 MILE OF WEAR. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

DEALER DID NOT WARN MY 4'11", 100LB WIFE OF DANGERS OF AIR BAG DUE TO HER SIZE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF WIFE NECK PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER REQUIRED BRAIN SURGERY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT. DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS DEALER WILL NOT RESPOND.

OWNER'S WIFE (4' 11') SITS CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS DURING A CRASH AND CAUSED INJURIES.

BOTH FRONT BRAKE HOSES BUSTED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE SAME LOCATION; AT THE "BANJO: FITTING.

FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND DAMAGE COMPONENTS.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSING BURNS TO ARM.

BRAKE FAILURE.

WIPER DELAY SWITCH FAILURE.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER IT HAS BEEN RESET .

ODOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

VIBRATION IN THE CLUTCH.

NINE TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHIN TWO YEARS.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THE ABS BRAKES WILL CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF SECOND GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCCELERATE/LOSE CONTROL. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES AND PULLS AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, HAD TO PUMP BRAKES IN ORDER TO TRY TO GAIN CONTROL. STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES/ALL FRONT END VIBRATES AT ABOUT 55 MPH. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTATING ARMS ON BOTH SIDES IN 1996, 3 WEEKS LATER DEFECT REOCCURRED. *AK

ABS: OWNER DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CRACKS RUNNING FROM CENTER OF BRAKE ROTORS TO OUTER EDGE; COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. REPAIRED TWICE, DEALR HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT'S CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING FAILURE.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES/SHAKES. IN ADDITION, BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED/STEERING ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A SPEED OF 40MPH AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO VIBRATE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN DRIVING 40MPH. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND UPON ACCELERATION THE REAR AXLE SEPARATED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN THE AXLE SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

STARTER FAILED.

BATTERY FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

EMMISIONS CANISTER FAILED.

CONVERTABLE TOP AND REAR VIEW MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TWO TIMES.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN NOISE.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED RESULTING IN NOISE.

STEERING COLUMN FAILED.

TIRES FAILED. (GOODYEAR ZR)

OIL LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER PARKING ON AN INCLINE, DEALER HAS CLEANED SENSOR BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENT SWITCH FAILED.

EVAPORATOR CANISTER SOLENOID FAILED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED.

STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED PROPERLY.

HOOD LATCH FAILED.

TIRES FAILED.(B.F. COODRICH COMP T/A ZR 245/45-17).

ABS SOLENOID FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT BRAKES GRAB TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVER COME ACROSS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE REAR END OF THE BOCTON IS OUT.

WINDSHIELD FAILED.

TRANSMISSION LEAKS.

TIMING CHAIN GASKET LEAKS.

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, TO ENGAGE BRAKES DRIVER HAS TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE PEDAL.

THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN BRAKING.

UPON BRAKING, ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

WATER LEAKS INTO TAIL LIGHT.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH AND BRAKING AND DOWNSHIFTING AROUND A CURVED ROAD, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVING 30MPH; STARTED APPLYING BRAKES WHEN THEY LOCKED UP; VEHICLE WENT INTO OTHER LANE & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGED DRIVER'S FRONT; AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL; LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WON'T HONOR WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE REAR ENGINE . FIRE EXPERT ON CARS INFORMED OWNER THAT THE FUEL INJECTION HOSE CAUSED THE FIRE DUE TO LEAKING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER IN ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH A/C ON. *AK

FACTORY INSTALLED PUSH-ROD, BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MASTER CYLINDER, WAS NOT THE PROPER PART (IT WAS TOO LONG). THE RESULT OF THIS ERROR HAS CAUSED FAILURE TO THE ABS SYSTEM.

DRIVING VEHICLE 60 MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ON; APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN; CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE; TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS & NOTHING WORKED; PUSHED CLUTCH IN CRUISE CONTROL STILL ON; TURNED VEHICLE OFF & VEHICLE STOPPED.

CLUTCH DISC VIBRATION/NOISE.

BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND, CAUSING VIBRATION.

REAR SUSPENSION NOISE.

PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS.

CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE.

ENGINE FAN PULLEY FAILED.

ANTILOCK BRAKE NOISE.

VEHICLE MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING 40-50MPH.

STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

POWER WINDOWS FAILED.

DOOR AJAR BUZZER DEFECTIVE.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT/VIBRATES AT 65-75 MPH DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON.

#8 PLUG WIRE FAILED.

DRIVE BELT REPLACED.

SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED.

BATTERY REPLACED.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

TIMING BELT BROKE, CAUSING BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE ALSO OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE AND BATTERY DRAINAGE.

BELT SHREDDED OR CAME OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASION CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AN BRAKING ABILITY.

REAR END IS TO LIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF TRACTION ON TURNS AND ON SMALL BUMPS AT ANY SPEED.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT 60-75 MPH. DEALER CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE LACKS CASTER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT.

ENGINE IDLER PULLEY NOISE.

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED AND SMELLED SMOKE; CHECKED UNDERHOOD, VEHICLE WASENGULFED WITH FLAMES, NO WARNING, DEALER DETERMINED FIRE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE. *AK

VENTS ON TRUNK BELOW TAILLIGHTS HAVE LARGE OPENINGS, ALLOWING SMALL ANIMALS TO ENTER.

FRACTURED INNER TIE ROD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY, SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THE 1995 FORD MUSTANG RECALL # 95S1, 7 CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK

REAR END NOISE PRESENT, REPLACED REAR SUSPENSION AND NOISE CONTINUED.

NOISY TRANSMISSION; ALSO VEHICLE SVERVES WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGH SPEED/ SMALL OIL LEAK. *AK

POOR ABS PERFORMANCE DURING A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND; TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED, MECHANIC CHECKED IT, INFORMED OWNER THAT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN. *AK

WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND AROUND 55 MPH; ALSO REPLACED ROTORS. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY OVERHEATS. *AK

RADIATOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AK

ENGINE OVERHEATS WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON IN CITY TYPE DRIVING ON WARM DAYS. *AK

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND VIBRATES ABOVE 50 MPH, IT IS WORST AROUND 60 MPH. *AK

VEHICLE'S FAN BELT BROKE 5 TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED, WHEN THIS OCCURS DRIVER LOSES CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURED BETWEEN 4,000/6,000 MILES.*AK

SPOILER BLOCKS VISION THROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR.

STARTED CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF TAIL PIPE. *AK DEALER TOLD CONSUMER HE NEEDED A LIFTER AND A ROCKER, HOWEVER PARTS FELL OFF WHEN THEY DID A TEST DRIVE, DEALER FOUND A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED. *SLC

THE VEHICLE HAS ABS, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEED, THE VEHICLE SWERVES.*AK ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP FROM HITTING A DOG, VEHICLE SKIDDED TO RIGHT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND ROLLS FORWARD. *AK

VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND ROLLS FORWARD. *AK

REAR EXHAUST PIPE ERODED TWO BRAKE LINES TO THE POINT OF FAILURE/LEAKAGE.

AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH PRIOR TO IMPACT. *AK

THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN IDLING DURING TRAFFIC. *AK

BRAKES SQUEAL/GRAB WHEN APPLIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE FAILED TWICE.

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE LOST BRAKE HAD ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CAR WAS TOTALLED. TT