1995 Ford Mustang Suspension

VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE TRAVELING ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR REMEDY SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE 40 TO 45 MPH IT VIBRATES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD WHEELS BALANCED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE.*AK COIL SPRING BADLY CORRODED CAUSING IT TO BREAK IN 2 LOCATIONS. NLM

1995 MUSTANG MUST HAVE A DEFECT TO CAUSE A BRAN NEW TIRE TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT IS CREATED BY THE EQUIPMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE,ITS HARD TO STAY LEVEL EVEN AFTER A ALIGNMENT THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR AS A RESULT TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215 R15)

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HERE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK

AUTOMOBILE SHIMMIES WHEN REACHING A SPEED OF 40-45 MPH. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH AUTOMOBILE. *AK

THIS REPORTS A FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED VERY EARLY IN THE CAR OWNERSHIP, BUT WHICH ONLY RECENTLY CAME TO LIGHT. IT IS A REPORT OF A DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR WHICH APPARENTLY FRACTURED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP CAUSING IMPROPER HANDLING AND CONTROL, ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE ENSUING YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE OWNER DID NOT REALIZE THE SOURCE OF THIS IMPROPER PERFORMANCE UNTIL SOME TIME LATER WHEN THE FRACTURED SWAY BAR BROKE OFF ON ONE SIDE CAUSING A NOW NOTICEABLE RATTLING NOISE. HOWEVER, THIS NOISE ONLY OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH AND BUMPY ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD VISUALLY INSPECTED THE BREAK UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE SWAY BAR THAT A FRACTURE-BRAKING SEQUENCE OVER TIME WAS EVIDENT DUE TO RUST IN ONLY A PORTION OF THE BREAK. THE MOST STARTLING DISCOVERY WAS THE EVIDENCE OF METAL CRYSTALIZATION IN AND AROUND THE SITE OF THE BREAK. THUS, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A MOLDED HOLE RATHER THAN A MACHINED OR DRILLED HOLE. IN ASSESSING THIS INCIDENT THE MANAGER VERBALLY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE IMPROPER VEHICLE HANDLING AND POOR PERFORMANCE, ALONG WITH THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION EXPERIENCED BY THE OWNER SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THE MANAGER ALSO AGREED THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS LOSS OF THE SWAY BAR STRENGTHENING OF THE VEHICLE FRAME MIGHT RESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. HE URGED ME TO REPORT IT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE PROVIDED ME WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHONE NUMBER. I DID VERBALLY REPORT THIS INCIDENT AND ASKED THAT THE INFORMATION BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHER SIMILARLY-EQUIPPED FORD CONVERTIBLES OWNERS FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION OF THE SWAY BAR INSTALLATION IN THEIR OWN VEHICLE. ALSO, I ASKED THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND POOR HANDLING (UNSTABLE SWAYING) BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION AS A CLUE TO POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF THE SWAY BAR SINCE BOTH OF THESE SYMPTOMS HAD COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED AFTER BAR REPLACEMENT.

THE CAR SHAKES LIKE GOING OVER A SPEED STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK

REAR SWAY BAR BROKE AT THE BOLT ON LOCATION. TO MY UNDERSTANDING WITH TALKING TO AFTERMARKET REPS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON, EVEN THOUGH SVT (FORD SPECIAL VEHICLE TEAM) TOTALLY DENIES THE OCCURANCES.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. ALSO THERE IS A POPPING NOSIE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH.

REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT VERY EASILY, CAUSES A LOSS OF TRACTION ON INTERSTATE.

VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON WET ROADS. WANDERED/SWAYED AND FISHTAILED, NERALY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *AK

VEHICLE HYDROPLANE DON WET PAVEMENT. *AK

A DEFECT IN THE REAR AXLE RESULTED IN A CRASH.

FRONT STABILIZER BAR RUSTED/CRACKED.

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE SPEEDS AROUND, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A VERY LIGHT RAIN CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR , THE VEHICLE WANDERED ALL OVER THE ROAD, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, EACH TIME UPON HITTING PUDDLE OF WATER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. *AK

VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE *AK

FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER MISALIGNED. *SD

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED FRONT END ALIGNMENT FAILURE, WHEN PULLING TO RIGHT/UPON BRAKING, VEHICLE SEEMS TO WONDER ALL OVER ROAD, ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

202-363-2900 WK, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED EXPERIENCE VIBRATION IN FRONT AND LOSS OF STEERING. TT

FRONT END ALIGNMENTS DO NOT HOLD, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR ON POWER STEERING RACK AND TIE RODS, ALSO VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DRIFTS AND HARD TO STEER ON HIGHWAY.