Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 44 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 44, in the owner's own words
BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKED ALUMINUM HEADS. FOUND THAT REPLACING THERMOSTAT 15 DEGREES COOLER IE(195 FACTORY CHANGE TO 108 DEGREE) WORKS MUCH BETTER. ALSO NEVER USE 50/50 OR WATER WITH ALUMINUM HEADS. *TR
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I AM HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. ALSO WITH THE TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK IN NEUTRAL. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND MANY OTHERS AND FORDS UNWILLINGNESS TO FESS UP TO THEIR MISTAKES THEY HAVE LOST BUSINESS FROM ME AND MY FAMILY FOR LIFE. *AK
THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT AND THE RPM WILL INCREASE TO 3500-4000 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND FREQUENTLY. I TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT OK. I HAVE READ MANY SIMULAR COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS SITE. WHY HASN'T ACTION BEEN TAKEN TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? DT
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THEY REBUILT IT, AND AT THAT TIME I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE FUSE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS SOME WIRE NEAR THE SEAT TRACK SOO THEY REPLACED IT. IT WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE WELL THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID AND THE FUSE CONTINUES TO BLOW I HAVE TO PUT A NEW FUSE IN EVERY TIME I NEED TO MOVE THE SEAT I ONLY GET ONE SHOT AT IT FOR IT WILL BLOW IN A FEW SECONDS I HAVE'NT TAKEN IT BACK. *AK
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, ENGINE REPLCD,TRANS. REPLCD 4X PROBLEM STILL THERE,REAR DEFROST WIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE,A/C ON&OFF,SEAT GEAR DOES NOT WORK,HORN DOES NOT WORK,AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED AFTER 5,000 MILES,
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND CAUSE VIBRATION IN VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY MUSTANG SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE AND THOUGHT I WAS VERY STRANGE THIS CAR WOULD EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS DUE TO IT'S MILEAGE AND AGE. THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AT EXACT SPEED INTERVALS AND VIBRATE. I HAVE PUT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I THEN FOUND THE PROBLEM LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE MFG. AND AM VERY UPSET CAR OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE SAVED ME TIME AND MONEY. I FEEL FORD IS RESPONSIBLE AND THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART/ASSEMBLY. *AK
CAR SHAKING AND MISS FIRING ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. WHEN ACCERLATION SPEEDMETER JUMPS FROM 1 2 RPM AND SHOTS TO ONE CAR SHAKES LOSES POWER.*AK
THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED WITHOUT ME KNOWING. NO SAFETY DEFEC MENTIONED.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
ORDERED VEHICLE IN 1994, HAD IT 2 DAYS WHEN A RATTLING STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH, WAS AN UNTIGHTENED BOLT. IN SUMMER/1995, A/C DIDN'T WORK. IN SPRING/1996, TRANSMISSION WAS VIBRATING ON INCLINES AT 25 TO 30 MPH. IN SPRING/SUMMER 1997, TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING TACTOMETER TO RACE TO 3000RPM WHEN ONLY GOING 25 MPH. IN WINTER OF 2000, VEHICLE OVERHEATED, REPLACED THERMOSTAT TWICE. AFTER OVERHEATING 3 TIMES, AND FINALLY HAVING TO BE TOWED, IT WAS THE HEAD GASKET CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM FORCING COOLENT OUT OF THE OVERFLOW RESERVE. MECHANIC SAW THIS ONLY HAPPEN IN 3 OTHER VEHICLES.*AK
WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION KEPT SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOWDOWN. KEPT APPLYING GAS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLIPPAGE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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
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 )
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
TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FORM OD TO 3RD OR NEUTRAL CAUSING RPM TO GO HIGH CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN TRAFFIC.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION WHEN COLD CAUSING CAR TO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.
SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. ONCE PROBLEM WAS FOUND WARRANTY EXPIRED.
I HAVE HAD THIS TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY FORD 2 TIMES SO FAR AND THIS SAME PROBLEN KEEPS OCCURRING, AND IT SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION AND WHILE OVERDRIVE IS ENGAGED IT WILL UPSHIFT AND DOWN SHIFT IN BETWEEN 3 AND 4 GEAR DOES REALLY NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ..... SHOULD THE MANUFACTURER BE HELD REPOSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AS TO MAKE IT A RECALL ??? THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED BETWEEN 23,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AROUND 35,000 MILES. *AK
THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE MY VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED SAID THAT THE BLOWN HEAD IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 3.8L ENGINE.THEY SAID THEY FEEL THIS IS CAUSED BECAUSE THE HEADS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE BLOCK IS CAST IORN.
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