1995 Ford Mustang

I WROTE TO MR. JAC NASSER PERSONALLY USING CERTIFIED MAIL AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED BY A MR. LANCE TANG. I WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR COST $3316.88. I MUST SAY I THOUGHT THIS WAS QUITE A TRAVESTY WHEN FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAVE THIS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WITH SIMILAR ENGINES IN OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND HEAT NOT WORKING. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CHANGED COOLANT AND OIL. NEXT DAY CAR STILL OVERHEATED AND NO HEAT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO DID SAME AS MECHANIC WITH SAME RESULT. THEY CHECKED THE WATER PUMP, NOTICED WHITE SUBSTANCE IN RADIATOR. THEY RECOMMENDED AND REPLACED RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET IS OK AT THIS TIME. THEY RELEASED THE CAR TO ME. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED AND HEAT VERY SPORADIC. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATE I NEED NEW HEAD GASKETS. THEY WILL NOT REFUND MONEY FOR RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR, AND THEY STATED THEY WILL NOT REFUND MONEY FOR RADIATOR OR PAY FOR HEAD GASKETS.*AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON WAY TO WORK CAR WAS TOWED TO MANTECA FORD AND HEADS TORN DOWN, HEAD GASKET AND ADDITIONAL WORK ESTIMATED AT $2200, REFUSED WORK AT THAT TIME, HAD CAR REPAIRED AT LATER DATE, TOTAL COST $900. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ OVERDRIVE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, CAR TAKEN TO GARAGE 10 COMPONENTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED, TOTAL COST $1583.77. CAR HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES ON ODOMETER AND IS NOT RACED OR USED IN A HAPHAZARD MANNER, IT IS MAIN TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK (ROUND TRIP 1.5 MI) AND AS TRAVEL CAR FOR VACATION, HAS NEVER TOWED ANOTHER VEHICLE NOR BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS. BELIEVE HEAD GASKET FAILURE PRECIPITATED BY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN FAILURE 3 MOS. PRIOR. FAN REPLACED AT PERSONAL COST, NO PROBLEMS. *AK

THE CAR OVERHEATED AND HAD NO HEAT INSIDE ON A DRIVE HOME FROM OUR PARENTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN, THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. IT WAS REPLACED, AND ON THE WAY HOME, WITH NO HEAT INSIDE AGAIN, THE CAR OVERHEATED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO I DROVE HOME ONCE MORE IN THE COLD CAR THINKING IT WAS OK, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO HEAT AND THE CAR ONCE AGAIN OVERHEATED. ON THE CARS THIRD VISIT I WAS INFORMED THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. NO PROBLEM, ONLY A WEEK HAS PASSED WITHOUT MY CAR IT'S ONLY $1200.00 TO FIX... ALSO I FOUND OUT THAT THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. HEY, DON'T THOSE CARS HAVE THE SAME ENGINE? MADE IN THE SAME TWO PLANTS? SOUNDS FUNNY TO ME..... ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. *AK

ENGINE BUILDING UP PRESSURE IN COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE OVERHEATING, NO HEAT IN THE CAR, WE REPLACED THERMOSTAT, STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY, TOOK TO LOCAL GARAGE THEY PRESSURE TESTED, LOOKED OK SLIGHT LEAK AROUND TIMING COVER. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, BOTH SAID POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET BLOWN. WE KNOW ABOUT RECALLS FOR OTHER V-6 FORD ENGINES, (3.8 ALSO?)

TRAVELING HOME WITH YOUNG CHILD WHEN WHITE SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF EXHAUST - HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THEY STATED THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. FORD AGREED TO PAY LESS THAN HALF THE COST OF REPAIRS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THE 94 - 95 FORD 3.8L ENGINES OWING TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET DESIGN. *AK