| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998077049 | Incident Date: Nov, 18 1998 |
| Consumer's City: GARDEN GROVE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP46V4VF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 27 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The transmission cannot be shifted into reverse in any reliable manner. obvious problem since day one. reported to ford, they returned with no problem found. cannot shift into reverse under any emergency condition if such a situation arises. for a period of 2 months, at 18000 miles, had intermittent grinding when upshifting from 1st to 2nd gear when cold. not reported to ford since not consistent enough and did not want to bother with no problem found response. problem has since gone away (for now). recent incident, had total failure of clutch cable assembly. could not shift into gear after stopping at traffic light. i was stuck in the middle of the intersection and forced to abandon car in the middle of a very busy road. one individual swerved to miss my car and almost caused a multi car accident. ford did replace under warranty. they did mention that clutch needs replacement for possible damage to cable failure. no word from ford if this is under warranty. |
