{"count":336,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11418128,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2021","vin":"1FAFP4441WF","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Rear right parking brake does not engage and when trying to come to an emergency stop brake is ineffective","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11307406,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/31/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2020","vin":"1FAFP42X2WF","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"STIRRING-WHEEL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON GETTING HIT HEAD-BUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID DEPLOY BUT DUE TO THE DEFECT STIRRING WHEEL AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11265842,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2019","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT. WORK , CANNOT PULL OUT TO USE IT... THE REPAIR SHOP IS HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING. A RETRACTOR. MECHANISM....MY FAMILY CANNOT SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. RIGHT NOW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11035789,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2017","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NEITHER FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10864389,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2016","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS,SEATS","summary":"ON MAY 5, 2016, I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 395 (NEVADA). DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DUE TO RAIN/HAIL. I FELT MY CAR BEGIN TO HYDROPLANE, AND THEN BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS THE HWY. AT LEAST 5 COMPLETE CIRCLES UNTIL I SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVERS SEAT BOLTS BROKE UPON IMPACT AS WELL. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED, BUT I SUFFERED MULTIPLE BRUISES ON MY RT. ARM, AS WELL AS SEVERE WHIPLASH AND INTERNAL BRUISING FROM SEAT BREAKING FREE UPON IMPACT. MY BACK/SPINE ARE IN SERIOUS PAIN DUE TO BEING KNOCKED OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHEN THE SEAT BROKE, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I DID NOT FILE A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AS I ONLY HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE, HOWEVER I DO HAVE AN ACCIDENT CASE NUMBER FROM THE NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL: # 160500374 DATE: 05/05/2016 TIME: 9:56 AM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10721986,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2015","vin":"1FAFP4049WF","components":"SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD MUSTANG. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WIRES AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10633815,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2014","vin":"1FAFP4445WF","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"THE FUEL FILLER NECK GROMMET IS LEAKING. ACCORDING TO FORD, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT...IT CAUSES A GASOLINE LEAK IF I TRY TO FILL IT OVER ABOUT 3/8 TANK, AND THROWS GAS OUT, WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN. *TR THIS IS A FIRE/EXPLOSION WAITING TO HAPPEN. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THESE WITH GROMMETS THAT DO NOT BREAK DOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10586767,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2014","vin":"1FAFP45X2WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS BRAKING AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND A TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD, WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE FOR AN INSTANT, THEN SLAMMED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, STOPPING MY CAR JUST A COUPLE INCHES FROM SLAMMING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10542611,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2013","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILING EXTENDED AND LOCKED. UNUSABLE *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10451473,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2012","vin":"1FAFP4042WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 FORD MUSTANG . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND THE RPMS INCREASED DRASTICALLY AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHILE DOING SO, THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WEDGING THE TIRE AGAINST THE CURB IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WAS FRAYED AND COMING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW CABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10446283,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2012","vin":"1FAFP42X9WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS. CAR DIED ON FREEWAY. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKS. THE COOLANT WILL LEAK ONTO THE TOP OF THE BLOCK AND THEN DOWN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. THIS INTAKE DESIGN IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY FORD. BELOW IS AN \"OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER\" FROM FORD: 97M91 APRIL, 1999 FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS PROVIDING A NO-CHARGE SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 97M91, TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN 1996 THROUGH 1998 CROWN VICTORIA TAXI, TOWN CAR LIMO PREP & DELIVERY PACKAGE, 1996 AND 1997 THUNDERBIRD, COUGAR AND MUSTANG VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L SOHC ENGINES. THIS SERVICE PROGRAM PROVIDES ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. REASON FOR THIS PROGRAM FATIGUE CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN SOME OF THE COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLDS USED ON THE 4.6L SOHC ENGINES INSTALLED IN THE AFFECTED CARS. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE WHICH, IF NOT DETECTED OR IGNORED, WILL CAUSE ENGINE OVERHEATING. COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT MAY RESULT IN ENGINE DAMAGE OR ENGINE FAILURE. WHAT WE WILL DO IF THE ENGINE OF YOUR CAR SHOULD DEVELOP A COOLANT LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSS OVER COOLANT PASSAGE, LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR, YOUR DEALER WILL VERIFY THE CONDITION. IF THE COOLANT LEAKAGE IS FROM THE LOCATION DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOUR DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THIS NO CHARGE COVERAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR 7 YEARS FROM THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY START DATE (NO MILEAGE LIMITATION) AND IS AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY MUSTANG DID NOT LEAK AT THE GIVEN 7 YEARS AND NOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. EVERYONE WHO OWNS THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A REPLACEMENT MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS STATED IN ABOVE LETTER FROM FORD. *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10399778,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2011","vin":"1FAFP46V4WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FILLER NECK TO TANK GASKET RIPPED AND LEAKING FUEL. CAUSES FUEL TO POUR FROM THE VEHICLE ON LEFT HAND TURNS WITH FULL TANK OF FUEL. HIGH PROBABILITY OF AN AUTO FIRE DUE TO THIS CONDITION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG COBRA","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10396851,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2011","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE CAR SEAT OR THE CAR MODEL BUT WHEN I INSTALL THE BASE OF THE CAR SEAT ON THE CAR I TIGHTEN IT AS MUCH AS I CAN AND THE CAR SEAT SNAPS FIRM ON IT BUT THE BASE IS NOT FIRM ON THE CAR AND ONE TIME THE WHOLE THING FLIPPED OVER WHEN I MADE A SLOW TURN. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=1998, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=MUSTANG). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Child Seat","productYear":"9999","productMake":"EVENFLO","productModel":"DISCOVERY","manufacturer":"Evenflo Company, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10382999,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2011","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT SECURE ANYONE SITTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10358884,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2010","vin":"1FAFP45X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE HOUSING UNDER THE THERMOSTAT. THIS WAS REPORTED AS TSB 97M91. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10353815,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, SPRAYING COOLANT AND STEAM FROM THE HOT ENGINE OUT THE BACK OF THE HOOD. THIS COVERED THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL VISIBILITY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, HAD THERE BEEN SOMETHING IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THE SAME PART/ENGINE ON OTHER YEARS AND VEHICLES. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACES IT, WITH AN UPDATED VERSION TO AVOID FAILURE, AT A COST OF $900.00. IF IT IS RECALLED ON ONE CAR, WHY NOT THE REST. IT IS THE SAME PART NUMBER AND THE SAME ENGINE, IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHAT MODEL VEHICLE IT IS IN. SOMEDAY THERE WILL BE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10325179,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":5,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL-THE DRIVER OWNED A 1998 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNKNOWN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LIQUID SPLASHED ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER ENDED UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHED INTO A VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10300442,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2010","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD MUSTANG WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 1998. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS HOME WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE TO NO AVAIL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND ALSO INCLUDED THAT IN THE POLICE/FIRE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE IF THERE WERE ANY OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10282709,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2009","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CAR IS HARD TO START OR LONG START CYCLE, FUEL PUMP CHECK VALVE LEAKING REQUIRING FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10281739,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2009","vin":"1FAFP4042XF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 FORD MUSTANG WITH A 1998 USED ENGINE INSTALLED INTO IT. I ONLY HAD 1 REAL PROBLEM WITH IT AND IT WAS MY EXHAUST. I HAD THAT FIXED AND RAN GREAT FOR THE NEXT DAY. LESS THEN 36 HRS AFTER THE EXHAUST WAS FIXED AND AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 15 HRS OR SO, WHICH WAS FROM AROUND 9:45 PM FRIDAY THE 21ST TO AROUND 12:30 TO 1:00 PM ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST. A NEIGHBOR CAME POUNDING ON OUR DOOR TELLING US OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE!!!! HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO START IT FROM A DISTANCE. WELL WE DON'T HAVE A REMOTE STARTER FOR THIS CAR, IT ONLY UNLOCKS THE CAR AND TRUNK, DOES NOT START IT. WE BELIEVE IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AS I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INS. AND NOW I HAVE LOST MY CAR AND HAVE NOTHING...... I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR JUST MELTING AWAY, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF IT. I LOVED THIS CAR, I WASN'T EVEN FINISHED PAYING FOR IT. I STILL OWE $1395 ON IT AND I ONLY HAD IT FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. FIRE MARSHALL IS STILL INVESTIGATING IT. I BELIEVE HE SAID IT POSSIBLY STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE WAS A BOX ABOVE THE TIRE AREA WITH WIRES IN IT. WHAT WERE THESE WIRES, WHAT WERE THEY FOR AS I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING MATCHING THAT DESCRIPTION ON A 1998 ENGINE IMAGE...??? THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY REAL PROBLEM WE HAD, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE, SELLER DID FIX BUT LIGHT CAME BACK ON IN ABOUT 1 WEEK AND WAS ON UNTIL FIRE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10272667,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2009","vin":"1FAFP4449WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WE TOOK OUR 1998 6 CYLINDER MUSTANG IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. IT HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS LEAKING FUEL AND THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WE NOW HAVE TO SPEND $1000 TO REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL, BOTH VALVE GASKETS, VALVE COVER GASKETS AND FUEL INJECTOR O RINGS. PLUS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT ON LABOR. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR CAR/ENGINE WILL CATCH FIRE, IF WE DO NOT REPLACE THESE PARTS. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER WHO IS IN COLLEGE'S CAR. HOW CAN THEY HAVE SUCH A HORRIBLE DESIGN AND IF WE REPLACE THE PARTS IS THIS GOING TO BE REPEATED? THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM AN ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT BECAUSE WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, HE THOUGHT HE SMELLED GAS AND THEN FOUND THE LEAK. WE HADN'T NOTICED A LEAK. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING BACK TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10269724,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2009","vin":"1F1FP4044WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN STEERING STABILITY. EVERYTHING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO THE RACK AND PINION SHOW NO SIGNS OF LEAKING. I'VE HAD THE PS LINES REPLACED AS WELL AS THE PS PUMP, BECAUSE IF THE LACK OF STABILITY AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. PS FLUID HAS BEEN REPLACED AND BLED. AND THE PUMP IS STILL VERY LOUD (IT WAS ALWAYS LOUD, THE NEW PUMP IS THE SAME WAY. BUT THAT'S MORE ANNOYING THAN A SAFELY CONCERN). I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CAR HAS NEW TIRES AND HAS BEEN ALIGNED RECENTLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10266242,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2009","vin":"1FAFP4044WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"MY VEHICLE HAS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FOUND RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON LINE, HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT CORRESPOND. I CALLED NHTSA AND THEY SUGGESTED I FILE A COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE HAS NO EXTERNAL LEAKS OR WORN OR TORN SUSPENSION PARTS, IT MUST HAVE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO STEERING GEAR. FORD DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL. I WILL BE REPAIRING MY VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME, ONES VEHICLE IS VERY NECESSARY TO GET BY OUR DAY TO DAY BUSINESS, HOWEVER, I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10220303,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2008","vin":"1FAFP4441WF","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING....CANNOT PULL THEM OUT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10210302,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2007","vin":"1FAFP42X9WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT / 4.6L / 2V PER CLASS ACTION SUIT US DISTRICT COURT / NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10210072,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2007","vin":"1FAFP42X1WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TO A NEIGHBORING HOME; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10208208,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2007","vin":"1FAFP4440WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK AND WAS JUST STARTING TO BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO MY CRESCENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. I DROVE UP ONTO THE CURB AND TOOK OUT TWO SECTIONS OF FENCE AND TURNED MY WHEEL HARD TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR, THE ACCELERATION FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I CRANKED THE WHEEL, NO EFFECT WHEN I WAS BRAKING AT ALL! I HAVE INJURED MUSCLES IN MY NECK AND BACK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"2002","productMake":"AFX","productModel":"FX-3","manufacturer":"AFX North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10205253,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/09/2007","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE 05N04 RECALL ON MY MOTHERS 1998 FORD MUSTANG. LAST FRIDAY MY 80 YEAR MOTHER GOT LOST AND I SENT MY NIECE TO PICK HER UP, AND ON THEIR WAY HOME THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND DIED, MY NIECE THINKING QUICKLY TURNED THE CAR INTO FIRE STATION AND WAS ABLE TO GET HELP FAST. I THANK GOD MY MOTHER WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THE HOOD FIRE STARTED, SHE WOULD HAVE WRECKED FOR SURE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO WALT'S AUTO CARE THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS ON SATURDAY AND TESTS WERE RUN TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF PRIOR WARNING FROM THE CAR OBC. