1995 FORD MUSTANG Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES,REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER. *JB

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BEFORE 100,000 MILES. THE HEAD GASKETS GOING OUT IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN MUSTANGS. *AK

HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, POSSIBLY DAMAGING ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00M10, HOWEVER FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE AND CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

SEEN FORD HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS ON THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.*AK

IF THIS WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES (SAME MODEL YEAR) WHY DID FORD LEAVE OUT THE MUSTANG? I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OWNERS OF 195 WINDSTAR WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR FREE ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS SHOWS THAT FORD ADMITS A DEFECT, YET THEY FAIL TO INCLUDE MUSTANGS IN THIS GROUP. THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE IS THE SAME FOR ALL FORD VEHICLES. WHEN THEY HAD THE HOOD SEPARATION PROBLEM ON WINDSTAR, THEY ALSO RECALLED MUSTANGS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD ALSO RECALL THE MUSTANG FOR INFERIOR MATERIALS USED FOR THE FRONT COVER GASKET. IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF, I CAN LEAD TO LARGER PROBLEMS. WITH THIS ECONOMY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $600 DOLLARS LAYING AROUND. URGE FORD TO INCLUDE MUSTANGS IN THIS GROUP.*AK

ENGINE IS OVERHEATING DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, PAST 220 DEGREE MARK AND RISING. THIS IS AFFECTING OPERATION OF VEHICLE BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ALUMINUM HEADS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF OVERHEATING. THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE, AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS IN ENGINE. *AK

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A YEAR OR SO AGO FOR THE HEAD GASKETS IN MY CAR - IS THIS RECALL NOTICE STILL EFFECTIVE?*AK

VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. ALSO TEMPERAZTURE GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON, AND OIL WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK INTO COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

RECALL WAS FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIRS ONLY, BUT FAILURE CAUSED OTHER ENGINE COMPONENT DAMAGE THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL.*AK

REPORTING A 3.8L V6 ENGINE WITH HEAD GASKET FAILURE; MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE HEAD GASKET WARRANTY DOES NOT GO OVER 100,000 MILES. *YH

HEAD GASKETS ON MY CAR HAVE BROKE. THIS IS RARE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS LIKE THE ASTROVAN, AND TARUS. BUT NOT THE MUSTANG AND IT IS THE SAME PROMBLEM. THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON ITS 3.8L V6 ENGINE. *AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED. 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, BUT IT WAS MUCH WARMER THAN USUAL. DURING THIS TIME, NO HEAT WOULD BLOW. THEN THE TEMP WOULD DROP AND WARM AIR WOULD BLOW. WE CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED(WHICH DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR NEARLY A MONTH). NOTHING LEFT BUT THE HEAD GASKETS AND MAYBE EVEN A CRACKED HEAD. *AK

FORD IS AWARE THAT THE 3.8L ENGINE HAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS OR PAY FOR MY REPAIR BILL. ALSO THE CAR ONLY HAD 2,300 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. *AK

CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL REGARDING HEAD GASKETS, FORD IS DENYING ANY REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE CONSUMER NOT RESPONDING IN TIME TO THE RECALL LETTER, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A LETTER. *SLC

OVERHEATING, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF OIL, PROBABLE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE ENGINE (LONG BLOCK) DUE TO HEADS ON RECALL. GOT CAR BACK, THEY TEMP. REPLACED HEAD GASKETS UNTIL MOTOR ARRIVES IN 6 TO 12 WEEKS DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF RECALLS. GOT CAR BACK, IN WORSE CONDITION THAN WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE THEY LEFT HOSES, BRACKETS UNHOOKED AND LOOSE. AND ALSO WITH THE SUSPENSION OF THE HEAD GASKETS NOT BEING CHANGED BECAUSE SAME HEAD BOLTS WERE IN MOTOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID CHANGE HEAD GASKETS AND BOLTS AND IF THERE WAS ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM THEY WOULD FIX IT. AND IF IT WAS ELECTRICAL I HAD TO FIX IT OR PAY THEM TO FIX IT. LEFT IT THERE, PICKED UP VEHICLE AFTER 4 DAYS, NO CHANGE IN CONDITION OF MOTOR RUNNING. HAVE...

HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO DEFECT IN DESIGN, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE SHE FAILED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME, MANUFACTURER STATED THEY SENT A LETTER BUT THE CONSUMER SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER. NLM

PRIOR TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BELT, THERMOSTAT, HEAD GASKET, AND PULLEY, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED WHEN RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE VEHICLE IS ALSO LOSING A LOT OF OIL ALONG WITH THE OVERHEATING. *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE CORE TO WARP, THUS REQUIRING NEW/REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLATION. AFTER READING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER 95 FORD 3.8 L V6 ENGINES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, I WOULD THINK THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BEAR THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MISHAP.*AK

HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED,POSSIBLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, LOSS OF COOLANT AND OVERHEATED ENGINE. ALSO HIGH PITCHED ENGINE CRANCKSHAFT PULLEY WHEN BELOW 0 DEGREES. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH COOLANT LEAKAGES FROM THE 3.8 V6 ENGINE SEAL. DEALER / MANUFACTURRER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWNOUT PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A RECALL ON ENGINE HEAD GASKET. ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & HEAD GASKET REPAIRED. WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING, BUT WAS NOT RECALLED AT SAME AS HEAD GASKET. WAS CHARGED FOR WATER PUMP. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. *AK

ONCE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN A BLOCK VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE WITH NO WARNING- RECEIVED LETTER ABOUT HEAD GASKET I CALLED 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THEY BOTH ADVISED ME IF THERE WAS NOT OVERHEATING OR WATER LOSE THEN THERE WAS NO NEED TO BRING IN. I CALLED TODAY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND SHE TOLD ME THERE WAS RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IN IT UPSETING TO KNOW THERE WAS RECALL AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN CHECKED BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES WAS UP. FORD HAS PROBLEM AND SHOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS. THE CAR QUIT ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO WARNING. *AK

MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG HAS A BLOWN ENGINE. I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKET FOR THAT 3.8L ENGINE. PLEASE HELP!*AK

HEAD GASKETS FAILED (ROTTED OUT). HAVE BEEN TOLD FORD HAS RECALLED THE SAME YEAR TAURUS WITH THE SAME SIZE ENGINE. I GOT TO BELIEVE THAT BOTH VEHICLES HAVE THE SAMA EXACT ENGINE. THEREFORE, IF THE TAURUS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT THE MUSTANG?*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 50,000 MILES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THIS A REOCCURRING DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS FAILED ON MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 1995 FORD MUSTANGS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPORTS OF. *AK

ENGIN EHEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO HEATUP. WAS TOLD BY SUPERVISOR THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED .PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR MY BLOWN HEAD GASKET I TALKED TO FORD AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT DOWN AND I DID SO I TOWED IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIX THE GASJET FOR FREE BECAUSE IT JUST REACHED 100 THOUSAND MILES AND I HAD TO TOW MY CAR BACK HOME BUT THEY SHOWED NO CONCERN AND TOLD ME TO GET MY CAR OUT BECAUSE IT IS BLOCKING THIER WAY I FELT MISTREATED AND IGNORD SO I GOT IT FIXED AT ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT FOR $1300 AND I NEVER HEARD OF ANY RECALL UNTIL I SAW IT ON MUSTANGWORLD.COM SORRY FOR IF THIS IS NOT CONCERNING YOU I JUST DON'T KNOW WHO TO COMPAIN TO THANKS.

CONNECTING ROD FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEM

FIRST TIME FALIURE WAS NOTICED ...WAS GOING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WE PROCDED TO PULL OVER CAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY OVERHEAT,SO WE PULLED OFF TO A REST AREA TO LET IT COOL DOWN SO WE COULD THEN ADD SOME WATER IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ..WE THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED CAUSE WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON .WE THEN GOT HOME AND WHEN WE GOT THERE WHICH IS A APROXIMATE MILES WOULD BE LESS THEN 30 MILES FROM WHERE FIRST CAME IN TO THE PROBLEM ..I THEN ADDED MORE WATER AND SOME ANTIFREZZE IN HOPES THAT WOULD HELP ..THEN I LET THE CAR SET FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT ..WHEN I WOKE UP TO GO TO WORK I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND SENN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS...

