1994 Ford Mustang

MY MUSTANG HAD HEAD GASKETS REPLACED IN MAY 2000. 3 MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2000. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS RECALLED BUT WASN'T INFORMED OF THAT UNTIL THE ENGINE FAILED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFETY RECALL THEY WEREN'T REQUIRED TO INFORM THE OWNERS OF THE CARS.*AK

I CARRIED MY CAR TO A MECHANIC FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IN MY CAR WAS KNOWN FOR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. AT THIS TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I THEN CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND I FEEL THAT ANY KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I ALSO FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. I DON'T THINK I CAN EVER BUY ANOTHER FORD DUE TO THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TREATED BY FORD. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED AND I DO HAVE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. I FEEL THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS OVER 7 YEARS OLD BUT STILL UNDER THE 100K MILES THAT FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK GOODNESS I STILL HAD MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE, NOT A FORD, THAT IS A 1989 MODEL OR I WOULD HAVE HAD TO IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE ENGINE OR BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR.*AK

FOR OVER SEVERAL MONTHS CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM, THERE WOULD BE A COOLANT LEAK WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE, AN ODOR OF ANTIFREEZE AROUND THE VEHICLE, ERRATIC LOSS OF HEAT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FLUCTUATING ENGINE TEMPERATURE, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER AND BEING TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

RECALL 00 V 349 000/PARKING BRAKE PAWL: DEALER DICK MILHAM, EASTERN, PA, PHONE# 610/253-9191TOOK FROM 16 AUG 01 TO ABOVE INCIDENT DATE TO COMPLETE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED, THE PARKING BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT AND WEAVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THERE IS A VIBRATION FELT UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SEAT AT ALL SPEEDS, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER REBALANCED ALL IRES AND REALIGNED FRONT, STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER. *SLC