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THEN WE WERE INFORMED OF THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOLD THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, WE RECEIVED A CALL MONDAY FROM WALT'S STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE WORK AND THAT THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION NAMED RENTON AUTO REPAIR. I WAS CONTACTED BY THEM TO FIND OUT WHO WOULD BE PAYING FOR THE SERVICE REPAIRS AND IT WAS THEN I INFORMED HIM WITH THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WAS RELATED TO ME BY THE FIRST SERVICE STATION. UPON LOOKING IT UP, I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE WORK AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A AUTHORIZED FORD REPAIR CENTER. I THEN CONTACTED SOUND FORD, THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO MAKE A CLAIM FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE THE CAMPAIGN HAD CLOSED FOR OUR CAR YEAR IN 2006 AND IT WOULD HAVE HAD TO FAIL BEFORE THAT TIME. I THEN EXPLAINED THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS IN 2004 AND WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF ANY SUCH ON-GOING REPAIRS, PART REPLACEMENTS OR RECALLS NOTICES. I TRULY FEEL THIS IS NOT JUST OR FAIR TREATMENT TO CONSUMERS AND CUSTOMERS. BECAUSE, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THE PART FAILED AFTER THEIR CUT OFF DATE, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO INCUR THE COST, SPECIALLY WHEN THEY (FORD) HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM BUT FAILED TO INFORM US ABOUT THE DEFECT PART WHICH COULD HAVE KILL MY MOTHER IF SHE WERE DRIVING AT THAT TIME. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10204429,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2007","vin":"1FAFP42X1WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF MY MUSTANG ENGINE THE DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS TWICE AND THEN AGAIN FOR A 3RD TIME. IT SHOT OUT ON THE ROAD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10202731,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2007","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO BE BADLY DAMAGED AND A SMALL CRASH. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10202565,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2007","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"1998 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH (ACCORDING TO INSURANCE FIRE INVESTIGATOR) - FORD CLAIMED THEY SENT 3 RECALL NOTICES, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY UNTIL 3 DAYS AFTER THE FIRE - I SUFFERED PERSONAL PROPERTY AND OTHER DAMAGES AND FORD HAS REFUSED LIABILITY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10188640,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/19/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/23/2007","vin":"1FAFP42X4WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED ANTI- FREEZE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER IF THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OR NOT. AFTER REMOVING THE THERMOSTAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,427. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10188346,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/14/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2007","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OWNED CAR FOR OVER 5 YRS. ALMOST PAID OFF. DISCOVERED COOLANT LEAK. PUT IN NEW WATER PUMP, NEW PULLEYS, NEW THERMOSTAT, NEW THERMOSTAT HOUSING, NEW HOSES. ONLY TO DISCOVER THE JUNK PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. NOW I FOUND OUT BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MY YEAR OF CAR. FORD IS AWARE OF SAID PROBLEM DUE TO CRAPPY ENGINEERING AND REFUSES TO MAKE IT RIGHT WITH CONSUMERS. THEY MADE IT RIGHT WITH THE FLEET CARS THAT ARE 1998'S AND CARS OTHER THAN MY YEAR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10180956,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1) PLASTIC MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING. NO WARNING. 2) DUMPED ALL COOLANT ON MOTOR AND LEFT ME STRANDED. 3) WILL HAVE TO REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $900. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10173031,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2006","vin":"1FAFP45X7WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CRACKED COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD COOLANT CROSSOVER RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK. MANIFOLD BEING REPLACED WITH NEW ALUMINUM MANIFOLD. I SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME AWARE OF SETTLEMENT IN CHAMBERLAN V. FORD. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT AND MY VEHICLE WAS PAST THE 7 YEAR LIMIT AT THE TIME OF THE SETTLEMENT. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD EXTEND COVERAGE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10171311,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"LAST YEAR I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. I HEARD NOTHING ELSE AFTERWARD, AND HAVE ONLY JUST REALIZED THAT I MISSED THE MARCH 16, 2006 DEADLINE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF CAN DO IN THIS INSTANCE? *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10171134,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1998 FORD MUSTANG GT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. MISSED THE SILENT RECALL BY 6 MONTHS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10170853,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2006","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD RECALL PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS.I HAVE PURCHASED A 1998 MUSTANG FROM A NON FORD DEALER THERE IS A DEFINITE LEAKING INTAKE ON THIS MOTOR,I HAVE CONTACTED A FORD DEALER IN MY AREA THEY SAID THE RECALL TIME HAS EXPIRED.THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AND MY SELF NEW OF NO RECALL UNTILL I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET,AND STARTED TO KEEP ADDING ANTIFREEZE TO THE SYSTEM,YOU CAN SEE THE LEAKING INTAKE,","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10166842,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2006","vin":"1FAFP42X0WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED HEAVILY FROM THE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE HEARD, AND THE HOOD RAISED SLIGHTLY AS IF IT WAS NOT SHUT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THAT PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10166194,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 98 GT MUSTANG PLASTIC RADIATOR INTAKE HAS RUPTURED AT 89,000 MILES. IT SEEMS ALL OF FORD'S EQUIPPED WITH FORD'S 4.6L V-8 CONTAIN AN INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE. DUE TO ORIGINAL DESIGN, THIS PART HAS A TENDENCY TO CRACK RESULTING IN SOMETIMES OVER HEATING, ENGINE FAILURE AND WORSE CASE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR'S ENGINE. FORD RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL MOST CARS OTHER THAN FLEET VEHICLES AND THOSE LISTED IN THE TSB #97M91. 1. 1998 MUSTANG WAS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. 2. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC NOTICED A CRACK IN THE MANIFOLD AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT IF THIS PART WAS NOT CORRECTED ENGINE FAILURE COULD OCCUR DUE TO COOLANT LOSS RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE. 3. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND I GAVE THEM THE TSB #97M91 AND TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE PART. 1998 MUSTANG WAS NOT LISTED AND THE CAR AND CAN'T BE FIXED AT DEALER'S COST ONLY CONSUMER'S. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK TALKING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FORD OWNERS BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10165626,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2006","vin":"1FAFP444XWF","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON AND OFF. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10161699,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2006","vin":"1FAFP45X0WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 98 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CAR IS COVERED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT, BUT I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT 3 MONTHS AFTER IT EXPIRIED. (FORD VS. CHAMBERLIN). IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM IN ALL CARS BETWEEN 96-99. I'M SURE YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON IT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10160961,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2006","vin":"1FAFP4440WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO CRACKS IN THE HEAD GASKET, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON 6/20/06 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. IT WAS RAINING AND THE RATE OF SPEED WAS 30MPH. NO INJURIES INCURRED BUT MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS REPORTED IN THE POLICE REPORT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10157475,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2006","vin":"1FAFP45X2WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY SETTLED THE LAWSUIT WITH THE DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT WAS TO CRACKING BUT DID NOT INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES AND I HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES OR SEVEN YEARS BUT ONLY AFTER A CERTAIN DATE AND MANY FORD OWNERS WERE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD. THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL OF THEM NO MATTER WHAT!! *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10148494,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2006","vin":"1FMRU1764WL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AT 4:00 AM BY ITSELF. IT WAS LAST DRIVEN 14 HOURS PRIOR TO CATCHING ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO HOT IT MELTED THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR SAID IT STARTED WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS LOCATED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10145876,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2005","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL PUMP BROKE DOWN. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10145429,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2005","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE SPEEDOMETER IN 1998 MUSTANG STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL SOMETIMES GAUGE SPEED INCORRECTLY, AND TELL I AM GOING ABOUT 85 MPH WHEN I AM DOING ANYWHERE FROM 15-30 MPH. THEN IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STAY ON 0 MPH. SOMETIMES TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT RESETS IT, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. I WOULD SAY THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ACCURATELY ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT LEAD UP TO THIS HAPPENING, IT JUST STARTED ONE DAY. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF IT IS GOING TO WORK WHEN I TURN IT ON OR NOT. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET STUCK ON 0 MPH FOR DAYS, AND THE ONLY TIME IT WILL RESET ITSELF IS WHEN I GET ON A HIGHWAY AND DO ABOUT 65 MPH. SO FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10141596,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/27/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2005","vin":"2FMDA5147WB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS DRIVING FROM THE STORE ON 10/27/05 ,WHEN I STOP TO A RED LIGHT AND I SAW SMOKE COME FROM THE SIDE AND FRONT OF THE CAR. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TO GO HOME ,WHEN I GOT HOME I RAN UP THE STAIRS TO WHERE I LIVE AND EXPLAIN TO MY BOYFRIEND SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE CAR HE WENT DOWN STAIRS TO CHECK AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER MY HOOD MY BOYFRIEND PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRE AND WE ALSO DROVE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH WE GOT NO ANSWERS. NOW ON 10/28/05 WE HAD A WRECKER TO TOW THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SO THEY WOULD SEE THE DAMAGE THEY LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER AND WE WERE INFORMED THERE'S NO RECALL ON THE FORD WINDSTAR GL, BUT THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I ASK THE MANAGER WHAT DID HE SUGGEST HE SAID, CALL MY INSURANCE AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. BUT INSTEAD OF DOING THAT I TOWED THE CAR TO A ELECTRITION AND HIS DESCRIPTION WAS THE PIGTALE WAS BURNT AND ALSO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS BURNT UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, BUT I KNOW THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A FIRE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10140077,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/2005","vin":"1FAFP47V1WF","components":"TIRES","summary":"ON AUGUST 07, 2005 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE 85 IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT 65 MPH. MY CAR SUDDENLY MADE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED LOOSING IT'S BEAD WITH THE WHEEL. THE TIRE WAS A NITTO NT555 P255/35/18. IT WAS MOUNTED ON A 9.5 INCH GENUINE FORD WHEEL.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG COBRA","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"NITTO","productModel":"NITTO","size":null,"manufacturer":"Nitto Tire U.S.A. Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10138344,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2005","vin":"1FAFP47V9WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"APPROXIMATELY THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY A LOUD HISSING NOISE OCCURRED AND AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF PRESSURE OCCURRED . WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE LOUD NOISE WAS EVIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND THE DISCOVERY WAS A SPARK PLUG HAD DETENADED IN THE ENGINE . SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE COOKED AND BURNT , THE THREADS IN THE ENGINE HAD BEEN STRIPPED DUE TO THE BLOW OUT OF THE PLUG. THE PLUG WAS NOT STRIPPED. THE ONLY WAY IT COULD BE FIXED WAS TO HAVE IT RECOILED , NOT CHEAP IT COST ME ABOUT $1800,00 IN REPAIRS AND IN MY CASE IT HAD TO BE DONE BY SOMEONE WHO WORKS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IN A NUMBER OF FORD VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND FORD NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG COBRA","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10137290,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/06/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2005","vin":"1FAFP42XXWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER SERVICE OF MY 4.6 MUSTANG GT, MY CAR BEGAN MISSING AND I HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETE IT REPORTED A MISFIRE ON PLUG 7 & 8, SO I HAD THE PLUGS REPLACED. DURING THE REPLACEMENT, I SAW COOLANT UNDER BOTH THE 7 & 8 PLUG. THE MISFIRE CONTINUES, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED AND THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THE CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS A KIT TO SELL TO THE CONSUMER FOR 900+ DOLLARS. FLEET CARS TAXI, CROWN VIC'S USED BY SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS WERE CLEARED FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT NO THE CONSUMER CIVILIAN. WHAT SENSE DOES THAT MAKE? IF THE ENGINEERING IS BAD, AND IT IS, THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE FOR ALL OWNERS OF THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE. HOW IS THE SEGREGATION OF FLEET CARS FROM PERSONAL USE VEHICLES LEGAL IN THIS COUNTRY? EVERYONE WHO OWNS THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A REPLACEMENT MADE AVAILABLE REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, AND WHAT OTHER DAMAGE CAN I EXPECT TO FIND? WILL THIS HAVE A DAISY CHAIN OF FAILURES DUE TO THE BAD DESIGN? I UNDERSTAND THE COST TO REPLACE WILL BE $1,200.00 + WITH THE DEALERSHIP ESTIMATE PARTS AND LABOR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136547,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2005","vin":"1FAFP46V7WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY ENGINE STARTED CLANKING NOISES BEFORE IT EVEN HAD 100,000 KILOMETERS ON IT, NOW THE ENGINE IS TOAST AT ABOUT 105,000 KILOMETERS, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT I HAVE SPUN THE MAIN BEARING AND WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE,. THIS VEHICLE IS BABIED, REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH PURE SYNTHETIC OIL, AND PREMIUM GAS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG COBRA","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10134770,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2005","vin":"1FAFP42X6WF","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HOPE YOU WILL LET ME KNOW. I OWN A 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT. IT HAS 48,620 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND INSIDE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT IN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOME KIND OF SENSOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DO NOT REMEMBER SPECIFICS. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500.00 PLUS TO FIX IT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX. LAST MONTH THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN LAST WEEK AND THEY TOLD ME THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS BAD. IT WOULD BE $992.00 PLUS TO FIX IT. I SPENT $115.00 JUST SO THEY COULD TELL ME THIS. I AM FINANCIALLY STRAPPED, I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY. THE CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION. YES, IT IS ABOUT 8 YEARS OLD BUT, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE MILES IT HAS HARDLY BEEN DRIVEN. FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I DO NOT THINK ALL OF THESE SENSORS AND OTHER THINGS SHOULD BE GOING WRONG WITH IT. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND PROBLEMS ON FORDS END. