1994 Ford Mustang

WHILE TRAVELING FROM FLORIDA TO WISCONSIN THE CAR OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN ALABAMA. I PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR . THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE RE PLACED. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CULLMAN AL. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT A COST OF $950.00 . I HAVE SEEN IN YOUR WEB PAGE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THERE MUSTANGS OF THE SAME YEAR AND SIMILAR MILEAGE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESED BY FORD. I FEEL FORD SHOULD TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND OTHER INCONVIENCES I ENCURED. *AK

AT FIRST OCCURRENCE THE WATER PUMP GASKET / TIMING COVER GASKET FAILED ON ORIGINAL MOTOR. HAD THAT REPLACED PUT CAR IN STORAGE FOR THE WINTER. MIDWAY THROUGH THE 1998 SUMMER HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AND THIS TIME IT LET THE ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE ENGINE AND SPUN THE BEARINGS. I HAD THE FORD DEALER INSTALL A RECONDITIONED 3.8 (I HAD TO PAY FOR IT). CAR WENT IN SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE REPLACMENT AND HAD THE WATER PUMP / TIMING GASKET REPLACED. CAR WENT INTO WINTER STORAGE. THIS YEAR, AFTER DRIVING FOR THE SUMMER, WE NOTICED ENGINE FLUID LEAKING AGAIN! TOOK BACK TO FORD DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT AGAIN, THE WATER PUMP / TIMING COVER GASKETS NEED REPLACING. COST THIS TIME $1056.00. THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE FORD 3.8L MOTOR REGARDING THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. PLEASE ADVISE US ON THIS. THANK YOU. *AK

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.