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 1995 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 49 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 49, in the owner's own words
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS, THE VEHICLE SHATTERS. CAMPAIGN ITEM#601237 THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
EXPERIENCING SHUDDER/VIBRATION WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB HILLS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. COMPLAINED CONSISTENTLY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY YEARS AGO AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GROWN WORSE WITH AGE. *JB
TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING BEFORE CHANGING INTO CORRECT GEAR. *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED IN NOV. 1999 AND CURRENTLY HAS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. FORD MOTOR DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND INFORMATION SAYING THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE BAD AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH OF THEM TO GO AROUND FOR A RECALL. THIS ALONG WITH OTHER ARTICLES INDICATING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSIMISSION BUT WON'T FESS UP BECAUSE OF THE COST FACTOR. MOREOVER, IN AN ARTICLE FOUND @ EPINIONS.COM A SERVICE MGR. IN FLA. REFERS TO THIS PROBLEM AS A "QUIET RECALL." DT
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM HAS EXISTED ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE FIRST SUMMER I HAVE OWNED IT. WHEN I PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR SURGES, THE RPM DROPS AND FLUCTUATES, AND THE VEHICLE EITHER TURNS OFF OR SETTLES DOWN. AT TIMES WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN, I PRESS THE GAS TO GO AND THE CAR HESITATES AND EITHER STOPS OR SURGES FORWARD SO I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND KEEP PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL SO THE CAR WON'T STALL ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. WHEN I TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER AND THAT THE COMPUTER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY'VE REPLACED PARTS ON THE VEHILCE BUT IT CONTINUES TO RESPOND THE SAME WAY. THESE PROBLEMS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE WORSE IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT AND HUMID AND HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THIS MATTER. I KNOW IF I CONTINUE TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP CHARGING ME FOR JUST HOOKING IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FINDING NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN IN REALITY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.*AK
CONSUMER STATED FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT.*JB
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND LOSE POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, COULD FEE CLUTCH NOT WORKING AND CAUSING A BURNING SMELL. CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER COULD NOT SAY WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFOMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. *AK *JG
WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER FEELS THIS IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD HARDLY CHANGE INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING CRUISE CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL. RPMS FOR ENGINE WILL INCREASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS CALLED TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPONSIBLE FOR SHIFTING THE GEARS. THROUGH MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATIONS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD VEHICLES BEFORE THE YEAR 1999 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS, REGARDLESS OF THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE. WITH SO MUCH COMPELLING EVIDENCE ABOUT THE FAILURE OF TORQUE CONVERTERS IN FORD VEHICLES, IT SHOCKS ME THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT! PLEASE HELP ME IN RENDERING JUSTICE. *AK
THERE'S A WINDING NOISE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. *AK
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
HEATER IS NOT WORKING. *SLC
CAR SHIMMIES AT 40 MPH IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTOR NOT SUSPENSION AS EVERBODY THINKS THUNDER BIRD ALSO HAS SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE SAME PROBLEM E-MAIL ME AT [email protected]. *AK
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET/WATER PUMP/OIL PAN GASKET/ TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT ENGINE WILL BE IN EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF HESITATION WHEN SHE APPLIED GAS PEDAL. ALSO, TORQUE CONVERTED WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT INFORMATION.*AK
I HAVE IDENTICAL HEAD GASKET,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION AND PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE FROM FORD I AM CONTACTING THEM ONE LAST TIME. ON APRIL 16 I WILL START A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPIAGN IN MY AREA TO INFORM EVERYONE OF MY PROBELMS WITH FORD AND THEIR PRODUCTS. I WANT MY CAR FIXED . FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBELMS AND WILL NOT FIX THEM. I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND NO MONEY TO FIX THIS NEW YARD ORNAMENT. *AK
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON WAY TO WORK CAR WAS TOWED TO MANTECA FORD AND HEADS TORN DOWN, HEAD GASKET AND ADDITIONAL WORK ESTIMATED AT $2200, REFUSED WORK AT THAT TIME, HAD CAR REPAIRED AT LATER DATE, TOTAL COST $900. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, CAR TAKEN TO GARAGE 10 COMPONENTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED, TOTAL COST $1583.77. CAR HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES ON ODOMETER AND IS NOT RACED OR USED IN A HAPHAZARD MANNER, IT IS MAIN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK (ROUND TRIP 1.5 MI) AND AS TRAVEL CAR FOR VACATION, HAS NEVER TOWED ANOTHER VEHICLE NOR BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS. BELIEVE HEAD GASKET FAILURE PRECIPITATED BY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN FAILURE 3 MOS. PRIOR. FAN REPLACED AT PERSONAL COST, NO PROBLEMS. *AK
TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND THEN THE CLUTCH START MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND START SMELLING. THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN BOILING OVER AND I HAD A RADITOR REPAIR SHOP TO FIX IT THE FIRST TIME BUT IT START GETTING HOT AGAIN, AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY WORKED ON IT, BUT IT STILL KEPT GETTING HOT SO THEY FLUSHED IT OUT AND CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT WHICH DID HELP IT A LITTLE. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION SUSTAINED A CRACKED CASE, SNAPPED INPUT SHAFT, SHATTERED TAILHOUSING, AND CRUSHED CLUSTER GEAR.
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