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE FIXING THESE THINGS. I COULD SEE IF MY CARD HAD MORE MILES ON IT AND I HAD THESE PROBLEMS BUT, NOT AT 48,620 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THE ABS UNIT IS NOT REPLACED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GO INTO DETAILS. SO, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10134205,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2005","vin":"1FAFP45X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT: 1998 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONSUMER STATES THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE ENGINE COOLANT WOULD RUN OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, IF THE SETTLEMENT GOES THROUGH IT WILL BE APPEALED. THEREFORE, FORD WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10129373,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2005","vin":"1FAFP4448WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"DT: WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 20-25 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT TURNING BUT THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT A PARKED CAR. THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. INSURANCE COMPANY INSTRUCTED A MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE SHAFT WHICH BROKE AND THEREFORE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. IT WAS NOTED BY THE MECHANIC, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY AS A DEFECTIVE STEERING ON THE CAR INVOLVING THE SHAFT. MECHANIC SAID HE MUST REPAIR VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS OTHER ISSUES WITHIN THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION. AS OF YET NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND THE OWNER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE DID NOT THINK IT WAS NECESSARY TO FILE A POLICE REPORT SINCE THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10125306,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECTS.. IT'S MADE FROM PLASTIC AND IT CAN NOT WITHSTAND ALL THE PRESSORE AND HEAT THAT IT WILL CRACK VERY EALRY AND CAUSE COOLING FLUID TO LEAK , AND WITH ALL THAT STEM COMING FROM THE HOOD IT WILL BE SO HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AND WILL CAUSE A FIRE FROM THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM SHORTING OUT FROM THE FLUID.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10124174,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/31/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L0WL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"MY WIFE WAS TEACHING AT THE LOCAL JR. COLLEGE HERE IN PENSACOLA FLORIDA. SHE PARKED THE TRUCK AT APPROX. 6:45PM ,HER CLASSROOM FACES THE PARKING LOT. FROM THE SECOND FLOOR SOME OF HER STUDENTS COULD SEE SOMETHING ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT, IT'S APPROX. 8:40PM BY NOW. THE CAR WAS SEEN BY THE GROUNDSKEEPERS AND SERCURITY TO HAVE WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE AND SPARKS OF FIRE COMMING FROM THE HOOD. THEY ATTEMPTED TO USE FIRE EXTINGUSHERS BUT THE FLAMES AND FIRE BY THIS TIME WAS TO HOT.SOON AFTERWARDS THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. MOST OF THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT ENGULFED THE FRONT DRIVERSIDE INCLUDING THE ROOF DRIVER DOOR AND THE TIRE COMPLETLY MELTED AWAY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE'VE SPOKEN WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WE WHERE ASKED VERY POINTANTLY EXACTLY WHAT DID WE EXPECT OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY.WE CAN'T IMAGION A MORE LUDACRIS QUESTION! WE WHERE TOLD THAT THE LEGAL DEPT. AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD GET BACK WITH US IN 24-48HRS. WE'VE EXCEEDED 48HRS + NOW...","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10124190,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2005","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WAS TOLD FAULTY HEAD GASKET. LOSING COOLANT WITH NO VISABLE LEAKS. ESTIMATED $1200.00 REPAIR AT LEAST. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FORD 3.8 C.I. ENGINE WHY HAVE THERE BEEN NO RECALLS FOR THE MUSTANG UNLIKE THE TAURIS? (SAME ENGINE)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10122338,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED UNDER NORMAL OPERATION WITH NO REAL REASON AS TO IT'S FAILURE OTHER THAN STRUCTURAL FLAWS IN IT'S ORIGINAL DESIGN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10118508,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L4WL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVING 1998 FORD EXPEDITION V8 5.4 LITER... DOWN THE HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE # 4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD, CAUSING A VERY LOAD BANG FOLLOWED BUY LOAD EXHAUST, ESCAPING FROM THE PLUG HOLE AND HIGH VOLUME OF FUEL VAPOR AND SOME FUEL, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME A SMALL FIRE STARTED WHICH MY HUSBAND PUT OUT IMMEDIATELY, I AM CURRENTLY A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO CHILDREN AND CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AT ABOUT 600.00 AN OCCURRENCE... NOR CAN I AFFORD THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH MYSELF AND CHILDREN. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC IS SAYING THE WHOLE HEAD MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAS TORN UP THE TREADS.(ALUMINUM HEAD AS WELL) THIS WILL COST ME ABOUT $1500-2$000. TO HAVE REPAIRED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND TONS OF MECHANICS AND THEY ARE ALL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4 LITER !!! WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? WHO'S SUPPOSE TO WATCHING OUT FOR THE LITTLE POEPLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10117852,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2005","vin":"1FAFP45X9WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10117593,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2005","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"1998 FORD MUSTANG GT HAS FUMES ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. *MR THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE BREATHING PROBLEMS. *SC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10113855,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2005","vin":"2FMZA5141WB","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 5 PASSENGERS, AND MYSELF AS THE DRIVER. WE REAR ENDED A CAR ON THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THAT IS A QUESTION FOR MYSELF. MY 4YR OLD IN BACKSEAT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME SITS IN A HIGH BACK BOOSTER, NOT USING THE 5 PT HARNESS. HE IS IN A REGULAR SHOULDER/LAP BELT. UPON IMPACT MY CHILD FLEW FORWARD SLAMMING INTO MY SEAT AND HAVING HIS GLASSES ALSO FLY FORWARD OFF OF HIS FACE. QUESTION ON SEAT BELT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10111230,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2005","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BECAUSE THEY HANG DOWN AND DO NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WILL CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE HARD TO PULL OUT AND WILL NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK. THE SEAT BELTS FIT LOOSE ON THE BODY OF THE PERSON USING IT. *TC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10111884,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2005","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RE: 1998 FORD MUSTANG 4.6 LITRE. DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLIT NEAR THERMOSTAT HOUSING. FOUND OUT THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, WITH RECALLS TO ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE MADE WITH A 4.6 LITER ENGINE EXCEPT FOR MY YEAR, THUS WE HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY. WE NOW FACE REPLACING THIS PART, AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, BECAUSE FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. WE WERE TREATED RUDELY AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO EVEN REFUSED TO TELL US WHETHER A UPGRADED REPLACEMENT PART WAS AVAILABLE. THUS THE INTERNET RESEARCH. THANK GOD FOR THE INTERNET!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10107728,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2005","vin":"1FAFP42X1WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"COOLANT WAS LEAKING SLOWLY FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS, THEN BEGAN TO LEAK A LOT THE END OF DECEMBER, SO THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE OF RISK OF OVERHEATING, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEAK RESULTED FROM A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE THE THERMOSTAT SITS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MANIFOLD WITH A NEW MANIFOLD THAT IS METAL WHERE THE CRACK OCCURRED (AN INDICATION OF FORD'S AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM). THE COST TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS $1,070 AND I HAVE KEPT MY OLD MANIFOLD. THROUGH MY RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT FORD WILL REPLACE THIS PART ON THE 1996-1997 MUSTANGS AND POLICE AND FLEET CARS. A MEMORANDUM TO THE DEALERSHIPS SHOWS THAT THE 1996-1998 MUSTANGS HAVE THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD PART NUMBER, SO FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10108650,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2005","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THERE IS COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A DEFECT THAT THE INTAKE HAS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10106369,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS GALORE--I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD, PERIOD--LET ALONE A WINDSTAR. TAILGATE LOCK NEVER OPENED WITH KEY. DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOPPED OPENING WITH KEY 6 MONTHS LATER. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STOPPED OPENING WITH KEY 3 WEEKS AFTER THAT. DOWN TO SLIDER ONLY THAT OPERATES WITH KEY AND IT TURNS VERY HARD. INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON....AND STAYED ON. REMOVED FUSE AND WINDOWS SHARING FUSE ALSO WOULDN'T GO UP--WAS WORTH IT TIL I HAD TIME TO GO AROUND AND REMOVE EVERY SINGLE INTERIOR BULB IN THE VEHICLE. REPLACED FUSE JUST TO HAVE WINDOWS OPERATE. DOOR AJAR SENSOR GOES OFF WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED SECURELY AND ACCOMPANYING WARNING BELL CONTINUES TO GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN IT DROPS TO GOING OFF WHEN I SLOW TO A CERTAIN SPEED AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN WHEN I SPEED UP. ABSOLUTELY THE WORST VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED IN MY LIFE. POS -- DOES NOT MEAN POINT OF SALE. HINT: FIRST WORD MEANS \"PIECE\" AND SECOND WORD MEANS \"OF.\" YOU GET THE IDEA. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10105318,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10104556,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. IAM THE SRCOND OWNER. IT HAS THE 4.6 V-8 ENGINE. AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND STARTED LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. IT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 12/27/2004 REGARDING 3 CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION LETTERS I FOUND ON LINE REGARDING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURES AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN #'S WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON FAILURE. I CONTEND THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLDS AS THEY OCCUR INSTEAD OF DESIGNATING ONLY CERTAIN VIN #'S AS A FAILURE IS A FAILURE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10104348,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"'98 FORD EXPEDITION - CAR FIRE - CAR DESTROYED. DROVE 1.8 MILES FROM MY HOME AND WENT INTO A STORE. 5 MINUTES LATER I COME OUT TO THE CAR ON FIRE. IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD BUILT A CAMPFIRE ON THE ENGINE HOOD RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. INSURANCE DID INVESTIGATION BUT COULD NOT PROVE ANYTHING - NOT ENOUGH LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10102873,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/03/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2004","vin":"N/A","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"I HIT A TREE AFTER DRIVING OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR BECAME INGULFED IN FLAMES AND SOON BURNED THE CAR TO NUTHING BUT STRAIGHT METAL LOSS OF EVERYTHING EVEN RIMS WERE MELTED AND WINDOWS TOO ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS HARD METAL SURFACES I WAS ALMOST BURNED ALIVE PLUS THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TO LATE AND MY HEAD ACTUALLY IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL BREAKING MY NOSE AND SPLITTING MY FOREHEAD OPEN AND ALMOST LOST MY LEFT EYE DUE TO THE IMPACT THE SEATBELT WORKED TOO GOOD IT SPERATED MY LEFT SHOULDER AND BROKE MY COLLAR BONE STRETCHING ALL MY TENDONS IN MY LEFT SHOULDER BREAKING MY CLAVICAL AND SHOULDER BLADE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100751,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/29/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2004","vin":"1FAFP46V4WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"CAR WILL NOT START, STARTER SOLENOID CLICKS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START CAUSES SMOKE TO RISE FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALS THE SMOKE IS COMMING FROM THE RUBBER BOOT WHERE THE METAL PARKING BREAK CABLE GOES FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE ACTUALLY GLOWS RED FROM HEAT (APARENT GROUND PATH FOR SOME KIND OF SHORT). THE STARTER CIRCUIT DOES NOT WORK BUT THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL START (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). THIS IS SECOND OCCURANCE OF THIS PROBLEM. FIRST OCCURANCE WAS IN JUNE OF 2000 @ 14,500 MILES. DEALER REPAIR NOTES\" WIRING VERIFY COMPL PERFORM NO CRANK DIAG CHECK ALL FUSES OPEN IN CIR 33 TRACE CIR FOUND LOOSE PIN AT CONN 112 REPAIR CHECK OPERATION ROAD TEST REQUEST ACTUAL TIME FOR ELECT REPAIR TECH 551\" I NOW HAVE 33,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, NOVEMBER 2004 -- FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD - DAMAGE TO PARKING BREAK CABLE???*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG COBRA","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100596,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/24/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2004","vin":"1FAFP45X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD AUTOMOBILES EQUIPPED WITH FORD'S 4.6L V-8 CONTAIN AN INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE. DUE TO ORIGINAL DESIGN, THIS PART HAS A TENDENCY TO CRACK RESULTING IN SOMETIMES OVER HEATING, ENGINE FAILURE AND WORSE CASE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR'S ENGINE. FORD RECOGNIZES THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT RECALL MOST CARS OTHER THAN FLEET VEHICLES AND THOSE LISTED IN THE TSB #97M91. 1. 1998 MUSTANG WAS OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. 2. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP THE MECHANIC NOTICED A CRACK IN THE MANIFOLD AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT IF THIS PART WAS NOT CORRECTED ENGINE FAILURE COULD OCCUR DUE TO COOLANT LOSS RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE. 3. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND I GAVE THEM THE TSB #97M91 AND TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE PART. 1998 MUSTANG WAS NOT LISTED AND THE CAR AND CAN'T BE FIXED AT DEALER'S COST ONLY CONSUMER'S. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK TALKING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FORD OWNERS BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100262,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"(1) FORD MADE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OUT OF PLASTIC. (2) MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND CAUSED LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. (3) REPLACED MANIFOLD.OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. NOTES: NEW ONE IS MADE OF ALUMINUM IN CRACK AREA! FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR FLEET VEHICLES. INTERNET IS FULL OF LIKE STORIES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10098520,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HELLO, MY FORD MUSTANG OVERHEATED AND DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I READ THAT A RECALL ON THIS PART THAT WAS CALLED BY FORD BECAUSE THE SAME EXACT ENGINE ON THE CROWN VICTORIA GIVES THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A RECALL IS IN EFFECT ON IT. WHY WOULD THEY NOT HAVE A RECALL ON ALL ENGINES IF IT IS ECACTLY THE SAME? I WOULD HONESTLY APPRECIATE AN ANSWER IF IT CAN BE PROVIDED. BEST REGARDS. MUNAZZAR TAPAL.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10096000,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2004","vin":"1FAFP42XXWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE HAS CRACKED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF INTERENT RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PLASTIC PART THAT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10093440,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2004","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"I WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY BIZARRE ACCIDENT. ON AUGUST 10, 2004 AT 8:30 AM, I WAS GOING TO WORK USING THE HIGHWAY I REGULARLY USE EVERYDAY, HIGHWAY ONE IN PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA, LOCATED FOUR BLOCKS FROM MY HOME. