Upon taking vehicle in for the federal safety agency recall 01v390000/manufacturer's recall 14673 repairs concerning cooling system fan bearings, consumer was experiening the same problem three months later. Switch was inoperable. Please provide any further information, and vehicle identification number.
1995 Ford Mustang engine complaints
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My ford mustang has a known (by ford motor company)engineering defect. The head gasket is blown and it caused related problems from over heating.ford motor company will not assume responsibilty. This problem is clearly an engineering defect.my satisfaction has not been met in this matter. My address needs to be corrected to reflect that I live in mi not ia.
While traveling on highway without prior warning vehicle started running hot there was coolant leaking from underneath the vehicle.
Nhts recall 01 v 390 000/ manufacturer's recall 01s30 engine concerning cooling fan bearing. Vehicle was not overheating until the vehicle was repaired under this recall at: james hodge ford; idabel, ok; phone# 580/286-7676.the dealer has been notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Rec'd recall #01v390000. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs of cooling fan. After repairs were done & was driving vehicle, the remedy failed. Fan stopped working. Caused engine to get hotter & then blew radiator & reservoir caps off. This had damaged the vehicle.
The head gasket on consumers vehicle failed. Consumer had the defect replaced. There is a recall for the exact failure consumer experienced. Consumer requests reimbursement for monies paid for repairs. Ford declined consumers request because consumer was five thousand miles over the limit for reimbursement. Consumer feels a reimbursement is in order because ford had previous knowledge of the defective head gaskets regarding the mustang vehicles.
The consumer receive a recall number#01s30 for the cooling fan. The vehicle is overheating after the recall was done. Nlm
Consumer states while driving 40 MPH without warning the vehicle began to smoke with a thick white fog inside the vehicle and outside mechanic states the head gasket had a defect. Nlm
Engine check light came on, vehicle would lose power ,and start to hesitate. Vehicle taken to a repair shop, and informed consumer of a blown head gasket. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Engine head gasket went out while the consumer was driving. The first time consumer had to change the heads and gaskets. Both times the fans failed. *jg
While driving cooling fan motor burned, and melted wires. Motor burned again. Took to dealer. Dealer would not fix because connector was not there. Please provide any further information.
While driving 35-40 MPH and without warning vehicle overheated. Mechanic stated there was recall 1i011000 concerning engine cooling fan overheating. However, it only covered up to 100 thousand miles. Consumer had 117 thousand miles on vehicle.
Consumer stated vehicle overheated, the thermostat, water pump as well as a new engine was needed, consumer believes this failure is in relation to the recall that was sent to him and is requesting reimbursement.
While at a stop consumer noticed smoke under the hood. Consumer popped hood and vehicle was on fire. Cause was unknown. *ak consumer states that while vehicle was stopped fan motor bearing seized causing fun to lock up and caused wiring to overheat and ignited the engine, vehicle has been recalled but dear refused to repair, the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01i011000.
Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer for a recall on engine cooling fan. But, dealer instead of repairing fan stopped working. They had to replace fan, but still were not working on it. Please provide more information.
Oil and water guage kept going to high. Took vehicle to dealer for recall 01i011000 repairs on circuit breaker in cooling fan. Dealer replaced oil sending unit, but problem still occurs.
(mini l. Outhouse of state farm insurance. Claim number 43-r804-081) consumers vehicle caught on fire due to a mechanical failure of the cooling system. State farm insurance paid for repairs. At the time of the loss, there was not a recall notice on file. A couple of months after the incident, consumer received a recall notice from ford regarding a defect in the cooling system. State farm is submitting a subrogation demand for all monies paid as a result.
Even though this item was covered by a recall, millage prevented me from collecting on the recall. Ford would not honor it. No safety defect listed.
While driving 35-40 MPH and without warning, vehicle caught on fire. Coolant fan and engine overheated, resulting in an underhood fire.*ak
While traveling notice white smoke and fluid coming out of exhaust. Dealer has been contacted, and technician stated that head gasket neeed to be replaced. Please provide further information.
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Vehicle overheated while consumer was driving, and there was coolant all over the engine. Dealer replaced thermostat, but the problem still occurred. *ak consumer states that ford recalled the vehicle as the engine cooling fan could over heate and cause a fire, campaign#01i011000, the fan was inspected and a circuit breaker was installed, the circuit breaker turned off this fan once the vehicle was placed into forward motion, this caused vehicle to overheat. Vehicle towed to a local ford with some minor fire. Consumer traded in the vehicle with different problems like vibration and engine noise.
There is a constant knocking in engine without warning.
Prior to recall 01s30, the engine overheated with smoke billowing from underneath the vehicle hood. Also, after the first repair the vehicle seriously overheated again. The consumer was asking the manufacturer to reimburse him for the two repairs.
The head gasket to the engine was leaking oil from underneath the hood of the vehicle. Nlm
Consumer was traveling about 25mph on a side street and smelled smoke. She was able to pull over to the side. There was smoke coming from underneath the hood of vehicle.*ak consumer states the engine cooling fan failed, dealer replaced engine fan and wires and now when driving the vehicle shakes, skips and stalls, the check engine light has illuminated.
While driving at highway speeds vehicle began to decrease in speed although brake pedal was not applied. Dealer was contacted, informed consumer head gaskets were leaking. Please provide further details.
While driving at 55 MPH noticed a thick white smoke coming from under the hood. Driver had vehicle towed to ford, and they stated that engine head gasket was defective. Please provide any further information.
While driving, engine light came on; then, vehicle start overheating. Took vehicle to dealer and they found out that engine had a blown head gasket. Dealer could not fix it, instead wanted to replace it. *ak the timing chain cover had a leak. The vehicle's entire engine needed replaced. The vehicle was smoking and overheating after repair because intake manifold gasket was not replaced.
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