Engine light stay on, return car for repair, next day engine overheated; made a whining noise and smoke came out from engine. Return car for repair, advised needs new thermostat. Next day the car would not start, battery was dead. Towed car to ford dealership, advised by service, may have a head gasket defect. Service checks and confirmed head gasket blown.
1995 Ford Mustang engine complaints
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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.
Head gasket leaking. Technician states this model engine has a problem with "rotted" out head gaskets. Vehicle has been serviced every 3000 miles (all records available). Seals to the inner tie rods on the rack & pinion began leaking, not serviceable, necessary to replace the rack assy. Power steering fluid changed yearly. Also, rear differential assy rebuilt under manufactures warranty @ about 35000, due to a "whinning" noise. Noise returned @ about 45000, now off warranty.
Engine cut off while driving or idling. Sometimes it is very hard to start up.
Vehicle overheated, and temperature gauge went to high, this could cause visibility problem if steam came from exaust.
Radiator over heated and cracked, which caused my head gasket to blow and also cracked the head.
Consumer received a letter regarding problems with head gaskets. Dealer wouldn't cover it because the mileage was 10,000 miles over the warranty of the letter.
I'm also having electrical problems, get shocked every time you touch the car. The windshield wipers work when they want to and the turn signals work only when they want to as well. Along with the head gasket blowing this car has been nothing but trouble for me. Also the trunk leaks and smells musty and the rear window will not defog when it is raiining. I'm very disappointed in ford.
The head gasket was replaced $800. Still have problems with overheating.
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Car having problems cranking up. When it cranked up the last time "white" smoke and water was coming out of the tailpipe. I shut the car off and checked the oil only to find out the oil level was 3 inches above the ful mark. I called the tow truck and had it towed to centroplex ford (killeen, tx) and cost to me is over $1500. $2140 to be exact that is counting a 100,00 mile tune up as well.
Ford is unwilling to take responsibility for their faulty product. Too many instances have occurred not to warrant a recall. No safety defect listed in the summary.
Head gasket blown and causing problems with coolant system 2.ball stud causing vehicle to vibrate, I took it for alignment and they can't seem to fix the shaking, please look into the recall on my vehicle for rod ends incorrect taper ball studs. I called the dealership and they told me that there were problems with 3.8 liter vehicles, the mercury,windstar,linc, but 95 mustang 3.8 was not included for head gasket problems.
Consumer got 5 blocks from home and white smoke came out of exhaust pipe with a foul smell. Consumer thought that automobile was on fire.
At 57000 miles the car's heater stop working. The following day the engine overheated. The problem was diagnosed as a head gasket failure. The cause of the problem was failure of the gasket resulting in anti-freeze leaking into the engine which was subsequently being burned by the engine. The leaking anti-freeze resulted in heat not being dissipated from the engine compartment which resulted in the lack of heat from the vents and the overheating of the engine. Cost of repair was $1033.96.
I had overheating problems. The same day it blew a headgasket. I replace it and now have problems with the crankshaft.
Blown head gasket, total cost: $1140. The number of complaints I have seen posted and the fact that this engine is being covered in other models, (windstar, etc), mustang's 3.8l engines should be included. What do I need to do to follow up, or will I receive follow up information from nhsta? Obviously, this is a major problem with mustangs, not just the other vehicles! They've extended the warranty coverage on the other vehicles to 7 years and 100,000 miles. I have the docomentation with mileage and date on my repair receipt. Please let me know what I need, or can do. Thank you.
Head gasket failure during normal driving.
The temperature gauge began to fluctuate between normal and hot. One second, you look at the gauge, it is normal, one second later it is hot. When you start the car cold, the antifreeze does not circulate, it goes into the reservoir bottle, and then comes out onto the ground. I have changed the water pump, the radiator cap, and the thermostat three times.it does have a driverside airbag, but it has never deployed.( dot number: tire size: p3515 )
Engine head gasket blew, causing loss of compression and engine stopping. This is a common complaint with the 3.8 engines with ford in the taurus and sable. Ford has been fixing this problem but will not fix this in the mustang. I notified ford that this is the same engine in all three vehicals. Had to be towed at my expence. Ford sayed they will not cover!!!!!.
Head gasket blown while driving at low speed.
The head gasket in the engine failed. I have been finding more and more reports that there was a problem with the head gaskets in that model engine.
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.
Driving at 25mph the engine started smoking and the temp indicator light came on. Pulled directly into service and was told that the head gasket had blown. Personally visited my dealer(100 miles from breakdown) and they thought it was covered( because of a recall on 3.8 engines from ford. He had a brand new claim on a mustang on his desk and said they were having so many problems that the parts would not be available for 3-4 weeks. I called another ford dealership where it was brokedown and they said the repair was not covered on mustangs yet she said they may eventually be included because of the numerous problems with the mustangs also. She assured me that I would be reimbursed if a recall was to happen. The car has a documented service record. I take good care of it. In my opinion the 3.8 engine itself is the problem. I know the determination was front wheel drive cars only but I feel because of most problems coming from them. They account for most cars manufactured today. Rear wheel drive(mustang) was probably ruled out because of fewer reports of problems. I like fords. I have owned and driven many of them. This is a ford problem.
This engine is the same as the taurus and windstar. Both vehicles engines have bullitins on their head gasket problems. The mustang has the same problems but ford refuses to do anything about this. I run synthetic oil in this car and have changed the antifreeze every 20000 miles. I change the oil at 3000 miles religiously . This is the only reason it has lasted this long. I have also had problems with the A/C brake rotors and rear differential. Ford needs to address this problem, and quite making excuses.rress/cytrh
After replacing the themostat,waterpump, coolant, and flushing the cooling system, due to overheating, I brought my car to the dealer. They replaced my thermostat again, and flushed the coolant system again, and charged me $120. The car still overheated. I returned to the dealer and was informed it ws a head gasket. Repairs cost an additional $1150. Ford has admitted a defect on this engine yet will not extend the warranty to mustangs. The dealer wouldn't even discount the final bill for his misdiagnosis the first time.
The ford windstar of the same year and same moter size was recalled for this very problem. I find it hard to believe the the mustang with the same engine wouldn't be. No safety defect listed in the summary.
This car has been maintained in exceptional condition. Problems of this nature should not occur in a car of this age. Ford is not recognizing the defective head gasket failures in mustangs. They are, however, recognizing the windstar failures with the same engine and secretly reimbursing owners.
Blown head gasket; broken/damaged valve; damage to top of a piston; possible other damage to engine.
I am faithful in preforming the necessary preventative maintenance steps on my ford mustang. The head gasket failure at only 92,000 miles is unacceptable. Ford recently contacted windstar owners because of premature failure of head gaskets on 3.8 liter engines. But they have not included the mustang. When I go on the internet at yahoo message boards regarding ford I find many more ford customers complaining of the same problem. I feel that ford has manufactured a defective product that is prone to premature failure and they should pay for all repairs. To date they have refused to reimburse me for the +$1,900 repair bill. I would like for the dot to inquire as to the number of reported and/or repaired head gaskets on 3.8 liter engines and detremine why ford has not included the mustang.
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