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. AS I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE, GOING NO MORE THAN TWENTY MILES PER HOUR, AND AS I MADE MY WAY DOWN THE RAMP A FEW INCHES, MY CAR STARTED SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. PULLING ME RIGHT, AND THEN TO THE LEFT. I WAS NOT DISTRACTED, PREOCCUPIED, NOR ON A CELL PHONE. I WAS LOOKING AT THE ROAD STRAIGHT AHEAD. I TRIED TO STEAR THE CAR, BUT IT KEPT SHIFTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING ME TO FALL OFF THE RAMP AND LAND ONTO THE TRAFFIC GOING THE SAME DIRECTION I WAS HEADED (NORTH). ONE CAR ENDED UP HITTING ME. THE POLICE WAS ALREADY ON THE HIGHWAY SO THEY IMMEDIATELY CAME TO THE SCENE. SINCE THIS WAS SUCH A FRIGHTENING ACCIDENT, AND NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR IT, SINCE I WAS NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND GOING AT SUCH A LOW SPEED, I HAVE REQUESTED THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED. THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG MECHANICALLY. I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN THE RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY, TIE ROD, OR POWER STEERING VALVES. THROUGHOUT THE COURSE WORK, I FOUND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS IN PERVIOUS ACCIDENTS. THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME AT THE DATE OF THE PURCHASE, AND I REQUESTED IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. ALL MY REQUESTS FOR THE VEHICLES HISTORY AND OWNER HISTORY WERE PLACED TO THE SIDE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ADORED THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED IT KNOWING THIS INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS \"CERTIFIED\" AND I OPTED FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE. I ANGERS ME TO FIND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES, AND PLACED BACK ONTO THE ROAD. HERE I WAS THINKING I WAS PURCHASING A VEHICLE THAT WAS \"CERTIFIED\" AND IN MINT CONDITION. THIS MATTER IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.CONTINUATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10093441,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2004","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"STEERING","summary":" MY LIFE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER HUMAN BEINGS LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN AT STAKE DUE TO SOMEONE WANTING TO MAKE SOME MONEY. THANK GOD THE PARTY INVOLVED AND MYSELF CAME OUT OF THIS ORDEAL WITH JUST MINOR BRUISING. I AM A TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD WELL-EDUCATED WOMAN WITH A RESPONSIBLE JOB PROFILE, AND A CLEAN RECORD. I HAVE NEVER VIOLATED THE LAW, THEREFORE ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED IS HARD TO TAKE. FROM THE START, I REQUESTED MY INSURANCE TO TAKE THE CLAIM MORE SERIOUSLY, AND FOR AN INTENSE INVESTIGATION TO TAKE PLACE ON THE VEHICLE, SINCE THIS WAS A BIZARRE ACCIDENT WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE, AND EVEN WITH THE CHP FORMING AN OPINION ON ASSUMPTIONS, I WAS NOT AT FAULT FOR THIS ACCIDENT, AND WAS NOT CHARGED WITH CARELESS DRIVING, OR ANY OTHER TRAFFIC INFRACTION. SINCE WHAT I REQUESTED DID NOT OCCUR, I AM DISSATISFIED WITH THE WAY THIS WAS CONDUCTED. BASICALLY FOR THE MONTH AND A HALF THAT MY INSURANCE HAD THE VEHICLE STORED, THEY NEVER CONDUCTED ANY TYPE OF INVESTIGATION NOR WAS MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. I EVEN WENT TO THE DEGREE OF HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE AT MY OWN EXPENSE, SO I MAY HIRE A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THAT NEVER TOOK PLACE DUE TO BAD TIMING. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING ON MY PROPERTY FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO, AND BEFORE I COULD GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE TO DO THE INSPECTION AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE APART, I HAD TO GET READY FOR SURGERY, SO THE INSPECTION WAS PUT ON HOLD DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTED ME TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THEN TO CALL MY INSURANCE AND HAVE THEM TAKE THE \"TOTAL LOSS\" VEHICLE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT MOST OF THE REPAIRS AND RESTORATIONS WERE DONE BY MY INSURANCE, AND THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10093442,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2004","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"STEERING","summary":" I'VE ALSO SEEKED LEGAL ADVICE, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WAS FRAUDED, AND THAT I DO HAVE A CASE, HOWEVER THEY COULDN'T FURTHER ASSIST ME DUE TO THE FACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID OFF MY LOAN ON THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN MY POSSESSION. NOW THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN FURTHER DO AS A CONSUMER??? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, IVA D. OKLOBDZIJA . MOST OFOUR COMMENTS ARE MISSING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10093272,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2004","vin":"1FAFP45X6WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH A 4.6 LITER ENGINE SUFFERED A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH WAS REPLACED COSTING APPROXIMATELY $600,00, HAS CRACKED ONCE AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED NUMEROUS FORD DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TO WHICH THEY REPLIED IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A WORKING PART ON MINE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10094368,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2004","vin":"1FAFP45XXWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND COOLANT SPILLED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090056,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING, THEN STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED BY VIN OR UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT PART NUMBER F8A2-9424-BC, NOTIFICATION #97M91 FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS RECALLED. MECHANIC INSISTED THAT RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10088568,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10089161,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2004","vin":"5FNRL186X3B","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"PROBLEMS WITH GAS LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. *MR EVERYTIME THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED 1/2 TO FULL, GAS LEAKED AT THE CONNECTOR WHERE THE INTAKE PIPE MEETS THE TANK. THE RUBBER SEAL AT THE CONNECTOR WAS VERY LOOSE AND WET WHEN GAS LEAKED. THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS. *SC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10086925,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 60 MPH STARTED TO SMELL ANTI-FREEZE. WHEN I CHECKED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLASTIC, INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AN WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY WANTED $580 FOR A NEW MANIFOLD PLUS LABOR TO PUT IT ON. I FEEL THAT IF A MANUFACTURE PUTS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD ON ON OF THIER VEHICLES IT SHOUD LAST FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE CRACKED, I THINK THIS IS POOR ENGINERING, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BY THE DEALER, SINCE FORD HAS REPLACE ALL POLICE VEHICLE INTAKES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10086959,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2004","vin":"1FAFP45X0WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1998 FORD MUSTANG. I NOW HAVE A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS ARE SUBJECT TO FAILURE. THEY ALSO RECALLED SOME OF THE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT I HAVE IN MY CAR. I WAS TOLD, BY FORD THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS MADE A FEW MONTHS AFTER THOSE BEING RECALLED THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY. THE PART IN QUESTION IS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THE MANIFOLDS THAT WERE REPLACED BY FORD NOW HAVE ALUMINUM IN PLACE OF THE PLASTIC IN THE AREA OF THE CRACK. I LEARNED OF A FORD DOCUMENT # 97M91 WHICH SHOWS THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO TRY AND GET FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10086853,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. WAS TOLD NEW ONE WAS REDESIGNED. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL AUTO PARTS DEALERS AND FOUND THIS COMPONENT BREAKS IN SAME LOCATION ON ALL. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND FORD WILL NOT REPLACE FOR FREE OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10086619,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2004","vin":"1FABP42EXKF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE PLASTIC INTAKE ON THE ENGINE (4.6 SOHC), CRACKED IN THE WATER JACKET AREA CAUSING, AN ANTI-FREEZE FLUID LEAK. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10086464,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. HAPPENS ON MOST 1996-1998 MUSTANG GT 4.6. NEW PART FROM FORD REPLACES PLASTIC PART PRONE TO CRACKING WITH ALUMINUM PART. FORD HAS A SERVICE PROGRAM # 97M91 RELATED TO 4.6 ENGINES FOR CARS BUILT 07/1995 - 06/1997. CARS BUILT AFTER THIS END DATE STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10080592,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X4WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1) VEHICLE STARTED LOSING RADIATOR FLUID THEN 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. 2) TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRONT PLASTIC PART ON THE ENGINE. MECHANIC STATED HE HAS REPLACED A COUPLE DOZEN OF THESE PARTS ON OTHER NEWER MUSTANGS AND IT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. MECHANIC STATED TO TAKE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS BEING REPLACED WITH AN ALUMINUM PART INSTEAD OF PLASTIC BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. 3) TOOK VEHICLE TO COLUMBIA, SC DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED OTHER MECHANIC WAS CORRECT AND WOULD IT COST $780 TO REPLACE PART. 4) I FEEL FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THIS SINCE IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10080332,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2004","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER STATED SEAT BELTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY WILL NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT NO ONE WANTED TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY ISSUES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10078423,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10075178,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/08/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X2WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE LOST 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES SINCE 40,000 MILES. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POOL OF OIL UNDER MY CAR BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE LEAK. MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS LEAK. MY NEW MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND THE LEAK TO BE A CRACKED TIMING CHAIN COVER. THERE IS A V-SHAPED CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE COVER. HE SAYS IT'S PROBABLY A CASTING ERROR. THE CAR NOW HAS 90,000 MILES AND OF COURSE IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND TWO SETS OF WORN REAR-END BEARINGS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10074598,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2004","vin":"1FAFP4445WF","components":"SEATS","summary":"1. I WAS DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO FRESNO, ON I-5. ABOUT 70 MPH. I STRETCHED, AND LEANED BACK INTO THE SEAT, WHEN THE SEAT FLIPPED BACKWARDS FAR ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME TO LOOSE SIGHT OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY ENOUGH TO RAISE MYSELF QUICKLY AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK 2. A METAL BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR TRACK BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF RIGIDITY OF THE SEAT. 3. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART, OR GET IT WELDED, IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10074545,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2004","vin":"1FAFP45X7WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I SMELLED COOLANT. WHEN I GOT HOME AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS I FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT IT TO THE ENGINE VALLEY. MY MOMS '96 COUGAR AND FRIENDS '98 MUSTANG DID THE SAME THING. THEY HAD TO HAVE THE MANIFOLD REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10073617,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/13/2004","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CONSUMER HEARS A NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING 60 MPH OR GREATER. ALSO, IT CAN BE HEARD WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10072042,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2004","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS PULLED OUT THE BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10067858,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"A USED VEHICLE ('98 MUSTANG GT) WAS FINANCED FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP BY MY DAUGHTER APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO. THE SALESMAN WHO CLOSED THE DEAL STATED THAT THE ONLY ITEMS TO BE COVERED UNDER ANY KIND OF WARRANTY WOULD BE THOSE REGARDED AS SAFETY ITEMS. ENGINE FAILURE OR COSMETIC FEATURES WOULD NOT BE COVERED. APPROX. 17 DAYS AFTER FINANCING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WHERE IT SAT WITHOUT NOTIFICATION FOR ANOTHER 2 OR 3 DAYS. WE WERE INFORMED BY A REPRESENTATIVE (I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE OWNER OR THE MANAGER, DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUT OF THE 4 OR 5 PEOPLE I SPOKE TO, NO ONE WOULD CLAIM MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY) THAT THE PART DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A SAFETY ITEM WHICH MEANS MY DAUGHTER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF THE PART AND THE LABOR. THE SWAY BAR WAS REMOVED BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AND I CURRENTLY HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION. THERE ARE DEFINITE SIGNS THAT THE PART WAS CRACKED AND READY TO BREAK LONG BEFORE THE PURCHASE WAS MADE. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH THE MANAGER AND/OR THE OWNER TO GET SOME RESOLUTION. I HAD OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO SIMPLY PURCHASE IT. THE MANAGER SAID THE ONLY THING HE WOULD BE WILLING TO DO IS COVER HALF THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR ($150). I FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAFETY CLAUSE THAT THE SALESMAN ORIGINALLY TOLD MY DAUGHTER WOULD BE IN EFFECT. THE COST OF THE PART AND LABOR DOESN'T BOTHER ME NEARLY AS MUCH AS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLES THEY SELL. THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED AGAINST BAJA MOTORS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY INSIST A FULL SAFETY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THAT THEY REFUSE TO STAND BEHIND A SAFETY ITEM WHICH WAS CLEARLY DAMAGED PRIOR TO MY DAUGHTER TAKING DELIVERY. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10063685,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X6WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANIFOLD DEVELOPED CRACK FOR NO REASON. I FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM FORD AND FORD WILL NOT RECALL THE CARS. THE NEW REPLACMENT INTAKE MANIFOLD IS METAL IN THE AREA THAT DEVELOPS A CRACK AND FORD CHARGES ALOT OF MONEY FOR THE REPLACMENT THAT WAS A BAD DESIGN IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM OR REFUND THE COST OF A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10064665,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2004","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVE WAY WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IN GEAR. IT HIT A HOUSE AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *PH RECALL#434000 *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10055721,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10055397,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2004","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN PARKING ON A HILL OR FLAT LAND VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF REVERSE AND ROLLED FORWARD. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED SHIFTER FORK WAS WORN OUT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10053126,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. NOTICED NEW ONE WAS REDESIGNED. WHY REDESIGN IT UNLESS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OLD ONE? AND IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OLD ONE WHY NOT A RECALL?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10052885,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2004","vin":"1FAFP42X7WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1998 FORD MUSTANG GT - INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK. ISSUE REFERENCED IN TSB #02-2-2 FROM FORD. FORD IS WILLING TO REPLACE '96-97 MUSTANGS BUT NOT '98 ALTHOUGH IT'S THE SAME PART NUMBER (OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS 97M91, 01M02, 99M01). SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS ISSUED (ALABAMA/CALIFORNIA). SPOKE WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER (REF#1366271768) - BOTH ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM BUT TELL ME '98 MUSTANG NOT COVERED ALTHOUGH MEMORANDUM TO ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS DATED DECEMBER OF 2001 SHOWS 1996-1998 MUSTANG WITH THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD PART NUMBER. SEARCHES ON INTERNET REVEAL A DISTURBING TREND. FORD RECALLED FLEET AND POLICE UNITS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE BUT LEFT THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR FORD'S POOR DESIGN. NEW MANIFOLD DESIGN USES A METAL ALLOY INSIDE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHERE COOLANT TRANSFERS - SO THEY KNOW IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10048249,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO START VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10040712,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVER NOTICED WHILE CHECKING THE FLUIDS, THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10039375,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2003","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BELT IS SEVERLY FRAYED/COMPROMISED. THE PORTION OF THE BELT THAT IS DAMAGED CAN BE SEEN WHEN THE BELT IS EXTENDED OUT AS IN USE (EXTENDED) AND LOOKING DOWN AT THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR CONDITION IS PRODUCED BY NORMAL DRIVER MOVEMENTS THAT CAUSE THE BELT TO RUB AGAINST THE GUIDE LOCATED ON THE OUTBOARD BASE OF THE SEAT NEAR THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY. I CAN PROVIDE DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE PROBLEM, IF THAT IS HELPFUL TO YOU. STEPHENFUKS@HOTMAIL.COM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10038574,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10033510,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2003","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE FUELING CAR...GAS POURED OUT OF CAR..CAUSED BY DAMAGED \"O\" RING AROUND FUELING NOZZLE FROM NECK TO TANK...SIGNIFICANT FUEL SPILL...DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF FUEL LOST AND LEAKING...HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES....NEVER HAVE KNOWN THIS TO HAPPEN...HAZARD TO AREA WHILE FUELING DUE TO FUEL SPILL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE CORRECT PART FOR REPLACEMENT. