1994 Ford Mustang complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

3.0 FORD MUSTANG BLEW HEAD GASKET (MANUFACTURING DEFECT). FORD REFUSES TO BE RESPONSIBLE IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. REPAIR COSTS EXCEED $1,000.00. *AK

ELECTRICAL SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 95 062000 INTERIOR SYSTEMS: SEAT:MATERIAL. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL APPEAR TO SLIP OUT OF OVER-DRVIE INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ENGINE RPM WILL INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY 3000 RPM. ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND HAS BEEN SO HARD THAT IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. THE SLOW SPEED PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY 2 TIMES. THE HIGH SPEED PROBLEM OCCURS QUITE REGULARLY. *AK

CAN FORD DO ANYTHING RIGHT CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN MORE THAN I CAN REMEMBER! *AK

MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE RAN HOT WITHOUT WARNING DURING A ROADTRIP FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO J.C.LEWIS FORD AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS (E.G. HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS). UPON RETURNING FROM MY TRIP, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. INFORMING ME THAT A WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON ALL 1994 AND 1995 MUSTANG FORD HEAD GASKETS AS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THIS WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO ALL VEHICLES LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD AND TO ALL THAT HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS WARRANTY LIES IN THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE HAS PASSED THE MILEAGE LIMITATION, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURIOUS ABOUT HOW A CONSUMER COULD WIN IN THIS SITUATION, IF THE VEHICLE WAS CREATED WITH A ENGINE DEFECT THAT WAS NOT PUBLISHED UNTIL ALMOST SIX YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT REALLY DOES NOT MATTER THAT I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGOUSLY, BECAUSE I WAS SEEMINGLY SOLD A DEFECTED CAR THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR AS A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR THOUSANDS OF MILES UNAWARE OF ITS DEFECTS. IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE DEFECT EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE PROMPTLY TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT REACHED 100,000 MILES. IT IS MY SINCERE BELIEF THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE MANUFACTURER DISSEMINATED PROPER NOTIFICATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. I MUST ADMIT THAT I HAVE ENJOYED THE USE OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS UNEXPECTED BRE

RECALL 95V062000/SEAT:MATERIAL: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN DRIVER SEAT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS CAR IS SO UNSAFE I WELL NO LONGER DRIVE IT ! THIS CAR HAS HAD THE ENGINE, REAREND, AC, TRANMISSION, CONVERTABLE TOP REAR WINDOW & ALIENMENT PROBLAIMS, WAER ON TIRES FRONT AND BACK,TWO WATER PUMPS, TWO TIMING CHAINS,FUIL PUMP,WHIPER MOTOR, FLY WHEEL CAME OFF CAR. ALL FAILED AFTER FACTURY WARRENTY & EXTENDED ENDED. MOST OF THESE REPAIRS WHERE COMPLAINED ABOUT WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY BUT WAS TOULD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PROBLAIMS OR THEY WERE NORMAL FOR MUSTANGS .HAVE HAD TO REBULD THIS CAR ALL AT MY COST AND FORD SAY'S THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR FROM FACTERY. NOW I CAN NOT MAKE THE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR BECAUSE THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN SO HIGH.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: RE92205/65 )

TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. NLM

WHEN REAR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, DOES NOT NEED A KEY TO START VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT PROPERLY. *AK *ML

UNDER THE HOOD FIRE DUE TO ALTERATOR SHORTING OUT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I HAVE REPAIRED MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG SEVERAL TIMES, FOR DIFFERENT FAILURES. THIS LAST EPISODE WITH MY HEAD GASKET WAS THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK. I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OF THE HEAD GASKET, BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS 138,000. I CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CUT-OFF OF THE WARRANTY AT 100,000 MILES FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT OF THE HEAD GASKET. THEY TOOK MY COMPLAINT FOR THIER RECORDS AND SAID SORRY YOU ARE NOT WITHIN THE MILEAGE FOR THE WARRANTY. *AK

THERE IS A PATTERN OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE, WHIICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY DRIVING HABBITS (OVER 100,000 MILES). FORD SHOULD STAND 100% BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT FOR 100% OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, NOT SET AN IRRELEVANT WARRANTY EXTENTION. THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY CAR DID NOT CREATE THE PATTERN OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN ALL FORDS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE. FORD SHOULD STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, BY REFUNDING REPAIR COSTS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FORD HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AWHILE IN THIS ENGINE SIZE.*AK

WHEN MAKING A TURN DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY TILTED TO THE SIDE. ANCHORS HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FLOOR, LEAVING THE SEAT UNMOUNTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & HEARD SMALL KNOCK WHICH TURNED INTO LOUD KNOCK. ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED. WAS REPAIRED LAST YEAR. ENGINE LOCKED UP DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS 2 WEEKS LATER. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED ENGINE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. *AK

FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ADMITED TO FAULTY 3.8L ENGINES IN OTHER MODELS OF ITS PRODUCT LINE EXCEPT FOR MUSTANGS.THE DEALER WHERE THIS WAS PURCHASED HAS ALREADY PUT IN AN ENGINE SHORTLY AFETR I BOUGHT THIS WITH 70,00 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. THE CURRENT ENGINE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IT BLEW A HEAD GASKET.NOW HE IS PLAYING THE GAME OF FORD SAYS THIS AND FORD SAYS THAT.ENOUGH. CAN YOU GET FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO OWN UP TO THIS MUSTANG OWNERS PROBLEM? I AM NOT ALONE AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF US OUT HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN. *AK

LOSS OF COOLANT/ENGINE OVERHEATING-2ND OCCURRENCE WAS JAN 1997 FOUND OUT CYLINDER HEADS WERE CRACKED FROM FIRST INCIDENT, HAD TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEADS 2ND TIME @ 58,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING AT 300 RPM; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A MODULE REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT CONSUMER'S COST OF $450.00 . *AK

VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING HOT. THERMOSTAT NEEDLE WENT UP VEY HIGH, ALL THE WAY TO RED. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND OUT THAT AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

THIS PROMBLEM ISS AMAJOR PROMBLEM IN MUSTANGS IN 1994-95 SAME ENGINE AS THE WINDSTAR AND LINCOLN THEY WERRE RECALLED FEEL THAT THE MUSTANG SHOULD BE TO. MY CAR WAS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF CHANGEE THE OIL EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES AT VALVOLINE GOT THE RECORDS I FEEL FORD SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS THERES TO MANY REPORTS OF BAD HEAD GASKETS IN THIS MODEL IT HAS TO BE DEFAULT WITH THIS MANY MILES ON IT. A LOT OF THE WINDSTARSS HEAD GASKETS WWENT OUT AROUND 40000 THOUSSAND MILES TO SO IT MUST BE THE ENGINEEEE. HOW CAN THEY RECALL A COUPLE OTHER CCCARS AND NOT THE MUSSTANG ITS THE SAME ENGINE AND PROBLEM . THEY SHOULD COVER IT. IM THINKING ABOUT TAKEN THEM TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT IF YOU CAN HELP ME OR GIVE ME AA LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GOT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULS EEMAIL ABOUT THISTHANK YOU GREG ELFERING

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET AND FRONT ENGINE GASKET FAILURE. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE TO COME OUT THE EXAUST.*AK

DURING MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG TAURUS, MUSTANG AND WINDSTAR OWNERS. THOUGH, CURRENTLY, FORD HAS ONLY ELECTED TO COVER EVERYTHING BUT THE MUSTANG. THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL PURSUE TO GET MY MONEY BACK SINCE IT APPEARS FORD IS AT FAULT HERE. AS OF YET, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FORM OD TO 3RD OR NEUTRAL CAUSING RPM TO GO HIGH CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN TRAFFIC.

ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE RADIO PICKS UP ENGINE NOISE, DROWNING OUT THE RADIO SOUNDS. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO WOODY ANDERSON FORD IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT EACH TIME THE DEALER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT REPAIR IT UNLESS THE RADIO WAS MAKING THE NOISE AT THE TIME IT WAS BROUGHT IT. THIS IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE SINCE THE NOISE IS INTERMITTENT, AND USUALLY STOPS WITHIN 15 MINUTES. THE DEALER IS 25 MINUTES FROM MY HOME. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THAT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM SOON RESUMED. PLEASE NOTE THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO WOODY ANDERSON RATHER THAN ALEXANDER FORD (THE DEALER FROM FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR). THIS WAS DONE DUE TO W/A'S PROXIMITY TO MY HOME.

DRIVERS SEAT TRACK BROKE AWAY FROM THE MOUNTING BOLTS WHILE MAKING A TURN

ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS HEAD GASKET. THIS IS A 3.8 ENGINE AND OTHERS HAVE BEENED RECALLEDABY FORD. FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IN ALL 3.8 ENGINES. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT 80000. *AK

WHY IS FORD PAYING FOR REPAIRS ON OTHER 3.8 LTR VEHICLES THAT HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS? *AK

BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT, CAUSING OTHER RELATED DAMAGE. HEAD GASKETS HAVE SINCE BEEN REDESIGNED BY FORD TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE, BUT NO RECALLS. OWNER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMBEROUS OVERHEATING PROBLEMS WITH THE MUSTANG. WE HAD A 75,000 WARANTY WHICH FORD HONORED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE HAD MAJOR EXPENSES RUNING INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WE RECENTLY SPENT CLOSE TO $ 1,000.00 ON HAVING THE HEAD GASKETS REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME. I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR YEARS AND KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THE RADIATOR CAP REMOVED AND YOU INCREASE THE THE RPM OF THE ENGINE YOU SHOULD NOT BLOW ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER. THE ENGINE WAS NOT DAMAGED, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, BUT WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD.*AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, EXCESSIVE COOLANT LOSS AND OVERHEATING PROBLEMS

MANY OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. FORD RECENTLY RULED ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR ENGINES TO FIX THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE, WHICH HAS THE SAME ENGINE, HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AMONGST MANY OWNERS IS NOT COVERED BY FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY.

