1995 FORD MUSTANG Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

1995 FORD MUSTANG 3.8 ENGINE BLEW WHILE DRIVING. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED FORD NEVER NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THEY CONTINUED TO SAY THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

I HAVE TWO (2) 1995 3.8L MUSTANGS. BOTH ENGINES HAVE A CONNECTING ROD BEARING THAT IS KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY AND THE ENGINES MUST BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. *JB

ON 2/1/02 CAR WAS RUNNING HOT, FAN MOTOR OUT, REPLACED FAN MOTOR $239.62, ON 2/5/03 CAR RUNNING OUT, TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED AS HEAD GASKETS BLOWN, COOLING FAN WORKING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BDR AUTOMOTIVE, REMOVED AND REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. THEN IN OCTOBER 2003 CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT AGAIN, MECHANIC TOM AT PROGRAM AUTO REPLACED HEADS, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, CAR CONTINUED TO RUN HOT. MECHANIC TOM TOLD US TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT SENSOR, WE CHANGED SENSOR. CONTINUED RUNNING HOT. MECHANIC TOM FOUND HOLE IN HEATER COIL, REROUTED HOSE TO ENGINE, BYPASSING HEATER, 2 DAYS LATER WE HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT AGAIN. CAR IS STILL RUNNING HOT. COULD IT BE THE ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER ISSUE THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD? *NM

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *JB

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKETS CRACKED. THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I BOUGHT A 1995 FORD MUSTANG IN APRIL OF 2003 WITH DECENT MILES ABOUT 73000. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE A SHORT TIME AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING AND NOW DISCOVERED MY HEAD GASKET BLEW. I HAVE HEARD OF RECALLS FOR THIS BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ANYWHERE FOR SURE. ONE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOT ONE OUT FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THEN THE OTHER DAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS YOU WOULD HOPE THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN EXPIRATION DATE PLACED ON A GENERAL RECALL LIKE THIS. PLEASE HELP, DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE [XXX] IN THE SPRING OF 2001 FOR ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. A COOLANT PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE NOT BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT REPLACING AT THAT TIME. IN LATE MAY 2001 THE ENGINE FROZE UP ON MY VEHICLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE ON 6/7/01. THIS HEAD GASKETS ON THIS REMANUFACTURED ENGINE HAVE NOW FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. FORD NOW CLAIMS THAT THE REMANUFACTURED ENGINE HAS A 24 MONTH/24,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER THEIR RECALL PROGRAM. UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG AND CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE FOLLOWING AN OCCURRENCE IN OCTOBER OF 2000 WHICH LEAD TO THE CAR BEING SERVICED AT COOK-WHITEHEAD FORD UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEAD GASKETS WITH THE FORD 3.8L ENGINES AND REPEATS OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE. SHE HAS SUGGESTED THAT I PAY ATTENTION AND THAT FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THERE MAY POSSIBLY BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. I BELIEVE THAT SUB-STANDARD PARTS WERE USED TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX AN ALREADY BELOW STANDARD PART AND THAT PROPER PROCEDURES WERE NOT COMPLETED WHEN THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SERVICED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK HEAD GASKETS AND COOLING FAN HAD BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD EITHER COVER THE TOTAL COST OR PARTIAL. THE LAST HEAD GASKET LEAK WOULD COST THE $2300. DOLLARS TO REPAIR WHICH THE CONSUMER DOESN'T THINK SHE SHOULD PAY. *PH

95 FORD MUSTANG WITH 58,000 MILES ON WAY HOME FROM WORK ENGINE GOT HOT AND DIED BLEW A HEAD GASKET. FORD HAS A NOTICE OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS WHICH WE NEVER RECEIVED AND FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE FAULTY GASKET DUE TO TIME LIMIT NOT MILEAGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB

FORD HAD A RECALL TO 100,000 MILES, I WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL MY CAR WAS AT 102,000...NOW MY HEAD GASKET FAILS AND THEY STILL WILL DO NOTHING. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741136

