Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG GT / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004284979 Incident Date: May, 12 2004
Consumer's City: GULFPORT Consumer's State: MS
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG GT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP42X8WF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 17 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 27 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car is a 1998 ford mustang gt with the sohc 4.6l engine. at around 105k miles, coolant levels started dropping rapidly, especially when the engine was revved above 3000 rpms. eventually, levels dropped more quickly than coolant could be replaced and car overheated. found a large pool of coolant in engine valley between cylinders. found recall on composite intakes for 1996 and 1997 mustang gt's with 4.6l sohc engine but not on 1998 vehicles. intake was replaced with new version with cast aluminum crossover tube at owner's expense. *ak