NHTSA Complaint #711023 — 1994 FORD MUSTANG

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	711023
Vehicle	1994 FORD MUSTANG
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 29, 1999
Date Filed	September 7, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT IN TO MY REGULAR SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE OVERHEATING. THEY TESTED THE RADIATOR AND RAN THE CAR, AND IT DID NOT OVERHEAT AGAIN. THE PRESSURE IN THE RADIATOR WAS GOOD. THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, THINKING THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN STICKING. TWO WEEKS LATER, I DROVE MY CAR FOR A 5 MINUTE DRIVE AND WHEN I REACHED THE DESTINATION, IT WAS OVERHEATING. I TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKETS THAT WERE GOING BAD AND WERE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 V6? THE SHOP TOLD ME THEY HAD DONE SIMILAR WORK ON THIS ENGINE, AND THEY THINK IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, ORIGINATING WITH WHEN IT IS MANUFACTURED. MY CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. I RESEARCHED THE CAR PRIOR TO BUYING IT. I AM UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS SITUATION WITH MY CAR AND WONDER IF I MAY WANT TO SELL IT, BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE PROBLEM. I JUST SPENT $900 FOR THE NEW THERMOSTAT AND HEAD GASKETS, NOT TO MENTION THE NEARLY TWO WEEKS I HAVE SPENT WITHOUT A CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE RECALLED. THANKS.

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