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD-IF NOT EXPLOSION CAPABILITY IF IGNITED WHILE FUELING. PERHAPS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE \"\"O\" RING. PURCHASED CAR IN 1998,, WONDERS...SHOULD THIS PART HAVE WORN OUT IN THIS MANNER? *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10030497,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"ROAD HUGGER RAGE TIRES, MFG. BY KELLY SPRINGFIELD, SIZE 245/45/17, HAVE DEVELOPED SUBSTANTIAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL SIDEWALL CRACKS ON LOW MILEAGE, HIGH TREAD TIRES. SAME CRACKS PRESENT IN 3 OF THE 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 98T002 ON SIMILAR TIRES BY SAME MFG. CONTACTED KELLY SPRINGFIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE TIRES. LATER FAILURE OF ONE TIRE RESULTED IN LOW-SPEED ACCIDENT. *PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"KELLY SPRINGFIELD","productModel":"KELLY SPRINGFIELD","size":null,"manufacturer":"KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO"}]},{"odiNumber":10028420,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2003","vin":"1FAFP4440WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THERE HAS BEEN A \"CREAKING\" SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA FOR OVER A YEAR. I'M VERY GOOD AT GETTING MY CAR SERVICED. AT THE LAST TIRE ROTATION, I HAD THIS CHECKED OUT & THE TECH POINTED TO THE PROBLEM-SAID IT WAS A DRYING OUT OF SEALS, BUT POSED NO DRIVING PROBLEM. STILL, CREAKS LIKE CRAZY. TECH SAID GREEASE WOULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM THE ORIGIAL OWNER; I HAVE LESS THAN 48 K MILES ON THE CAR.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10025957,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2003","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 1998 FORD MUSTANG GTAST YEAR I NOTICED A COOLING LEAKAGE WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT COMING FROM ONE OF THE HOSES. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED.HEN I PURCHASED A NEW UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED THAT THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN, ENFORCING THE CRACKED PART OF THE INTAKE WITH ALUMINUM. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND THEY CHANGED THEIR DESIGN; AM I ENTITLED FOR ANY KIND OF COMPENSATION? I HAVE ASKED MANY FORD DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL IN REGARD TO MY INTAKE MANIFOLD.NY INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THIS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10027062,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2003","vin":"1FAFP4049WF","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THE VEHICLES MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE RIGHT FRONT PARKING LAMP TO FAIL. *CB *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10023874,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2003","vin":"1FAFP45X1WF","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"PAINT ON THE 1998 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE IS STARTING TO PEEL RIGHT DOWN TO THE SHEET METAL. LOOK LIKE A 5 INCH PUZZLE PIECE MISSING FROM THE PAINT ON THE PASSENGER UPPER REAR QUARTER PANEL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10024942,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER STATES WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON HIGH THEY FAIL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022874,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2003","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO START. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP 5 TIMES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022427,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2003","vin":"1FAFP45X1WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE TIRES EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT THE TIRES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10020966,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2003","vin":"1FAFP4441WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"THE FIRST TIME THE CAR JUST QUITE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. THE SECOND TIME IT LOST POWER AND WAS STARTING VERY HARD (10 TO 15 SEC. TO START). BOTH TIMES IT WAS LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND NEEDED A FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE FUEL PUMP ITS SELF WAS FINE, BUT A SMALL CLEAR FLEXIBLE HOSE THAT ATTACHES FROM THE FUEL PUMP/BASKET ASSEMBLY IN THE GAS TANK TO THE LID THAT BOLTS ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK RUBS AGAINST VARIOUS PARTS INSIDE THE GAS TANK AND WEARS A HOLE IN IT. SINCE THIS ESTIMATED $2 ITEM CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY I WAS FORCED TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT 90% OF THE \"FUEL PUMP FAILURES\" HAVE HAD NOTHING TO REALLY DUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. IT WAS EITHER THE HOSE INSIDE THE GAS TANK RUBBING THROUGH OR THE WIRES INSIDE RUBBING THROUGH. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS? I WOULD ASK FOR A PUSH FOR THE HOSES BUT IF THE WIRING IN THE GAS TANK IS WEARING THROUGH ALSO IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVE NOT YET! *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10019060,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2003","vin":"1FAFP4049WF","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM DISABLES MY IGNITION (IT SEEMS) SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT MY KEY IN TO START THE CAR. THE ALARM LIGHT BLINKS RAPIDLY AND IF I TAKE OUT MY KEY AND RE INSERT IT, I WILL HEAR A SMALL NOISE LIKE A MECHANISM RESETTING AND THEN MY CAR WILL START. 3 ATTEMPTS TO PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE..FAILED TO DIAGNOSE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10016214,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2003","vin":"1FAFP42X6WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10014449,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2003","vin":"1FAFP45XXWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. FORD WILL FIX THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE 97 MUSTANG, BUT NOT THE 98. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010459,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2003","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"I OWN A 1998 FORD MUSTANG COUPE, EVER SINCE, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MY SEAT BELTS CONTINUED TO LOCK UP. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FINALLY GAVE UP AND IS NO LONGER USEFUL. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 FORD MUSTANG COUPE, AND DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10009590,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2003","vin":"1FAFP42X6WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE AND OTHER RELATED COMPONETS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10000842,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2003","vin":"1FAFP4040WF","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"BOTH SEAT BELT RETRACTORS HAVE BEGUN TO FAIL TO OPERATE. IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF COAXING TO CAUSE THE SEALT BELTS TO RETRACT, IF AT ALL. THE PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR IS THE WORSE OF THE TWO AND IS USED FAR, FAR LESS. THIS LEADS ME TO BELEIVE IT IS NOT A SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR FROM USE ISSUE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":770449,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2002","vin":"1FAFP46V8WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"FAILURE TO IDLE RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, NO RESERVE ON POWER BRAKES. DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8023345,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2002","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAKES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT THE TIME BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. ALSO CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS ON A COLLISION AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOST WHICH IT MEANS CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8022774,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/14/2002","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND BURST CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PROBLEM OCCURED DUE TO COMPONENT BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":769568,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2002","vin":"1FAFP45XXWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE ACCELERATED FOUR TIMES AT A HIGH RPM FROM AN IDLE POSITION WHILE THE MOTOTR WAS ENGAGED. DT *TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":769482,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/11/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2002","vin":"1FDXE40S4WH","components":"TIRES","summary":"JULY 2002 GOING NORTH ON I65 IN THE EDGE OF LOUISVILLE KY DRIVING APX 55 MPH THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DUEL TIRE BLEW OUT WITH THE OUTER RUBBER AND STEEL COMING OFF THE CASING OF THE TIRE. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF TWO BLOWOUTS. THE SECOND HAPPENED OCT 2002 IN FLORIDA ON I 75 NEAR OCALA. THE FIRST TIRE WAS REPLACED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER IN COLUMBUS INDIANA AT NO COST> THE SECOND WAS REPLACED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER IN OCALA, FL. AT A 60% COSTING ME 50.24. I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY OFFERED TO GIVE ME 50% OF THE COST OF THE TIRES ON ANOTHER TIRE THEY SAID I NEED TO UPGRADE TO THE CORRECT TIRE THAT SHOULD OF BEEN PUT ON THE M/H BY FORD FIRESTONE WANTS ME TO PUT 4 TIRES THAT ARE THEIR BETTER DESIGN FOR MH USAGE. THEY WILL GIVE ME ONLY 50% ON 4 TIRES SAYING I ONLY NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR TIRES. I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES SEPERATE IN THE LAST 3,000 MILES OR SO. I DO NOT THINK THESE TIRES ARE SAFE AND I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE TO MIX THE TWO DIFFERENT TIRES. I AM STUCK WITH 7 FIRESTONE TIRES THAT HAVE THE HISTORY OF FAILING . I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES (6 )ON THE GROUND WITH MICHELIN TIRES AT A COST OF $1,200.00. IS THERE ANY RELIEF I CAN GET FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES? DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":769159,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2002","vin":"1FAFP46V2WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WE TOOK CAR IN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TO CHECK A NOISE WE HAD HEARD IN THE REAR END. THEY TORE INTO THE REAR END TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WHOLE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $1600. WE QUESTIONED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. WE WERE TOLD IT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO PRELOAD ON THE AXEL. WE COMPLAINED TO FORD HEADQUARTERS TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOT A GOOD ANSWER. THIS IS A PREMIUM CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND ALWAYS DRIVEN BY ADULTS, AND ONLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. WE WERE GIVEN NO EXPLAINATION AS TO WHY THERE WAS NO PRELOAD, OTHER THAN THE CAR MIGHT HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED ON MONDAY RATHER THAN TUESDAY. DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":768953,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2002","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"NO SUMMARY. DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":768962,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2002","vin":"1FAFP4040WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"VEHICLE IS HARD TO START. SOMETIMES HAS ALOT OF HESITATION OR MISSING ON TAKEOFF OR REVERSE. ALSO, NORMALLY HAVE TO KILL ENGINE 1-2 TIMES BEFORE PROPER ENGINE IDLE OCCURES. 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CONSUMER WILL FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8017546,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2002","vin":"1FAFP45X6WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED INSIDE OF COMPARTMENT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":764431,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2002","vin":"1FAFP4443WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"ERRATIC HANDLING ON FREEWAY , STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLABLE AND SWERVING WHEN PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":764169,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2002","vin":"1FAFP45X2WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"MY HUSBAND AND I TEST DROVE THIS CAR WITH THE TOP DOWN, AND DROVE IT HOME WITH TOP DOWN. THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE DROVE IT WITH THE TOP UP WE COULD HEAR A WHOOSHING SOUND FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. IT WOULD GET WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT FOR NO CHARGE SINCE WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR EVEN THOUGH IT CAME WITH NO WARRANTY. (OUR MECHANIC HAD CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS THE REAR END GOING OUT) THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID THE ENTIRE REAR END NEEDED REPLACEMENT!! THE AXLES, BEARINGS, ETC. WERE RUINED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW OF THE SITUATION. THEY TOLD MY HUSBAND IF I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS THE REAR END WOULD HAVE SEIZED, CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP, AND PROBABLY CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT COULD HAVE A PROBLEM AS SEVERE AS THIS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IS WAS A POOR DESIGN BY FORD. I AM VERY UPSET AT THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAD A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED, AND I AM KICKING MYSELF FOR NOT TEST DRIVING IT WITH THE TOP UP. FURTHERMORE , SINCE IT HAD NO WARRENTY, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY HAVE TOLD ME I ONLY HAVE TO PAY $480.00 EVEN THOUGH THE WORK WILL BE WELL OVER $1000.00. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP SOLD ME A CAR THAT WAS VERY UNSAFE, AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FOOT ANY OF THE BILL.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8012925,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2002","vin":"1FAFP4443WF","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NT HOLD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. MASTER CYLINDER WAS SHOT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8012283,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2002","vin":"1FAFD42XFWS","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT DUE TO A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONTACTED DEALER.*AKI","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":763194,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2002","vin":"1FAFP4046WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT","summary":"IN DECEMBER WENT TO START CAR AND HAD TO GET JUMPED. CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT DID IT AGAIN. AND THE INTERVALS BETWEEN JUMPS GOT CLOSER, THEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SO WE GOT A NEW BATTERY AND HAD THE ALTERNATOR TESTED AND IT CAME BACK OAY.. RADIO QUIT WORKING AS DID THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER THE SAME DAY AND THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN WENT OFF. THEN LAST WEEK THE DASH LIGHTS QUIT WORKING AND REPLACED FUSE, BUT STILL NO LIGHTS AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE PUT IN NEW RADIO 2 WEEKS AGO. WE PUT IT IN SHOP LAST WEEK TO HAVE CHECKED AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT'S THE RADIO THAT HAS BEEN CAUSING PROBLEMS. WELL HOW COULD RADIO YOU JUST INSTALLED CAUSE PROBS BACK IN DECEMBER? THEY HAVE MY GRANDMOTHER BELIEVING THEM. COST HER $269. THEY REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER AND PUT IN 4 FUSES, BUT DID NOT FIX THE SO CALLED RADIO PROBLEM, AND TOLD HER THAT LUCKY THE RADIO DIDNT MAKE THE CAR EXPLODE AND CATCH FIRE?? SAID THAT THE HOT AND GROUND WERE CROSSED BUT WE HAD THEM TESTED AND THEY WERENT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE RADIO WAS PULLING 3 TIMES THE POWER THAT IT SHOULD. I THINK THAT THEY DIDNT WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY, AND WERE FINDING SOMETHNG TO BLAME IT ON. BECAUSE IF IT WERE THE RADIO, WHY DIDNT THEY FIX THAT INSTEAD OF REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER AND REPLACING FUSES??","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8008906,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2002","vin":"1FHFP46V1WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE PARKED ON DECLINE VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH PARKING BRAKES STILL ON, HAD PARKING BRAKES DONE ON RECALL IN 2001. