1995 Ford Mustang Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V349000 (PARKING BRAKE) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10872162

Incident

Feb 5, 2016

WHEN PULLING EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE UP IT FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX PARKING BRAKE.*AK CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR FLOW UNIT AND SENSOR. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

8001575

Incident

May 12, 2001

Mileage

100 mi

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE CONSUMER HAD THE PARKING BRAKE REPAIRED, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT HOWEVER FORD DENIED THE CLAIM. *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

786328

THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10006416

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY. TO REMEDY THE RECALL, IT WAS NECESSARY TO TAKE APART THE CONSOLE, ONCE REASSEMBLED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS TUCKED UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO UTILIZE THE SEAT BELT. *JG

NHTSA ID

565423

VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

565714

Incident

May 6, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT WILL NOT STOP, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE THAT COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002624

Incident

Jan 14, 2002

WHILE DRIVING COULD APPLY BRAKES AND WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE.HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT CALIPER BECAME LOOSE, BUT COULD BE FIXED. HOWEVER, IT WILL GET LOOSE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002337

Incident

Jan 14, 2002

WHILE DRIVING THERES A VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, THIS MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, PARKING BRAKE AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM. *JG *AK

NHTSA ID

8002328

Incident

Jan 14, 2002

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES. TIRES WERE ALSO REPLACED AFTER 12000 MILES, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD PAY FOR THESE ITEMS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

561886

THE TIRES WORE PREMATURELY AT 8000 MILES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING (225/55R16), VEHICLE WAS NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM

NHTSA ID

561801

FRONT BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE HYDROPLAINING, AND ITS HARD TO KEEP CONTROL. *AK

NHTSA ID

888518

Incident

May 17, 2001

HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES,REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER. *JB

NHTSA ID

560658

Incident

Apr 18, 2000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL. PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND COLLIDED RESULTING IN A MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHCILE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD OLSO ISSUED A RCALL NOTICE ON PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM . RECALL NO. 00V-349. *YH

NHTSA ID

884667

Incident

Aug 3, 2000

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN DRIVEWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID

559691

Incident

Aug 3, 2000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED DRIVEWAY, IN FIRST GEAR, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO SIDE OF HOUSE, SEVERAL MONTH LATER OWNER RECEIVED RECALL 00V-349, DEFECTIVE PART IN PARKING BRAKE REPLACED, OWNER WOULD LIKE FORD TO TAKE CARE OF DAMAGES MADE TO BUMPER. CJ

NHTSA ID

559241

VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRAILER, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, THERE IS A RECALL 00V349, THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557558

3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FROZE COMPLETELY (HAPPENED WITH 2 DIFFERENT COMPRESSORS). PARKING BRAKE RELEASED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL INTO NEIGHBORS VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE (PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION WITH NO TENSION FELT WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION.)

NHTSA ID

735888

Incident

Sep 27, 2000

BAUGHT CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, DROVE IT ONE WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS FIXED; IE; OVERHEATED TWICE THEN BLEW HEADGASKET, DRIVERS REAR ROTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECALL ON HOOD WHICH WAS SEPARATING, MAJOR FUEL LEAK, FUEL HOSE BY FUEL TANK, WATER LEAK FROM TIMING COVER GASKET

NHTSA ID

731034

Incident

Aug 5, 2000

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPYING THE BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HOUSING OF THE PARKING BRAKES WAS COMING APART. ALSO, WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE, IT MAKES IT FALL ONTO THE DRIVESHAFT.*AK

NHTSA ID

865109

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

THIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. BOTH VEHICLES ENGINES HAVE BULLITINS ON THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE MUSTANG HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I RUN SYNTHETIC OIL IN THIS CAR AND HAVE CHANGED THE ANTIFREEZE EVERY 20000 MILES. I CHANGE THE OIL AT 3000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY . THIS IS THE ONLY REASON IT HAS LASTED THIS LONG. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND QUITE MAKING EXCUSES.RRESS/CYTRH

NHTSA ID

721032

Incident

Apr 3, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT& TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE APART OF THE ACCIDENT.DALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMTAION. *AK

NHTSA ID

855868

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

NHTSA ID

541045

Incident

Sep 12, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END VIBRATES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTOTR TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

827866

Incident

Sep 14, 1998

WHEN BRAKS ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKES START TO HAVE SEVERE PULSATING/ HARD TO CONTROL. TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED IRREGULARITIES IN BRAKE ROTORS. NEEDED REPLACING. HAPPENED BEFORE & BRAKES WERE REPAIRED THEN. *AK

NHTSA ID

822027

Incident

Dec 13, 1996