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. *JB...*AK

I HAD A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG AND HAD IT REPLACED BY BEST FORD THREE TIMES WITHIN 3 YEARS. IN DECEMBER OF 2002 I WAS TOLD BY BEST FORD I HAD ANOTHER CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THIS WOULD BE THE FOURTH TIME FORD WOULD BE REPLACING THIS RECALLED GASKET. FORD WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1200 FOR THIS FORTH RECALLED GASKET BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE A RECALLED PART WITH A "NEW" PART SO THAT THE SAME PROBLEM DOES NOT KEEP HAPPENING. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH FORD FOR NOT FIXING MY RECALL AND FEEL WHAT THEY DID WAS WRONG.*JB

I WOULD START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND NOTICE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GO UP RAPIDLY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER WENT PAST NORMAL AND INTO THE RED, DURING THIS TIME, NO HEAT WOULD BLOW. THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD DROP AND WARM AIR WOULD BLOW. I CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND THE RADIATOR( WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS). NOTHING LEFT BUT THE HEAD GASKETS AND MAYBE EVEN A CRACKED HEAD. WASN'T THERE A RECALL FOR WINDSTAR'S WITH THE SAME ENGINE? THIS IS MY SECOND ENGINE FROM FORD, THE FIRST ONE GAVE OUT AROUND 36,000 MILES. WHEN WILL AMERICAN CAR COMPANIES BUILT RELIABLE ENGINES? NO WONDER THE FOREIGN CAR COMPANIES DO WELL IN AMERICA! *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER REPLACE TWICE. TS

THE HEAD GASKET ON CONSUMERS VEHICLE FAILED. CONSUMER HAD THE DEFECT REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT FAILURE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR MONIES PAID FOR REPAIRS. FORD DECLINED CONSUMERS REQUEST BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS FIVE THOUSAND MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. CONSUMER FEELS A REIMBURSEMENT IS IN ORDER BECAUSE FORD HAD PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS REGARDING THE MUSTANG VEHICLES. *JG

SECONDARY OWNER STATES HEAD GASKET BLEW. THERE IS A RECALL RELATING TO HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED TOO LATE. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED WITHIN TIME SPECIFIED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE, HAD VEHICLE TOWED. HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED 2 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. *AK *CB *NLM

3.8L V6 ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND LOSING COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH COOLANT LEAKING INTO GASKETS, CAUSING OVERHEATING IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY .*AK

THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO WATER SEEPING INTO THE CRANKSHAFT THROUGH A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND LOSE COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK OIL AND COOLANT FROM THE TAIL PIPE. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE SEVEN YEAR OR 100K MILE WARRANTY.*JB. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME POWER AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND WAS LEAKING A MIXTURE OF COOLANT AND OIL FROM THE EXHAUST, THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY ADMITTED THE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE.*JB

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN. SECOND TIME HEAD GASKETS WERE BAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHR INFORMATION.*AK

WHLE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING, HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, WHICH CAUSED RADIATOR TO CRACK.*AK

MY FORD MUSTANG HAS A KNOWN (BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY)ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND IT CAUSED RELATED PROBLEMS FROM OVER HEATING.FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT.MY SATISFACTION HAS NOT BEEN MET IN THIS MATTER. MY ADDRESS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO REFLECT THAT I LIVE IN MI NOT IA. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE WITH A THICK WHITE FOG INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE MECHANIC STATES THE HEAD GASKET HAD A DEFECT. NLM

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER ,AND START TO HESITATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE WHITE SMOKE AND FLUID COMING OUT OF EXHAUST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET TO THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED ALTHOUGH BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, INFORMED CONSUMER HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH NOTICED A THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; THEN, VEHICLE START OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT, INSTEAD WANTED TO REPLACE IT. *AK THE TIMING CHAIN COVER HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND OVERHEATING AFTER REPAIR BECAUSE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS NOT REPLACED. *YH

