1996 FORD MUSTANG GT Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine And Engine Coolingengine Issues in the 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT
4 engine and engine coolingengine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine And Engine Coolingengine Complaints
ON MY 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE 3 SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF AND THAT IT WOULD BE $1,341.98 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SAW THAT FORD BLAMES THE DAMAGE ON IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE SPARK PLUGS. AS THE CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES IT HAS NEVER HAD THE PLUGS CHANGED IN ANY WAY. THREE BLEW OUT AND 2 MORE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE ENGINE AS THE ALUMINUM HEAD AND ALUMINUM SPARK PLUGS HAD SEIZED. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. *TR
HELLO PLEASE FORGIVE MY POOR ENGLISH BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST CAR FROM A CAR DEALER WITHIN 35 DAYS THE PLASTIC INTAKE STARTED SPRAY OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA EVERY TIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSH THEN CAUSING OTHER PROBLEM TO THE ENGINE. THE 1996 MUSTANG GT 4.6 HAS A CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE THAT SHOULD NEVER BEEN ON THIS CAR PLEASE HELP IT COST A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY. *JB
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WILL YOU PLEASE ASSIST IN GETTING MY CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD FIXED? I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE ONCE WAS A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS BUT I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I FIND MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF NEEDING MINE REPLACED AS IT IS CRACKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FUTURE ASSISTANCE, AS I KNOW YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR CONSUMERS HAPPY AND LOYAL AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WANT TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMERS WITH PRODUCTS THAT WORK WITHOUT MANUFACTURES DEFECTS SO THAT WE MAY TRANSPORT YOUR FUTURE CAR BUYERS SAFELY. SINCERELY, J. HERNDON. *AK
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