Ford motor company has admited to faulty 3.8l engines in other models of its product line except for mustangs.the dealer where this was purchased has already put in an engine shortly afetr I bought this with 70,00 original miles on it. The current engine has 50,000 miles on it and it blew a head gasket.now he is playing the game of ford says this and ford says that.enough. Can you get ford motor company to own up to this mustang owners problem? I am not alone as there are thousands of us out here with the same problem. Thanks for your concern.
1994 Ford Mustang engine complaints
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Loss of coolant/engine overheating-2nd occurrence was jan 1997 found out cylinder heads were cracked from first incident, had to replace cylinder heads 2nd time @ 58,000 miles.
Vehicle experiencing problem with engine stalling at 300 RPM; dealer notified and informed consumer that a module replacement was needed to correct the problem at consumer's cost of $450.00 .
Vehicle seems to be running hot. Thermostat needle went up vey high, all the way to red. Unable to drive vehicle. Consumer had it towed to dealer who found out that an engine head gasket blew out.
This promblem iss amajor promblem in mustangs in 1994-95 same engine as the windstar and lincoln they werre recalled feel that the mustang should be to. My car was very well taken care of changee the oil every three thousand miles at valvoline got the records I feel ford should cover the repairs theres to many reports of bad head gaskets in this model it has to be default with this many miles on it. A lot of the windstarss head gaskets wwent out around 40000 thoussand miles to so it must be the engineeee. How can they recall a couple other cccars and not the musstang its the same engine and problem . They should cover it. Im thinking about taken them to small claims court if you can help me or give me aa list of all the people who got the same problem that would be great if you couls eemail about thisthank you greg elfering
Engine failure due to head gasket and front engine gasket failure.
Head gasket failure, causing large amounts of white smoke to come out the exaust.
During my research, I have found this is a common problem among taurus, mustang and windstar owners. Though, currently, ford has only elected to cover everything but the mustang. This is something I will pursue to get my money back since it appears ford is at fault here. As of yet, they have not been helpful.
Engine head gasket is leaking which causes vehicle to overheat. Dealer is aware of the problem. Engine head gasket is being replaced by dealership. Please provide any further information.
The dealer diagnosed problem as head gasket. This is a 3.8 engine and others have beened recalledaby ford. Ford should address this problem in all 3.8 engines. It should not have gone out at 80000.
Why is ford paying for repairs on other 3.8 ltr vehicles that have blown head gaskets?
Both engine head gaskets blew out, causing other related damage. Head gaskets have since been redesigned by ford to improve performance, but no recalls. Owner wants reimbursement for repairs.
We have experienced numberous overheating problems with the mustang. We had a 75,000 waranty which ford honored. However, we have had major expenses runing into the thousands of dollars. We recently spent close to $ 1,000.00 on having the head gaskets replaced for the 2nd time. Ford does not acknowledge a problem, and the dealer would not listen to me. I have worked on cars for years and know that when you have the radiator cap removed and you increase the the RPM of the engine you should not blow antifreeze all over. The engine was not damaged, to our knowledge, but we are very concerned that it will happen again. I will be contacting ford.
Blown head gasket, excessive coolant loss and overheating problems
Many other mustang owners have had this problem. Ford recently ruled on other vehicles with similar engines to fix this similar problem. I don't really understand why my vehicle, which has the same engine, having similar problems amongst many owners is not covered by ford's extended warranty.
There is a recall on 3.8 liter ford engines, but the mustang is not included. It is the same engine, therefore should be included in the recall. I had to get repairs of over 1,000.00 to the head gasket which seems to be the problem that alot of ford owners at dealing with . The mustang should be included in the recall.
Blown head gasket at 50,000 miles, causing $2,000 repair. Ford knows that this is a deffective part and refuses to fix at no charge. Has the same engine as windstar and taurus which they are fixing but will not fix this same engine in the mustang.
