Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG / 1996

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002198616 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2002
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP4045TF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vechicle overheats resulting in the covergasket failing, causing fluid to leak into the engine compartment was not noticeable right away as had oil chage the week before and the mechanic did not notice any problems. this has caused us to replace all the gaskets costing us $600.00 then when drove one day vehicle suddenly began making gurgling noise and the temperture gauge went hot and now the whole engine needs to be replaced as the overheating had caused more problems than we first thought. we feel this is a serious problem with this ford product and would like to be reimbursed.