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: 003249225 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2003
Consumer's City: WALLKILL Consumer's State: NY
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP45X0VF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 06 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving my 1997 ford mustang gt and all of a sudden the coolant light turned on and the whole cockpit filled up with smoke. upon not being able to see and the coolant light turning on i immediately had to pull over. after towing the car home i noticed that the intake manifold developed a crack and anti-freeze was sprayed everywhere. an intake manifold is a part that should last the life of a car with proper manufacturing. i did some further research and found that food changed the manifold style in 1999 and changed to a aluminum front runner of the intake manifold instead of the plastic resin that the anti-freeze can eat through. i also found a tsb about it #0222. driving at highway speeds and then not being able to see anything is not a very pleasant experience. especially now that i have a very inconvenient and costly problem that i feel ford should have to pay for. *la