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?
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Head gasket failure.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Head gasket blew in my 1995 ford mustang and caused the car to overheat. This is the second occurrence following an occurrence in october of 2000 which lead to the car being serviced at cook-whitehead ford under an extended warranty by ford motor company. There are many other complaints about head gaskets with the ford 3.8l engines and repeats of head gasket problems that I have found on the internet and was also told by the ford representative on their customer service hotline. She has suggested that I pay attention and that from the number of complaints there may possibly be a safety recall issued. I believe that sub-standard parts were used to supposedly fix an already below standard part and that proper procedures were not completed when the car was originally serviced.
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
When hooking the air control module sensors, the rpms raced high. Consumer had to deactivate sensor. The vehicle did not have enough power to drive, because the sensor was not hooked up. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated the airflow unit had gone bad. *ak consumer wrote this is very dangerous because vehicle would jump to 3800 RPM's which could cause the engine to blow. *ph
Vehicle was repaired on 10/22/2002 for recall 01v390000 concerning engine cooling fan bearing. After the repairs, vehicle overheated every day. Dealer attempted to repair the vehicle, but failed to remedy the problem; cause of problem undetermined.
1195 ford mustang-head gaskets cracked at 35,000 miles--common problem with other mustangs of same and other years.
Engine failure due to head gasket failure which was recalled by ford due to aknowlegded problem. Repair service was done by ford with suppose corrected gasket. Now the same problem has reoccurred, and ford will offer no assistance in correcting the problem. Ford is recommending a compleat engine replacement at my own expence.
In july 2002, my mustang started overheating and I received a recall notice, (recall # 01s30), I took my car to ford and they said they would check it for more damage. I got my car back and it still overheated, so l called ford and they told me to bring it back in and they would check to see what the problem was. They told me there was nothing wrong.. So I replaced the head gaskets and it still got hot, so I had the fan motor checked and that is what was wrong, so replaced, and the car ran fine until april 2003, so I started replacing cooling system parts until, the head gaskets blew again, so I replaced for a second time and relized that the problem was the fan circuit breaker again.. I again had to replace the circuit breaker and the fan motor.. I also called ford again and got that the part was out of warranty and that there was nothing they could do for me.. I now have blown head gaskets for the third time in a year.
Consumer states coolant system caught on fire. Dealer repaired/ replaced fan and vehicle overheated again and caused other problems.
The engine cooling fan has failed to operate due to the possible siezing of the fan bearing. The fan harness as a result has melted and resulted in a very large drain on the vehicle battery leading to no electrical power and the vehicle stalling when the vehicle temperature rises above normal. A similar recall has been filed for ford vehicles with a ford recall of ford recall # 01s30or the federal safety agency recall no 01v390000. This vehicle has not been included on the recall according to ford motor company representative and deserves serious consideration for a recall repair.
95 ford mustang with 58,000 miles on way home from work engine got hot and died blew a head gasket. Ford has a notice of faulty head gaskets which we never received and ford refused to replace faulty gasket due to time limit not mileage. Please advise.
Consumer states that the head gasket failed while driving. Cause is unknown. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
Failure of ford motor co. To make head gasket repairs in accordance with service program 00m10. On 6/27/00 I brought my 1995 ford mustang in for repair in accordance with 00m10 and front cover leaking. The repairs were not made by the dealership. I called ford & got nowhere. I then called the world office of ford and asked to speak with [xxx] director, issuer of the extended warranty. I was told that "[xxx]. Is in the heirachy and unavailable to you. I know what your complaint is. I have denied it, the repair will not be made by ford. " now just as ford predicted would happen in its service program letter has happened. The gasket has failed and the engine is severely damaged. The vehicle has only 65,000 miles on it. Well within the 100,000 miles the service bulletin said ford would cover. I have contacted ford and as usual they refuse to pay for the repairs. The car is now in sobh ford in decatur, georgia, phone # 1‑404‑633‑4005. Their mechanics said the damage to the engine is due to the gasket failure. This is the same gasket that should have been replaced by ford back in june 2000, when I brought the car in for repair in accordance with ford's service program 00m10. Now ford refuses to pay for the repair citing the 7 year time limit. Time does not wear out a car usage does. Like I have said previously there is 65,000 miles on the car, well within the 100,000 miles set in the service bulletin. I believe that there should have been no time limit set on the repairs only mileage. In addition the car should have been fixed when I brought it in for repair back on june 27, 2000. It was well within the 7 year time limit and is still right now as I write this letter well within the 100,000 mile limit set in the warranty. Ford is responsible in this matter. They should have made the repair when I brought the car to them on 6/27/2000. The vehicle is a 1995 mustang, VIN #[xxx] and I purchased it new back in april 1995. *nlm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c.
The engine stalled without warning.
The vehicle overheated due to a cracked head gasket. *jb...
I had a recall on the head gasket of my 1995 ford mustang and had it replaced by best ford three times within 3 years. In december of 2002 I was told by best ford I had another cracked head gasket. This would be the fourth time ford would be replacing this recalled gasket. Ford wanted to charge me $1200 for this forth recalled gasket because my warranty was expired. I feel that ford should replace a recalled part with a "new" part so that the same problem does not keep happening. I am extremely upset with ford for not fixing my recall and feel what they did was wrong.
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