NHTSA Complaint #10004976 — 1996 FORD MUSTANG ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10004976
Vehicle	1996 FORD MUSTANG
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	November 1, 2002
Date Filed	January 30, 2003
Mileage	61,625 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

VECHICLE OVERHEATS RESULTING IN THE COVERGASKET FAILING, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTICEABLE RIGHT AWAY AS HAD OIL CHAGE THE WEEK BEFORE AND THE MECHANIC DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO REPLACE ALL THE GASKETS COSTING US $600.00 THEN WHEN DROVE ONE DAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN MAKING GURGLING NOISE AND THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE WENT HOT AND NOW THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS THE OVERHEATING HAD CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE FIRST THOUGHT. WE FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS FORD PRODUCT AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED.

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