Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG GT / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003044205 Incident Date: Jun, 26 2003
Consumer's City: HAMPTON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG GT Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP42X5VF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 26 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Original owner of a 1997 mustang gt. car had 124,289 miles on it at the time of this incident. i was at a stop light with one car in front of me. light turned green and we preceded through the intersection. i was still in first gear, car let out a loud bang. it honestly sounded like a gun had fired. i was through the intersection so i turned off the engine and coasted to the shoulder. i had the car towed to ford. they told me that the spark plug had exploded and cracked the head. repairs by ford totaled $2956.91 and it took them a week to fix the car. i have the receipt from ford showing a detailed list of parts replaced, which included replacing the right cylinder head, 8 new spark plugs and gaskets, oil change, engine coolant flushed. *nm