I own a 1994 mustang. On march 3, 2000 the head gasket on the 3.8l engine blew, causing the engine to overheat severely. The car only has 90,000 miles on it. This unfortunately happened on I-75 in ohio, 200 miles away from home. I was forced to have the car towed, and was stranded for the night. I found a mechanic in ohio to work on it. The engine and radiator were damaged beyond repair, and were replaced. The cost of this was nearly $4,500, not counting four hundred dollars that I spent on a rental vehicle while it was repaired. My mechanic and I both contacted ford dealers and were told that there was no form of warranty campaign on this engine. I recently read that ford has issued a "warranty extension program" on this engine for exactly this problem. However, this only covers their front wheel drive vehicles (taurus, sable, continental, and windstar). What I do not understand is why would this only cover these vehicles and not the mustang. It is the exact same engine. I have registered a complaint with ford customer assistance. Their explanation was that the rear wheel drives (mustang) have a different cooling system. My response is, "so what?". If the head gasket goes, it doesn't matter what kind of cooling system is in the car. That is a ludicrous answer. And in discussing this with other repair centers, mine is not an isolated problem. What really infuriates me is that ford is trying to take care of all their fleet customers (taurus and sable both are popular fleet vehicles) and obviously do not give a [xxx] about their individual customers. *ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My 1994 mustang overheated because of blown head gaskets I have heard this is a common problem with this engine.this resulted in major repair costs.with so many complaints this shows signs of a severe design flaw .
I have heard about the blown head gaskets on the windstars/taurus with the same type engine the 3.8. Would like someone to check into why the ford mustang wasn't included in the recall along with the windstar, taurus?? I have had an overheating problem, car leaking water, heater not working properly, and had a mechanic look at it and told me it was a blown head gasket. And told me about the recall with the other two ford models, check to see if mustang included. I called and it wasn't ,,, why not??? This really confuses me as to why mustangs were not included in the recall, if same motor, same problem, why not recalled? Please follow up with me by mail or phone and explain to me why?
Vehicle had a blown engine head gasket, and air bag sensor light remained on. Dealer / manufacturer were contacted. *ak
Blown head gaskets had to be replaced . Cost $1481.47 to repair. Ford will not reimburse. They say warranty has been extended on front wheel drive cars only. They said there were not enough complaints filed on mustangs even though they all have the same engines!
I was having a overheating problem and lacking alot of power. I took my vehicle to the dealer,$1300.00 to replace the head gaskets. The dealer stated this is a common problem with the 3.8 engines. My vehicle only has 37,000 miles on it and I take excellent care of my mustang. I am a proud mustang owner and have owned several mustangs and never have had any complaints. Ford needs to either recall this or take steps to make sure this does not occur in future vehicles. Thanks, lisa
My temperature gauge was erratic replaced the thermostat. Gauge still erratic was driving it to be repaired the motor locked up the head gasket is blown had it towed to the ford dealership where I bought it. They told me I need a new motor
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Consumer has v-6 3. 8 liter a rear wheel drive vehicle. Engine head gasket blew out, water was coming out of exhaust system, and mixed with anti-freeze and oil. Comsumer stated that the exhaust system was blowing out white smoke, and couldn't drive vehicle. *ak
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I have heard about blown head gaskets in ford windstars and some information about mustangs, I just wanted to file a complaint to get mustangs involved in the extended warranty also. I recently took my car into the dealership because the engine check light had come on and I was originally told that they would have to flush out my radiator. After that, I was told they would have to change my water pump. After they had replaced that I asked to see it and was told that they did not have it anymore. I was then called later and told that my head gaskets were blown and that would cost me an additional $1500 on top of the other $800 that I was being charged for. I began to do research on this and found that there are other people out there that are having the same problem that I am. My car is well taken care of and only has 50,000 miles on it. I'm complaining in hopes that ford will recognize this as a problem and reimburse me for fixing their problem.
Ford motor company has a serious problem with head gaskets in their vehicles which have a 3.9l, v-6 engine. Recently ford issued a press release stating that they were extending the warranty for several cars that have the 3.8l v-6 engine. The mustang model was not included. If you visit the web site www.thecomplaintstation.com you will see several hundred complaints posted regarding blown headgaskets in ford mustangs equipped with a 3.8l, v-6 engine. To date, ford has done nothing to rectify this colossal problem. I am searching for a class action lawsuit to become involved in against ford. So far, I have not found one in progress. Please investigate this problem. Thank you for your time!!
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