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE STATING PARKING BRAKES WERE FINE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8008589,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2002","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THERE IS A CRACKED ENGINE MANIFOLD, AND WATER IS BEING DUMPED OUT OUT OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THE VIN NUMBER DID NOT MATCH.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8003750,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2002","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. *AK *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8003548,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2002","vin":"1FAFP42X9WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED AND HAS RESULTED IN WATER LEAKING FROM MANIFOLD. CONSUMER HAS MADE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO VEHICLE. *AK *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":756665,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2002","vin":"1FAFP4040WF","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WEST ON I-64 NEAR EVANSVILLE, IN WHEN THE TOP HALF OF THE HOOD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM AND FLEW OFF OF THE CAR. BODY SHOP AND INS. SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECTED HOOD, IT LOOKS AS IF THE FRONT SECTION WAS NEVER SEALED PROPERLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF THE HOOD HAD NOT BLOWN UP AND AWAY FROM THE CAR.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8001839,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2002","vin":"1FAFP4044WF","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP FOR REPLACING BOTH SEAT BELTS AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":756578,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2002","vin":"1FAFP42X4WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS TO BE A PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR THEIR CONSUMERS AT THIS TIME, WHEN THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES (EXPLORER). NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8000764,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2001","vin":"1FACP41A61F","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A WOOD FENCE AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":755252,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2001","vin":"1FAFP42X1WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC, THIS LEAD TO IT CRACKING AND ANTI-FREEZE COMING OUT. COULD NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":899562,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2001","vin":"IFACP4A61F2","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SEATBELTS FAILED TO LOCK UP DURING A FRONT END COLLISION. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":754325,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2001","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEY COULD GO OFF AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. TO TURN THEM BACK ON I EITHER HAVE TO PULL BACK ON THE \"MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH\" OR TURN ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. EVEN AFTER DOING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF AT ANYTIME AND AS MANY TIMES. THE FORD SERVICE REP AND THE CSAA REP INDICATED IT COULD BE A FAULTY \"MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH\". I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE RECENTLY FROM A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. ALSO I HAD A 1994 FORD MUSTANG WHICH HAD THE FAULTY \"MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH\" REPLACED BECAUSE THE WASHER FLUID WAS NOT SPRAYING WHEN IT WAS TURNED ON. IT'S JUST TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE TO HAVE FAULTY \"MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH\" REPLACED. THERE SHOULD BE MORE RESEARCH DONE ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE \"SWITCH\" TO CONFIRM THAT A \"RECALL\" IS IN ORDER. THANK YOU.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":754345,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2001","vin":"1FAFP42X6WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON THE EXACT SAME PART THAT HAD RECALLS THE TWO PREVIOUS YEARS. RECALL NUMBER 97M91. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. OBVIOUSLY, WHATEVER THEY DID TO \"FIX\" THE PROBLEM DIDN'T WORK. THERE ARE ALSO SELECT VIN'S THAT ARE COVERED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN MY YEAR CAR. WHY WOULD THEY ONLY REPLACE CERTAIN MANIFOLDS? THEY COULD HAVE HAD LEFT OVER INTAKES FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS FAULTY BATCH THAT THEY INSTALLED ON VARIOUS CARS FROM MY YEAR, AND THINK THEY WILL GET AWAY WITH NOT REPLACING IT BECAUSE MY VIN ISN'T SHOWING UP AS MADE IN FACTORY \"X\" WHICH HAD FAULTY PARTS MADE FROM A BAD CASTING. CURIOUSLY, THE INTAKES FROM THE TWO PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE A 7 YEAR NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED REPLACMENT PROGRAM GOING ON FOR THE SAME CAR, SAME MODEL, SAME ENGINE. WHAT DID FORD DO TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR CAR? MY GUESS IS NOTHING. ALSO, THE WAY WE FOUND THE CRACK INITIALLY WAS BY A SUGGESTION FROM A FORD PARTS/SERVICE TECH WHO SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME TO \"CHECK THE INTAKE FOR A CRACK UNDER THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING\". ISN'T THAT A LITTLE TOO COINCIDENTAL????*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":753884,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2001","vin":"1FAFP4043WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CAR CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED, BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER AND NEVER COMPLETELY FIXED. THEN IT COMPLETELY BLEW THE ENGINE DUE TO THE HEAD GASKETS FAILING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":897078,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2001","vin":"1FAFP45X6WF","components":"TIRES","summary":"EAGLE ZR 45, SIZE 245 45 ZR17,DOT M68RF62R267, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, MUSTANG . WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A LARGE BUBBLE ON FRONT PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. *AK THE SLIGHT WVINGS AROUND THE TIRE WAS NOTICED, ONE SHOWS SOME SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING AND THE TIRE POPPED WHILE PARKED. *YD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":896495,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2001","vin":"","components":"SEATS","summary":"WHILE CONSUMER WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK COLLASPED.*AK *YD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":752076,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2001","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 50.000 & FRIED THE BATTERY ALSO COST 275.00 WITH LABOR WANT REINBUSTMENT FOR THE PARTS & LABOR THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPEN AT THAT MILEAGE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":751953,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2001","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"NOISE FROM FRONT END AT ALL SPEEDS AND BOTH SIDES. GOES AWAY WHEN BRAKS ARE PRESSED OR WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED SHARP. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":751976,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2001","vin":"1FAFP4042WF","components":"SEATS","summary":"I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR ON THE LEFT CORNER WHILE IN THE CENTER LANE OF I-435 RIGHT BEFORE AN EXIT.. DIFERENTIAL SPEED OF APPROX.25 MPH. THE SEAT SLID BACK ON THE TRACKS AND THE SEAT BACK FAILED LEAVING ME LOOKING AT THE CEILING. MY FEET NO LONGER REACHED THE PEDALS AND MY HANDS BARELY REACHED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WENT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFIC INTO A DITCH AND PARTIALLY UP AN EMBANKMENT. HAD THE SEAT NOT FAILED I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STAYED ON THE ROAD. THE DAMAGE ESTIMATE SHOWED $3000 OF THE TOTAL $5000 TO BE IN THE FRONT END ! I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER OR SIMILAR SIZED TRUCK AS I WAS CROSSING THE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TOWARD THE DITCH. AS THIS WAS A DIVIDED INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN THE OTHER WAY ACROSS THE MEDIAN INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC.(LUCKILY WE HAVE A CABLE BARIER SYSTEM IN PLACE.) THE POINT IS, LOSS OF CONTROL OVER A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SEAT FAILS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":895909,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2001","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CONSUMER FILLED TANK UP, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER FUEL STARTED LEAKING OUT. FUEL OVERFLOWED, PASSING BY RUBBER GROMMET AND SPILLING OUT. CONSUMER IS HAVING VEHICLE INSPECTED. *PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE FORM.**AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":894933,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2001","vin":"SEE DESCRIP","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"CONSUMER HAS TWO FORD MUSTANGS, 1998 AFFECTED BY RECALL 00V349000. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ARE: [XXX] AND [XXX]. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO ORDER THE PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT THE DEFECT UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2001. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":785537,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2001","vin":"","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD BEGAN TO COME UP ABOUT 1 INCH, THE HOOD IS BOLTED ON BUT THE BOLTS DONT SEEM TO KEEP IT STABLE DURING HIGH SPEED. 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CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES,BUT DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THIS ALSO DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION/ WENT ABOUT 6 BLOCKS/HIT CURB ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD/CROSSED ROAD TO AVOID A ONCOMING VEHICLE, AND HIT A DUMP TRUCK. VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF 45 MPH. A POLICE WITNESS ESTIMATED SPEED TO BE HIGHER. CONSUMER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. CONSTRUCTION WORKER NEAR DUMP TRUCK WAS ALSO SEVERLY INJURED. BOTH IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT THIS TIME. AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE IMPOUNDED BY POLICE TO INVESTIGATE. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PHILIP C. 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PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER 1 MONTH OF OWNERSHIP AND IS SEEMINGLY RANDOM?... # OF OCCURANCES IS APPROX.10-15 TIMES OVER 3 YEARS... 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM... STRANGE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":745758,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2001","vin":"1FAFP46V5WF","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE STALLING PROBLEM IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR STALLS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED (IN NEUTRAL GEAR). THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO LOSE POWER, CAUSING ME TO DO WHATEVER NOT TO CRASH. I KNOW OF OTHER MUSTANGS NOTICING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO FIX IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":561272,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2001","vin":"1FAFP42X2WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V349000) CONSUMER STATES APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCED, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT READY BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISIFED WITH THE WAY SITUATION WAS HANDLED BECAUSE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE IN ADVANCE AND HE FEELS PART SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN THERE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG GT","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":888418,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2001","vin":"1FAFP4042WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"00 V 3490 000/PARKING BRAKE PAWL: WHILE MAKING A STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ROLL DOWN HILL AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":745404,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2001","vin":"1FAFP47V7WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"REAR SWAY BAR IS HOLLOW AND THE ENDS ARE PRESSED, THAT'S WHERE IT SNAPPED. SUPPOSSEDLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SO I WANTED TO REPORT IT IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL SOMEDAY RECALL IT. THEY ALREADY HAVE PRODUCED A NEW PIECE THAT ISN'T HOLLOW AND SUPPOSEDLY MUCH STRONGER, SO THEY MUST KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":745236,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2001","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN GOES OFF. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOMETIME BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE CHECKED. REAR SUSPENSION FEELS AS IF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS HAVE ALREADY FAILED, CAUSING HARDER THAN NORMAL SHOCKS SPECIALLY WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS OR DEEPS ON THE ROAD. KEY GETS STOCK ON THE IGNITION WHEN PARKING AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS IN AN ATTEMP TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. APPRECIATE ANY ASSIATANCE AND SUGGESTIONS YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH RESPECT TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED TO YOU.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":887855,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/09/2001","vin":"1FAFP47V5WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE SHIFTS ON ITS OWN, BURNING THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":560981,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2001","vin":"","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-349 CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":885858,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2001","vin":"1FASP4044WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CONSUMER HAD BEEN SMELLING FUEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO FOUND A LEAK IN FUEL LINES, AND ALL 6 INJECTORS WERE LEAKING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":560547,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/28/2001","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"SEAT BELTS,SEATS","summary":"WHILE STOPPED A TRAFFIC LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE REAR OF THE CONSUMER CAR AT 30-40 MPH, THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK BROKE AND THE SEAT BELT RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SLIP UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE STRAIN TO THE NECK AND BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE AND LEG, THE PASSENGER ALSO RECEIVED A STRAINED NECK. 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DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE NO GAS WAS GETTING TO FUEL INJECTORS. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS, AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR $607.19.*AK *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":560237,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2001","vin":"1FAFP45X0WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH IT'S PARKING BRAKE ENGAGE WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO NEIGHBORS YARD KNOCKING DOWN A PINE TREE, THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF RECALL OOV-349 FOR THE PARKING BRAKE AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT (KAREN CANTER CLAIMS DEPT). NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":882092,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2001","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS","summary":"VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, AND RESTRAINTS RELEASED. ALSO, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULING IN MINOR INJURIES. FORD WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":881849,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2001","vin":"1FAFP45X7WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE HAVING CRUISE CONTROL ON AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. CONSUMER WAS WAS TRAVLING AT ABOUT 70 MPH BEFORE TRYING TO TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL TRY TO FIX PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559584,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2001","vin":"1FAFP4044WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALESHIP, NO PROBLEM FOUND, NEW MUFFLER PUT ON, HOWEVER NOISE STILL CONTINUED, VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WRONGG MUFFLER WAS PUT ON VEHICLE. CJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559584,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2001","vin":"1FAFP4044WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A DECLINING SLOPE, THE EMERGENCY BREAK SLIPPED AND VEHICLE STARTING ROLLING, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER FOUND NO PROLBEM, HOWEVER, 9 MONTHS LATER OWNER RECEIVED RECALL (00V-349), PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. CJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559480,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2001","vin":"1FAFP45X0WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"RECALL COMPONENT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (00S37) NOTIFICATION RESULTING IN COLLISION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN IT FAILED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE LAWN, KNOCKING DOWN A PINE TREE. (INSURANCE COMPANY WRITING IN) *MJS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559411,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2001","vin":"1FAFP45XXWF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT GRADE, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND EXITED VEHICLE, A POP SOUND WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE GRADE UNTIL IT STRUCK A TREE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR DAMAGES BE MADE TO INSURANCE COMPANY. (A RECOVERY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST WROTE IN FOR CLIENT) *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559236,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/30/2001","vin":"1FAFP4045WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V349, HOWEVER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE VACATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE RELEASED ITSELF CAUSING IT TO ROLL AND HIT A WALL ON A CURB. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":739262,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2001","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING RACK BUSHINGS HAVE BECOME LOOSE, CAUSING ERRATIC HANDLING ON HIGHWAY AND \"JUMPING\" EFFECT WHEN MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOT WITH STEERING TURNED ALL THE WAY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":878001,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2001","vin":"1FAFP42XOWF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40-50MPH LOW FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. WHEN HE PULLED OVER THERE WAS ANTI-FREEZE POURING OUT ONTO FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT WANT TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559030,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2001","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE VEHICLES PARK BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-349 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN A HILL AND HIT A STONE WALL DAMAGING THE REAR END, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. 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VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE DUE TO WATER PUMP BREAKING OFF BRACKET, AND CAUSING A SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK CONSUMER HAD WATER PUMP CASING AND BILLS ON REQUEST. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737771,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2000","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"RAW FUEL SMELL RANDOMLY ENTERS CAB OF CAR. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS 85 OR OR HOTTER. IT BURNS MY EYES AND GETS ME VERY SICK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FORME AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD FOR THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OR MY CAR CATCH ON FIRE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737549,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2000","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"MY HUSBAND I PURCHASED A 1998 ROUCH MUSTANG GT. THE CONVERSION KIT INCLUDES SIDE PIPES, COMPUTER CHIP, DIFFERENT SUSPENSION, AND SOME THINGS IM NOT SURE OF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RAW FUEL SMELL COMING INTO CAB OF CAR. IT GET'S VERY BAD. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS 85 DEGREES OR ABOVE. AND ONLY HAPPENS RANDEMLY. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL, FUEL SMELL CAME INTO CAB. DAUGHTER AND I GAGED. PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY SAID THEY WERE WAITING FOR NEW FUEL LINE FROM THE ROUSH COMPANY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROUCH CARS NEEDED DIFFERENT FUEL LINE THEN THAT OF THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEN MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO DAYTONA. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED INTO DEALERSHIP SHUT CAR OFF WITH WINDOWS DOWN. TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES GONE BY BEFORE GEORGE NAGEL THE SERVICE MANAGER SAT IN IT. HE KEPT CAR DO TO HE SMELL OF FUEL. AND THAT IS AFTER THE CAR SITTING THERE AIRING OUT. HE SMELLED IT COMING FROM THE VENTS. THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT . HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW GOERGE IS SAYING THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW IF IT WAS GAS OR EMMISIONS THAT HE SMELLED. MY CAR KNOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY, I AM RENTING A CAR. I AM DOING LEMON LAW. I WAS TOLD BY AN ATTORNEY IF I CAN NOT PROVE MY CASE THEY WILL LEAN TOWARDS THE MANUFACURE. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAR. I HAVE OWNED MUSTANGS FOR MANY YEARS NOW. THATS ALL I HAVE OWNED. I LOVE MY CAR. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. BUT MY SAFETY IS AT RISK. PLEASE HELP ME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737560,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2000","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RAW FUEL SMELL ENTERING CAB RANDEMLY WHEN OVER 85 DEGREES. PLEASE HELP DOING LEMON LAW. VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE. WIFE AND CHILD GOT VERY SICK. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737575,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2000","vin":"1FAFP45X2WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THIS WHEN I NOTICED FIRE COMING OUT FROM ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH A FIBERGLASS HOOD WHICH IS VERY FLAMABLE THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE WHICH CAUGHT THE TOP ON FIRE WHICH FELL INTO THE INTERIOR WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AND RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE IF THIS WAS A WRECK AND I WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE AND HOOD CAUGHT FIRE THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LIFE, FORD SHOULD NOT HAVE INSTALLED A FIBERGLASS HOOD ON A CONVERTABLE ,WHEN I CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE FIRE THEY WERE VERY COLD AND SEEMED TO NOT CARE THAT A CAR THEY BUILT WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":875022,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2000","vin":"1SASP42X1WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS UP, AND BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD AT ALL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":735993,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"NONE (TIRESIZE: 225/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/75R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":735925,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2000","vin":"1FAFP4044WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"IF I USE THE TURN SIGNALS MY REAR, RIGHT(PASSENGER) BRAKE LIGHT WILL QUIT WORKING. IF I USE IT AGAIN IT SOMETIMES TURNS BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOMETIMES THEY DONT WORK WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR, AND HAVE NOT USED MY TURN SIGNALS. ON OCCASIONS WHEN I SWITCH ON MY HIGHBEAMS MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF ALL TOGETHER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":735344,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2000","vin":"1FAFP45X6WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WE TOOK CAR IN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR ROUTINE MILEAGE CHECKUP. THEY HEARD NOISE IN REAR -END. WE HAD THEM TEAR INTO THE REAR END TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $2,000. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YRS. OLD. WE QUESTIONED HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. WE WERE TOLD IT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE, BEARING WENT OUT AND CAUSED ENTIRE REAR END TO NEED REPLACED. WE DO NOT HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, THEREFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO INCUR ALL COST. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A CONCERN OF THEIR'S. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN OUR GARAGE SINCE THAT TIME. WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS. WE FEEL IT IS FAULTY WORKMANSHIP. THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN BY MYSELF WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN TO AND FROM WORK/SCHOOL EVERY DAY.(IT HAS NOT BEEN \"RAN HARD\" ETC.) THANK YOU.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":873963,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2000","vin":"1FAFP42X1WF","components":"SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED ON, IT WOULD MAKE STRANGE HARMONIC RESONANCE NOISE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE & SHAKE. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. NOISE WOULD BUILD UP. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. VEHICLE COULD BE IDLING & NOISE WOULD ALSO APPEAR. MECHANIC CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. ALSO HAS A BAD DRIVE TRAIN & REAR END.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":873219,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2000","vin":"","components":"SEATS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE LIKE A POPPY SOUND. BOLT THAT ATTACHED SEAT BROKE, AND THE SEAT POPPED UP, CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HERSELF.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733597,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2000","vin":"1FAFP4049WF","components":"TIRES","summary":"SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON TURNPIKE. TIRES WERE CHECKED PREVIOUS WEEK BY ANOTHER FORD DEALER DURING OIL CHANGE SERVICE, OK. OTHER TIRES HAVE PERFORMED NORMALLY SINCE INCIDENT. SENT TIRE TO MICHELIN, DENIES CLAIM, SAID WAS PUNCTURED CAUSING RUNFLAT. BLOW-OUT WAS INSIDE TO OUTSIDE. FAILURE IN WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIAL. DAMAGED TIRE, RIM (WHEEL), AND STRUT. (DOT NUMBER: BET4HR1068 TIRESIZE: P22555H16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":555012,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH DRIVER AND OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, WILDERNESS AT M/S, W2HL1PY088, RIGHT REAR). NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":555012,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES, BOTH DRIVER AND OCCUPANT SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM ACCIDENT REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, WILDERNESS AT M/S, W2HL1PY088, RIGHT REAR). 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BUT IT WAS COSTLY & I STILL HAVE THE DENT & PEICE IF FENDER IN MY FLOORBOARD. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIRES SO I DO NOT KNOW ANY PARTICULARS ABOUT THEM, BUT THE DEALER SHOULD. I PROBABLY CAN GET THE TOW SERVICE TO ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT IT DID BLOW, HE PUT ON ONE OF THOSE LITTLE TEMPORARY TIRES & SUGGESTED A FEW SHOPS I COULD TRY TO GET A TIRE AT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730290,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2000","vin":"1FAFP46V1WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE KNOCKS UNDER LOAD. KNOCK DISAPPEARS AT IDLE AND LOW LOAD. DEALER IS REPLACED ENGINE...ENGINE WAS NOT DISMANTLED TO DETERMINE ACTUAL CAUSE. REPLACEMENT ENGINE INSTALLED ALSO BLEW LAST WEEK (9/1/2000) AND THE DEALER IS ORDERING A SECOND REPLACEMENT. I HAD TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AND MAY HAVE TO PAY SOME TYPE OF DEDUCTIBLE WITH THIS SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT. LOOKING FOR REPEATED INCIDENTS WITH THE COBRA 4.6 ENGINE. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE DEALER HAS BEEN MORE THAN HELPFUL IN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENGINES BEING DELIVERED APPEAR TO BE REMANUFACTURED ENGINES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730290,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/03/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2000","vin":"1FAFP46V1WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE KNOCKS UNDER LOAD. KNOCK DISAPPEARS AT IDLE AND LOW LOAD. DEALER IS REPLACED ENGINE...ENGINE WAS NOT DISMANTLED TO DETERMINE ACTUAL CAUSE. REPLACEMENT ENGINE INSTALLED ALSO BLEW LAST WEEK (9/1/2000) AND THE DEALER IS ORDERING A SECOND REPLACEMENT. I HAD TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AND MAY HAVE TO PAY SOME TYPE OF DEDUCTIBLE WITH THIS SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT. LOOKING FOR REPEATED INCIDENTS WITH THE COBRA 4.6 ENGINE. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE DEALER HAS BEEN MORE THAN HELPFUL IN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENGINES BEING DELIVERED APPEAR TO BE REMANUFACTURED ENGINES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":869362,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2000","vin":"1FAFP4448WF","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. MANY MECHANICS STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE WEIGHT SHIFTS FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAUSING THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM TO BECOME CONFUSED AND LOCK UP THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WOULD THEN HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES QUICKLY TO DISENGAGE THE LOCKED STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LABELED AS A LEMON BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD AND FORD CREDIT SERVICE CENTER AND REPRESENTATIVES. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729700,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2000","vin":"1FAFP4046WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX. 25 MPH DRIVER PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN IN THE CURVE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE QUIT, DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR BRAKES. ACCIDENT OCCURRED STRIKING TWO VEHICLES. 2 CARS DETERMINED TO BE TOTALLED, 3RD CAR BEING EVALUATED FOR LOSS. OUTDOOR TEMPS WERE NOTED TO BE IN HIGH NINETY'S TO LOW 100'S. CAUSE OF ENGINE SHUT DOWN UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT POSSIBLE VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM MAY HAVE EXISTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729740,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2000","vin":"1FAFP4042WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE POPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP HAS REPLACED THE CYLNOID THAT CONTROLS THIS 4 TIMES. WORKS FOR AWHILE THEN STARTS AGAIN. CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REBUILD IS NOW THE ONLY REMEDY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867924,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2000","vin":"NOT AVAILAB","components":"WHEELS","summary":"CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH RIM DESIGN. IT'S SEEMS AS THOUGH RIM DESIGN IS CAUSING A PROBLEM THAT SLOWLY DEFLATES THEM. DEALER DENIES THERE'S A PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728007,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2000","vin":"1FAFP4043WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT BRANDON FORD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY ARE VERY RUDE AND SHORT AND I FEEL LIKE I WASTED $17000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866140,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2000","vin":"1FAFP4042WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND COMING UP ON TRAFFIC, CONSUMER HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO GET CRUISE CONTROL TO RELEASE. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":725396,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2000","vin":"1MEFM6539WK","components":"POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"REMOTE DOOR DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. DEALER REPLACED LATCH BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER PLACED A SMALL ROUND MAGNET ON THE QUARTER PANEL ON EACH SIDE WHERE THE LID CONTACTS THE QUARTER PANEL TEMPORARILY CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAR IDLES ROUGH WHEN ACCESSORORIES ARE TURNED ON. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT IMMEDIATELT ENGAGE IN GEAR WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN CAR SITS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BUT DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. CUSTOMER HAS NOTICED AT TIMES AN UNUSAL LARGE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT DOES NOT SEE A LEAK OR SMELL. RIGHT FRONT DOOR SPEAKER CUTS IN AND OUT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":722476,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2000","vin":"1FAFP4049WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I LOST COUNT AFTER 22 TIMES FOR THAT CAR BEING IN THE SHOP. NOW... I CAN BARELY GET IT OUT OF PARK.. THEY ORDERED THE PART FOR IT, BUT FAILED TO CALL ME WHEN IT CAME IN, THEREFORE IT WAS SENT BACK. THEN AFTER I COMPLAINED AGAIN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOW ON BACK-ORDER, BUT THEY FOUND ONE IN OKLAHOMA THAT WAS GOING TO BE SENT TO THEM FOR ME IN A WEEK. AFTER 3 WEEKS I WENT UP THERE AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PART COMING IN FROM OKLAHOMA, THAT ONE'S ON BACK-ORDER TOO ! I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T EVEN GET ME AROUND !!!!!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS ! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME ! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW AND I'M ALWAYS LATE FOR SCHOOL AND APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE I CAN'T GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK !!!! MY THUMB IS SO SORE AND SWOLLEN AND CALLOUSED FROM TRYING TO GET IT OUT OF PARK !*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":721828,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"04/23/2000","vin":"1FAFP45XXWF","components":"STEERING","summary":"APPEARS TO HAVE FRACTURED AT WELD - FORD DEALER WILL BEGIN REPAIRS 4/24. