NHTSA Complaint #701918 — 1995 FORD MUSTANG

THIS CAR IS IMMACUALTE AND MAINTENACE PERFORMED AS OUTLINED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RECALL # 98-MO1 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, JUST NOT FOR MY MODEL. THIS IS REDICULOUS. IT IS MY FEELING THAT THE MUSTANG 3.8L ENGINE IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THAT THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE WINDSTAR, TAURUS, AND SABLE. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I PERSONALLY KNOW 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ALSO HAVE 3.8L. MUSTANGS THAT HAVE BLOWN THEIR HEAD GASKETS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THERE IS NO REASON THAT A WELL-MAINTAINED AUTOMOBILE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN HARD SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS FEW OF MILES. IT IS ALSO MY UNDRSTANDING THAT THE RECALL ENDED ON 12-31-98. I DID HAVE MY CAR IN AND DIAGONOSED AS HAVING A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ON 12-28-98 AT ST. GEORGE FORD. *AK