BAUGHT CAR IN AUGUST OF 2000, DROVE IT ONE WEEK AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS FIXED; IE; OVERHEATED TWICE THEN BLEW HEADGASKET, DRIVERS REAR ROTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, RECALL ON HOOD WHICH WAS SEPARATING, MAJOR FUEL LEAK, FUEL HOSE BY FUEL TANK, WATER LEAK FROM TIMING COVER GASKET

FIRST TIME FALIURE WAS NOTICED ...WAS GOING 65 DOWN THE INTERSTATE WE PROCDED TO PULL OVER CAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY OVERHEAT,SO WE PULLED OFF TO A REST AREA TO LET IT COOL DOWN SO WE COULD THEN ADD SOME WATER IN HOPES THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY ..WE THEN STARTED TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED CAUSE WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON .WE THEN GOT HOME AND WHEN WE GOT THERE WHICH IS A APROXIMATE MILES WOULD BE LESS THEN 30 MILES FROM WHERE FIRST CAME IN TO THE PROBLEM ..I THEN ADDED MORE WATER AND SOME ANTIFREZZE IN HOPES THAT WOULD HELP ..THEN I LET THE CAR SET FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT ..WHEN I WOKE UP TO GO TO WORK I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND SENN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED TEMERATURE. GAUGE RUNNING HIGH. DEALER INDICATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON, RETURN CAR FOR REPAIR, NEXT DAY ENGINE OVERHEATED; MADE A WHINING NOISE AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM ENGINE. RETURN CAR FOR REPAIR, ADVISED NEEDS NEW THERMOSTAT. NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS DEAD. TOWED CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, ADVISED BY SERVICE, MAY HAVE A HEAD GASKET DEFECT. SERVICE CHECKS AND CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET BLOWN.

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING HEAD GASKET ( NO RECALL INFORMATION FOUND). MECHANIC LOCATED THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED & THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED BY CONSUMER.*AK

HEAD GASKET LEAKING. TECHNICIAN STATES THIS MODEL ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM WITH "ROTTED" OUT HEAD GASKETS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES (ALL RECORDS AVAILABLE). SEALS TO THE INNER TIE RODS ON THE RACK & PINION BEGAN LEAKING, NOT SERVICEABLE, NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RACK ASSY. POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGED YEARLY. ALSO, REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSY REBUILT UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY @ ABOUT 35000, DUE TO A "WHINNING" NOISE. NOISE RETURNED @ ABOUT 45000, NOW OFF WARRANTY.*AK

ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET/WATER PUMP/OIL PAN GASKET/ TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT ENGINE WILL BE IN EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS. *AK

I'M ALSO HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GET SHOCKED EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE CAR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO AS WELL. ALONG WITH THE HEAD GASKET BLOWING THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE FOR ME. ALSO THE TRUNK LEAKS AND SMELLS MUSTY AND THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT DEFOG WHEN IT IS RAIINING. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD. *AK

RADIATOR OVER HEATED AND CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED MY HEAD GASKET TO BLOW AND ALSO CRACKED THE HEAD. *AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HIGH, THIS COULD CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEM IF STEAM CAME FROM EXAUST. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS. DEALER WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY OF THE LETTER. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED $800. STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TOTAL COST: $1140. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN POSTED AND THE FACT THAT THIS ENGINE IS BEING COVERED IN OTHER MODELS, (WINDSTAR, ETC), MUSTANG'S 3.8L ENGINES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO FOLLOW UP, OR WILL I RECEIVE FOLLOW UP INFORMATION FROM NHSTA? OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MUSTANGS, NOT JUST THE OTHER VEHICLES! THEY'VE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE OTHER VEHICLES TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. I HAVE THE DOCOMENTATION WITH MILEAGE AND DATE ON MY REPAIR RECEIPT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED, OR CAN DO. THANK YOU. *AK

BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TOTAL COST: $1140. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN POSTED AND THE FACT THAT THIS ENGINE IS BEING COVERED IN OTHER MODELS, (WINDSTAR, ETC), MUSTANG'S 3.8L ENGINES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO FOLLOW UP, OR WILL I RECEIVE FOLLOW UP INFORMATION FROM NHSTA? OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MUSTANGS, NOT JUST THE OTHER VEHICLES! THEY'VE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE OTHER VEHICLES TO 7 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES. I HAVE THE DOCOMENTATION WITH MILEAGE AND DATE ON MY REPAIR RECEIPT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED, OR CAN DO. THANK YOU. *AK

I HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. THE SAME DAY IT BLEW A HEADGASKET. I REPLACE IT AND NOW HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CRANKSHAFT.