Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 341 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 341, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 277,000. *TR
VEHICLE ELECTRIC FAN HAS SEIZED ON 95 FORD MUSTANG GT AS DESCRIBED IN SAFETY RECALL FORD 01S30. NEITHER DEALER NOR FORD CO. WILL SUPPORT THE RECALL, INDICATING DATABASE FOR MY VEHICLE SHOWS ITS NOT AFFECTED.. MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS EXACTLY THE ISSUE STATED IN RECALL. *TR
I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. THE END RESULT WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG BECAUSE THE ENGINE FAN QUIT OPERATING AND CAUSED OVERHEATING TO OCCUR. I HAVE ALSO NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES REGARDING THE HOOD, THE LIGHTS, ETC. THE ONLY NOTICE I DID RECEIVE WAS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ENGINE EVALUATED TO SEE IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED WITHOUT HAVING TO TOTALLY REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR
I HAVE 95 MUSTANG .AROUND 2001- 2003 IT OVERHEATED THEN THE NEXT NIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE RIGHT BESIDE THE HOUSE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE HOUSE AND GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE .THE FIRE BEGAN FROM THE THERMOSTAT THAT CONTROLS THE WATER TEMP TO THE RADIATOR .IT SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR HOWEVER A HEAD WAS WARPED DUE TO THE THERMOSTAT GOING OUT AND THE CAR OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ALOT TO FIX SO I TOOK IT TO A SHADE TREE MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO FIX IT FOR AROUND $900.00. LATER A FRIEND HAD A MUSTANG TO BURN TO THE GROUND FOR THE SAME REASON . I LATER GOT A RECALL ON IT AND CONTINUE TO GET THEM BUT HESITATED TO GO BACK TO GET IT FIXED FOR FEAR THEY WILL PUT ANOTHER BAD ONE ON IT. I AM UNCERTAIN OF THE DATE AND YEAR BECAUSE I DID NOT GET A RECEIPT FROM THE SHADE TREE MECHANIC HOWEVER I TOOK THE MUSTANG TO JENKINS AND WYNN FOR DIAGNOSTICS .THEY SHOULD HAVE RECORD OF THE DAMAGE. *TR
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON AND GO INTO THE "RED". I WOULD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO ALLOW IT TO COOL AND CHECK THE WATER IN THE RADIATOR. I ONLY HAD TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 GALLON OF WATER ON ONE OCCASION. I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA, BELIEVING HIS COMPANY TO BE REPUTABLE AND SINCE THE MUSTANG WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING CHAIN SEAL AND CHARGED ME $700.00. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE. I TOOK THE MUSTANG BACK TO DAVID MAUS AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I THEN TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME HE WOULD REBUILD THE ENGINE, FOR WHICH I PAID HIM $1800.00. HE DID NOT FIX THE ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM REMAINED. I SUED DAVID MAUS FOR INEPT REPAIRS BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVE MY CASE "SUFFICIENTLY", POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE SECOND MECHANIC ASSISTED DAVID MAUS IN COURT INSTEAD OF TESTIFYING FOR ME AFTER I THREATENED TO SUE HIM, ALSO. HE HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER INSPECTION BY MULLINAX FORD IN APOPKA, FL, WHO ALSO STATED THE MUSTANG NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AFTER DAVID MAUS' MECHANICS "REPAIRED" IT. I HAD MY REGULAR MECHANIC, MIR'S AUTO WORKS, DO A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT IT APPEARS THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AND THAT A NEW ENGINE WILL BE NECESSARY. SINCE OCTOBER, 2005, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, WITH NO LICENSE OR INSURANCE. I BELIEVE HAD I GOTTEN THE RECALL INFORMATION, AS I DID WITH THE PARKING BRAKE RECALL, I COULD VERY EASILY HAVE AVOIDED ALL THE FRUSTRATION AND EXPENSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER RECALL INFORMATION, EITHER, REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS, YELLOW EXTERIOR LIGHTS, OR HOOD SEPARATION. *TR
1995 FORD MUSTANG 3.8 ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED FORD NEVER NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THEY CONTINUED TO SAY THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
I HAVE TWO (2) 1995 3.8L MUSTANGS. BOTH ENGINES HAVE A CONNECTING ROD BEARING THAT IS KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY AND THE ENGINES MUST BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB
NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALLS FOR:CAMPAIGN# 01V318000 AIR BAGS: FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE, MINE IS NOT SEALED. CAMPAIGN#95V134000 HAD ACCIDENT REPLACED TIE ROD CAPAIGN#01I011000 I REPLACED COOLING FAN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER. RECALL 011011000 WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
A YEAR AGO,TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN CAR STARTED TO SHOW THAT CAR ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT.HAD CAR LOOKED AT, AND NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. WAS CAUTIOUS STILL, AND KEPT MY EYE ON GAUGE TO MAKE SURE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED. ON WAY TO WORK ONE DAY,THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWD ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING.PULLED OVER TO FIND COOLANT LEAKING. HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT IT AND FOUND THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TO BE CRACKED,AND COOLANT ON A HOSE, SO HAD THOSE 2 ITEMS REPLACED. CAR RAN OKAY FOR AWHILE TIL I NOTICED A BIT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST PIPE.(LATER TOLD I WAS BURNING COOLANT-HENCE THE WHITE SMOKE). HAD MECHANIC REPLACE THERMOSTAT,RADIATOR CAP.ETC. AND AGAIN-HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR AWHILE UNTIL CAR ONE NIGHT CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD FRIEND TRY IT AND CAR STARTED FOR HIM. PROCEEDED HOME ONLY TO SEE A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK AND AGAIN, CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PULLED OVER,AND FOUND-AGAIN,COOLANT LEAKING. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANICS HOME. HE LOOKED AT CAR AND DEDUCED THAT I WOULD NEED A VALVE JOB IF HE DIDNT FIND THE HEAD TO BE CRACKED. HAD VALVE JOB DONE, NEW HEAD GASKET INSTALLED ALONG WITH A NEW OXYGEN SENSOR-COOLANT BURNING OUT OF TAIL PIPE FRIED THE SENSOR. DIDNT HAVE CAR FOR 3 WKS, AND HAD TO PAY $1700. FOR THESE REPAIRS. & ITS NOT DUE TO LEAKS OF HOSES. SO AM TOLD THAT I MAY BE BURNING THE COOLANT WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE.(NO EXTERNAL OBVIOUS LEAKS DETECTED) FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT AFFECTED MY YEAR,MAKE & MODEL OF CAR, BUT THIS WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED.(WAS A 7YR/100,000 MI WARANTY) IT EXPIRED IN 2002 EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM OCCURED 26,000 UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FORD GAVE.SUPPOSEDLY, A LETTER WAS TO BE SENT TO THOSE WITH MY ENGINE TYPE(3.8L V-6) IN MAY OF '02. I NEVER RECEIVED SUCH LETTER. A LOCAL DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN(OR WILL) DO TO HELP ATTHIS POINT DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. ALSO, TO POOR SALT IN THE PROVERBIAL WOUND, I WORK FOR FORD MOTOR CO., THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CAR...
ON 2/1/02 CAR WAS RUNNING HOT, FAN MOTOR OUT, REPLACED FAN MOTOR $239.62, ON 2/5/03 CAR RUNNING OUT, TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKETS BLOWN, COOLING FAN WORKING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BDR AUTOMOTIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. THEN IN OCTOBER 2003 CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT AGAIN, MECHANIC TOM AT PROGRAM AUTO REPLACED HEADS, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, CAR CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. MECHANIC TOM TOLD US TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT SENSOR, WE CHANGED SENSOR. CONTINUED RUNNING HOT. MECHANIC TOM FOUND HOLE IN HEATER COIL, REROUTED HOSE TO ENGINE, BYPASSING HEATER, 2 DAYS LATER WE HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AGAIN. CAR IS STILL RUNNING HOT. COULD IT BE THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER ISSUE THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD? *NM
HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKETS CRACKED. THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
I BOUGHT A 1995 FORD MUSTANG IN APRIL OF 2003 WITH DECENT MILES ABOUT 73000. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING AND NOW DISCOVERED MY HEAD GASKET BLEW. I HAVE HEARD OF RECALLS FOR THIS BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ANYWHERE FOR SURE. ONE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOT ONE OUT FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEN THE OTHER DAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS YOU WOULD HOPE THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN EXPIRATION DATE PLACED ON A GENERAL RECALL LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP, DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.