THERE IS A RECALL ON 3.8 LITER FORD ENGINES, BUT THE MUSTANG IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS THE SAME ENGINE, THEREFORE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD TO GET REPAIRS OF OVER 1,000.00 TO THE HEAD GASKET WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF FORD OWNERS AT DEALING WITH . THE MUSTANG SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 50,000 MILES, CAUSING $2,000 REPAIR. FORD KNOWS THAT THIS IS A DEFFECTIVE PART AND REFUSES TO FIX AT NO CHARGE. HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS WINDSTAR AND TAURUS WHICH THEY ARE FIXING BUT WILL NOT FIX THIS SAME ENGINE IN THE MUSTANG. *AK

MY 1994 MUSTANG OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.THIS RESULTED IN MAJOR REPAIR COSTS.WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS THIS SHOWS SIGNS OF A SEVERE DESIGN FLAW .*AK

I OWN A 1994 MUSTANG. ON MARCH 3, 2000 THE HEAD GASKET ON THE 3.8L ENGINE BLEW, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT SEVERELY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. THIS UNFORTUNATELY HAPPENED ON I-75 IN OHIO, 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I WAS FORCED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED, AND WAS STRANDED FOR THE NIGHT. I FOUND A MECHANIC IN OHIO TO WORK ON IT. THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, AND WERE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS WAS NEARLY $4,500, NOT COUNTING FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT I SPENT ON A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS REPAIRED. MY MECHANIC AND I BOTH CONTACTED FORD DEALERS AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FORM OF WARRANTY CAMPAIGN ON THIS ENGINE. I RECENTLY READ THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A "WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM" ON THIS ENGINE FOR EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY COVERS THEIR FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES (TAURUS, SABLE, CONTINENTAL, AND WINDSTAR). WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY WOULD THIS ONLY COVER THESE VEHICLES AND NOT THE MUSTANG. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE. I HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE REAR WHEEL DRIVES (MUSTANG) HAVE A DIFFERENT COOLING SYSTEM. MY RESPONSE IS, "SO WHAT?". IF THE HEAD GASKET GOES, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF COOLING SYSTEM IS IN THE CAR. THAT IS A LUDICROUS ANSWER. AND IN DISCUSSING THIS WITH OTHER REPAIR CENTERS, MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. WHAT REALLY INFURIATES ME IS THAT FORD IS TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THEIR FLEET CUSTOMERS (TAURUS AND SABLE BOTH ARE POPULAR FLEET VEH

I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON THE WINDSTARS/TAURUS WITH THE SAME TYPE ENGINE THE 3.8. WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK INTO WHY THE FORD MUSTANG WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALONG WITH THE WINDSTAR, TAURUS?? I HAVE HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM, CAR LEAKING WATER, HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL WITH THE OTHER TWO FORD MODELS, CHECK TO SEE IF MUSTANG INCLUDED. I CALLED AND IT WASN'T ,,, WHY NOT??? THIS REALLY CONFUSES ME AS TO WHY MUSTANGS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, IF SAME MOTOR, SAME PROBLEM, WHY NOT RECALLED? PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH ME BY MAIL OR PHONE AND EXPLAIN TO ME WHY? *AK

VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET, AND AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK *ML

BLOWN HEAD GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED . COST $1481.47 TO REPAIR. FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE. THEY SAY WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS ONLY. THEY SAID THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FILED ON MUSTANGS EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ENGINES! *AK

I WAS HAVING A OVERHEATING PROBLEM AND LACKING ALOT OF POWER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,$1300.00 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 ENGINES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT AND I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY MUSTANG. I AM A PROUD MUSTANG OWNER AND HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MUSTANGS AND NEVER HAVE HAD ANY COMPLAINTS. FORD NEEDS TO EITHER RECALL THIS OR TAKE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT OCCUR IN FUTURE VEHICLES. THANKS, LISA *AK

MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ERRATIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. GAUGE STILL ERRATIC WAS DRIVING IT TO BE REPAIRED THE MOTOR LOCKED UP THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW MOTOR

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CONSUMER HAS V-6 3. 8 LITER A REAR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE. ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, WATER WAS COMING OUT OF EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND MIXED WITH ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL. COMSUMER STATED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE, AND COULDN'T DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK