Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / MUSTANG COBRA / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004272887 | Incident Date: Apr, 26 2004 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG COBRA | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP47V1XF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 01 2004 | 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: Purchased a used 1999 ford mustang cobra svt with 29,000 miles on the odometer. since owning the car, i had several problems such as faulty chasis wiring system, car shutdown when hot and would not restart, faulty iac valve and throttle position sensor had to be replaced, no back-up lights due to manual transmission reverse switch failure, and brake lights switch failure. at approximately 55,000 miles i had noticed the car had ran low on coolant and excessive oil consumption between oil change intervals. the check engine light began to illuminate at 58,000 miles along with blue smoke emanating from the dual exhaust. my mechanic replaced both the iac valve and throttle position sensor citing the blue smoke was attributed to a rich idle condition. a few months later, the check engine light returned. an exhaust leak was detected and corrected at the exhaust manifold and header connection point. the check engine light went away, however, the rich idle condition remained. at a little over 64,000 while driving home from work the car suddenly stopped in the middle of city traffic. when i restarted the car, a loud noise came from under-the-hood not unlike the sound of a thrown rod. i had the mustang towed to my mechanic whom determined from the 3.5 quarts of oil sludge recovered from the engine, and the milk like fluid in the valve cover pan, the vehicle head gasket failure was the most probable cause of the event. although the vehicle is out of warranty, i intend to approach ford motor company for some level of relief since i am now convinced the head gasket failure was a systemic engine problem during the 1980's and 1990's. *ak |