1994 Ford Mustang Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

FAILED HEAD GASKET ON 1994 MUSTANG WITH APPROX. 79,000 MILES. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT IT COULD COST ME UPWARDS OF $2500-3000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M DISCOVERING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH FORD ON THIS MATTER AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ME (AND OTHERS) FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. *NM

MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG, PURCHASED NEW AND WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR HAS THE SAME 3.8L V6 AS THE WINDSTAR AND TAURUS VEHICLES THAT I UNDERSTAND HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WHY NO RECALL ON THE MUSTANG? THIS HAS COST ME $2000.00 SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 'EXTENDED' WARRANTY FORD OFFERED TO ADDRESS THIS VERY PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED AT 39,000 MILES, WELL WITHIN THE 100,000 MILES FORD OFFERED BUT OUTSIDE THE ARBITRARY 7 YEAR LIMIT.

ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND CAR STALLED ON AN ACCIDENT PRONE HIGHWAY. V-114. *AK

CAR BEGAN HESITATING...DID NOT WANT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, WHO SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. SEEN HUNDREDS OF STORIES NOW ABOUT FAULTY HEAD GASKETS ON 1994-1995 MODELS WITH 3.8 LITER V-6, YET FORD WAS UNHELPFUL IN PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION...CLAIMED NO SUCH WARRANTEES EXISTED. *AK

I HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS WHICH REQUIRED FULL REPLACEMENT AT 75,000 MILES. THE COST TO ME WAS $2500. THIS WAS DUE TO AN ENGINEERING DEFECT BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF WHICH THEY ARE WELL AWARE. FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM AT COMPANY EXPENSE. I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED IT IF I HAD KNOWN THE ENGINE LIFE WAS ONLY 75000 MILES TO THE DESIGN. *LA

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHILE DRIVING.*JB

HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 1994 FORD MUSTANG 3.8L WITH 50,360 MILES. ALTHOUGH FORD STATED THAT THEY MAILED A LETTER REGARDING OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS FAILURE, I NEVER RECEIVED IT NOR WAS I NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL WORK. FORD NOW STATES THAT THE PROGRAM EXPIRED ON MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO HAVE IT FIXED ON MY OWN. *LA

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *NLM

ENGINE PROBLEM - TIMING COVER GASKET DEVELOPED A LEAK AND WAS REPLACED AT 49753 MILES. HEAD GASKET FAILED LATER AT 58422 MILES ON 12/15/02 WHILE DRIVING. (I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE OCCURRED ON 12/30/02, BUT THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE DATE ON THE REPAIR BILL, NOT THE DATE THE FAILURE OCCURRED). *NLM

MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTABLE HAS BLOWN THE HEAD GASKET, IVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IAM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO AS A CONSUMER TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED BY THE DEALER?*AK

ENGINE OVER HEATED, NEVER INDICATED OVER HEATING WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND WORPED HEADS. HAD COOLANT PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST TIME OF PURCHASE OF CAR. A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME A LETTER FROM FORD ADDRESSED TO HIM ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE 1994 3.8L HAD A HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS THAT ALSO LIST 4 TYPES OF SYSTOMS WHICH MY 5.0 MUSTANG HAD FROM THE FIRST TIME PURCHASED. WHEN CALLING THE FORD MOTOR CO. THEY SAID THIS NOTICE WAS NOT FOR THE 5.0L. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS IT IS TO COINCIDENTAL THAT THE 5.0L LITERS ARE HAVING THE SAME SYSTOMS.

DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THICK WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. FORD ISSUED SERVICE PROGRAM WARRANTY 00M10 ON 1994 AND 1995 FORD MUSTANG/THUNDERBIRD AND THUNDERBIRD SUPER COUPE EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINE THAT HAD DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. THESE VEHICLES WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER THIS WARRANTY. *AK *NLM

HEAD GASKET DEFECT ENGINE BLEW. *JB

GASKET BLEW ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SMOKE. PH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE

RECENTLY MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING WITHOUT WARNING. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. IT WAS GOOD FOR TWO WEEKS THEN ON A FIVE MINUTE DRIVE DOWN THE STREET IT OVERHEATED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN AND IT WOULD COST ME $1,600.00 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2001. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOV. 2001 ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. FROM WHERE I SIT THIS IS AN EXTENDED PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND FORD SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UP TO 100,000 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT 50,000 - 80,000 MILES IS WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH THIS CAR.

1994 3.8 LITER HEAD GASKETS LEAKING .FORD TELLS ME RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 74,000 MILES ON IT.THE CAR WAS FIRST DELIVERED IN NOV. 1993. A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE ORGINAL OWNER( I'AM NOT ORGINAL OWNER) ON 4-27-2000. 6 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY. FORD NOW SAYS 7 YEARS HAS GONE BY AND IT DOES NOT MATTER THAT THERE IS ONLY 74,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE REPAIRS. I BELEIVE THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE 100,000 MILE RECALL, KNOWING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.

ON NOVEMBER 4 MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRUSTED FAMILY MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. AS OF TODAY 11/14/2002 MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP BEING WORKED ON, AND SO FAR THE BILL IS AT $1050 AND GROWING. MY MECHANIC WAS VERY SURPRISED AND SHOCKED WHEN HE DISCOVERED IT WAS HEAD GASKETS, BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR. ****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769756. *AK *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET BLEW AT 97,000, DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET UNDER WARRANTY, AT 102,000 MILES VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE HEAD GASEKT IS LEAKING, DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER FEELS MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE RECALL. *TT

THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

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

THE FORD 3.8L MOTOR HAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET WHICH FORD IS AWARE OFF, AND HAS EXTENDED A WARRANTY FOR THIS PART TO 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES BUT IF THE CAR IS OUTSIDE THOSE GUIDLINES OR IF THE CAE IS CHECKED BY A DEALER AND IS OK WHEN CHECKED THE CO. WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHEN THIS OCCURRED ON MY CAR IT STALLED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT .*AK