Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK PASSED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE CAME OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL NUMBER 97V180000, STRUCTURE, BODY, HOOD WAS REPAIRED IN 1998 AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON 410 HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD OF HIS 1995 MUSTANG SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I THANK GOD HE WAS NOT HURT NOR ANYONE ELSE. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE HOOD SEPARATION WHEN A FRIEND TOLD US ABOUT THE RECALL AND WE CALLED JENNINGS ANDERSON FORD, THEY SAID TO BRING IT AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE HOOD RECALL BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, THE ACCIDENT DID NOT AFFECT THE HOOD WHAT SO EVER, PLEASE HELP, THANK YOU. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE HOOD POPPED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD. IT CRACKED, AND DAMAGED THE HOOD. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
NHTSA RECALL 97 V 180 000/HOOD/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 97S98; DEALER (RISER FORD; HOT SPRINGS, AR; PHONE# 501/525-0800 REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL UNTIL VEHICLE BECOMES DRIVEABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THIS YEAR MODEL IS A LEMON. FORD KNOWS THIS. I HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS ON CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS WHICH COST ME AROUND 1,000 DOLLARS. IT TOOK FORD MONTHS TO REFUND MY MONEY . I BOUGHT THE CAR KNEW IT HAD A CHIP IN THE HOOD. WHEN THE DEALER REPAIRED IT THEY LEFT TAPE UNDER THE HOOD. I DIDN'T NOW ABOUT THE TAPE UNTIL I TRIED TO TRADE MY CAR IN AND THEY FOUND THE TAPE. THE DEALER TOLD ME HE FELT THE CAR HAD BEEN WRECK AND REPAIRED. WELL THERE GOES THE TRADE IN VALUE OF MY CAR. I CALLED AND E-MAILED FORD ABOUT ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND ALL I GET IS I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAVE HAD SUCH A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH FORD. WE HOPE IN THE FUTURE YOU HAVE A BETTER ONE..I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD CAR. EVERY CAR THEY BUILD HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS. THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND IN RETURN YOU GET A PIECE OF JUNK.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS FRAYING VERY BADLY WHENEVER ITS IN USE. IT WOULD SEEM TO CATCH ONTO SOMETHING WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO USE, AND RETRACK BACK AFTERWARDS. BEEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY 3 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. SNICE NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NO FREE REPAIR. DOORS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO WINDOW HITTING ROOF. ROOF WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ALSO. THIS CAUSED WINDOW TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT.*AK
FRONT END SUSPENSION SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING. WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WOULD RUN HIGH. THE CD PLAYER WOULD COME ON OR STOP. WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK
CALL FORD THEY SAID ONLY RECALL WAS HOOD ASSEMBLY NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS
CONTACTED FORD ABOUT CONTINUING STEREO PROBLEM, UNWILLING TO HELP
NHTSA CAMPAIGN #97V180000 HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED TO MY CAR AND FORD REFUSES TO APPLY IT. HELP!
MY NAME IS JAMES. I AM WRITING ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE. THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF EQUIPEMENT. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT YOUR RECORDS SHOW A RECALL FOR MY 95 MUSTANG CONCERNING THE HOOD. THE RECALL WAS INITIATED IN 1997. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A "FORD DEALERSHIP" IN MARCH OF 1998. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, WE KNEW OF THE RECALL FROM A FRIEND WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE SALESMAN DID AN INQUIRY AND WE WERE SHOWN A PRINTOUT WHICH CONFIRMED THAT OUR VIN# DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS. 6 MONTHS LATER(SEPT), WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ITEM WE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED. THE TOP OF THE HOOD SEPARATING FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE FATAL. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE AND I ARE GOOD DRIVERS. I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW ANGRY I AM. OTHER MANUFACTURERS MAKE NATIONAL MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND FORD DIDN'T EVEN LET THEIR OWN DEALERSHIP KNOW OF THIS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. YOUR WEB PAGE INFORMATION INDICATES THE ENTIRE YEAR WAS RECALLED. TO ME, THIS MEANS THERE WERE NO EXEMPT VIN#'S! I HAVE CALLED FORD TWICE. THEY SAID TO CALL YOUR OFFICES. I HOPE THERE ARE NO FATALITIES CAUSED BY THEIR OBVIOUS LACK OF URGENCY. 2000 CHARACTERS IS NOT ENOUGH. I WILL ALSO CALL. THANK YOU, JAMES A. JENSEN JR.
ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT(JEFFREY MAYO), CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL ON HOOD ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER DENIED SERVICE.
RECALL 97V108000; BEST FORD HAS RESCHEDULED 3 TIMES, AND THE CONSUMER IS VERY UNSATISFIED. *AK
RECALL 97V108000; THE DEALERSHIP HAS RESCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT 3 TIMES. THIS CONSUMER IS VERY UNSATISFIED. *AK
BRAKES CAUSE VIBRATION WHEN APPLIED, REPAIRS TO COMPONENTS DID NOT RECTIFY VIBRATION.
FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER MISALIGNED. *SD
ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTERSECTION, IMPACT PASSENGER SIDE @ SPEED 35 MPH. DOOR OPENED AND THEN SHUT ABRUPTLY ON DRIVERS SIDE OPPOSITE OF IMPACT. *AK
FRONT END ALIGNMENTS DO NOT HOLD, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON POWER STEERING RACK AND TIE RODS, ALSO VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DRIFTS AND HARD TO STEER ON HIGHWAY.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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