Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999148983 Incident Date: May, 31 1999
Consumer's City: FRAMINGHAM Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP4048VF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 05 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: With 60,000 miles on vehicle head gasket blewout, and had to be replaced at consumers expense by dealership. then 4,000 miles later, timing gasket blewout which was covered under a manufacturer service program. then, with 68,000 miles on vehicle, it started vibrating while traveling at approximately 65 mph, and revved to over 6000 rpm. consumer pulled to the side of road where engine stopped working. 3.8 liter v6 engine had to be replaced by the dealership because of complete failure. *ak air conditioner would lose power after 45 minutes of operation, dealer stated an accumulater and orifice tube was needed. the connector to the cruise control system was cracked almost in half causing the cable to disengage from the cruise control system. *slc