NHTSA Complaint #10003030 — 1994 FORD MUSTANG

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10003030
Vehicle 1994 FORD MUSTANG
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 86,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MA

Consumer Description

RECENTLY MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING WITHOUT WARNING. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. IT WAS GOOD FOR TWO WEEKS THEN ON A FIVE MINUTE DRIVE DOWN THE STREET IT OVERHEATED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN AND IT WOULD COST ME $1,600.00 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2001. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOV. 2001 ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. FROM WHERE I SIT THIS IS AN EXTENDED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND FORD SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UP TO 100,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT 50,000 - 80,000 MILES IS WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH THIS CAR.

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