Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003234185 Incident Date: Aug, 17 2003
Consumer's City: RIDGECREST Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG 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#: 1FALP4048VF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 21 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Head gaskets blown causing the upper radiator hose to swell and rub the air conditioning compressor clutch. the hole in the hose caused all the coolant to leak out and causing a misfire in the engine. the head gaskets were blown on three of the six cylinders. the engine is a 3.8l v6 in a 1997 mustang.*ak