NHTSA Complaint #10050828 — 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10050828
Vehicle	2001 FORD MUSTANG GT
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 25, 2003
Date Filed	December 20, 2003
Mileage	42,898 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

I GAVE MY CAR A TUNE UP AT A FAMILY FRIENDS SHOP SPARK PLUG BROKE SO REPLACED IT WITH A BOSH PLATINUM 4 WHICH WAS ALL THE LOCAL AUTO PART HAD 6 MONTHS LATTER MY CAR BLOWS A PLUG OUT OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHICH HAD THE ORIGINAL PLUG AND I TOW IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WARRANTY REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE AFTER MARKET PLUG ON THE OTHER SIDE AND FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD AND 4.6LT ENGINES BUILT FR:01-03 BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT OR EVEN TEST IT TO SEE IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE THE AFTER MARKET PLAG WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS ON THE SIDE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLUGS THIS APPLIES TO ALL VEHICLE FROM FORD WITH 4.6LT 2V ENGINES MORE INFO FOUND HERE HTTP://WWW.BLUEOVALNEWS.COM/2003/POWERTRAIN/4.6L.ENGINETICK.T31604.HTM *LA (PER CONSUMER CALL (NO SMOKE OR FLAMES); CHANGED FIRE FROM YES TO NO - C. ROSE 11/16/05

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