1995 FORD MUSTANG Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND MY ENGINE OVERHEATED CREATING A LARGE SMOKE CLOUD BEHING CAR ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I CHECK A FORD RECALLS WEBSITE AND IT SAYS THE HEAD GASKET HAS A 7YR OR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE 3.8L ENGINE. I CALL MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT CAMPAIGN ENDED IN 2001 AND EVEN IF IT WAS STILL ACTIVE MY CAR ACCORDING TO VIN NUMBER WOULDN'T EVEN QUALIFY. I THINK I'M GETTING SCREWED HERE. I AM MAD AND I FEEL I'M GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS FROM SOMEBODY. I HAVE BEEN A HUGE FORD FAN AND IF THEY DONT FIX THIS FOR ME I MGIHT CONSIDER GOING TO CHEVROLET.

1195 FORD MUSTANG-HEAD GASKETS CRACKED AT 35,000 MILES--COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER MUSTANGS OF SAME AND OTHER YEARS.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE WHICH WAS RECALLED BY FORD DUE TO AKNOWLEGDED PROBLEM. REPAIR SERVICE WAS DONE BY FORD WITH SUPPOSE CORRECTED GASKET. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND FORD WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. FORD IS RECOMMENDING A COMPLEAT ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT MY OWN EXPENCE.*AK

FAILURE OF FORD MOTOR CO. TO MAKE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE PROGRAM 00M10. ON 6/27/00 I BROUGHT MY 1995 FORD MUSTANG IN FOR REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 00M10 AND FRONT COVER LEAKING. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE BY THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED FORD & GOT NOWHERE. I THEN CALLED THE WORLD OFFICE OF FORD AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH [XXX] DIRECTOR, ISSUER OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT "[XXX]. IS IN THE HEIRACHY AND UNAVAILABLE TO YOU. I KNOW WHAT YOUR COMPLAINT IS. I HAVE DENIED IT, THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE MADE BY FORD. " NOW JUST AS FORD PREDICTED WOULD HAPPEN IN ITS SERVICE PROGRAM LETTER HAS HAPPENED. THE GASKET HAS FAILED AND THE ENGINE IS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT. WELL WITHIN THE 100,000 MILES THE SERVICE BULLETIN SAID FORD WOULD COVER. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND...

THIS COMPONENT WAS ALLEGEDLY COVERED UNDER A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" PROGRAM WHICH HAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO BE STRANDED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME FROM COLLEGE. I BELIEVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH FORD V-6 ENGINES SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE DUE TO THEIR HIGH OCCURRANCE AND THE DANGERS WHICH THESE FAILURES CAUSE. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT WAS DRY AND CRACKED, DEALER REPLACED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PERIODIC OVERHEATING THAT BECAME WORSE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8L ENGINE PERTAINING TO THE HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKED HEADS, IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, LATER VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING WATER AND STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN, THE HEAD WAS CRACKED AND SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH A NEW 3.8 LITER WITH REDESIGNED HEADS, ALL REPAIRS WERE AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO FAULTY MECHANICAL WORKMANSHIP. *SLC

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

FORD REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR STATING VEHICLE IS OVER 7 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

EVEN THOUGH THIS ITEM WAS COVERED BY A RECALL, MILLAGE PREVENTED ME FROM COLLECTING ON THE RECALL. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. COOLANT FAN AND ENGINE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.*AK *YD

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERE IS A CONSTANT KNOCKING IN ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING.*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

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT THERE WAS A BIG PUDDLE OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANY WORK ON VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. HAD STALLED 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER YET. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WANT INFO ON CLASS ACTION SUIT. PLEASE CONTACT [email protected]. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS FUMES COMING INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR IT SEEMS TO BE EXSPECIALLY BAD WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. THE COOLANT LIGHTS STAYS ON. I TOOK THIS VECHILE TO A EXHAUST COMPANY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY SAID THAT THE PIPE THAT GOES TO THE MANAFOLD WAS MISSING A PART OF THE PIPE . THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO A HAVE CADILAC CONVERTOR PIPES ,THEY HAVE NSTEAD DUAL PIPE , USE FOR RACING.. THE VECHILE ALSO CUTS OFF ON A REGULAR BASICS ,WHEN IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP AND YOU GO TO PULL OFF THE CAR CUT OFFS. WHEN BACKING UP THE CAR CUTS OFF ,THE KEY DOESN'T OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DOOR , THE CAR STRAINS WHEN GOING TO START IT , IT TAKE A MINUTE FOR THE CAR TO START OR CATCH AND IM...

ALL GAUGES WENT FROM FAR LEFT TO FAR RIGHT IN APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FROM STARTING ENGINE AND ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMP. CAR SHOOK, THEN EXTREME AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF REAR TAILPIPE, SMELLED OF BURNED RUBBER AND ANTIFREEZE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AS I KILLED ENGINE AND COASTED TO STOP ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. HAVEN'T FINISHED DIGGING INTO ALL THE PROBLEMS YET, BUT TEMP GAUGE AND OIL GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING NOW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS HAS DESTROYED MY ENGINE. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I WONDER WHY FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. AS A RULE 1 OUT OF EVERY 1000 WILL TAKE THE TIME TO REPORT SUCH A PROBLEM, I PRINTED 124 PAGES OF SIMILAR ENGINE FAILURES ON THE 1995 3.8L V6 BEFORE I FINALLY SHUT DOWN MY PRINTER. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS SOME FORM OF RECALL. I HAD MY LAST CAR...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING BY TEMPERATURE GAUGE, TOOK TO FORD, AND THEY REPLACED MOTOR. AFTER 20, 000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