BLOWN HEAD GASKET IN MY 1995 MUSTANG. THIS MUSTANG HAS THE 3.8L 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED SINCE PURCHASE, AND CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 77600 MILES ON IT. GASKET BLEW DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEEING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE FOR EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM AFTER HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN LODGED. I WAS TOLD THAT WHILE THERE WERE 3 CURRENT RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE, THAT THE RECALL FOR THE HEAD GASKET HAD EXPIRED. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME 1700.00 + WHILE I DO REALIZE THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO A 7 YEAR 100,000 MILE AND I AM OVER THE TIME FRAME(7 YEARS) THIS VEHICLE IS STILL WELL UNDER THE MILEAGE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD REMOTELY HAPPEN.. SO NOW I AM BEING PENALIZED FOR PURCHASING A PRODUCT WITH POORLY DESIGNED COMPONENTS. FORD HAS OFFERED NO RECOURSE (EXCEPT TO LET ME PAY FOR THEIR ERROR).. THIS IS WHY I WILL ABSOLUTELY NEVER PURCHASE ANY FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.. ADDITIONALLY I WILL ADVISE ALL OF MY AQQUAINTANCES OF THIS SITUATION AND FORDS (NON) RESPONSE. *AK
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING 1995 MUSTANG COOLING FAN SAFETY RECALL.*MR (NAR)
DRIVER SEAT MOTOR QUIT NEVER ATTEMPTED TO FIX OR CONTACT FORD. COMPLIED WITH THE SAFETY RECALL IN JUNE OF 03, FOR A FAULTY ENGINE COOLING FAN (BEARINGS SEIZE) CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTALLED, NO PROBLEM AT TIME. BEARINGS SEIZE IN AUGUST OF 03. FOR 1 MONTH PUT OFF BY DEALER. RESULT, CONTINUOUS HEAT CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AND RUIN HEADS WITH COOLANT IN THE OIL. SITUATION IS OUT OF DIRECT GUIDELINES OF WARRANTY AND FORD AND DEALERSHIP DENY FAULT OR EVEN HELP OF ANY KIND. STILL UNDER WAY.....
REPEATED BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WRONG ENGINE INSTALLED, 4TH TIME - RESULTING IN TRANSMITION TROUBLE. CURRENT ENGINE LASTED 16 MONTHS. HEAD GASKET GONE, AGAIN. FORD DEALER, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. COST OF REPAIRS NOW MORE THAN CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF VEHICLE.
HEAD GASKET ON 1995 FORD MUSTANG COUPE HAS ONLY 34000 NEVER DRIVE THE CAR REALIZED THE PROBLEM AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. METAL ON SEAT BRACKET SNAPPED WHERE SEAT WAS BOLTED TO FLOOR. WHEN TURNING SEAT LIFTED UP OFF FLOOR. FORD SAID WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. 36947 MILES AS OF 13 JUNE2003 2519.31 PLUS TAX FOR HEAD GASKET, NOT FIXED. HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT I CALLED A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER IT HAD EXPIRED. FORD SAYS I DON'T QUALIFY FOR ANY GOODWILL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF AGE AND MILEAGE BEYOND GUIDELINES?? ALMOST 37000 MILES ON A 8 YEAR OLD CAR. THE SEAT BRACKET I GOT REPLACED FOR 175.00 AND MY UNCLE FIXED FOR FREE. IT BROKE RIGHT AFTER THE 3 YEARS WAS UP.
1995 FORD MUSTANG 3.8L HAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES BUT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE MUSTANG.
ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING
A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE [XXX] IN THE SPRING OF 2001 FOR ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. A COOLANT PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE NOT BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT REPLACING AT THAT TIME. IN LATE MAY 2001 THE ENGINE FROZE UP ON MY VEHICLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE ON 6/7/01. THIS HEAD GASKETS ON THIS REMANUFACTURED ENGINE HAVE NOW FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. FORD NOW CLAIMS THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ENGINE HAS A 24 MONTH/24,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER THEIR RECALL PROGRAM. UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND MY ENGINE OVERHEATED CREATING A LARGE SMOKE CLOUD BEHING CAR ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I CHECK A FORD RECALLS WEBSITE AND IT SAYS THE HEAD GASKET HAS A 7YR OR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE 3.8L ENGINE. I CALL MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT CAMPAIGN ENDED IN 2001 AND EVEN IF IT WAS STILL ACTIVE MY CAR ACCORDING TO VIN NUMBER WOULDN'T EVEN QUALIFY. I THINK I'M GETTING SCREWED HERE. I AM MAD AND I FEEL I'M GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS FROM SOMEBODY. I HAVE BEEN A HUGE FORD FAN AND IF THEY DONT FIX THIS FOR ME I MGIHT CONSIDER GOING TO CHEVROLET.
IN JANUARY 2001, HEAD GASKET BLEW ON THE 1995 MUSTANG. LIMPED INTO FORD DEALER, WHO NOTIFIED ME OF A SILENT RECALL AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN MARCH 2001, ENGINE AGAIN STARTED RUNNING HOT, AND HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE GASKET AND WATER PUMP (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). IN LATE DEC 2003, ENGINE ONCE AGAIN RUNNING HOT, AND TOLD THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN BY DEALER. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATES THAT IF CYLINDERS HAD BEEN MACHINED DURING FIRST REPAIR, 2ND HEAD GASKET FAILURE WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. *AK
CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKETS AND COOLING FAN HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD EITHER COVER THE TOTAL COST OR PARTIAL. THE LAST HEAD GASKET LEAK WOULD COST THE $2300. DOLLARS TO REPAIR WHICH THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK SHE SHOULD PAY. *PH
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