NHTSA Complaint #706243 — 1995 FORD MUSTANG

ON 3/12/99 MY MUSTANG OVERHEATED. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AT A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR CLOSER INSPECTION. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR AS SPECIFIED AND WITH ONLY 36,550 MILES MY MECHANIC CAN THINK OF NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I TALKED TO FORD ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE TAURUS'S AND THE WINDSTARS, BUT WAS TOLD THE BAD PARTS DID NOT GO MUSTANGS. I FIND THIS COINCIDENTAL CONSIDERING OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAD THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER I BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS AT 3500 TO 4000 RPM. WHEN I RETURNED IT TO THE MECHANIC HE DISCOVERED THAT MY MAIN ROD BEARING AND OTHER ROD BEARING WERE BROKEN AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.