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

I AM EXTREMELY UPSET WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES WOULD JUST BLOW BOTH HEAD GASKETS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE $1180.00 IS COMPLETELY UNAFFORDABLE FOR ME, FOR THE FACT THAT I AM FINISHING MY COLLEGE EDUCATION. WAITING TABLES IN THE EVENING AT BENNIGAN'S JUST IS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THIS PRICEY REPAIR. WHEN I BOUGHT THE MUSTANG I FIGURED IF I BUY A DECENT VEHICLE WITH A REASONABLE PAYMENT I CAN RUN IT FOR QUITE A WHILE WITH OUT ANY SERIOUS REPAIR. AND SO NOW ON TOP OF THE $165.00 A MONTH PAYMENT I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR $1180.00 COURTESY OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I PLAN ON CONTACTING FORD THE FIRST CHANCE I GET AND TELL THEM ABOUT THIS RIDICULOUS PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.*AK

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, AFTER ALLOWING VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN IT WILL RESTART. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEAE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR . IT CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WOULD NOT START FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. *AK

GASKET FAILURE REQUIRED EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS; FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR BECAUSE DIAGNOSIS FINALLY HAPPENED 65 MILES PAST 60,000 MILE WARRANTY; AFTER RECALL, FORD ONLY REFUNDED $495 FORD COST, NOT RENTAL CAR OR RADIATOR REPLACEMENT COST.

ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO START UP. *AK

FORD IS UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. TOO MANY INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED NOT TO WARRANT A RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CAR HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING UP. WHEN IT CRANKED UP THE LAST TIME "WHITE" SMOKE AND WATER WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL ONLY TO FIND OUT THE OIL LEVEL WAS 3 INCHES ABOVE THE FUL MARK. I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO CENTROPLEX FORD (KILLEEN, TX) AND COST TO ME IS OVER $1500. $2140 TO BE EXACT THAT IS COUNTING A 100,00 MILE TUNE UP AS WELL.

THE FORD WINDSTAR OF THE SAME YEAR AND SAME MOTER SIZE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THE THE MUSTANG WITH THE SAME ENGINE WOULDN'T BE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEARING INCREASING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND STARTED BLOWING STEAM OUT OF THE EXHAUST ON 3/8/00 AT 56828 MILES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEARD OF MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, WAS TOLD THERE MAY BE A RECALL, BUT FORD KNOWS NOTHING OF THE SORT. $1700 PLEASE HELP US OUT. MANY 3.8 MUSTANGS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

THIS PROBLEM SEEMS PRETTY FREQUENT WITH THIS ENGINE; I COUNTED 27 OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE INTERNE. *AK

THE MOTOR WENT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, AND MAY HAVE RESULTED A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON THIS ENGINE CAUSING ALL OF THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN OVERHEAT CONDITION DUE TO THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL.THE VEHICAL STALLED AT 55MPH CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS LUCKY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MANUVER TO THE SHOLDER.THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING AND LEAKING COOLANT. TOOK TO WOODFIELD FORD FOR ANALYSIS/REPAIR. WAS INFROMED THAT FRONT ENGINE COVER GASKETS WERE LEAKING. PAID 1035.05 FOR REPAIRS. CAR STILL HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN DISCOVERED HEAD GASKET LEAK. REFUSED TO PAY $900 FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL SHOP WHO REPLACED HEAD GASKETS FOR $838. FOUND OUT VIA THE WEB THAT MANY OTHER 3.8L FORD ENGINES HAVE EXHIBITED SAME PROBLEM, AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO COMPENSATE THE CUSTOMERS. THIS IS UNFAIR WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER CARS OF SIMILAR STYLE - GASKETS DO NOT NEED REPLACED AT 30K-60K MILES. I AM ASKING THAT FORD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THE 3.8L HEAD GASKET DEFECT, AND REIMBURSE ALL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS THEMSELVES IN THE ABSENCE OF THIS RECALL.

CONTACTED FORD ABOUT CONTINUING STEREO PROBLEM, UNWILLING TO HELP

ENGINE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES AFTER BEING FIXED. ENGINECHECK LIGHT STILL COMING UP.AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,THEY SAID THAT IT MIHT BE THE COPMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE . THE CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.I AM WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE ABOUT THIS MATER. I HAVE TALK TO FORD, AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I EVEN SEND LETTER TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. *AK

FORD CONTACTED. COMPLAINT PLACED IN DATABASE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN. WAITING FOR RECALL..... TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS ONLY $500 LESS THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE (LABOR INCL)

ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ALUMINUM HEAD BLOCK TO CRACK. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DONE WAS HEADGASKET BLOWN R/R CYLINDER HEADBOTH SIDES SEND OUT FOR VALVE JOB,REPLACED FRONT COVER GASKET AND WATER PUMP GASKET AND FRONT SEAL///////REGARDING THE A/C WHEN I DROVE WITH THE A/C ON I WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. SAME DEALER REGAPED CLUTCH AND FIELD IN A/C COMPRESSOR

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I LOOKED AT DASH THE TEMP GAGE WAS ON HOT AND BURNING SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER HAD CAR TAKEN TO CHINO HILLS FORD AND WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET BLEW. I WAS TOLD THESE THINGS JUST HAPPEN SOMETIMES. WORK DONE WAS HEADGASKET BLOWN R/R CYLINDER HEADBOTH SIDES SEND OUT FOR VALVE JOB,REPLACED FRONT COVER GASKET AND WATER PUMP GASKET AND FRONT SEAL///////REGARDING THE A/C WHEN I DROVE WITH THE A/C ON I WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. SAME DEALER REGAPED CLUTCH AND FIELD IN A/C COMPRESSOR