Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG GT / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061995 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2006
Consumer's City: ALTAMONTE SPRINGS Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG GT Model Year: 1996
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#: 1FALP42X5TF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2006 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 bought a used 1996 ford mustang gt, soon after having the vehicle i noticed that the car ran hot and could sometimes smell coolant when exiting the car, after my husband changed many parts in the cooling system, which did not resolve the issue, we called a local ford dealership and explained the issue the parts department employee stated that he thought there was a recall so he sent us to talk to a service manager, after giving the vin # to the service manager we were informed that our car did not have any recalls. a few days later my husband found a crack in the intake manifold we replaced it ourselves at our own expense only to find out through research that this is a known problem with these vehicles, i find it sad that an american car company can get away with knowingly selling defective vehicles and getting away with it. i will remember this next vehicle and buy a foreign car. *nm