THE GAUGE FOR THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS RISING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SECTION OF THE GAUGE LABELED HOT. FORD LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THUS RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXPENSE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL DATED MAY 2000-NOVEMBER 2000. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. FORD, KNOWING THAT THESE HEAD GASKETS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY, REFUSED TO GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION ON THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR THE COMPANY AND, UNFORTUNATELY, VERY COSTLY FOR THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY SAME THING!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND SMOKING. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT HEAD GASKET PROGRAM, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS TOO LATE.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE, AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF CONSUMER COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE. A DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET FAILED. IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHY IS THERE NO RESOLVE ON THESE ISSUES OF THE HEAD GASKETS OR PAYMENTS AFTER FORD SAY THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO? *AK

ON DECEMBER 14TH,MY '95 MUSTANG CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. ON DECEMBER 20TH THE DAMAGE WAS ASSESSED BY ERIC KROSSEN FROM SUMMITT CLAIM SERVICE(USED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY)TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.FROM DEC 20-JAN 3,2001,WE WERE NEGOTIATING WITH ANPAC FOR A FAIR SETTLEMENT BUT COULDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT.NEAR THE END THEY WERE NOT RETURNING OUR CALLS. ON JANUARY 3,2001 WE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL #01S30 POST-MARKED DECEMBER 31,2001 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THIS RECALL WAS FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ON 95 TAURUS,SABLE AND MUSTANG VEHICLES. IT STATED THAT UNDER CERTAIN HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS,COMPONENTS INSIDE THE COOLING FAN MOTOR MAY IGNITE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. COPIES OF THE RECALL WERE GIVEN TO OUR INSURANCE AGENT AND TO HUTCHESON FORD IN ST JAMES,MO. ON JAN.16,2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CALLED TO SAY WE MUST PROCEED THROUGH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. AS OF TODAY,JANUARY 21,2001 FORD MOTOR COMPANY HASN'T...

AFTER CONSTANLYT OVERHEATING HEAD GASKET HAD MELTED. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERES A VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL, THIS MAKES VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET, PARKING BRAKE AND FAN COOLING SYSTEM. *JG *AK

HAD NOTICED OIL LEAKAGE FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT OIL WAS COMING FROM OIL PAN AND WAS REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OVERHEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUAGE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING ,AND THEN SMOKE CAME FROM EXHAUST PIPE. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

HEAD GASKETS ARE WARRPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FOURTY THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER GOT A WARNING ABOUT HEAD GASKETS, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00M10. BUT DEALER REFUSED TO WORK ON VEHICLE. ALSO, DID NOT CHECK VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WILL NOT FIX HEAD GASKET UNLESS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. ALSO, DEALER STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL.*AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ HOT, REPLACED UPPER LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENDING UNIT, NEW WATER PUMP, AND ANTIFREEZE, NEW SERPENTINE BELT, STILL OVERHEATS, STEAM POURING OUT OF EXHAUST, APPARENTLY BAD HEAD GASKETS!!! IS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR RECOURSE I CAN TAKE WITH FORD ? MY CAR HAS RECEIVED TOP OF THE LINE CARE SINCE IT ROLLED OFF THE LOT! *AK

THE 1994 & 1995 FORD MUSTANG ENGINES HAD AN ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND REPAIRS WERE DONE BY FORD DEALERS. FORD DEALERS IN SOME CASES HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINES AND TOLD CONSUMERS THAT FORD HAD PUT A NEW ENGINE, HOWEVER, CONSUMERS WERE NOT TOLD THAT FORD HAD USED HELICOILS ON THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCKS. HELICOILS IS A CHEAP, QUICK FIX, AND NON-PERMANANT GAUGET TO REPAIR STRIPPED TREADS. CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE UNTIL THE CAR IS TAKEN FOR A TUNE-UP OR THE HELICOILS FAIL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER ADDITIONAL REPAIRS IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR ANOTHER HEAD JOB. *AK