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":551560,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2000","vin":"1FAFP45X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE CONSUMER IS TRAVELING 40 MPH OR LESS WITH THE CLUTCH IN OR OUT IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE STALLS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":720370,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2000","vin":"1FAFP45X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THIS SITUATION AND NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO BE OF ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":720370,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2000","vin":"1FAFP45X3WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE THIS SITUATION AND NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO BE OF ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":856966,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2000","vin":"FILL IN","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO CATCH WHEN LEVER IS PULLED UP. WOULD SOMETIMES HEAR A CLICK & THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER HAD RELEASED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES, & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM EACH TIME. EMERGENCY BRAKE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":550804,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2000","vin":"1FACPA043WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS OUT OF CONSUMER DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":550810,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/07/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2000","vin":"1FAFP4040WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL. 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PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":717861,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/07/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2000","vin":"1FAFP46V8WF","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":855389,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2000","vin":"1FAFP45XOWF","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT HITTING A BUMP, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT SEVERAL TREES. 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GLASS SHOP FOUND A MANUFACTURING FLAW DURING ASSEMBLY WHERE SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND BINDING AGAINST THE GLASS WHEN WINDOW WAS IN THE UP POSITION. GLASS SHOP TIGHTENED LOOSE SCREWS, REPLACED WINDOW AND GAVE NO GARANTEE THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. NOTIFIED FORD OF PROBLEM BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY ACTION. NOTIFIED DEALER, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL FORD. CATCH 22, NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. GLASS SHOP WHO FOUND THE PROBLEM IS DIAMOND AUTO GLASS 145 PATTERSON AVE, WALLINGTON NJ 07057 (1-800-235-7487). MY NEXT STEP IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY WITH THE BBB. SINCE THE CAR IS LEASED, IAM NOTIFYING THE BANK TO SEE IF I CAN GET OUT OF THE LEASE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":716001,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/1999","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT","summary":"BRAKING, AND SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC). 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CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER THIS CAN BE A POTTENIAL FIRE HAZARD IF COME IN CONTACT TO A IGNITION SOURCE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":714935,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/1999","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"BELT JUMPING WAS FIXED AFTER AFTERMARKET PULLIES WERE BOUGHT, ALL OTHERS STILL HAVEING PROBLEMS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":714504,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/1999","vin":"1FAFP4043WF","components":"TIRES","summary":"PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT ALL THE WAYAROUND( DOT NUMBER: 00000 TIRE SIZE: 16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":714437,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/1999","vin":"1FAFP4041WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPERATE OCASSIONS FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":713783,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/1999","vin":"1FAFP45X1WF","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE FRONT SEAT & SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT STAY IN THE GUIDES PROVIDED FOR THEM. IT MAY BE THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I HAVE SEEN OTHER MUSTANGS WITH A DIFFERENT STYLE OF GUIDES. 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LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE TURNED OVER ON ITS ROOF. SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, AND SHE WAS INJURED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":547355,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/1999","vin":"1FAFP42X7WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHILCE RUNNING INTO DITCH WHEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED WITH REAR WHEEL LOCK UP. 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VEHICLE OVERSTEERED, CRASHING INTO A FREEWAY WALL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH. 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THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED WHICH REMEDIED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DUE TO FAILURE. *YC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":546468,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/29/1999","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *YC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":707476,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/1999","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CLUNK WHEN ENGINE CHANGED TORQUE NOTED AFTER VEHICLE IN SERVICE 4 MOS. DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE. PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE AND ON SECOND TRIP IN JUNE, 1999 DEALER PROPERLY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT LEFT SIDE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":707476,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/1999","vin":"1FAFP404XWF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CLUNK WHEN ENGINE CHANGED TORQUE NOTED AFTER VEHICLE IN SERVICE 4 MOS. DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE. 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I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK THREE TIMES AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED IT. IT GOES BACK ON 5/24, IF THEY DON'T FIX IT WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING IT REPLACED OR BOUGHT BACK SINCE THE SMELL MAKES ME ILL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":837843,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/1999","vin":"1FAFP42X1WA","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHCILE ROLLED BACKWARDS, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. 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I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN CAUSE FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURY. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE RENTAL CAR THAT I OBTAINED AND TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE. I WORK AT AN AUTO MANUFACTURER AND I DO NOT FEEL LIKE FORD WANTS TO STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEIR PRODUCT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":833007,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/1999","vin":"1FAFP42X7WF","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"RECALLS 97V165002/97V165000; TIRES STARTED TO WEAR ON FRONT, MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN GOING OVER BUMP. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THE RACK AND PINION WAS WORN OUT. REPAIR WORK NOT PERFORMED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":832980,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/1999","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":701849,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/1999","vin":"","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THIS IS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR REQUIRING THE HEADLIGH DIMMER SWITCH TO BE ON THE STEERING COLUM. THAT IS NOT ONLY INCONVIENIENT, ITS DANGEROURS. IT IS EASIER TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP REACHING TO DIM YOUR LIGHTS. PLEASE ALLOW THE ON-FLOOR \"FOOT CLICKER\" SWITCH AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":831776,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X7WF","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A CURB. 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ANOTHER CONSUMER STANDING THREE CARS FROM HER HELPED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":700501,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"DRIVING AT 40 MPH STARTED INTO TURN BUT NOT YET TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR VIERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A FARMERS FIELD. I WAS ONLY BRUISED BUT THE CAR IS DAMAGED. FORD SERVICE REP. IS STATING THE CAR IS SHOWING NO FAULTY CODES. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY JUST THREE WEEKS EARLIER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR NO APPARENT REASON BACK IN JULY AND AUGUST FINALLY FIXED THEY REPLACED THE STARTER (FORD)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":700516,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X3WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"UNABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL IN A BRAKE AND STEER SITUATION. STEERING WORKS AS EXPECTED, UNTIL PRESSURE IS APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME STEERING IS NEEDED IN A PANIC EVASIVE STOP. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL SINCE ALL OF THE VEHICLES CHECKED DO THE SAME. WOULD LIKE NOT TO HAVE NAME RELEASED DO TO EMPLOYMENT REASONS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":700369,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"11/06/1998","vin":"1FAFP4445WF","components":"POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SUMMARY NOT PROVIDED BY CONSUMER","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":542418,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X5WF","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":829431,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X8WF","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THEY WITNESSED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION VENTS. AFTER WITNESSING THE SMOKE, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUGHT FLAMES. A NEARBY DRIVER PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH THE EXTINGUISHER, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE WIRE THAT TOUCHED THE METAL AND SPARKED A FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT NOT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":829387,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/1998","vin":"1FAFP4043WF","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"THE DEFECTIVE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE UP. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY, HITTING A TREE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS STILL IN THE \"UP POSITION\" AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":525316,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/1998","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL PUMP FAILED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":828705,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/28/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/1998","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION(IMPACT SPEED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH), AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALLING $4,614. 51. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":828288,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/1998","vin":"1FAFT4042WF","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE LOSES A LOT OF FUEL. CONTACTED DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CORRECT THE PROMBLEM, BUT THEY WON'T. THE OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":540845,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/1998","vin":"1FAFP4042WF","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE OUTER SIDE WALL SPLIT ALL THE WAY AROUND.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":827703,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/1998","vin":"1FAFP47V5WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE POPS OUT OF GEAR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":540757,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/1998","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"IN DRY DRIVING CONDITION THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL PULLED LEFT AND THEN QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVER COMPENSATED TO THE LEFT AND THEN TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED WITH A STAND OF TREES IN THE MEDIAN. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":540490,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/1998","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"STEERING","summary":"NOT IDENTIFIED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":826289,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/1998","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER CENTER ARM REST AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO BE START. 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VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME AND CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":825639,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/1998","vin":"1FAFP4044WF","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCLERATED IN A FAST SPEED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE WALL. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WENT AT A HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":537622,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/26/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"06/29/1998","vin":"1FAFP45XOWF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, FORCING AN EMERGENCY EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEARLERSHIP AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED ADVISING DEALERS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A WAX RING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS BREAKING APART AND THE WAX PIECES WERE LODGING IN THE FUEL PUMP CASING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER. NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THE CARS WERE ALL STILL UNDER WARRANTY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":824115,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/1998","vin":"1FAFP4049WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING UP HILL BETWEEN 30-45 MPH VEHICLE BOTTOMED OUT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM FUEL RELAY CUT OFF SWITCH FAILED. OWNER HAD NO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":536216,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/08/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/1998","vin":"1FAFP42XOWF","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TRUNK EDGE IS VERY SHARP, INJURING CONSUMER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":536369,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/1998","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAGS CONTINUED TO SMOKE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPLOYMENT, DUE TO CRASH, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO USE CO2 TO PREVENT FIRE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":536130,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/1998","vin":"1FAFP46V9WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND REVERSE. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE NO REPAIRS AND CLAIMS FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":822383,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/28/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/1998","vin":"1FAFP4045WF","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR BAG FINALLY DEPLOYED, IT CAUSED THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO GO INTO THE WINDSHIELD . THE DRIVE SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE HEAD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":533765,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/1998","vin":"3FAFP1135WR","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF ROAD, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, TURNED WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. FLEW ABOUT 50-60 FEET OVER A CREEK AND ROLLED OVER, INJURING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":821080,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X9WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT IN DECEMBER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. RECALL 97V216000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":607711,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/1998","vin":"1FMYU22E7WU","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"ADHESIVE ON ROOF LINER FAILED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":528730,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/1998","vin":"1FAFP42X2WF","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR/STICKS IN GEAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":525875,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/1997","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/1997","vin":"1FAFP4047WF","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1998","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"MUSTANG","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}