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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000053236 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 2000 |
| Consumer's City: BALTIMORE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG | Model Year: 1989 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FABP41E0K1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 25 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had added oil the previous night, and i closed the hood. while driving to work the next morning (traveling over the hanover street bridge in baltimore), the hood suddenly flew up and back against the windshield. the hood had come loose before, but the safety latch might have caused it to stay down. also, i wasn't moving that fast. i was going 55mph over the bridge.i called ford and they said they wouldn't fix it because it wasn't under warranty. i've heard about this being a problem with mustangs, and i have seen evidence myself. i saw one in columbia, md that had the same crease in the middle of the hood (from the top of the windshield), and it also had the vent in front of the windshield busted out. is this a mechanical failure? it seems so to me. i hope other people have reported this problem. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time. brian wheeler. *ak |
