Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / MUSTANG GT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295297 | Incident Date: Aug, 19 2004 |
| Consumer's City: TROY | Consumer's State: NY |
| 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#: 1FAFP42X3WF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 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: Vehicle contains a plastic intake maniford that cracks due to the heat and chemicals involved in standard engine use. the cracks allow the escape of radiator fluid/antifreeze ... which will then cause permenant damage to the engine/vehicle.*ak ford in fact knows of this problem, and warranties certain vehicle styles/years as well as vehicles used as fleet/police/taxi vehicles ... but not all affected vehicles for consumers that contain the identical part in question. later vehicle years were fitted with intakes with either aluminum crossovers, or made all of aluminum. vehicles that contain the failed part have the part replaced with the aluminum-crossover part at the owner's expense. 1.) part fails under regular use of vehicle. 2.) defective part must be replaced at high cost of labor - dealership refuses to repair part despite technical service bullitin #97m91. 3.) nothing. - dealer will not replace - i cannot aford replacement currently. |