1995 Ford Mustang suspension problems

SUSPENSION

ALWAYS OVERHEATING, DRIVES ROUGH, BLOWN TIRES, BROKEN RACK & PINION, LOUD SQUEAKING

NHTSA complaint #10069022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #565714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE 40 TO 45 MPH IT VIBRATES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD WHEELS BALANCED, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8001481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE TRAVELING ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR REMEDY SOURCE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #8001493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

1995 MUSTANG MUST HAVE A DEFECT TO CAUSE A BRAN NEW TIRE TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT IS CREATED BY THE EQUIPMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE,ITS HARD TO STAY LEVEL EVEN AFTER A ALIGNMENT THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR AS A RESULT TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215 R15)

NHTSA complaint #755419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE.*AK COIL SPRING BADLY CORRODED CAUSING IT TO BREAK IN 2 LOCATIONS. NLM

NHTSA complaint #896106 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HERE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

NHTSA complaint #888805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REAR SHOCK ADJUSTMENT, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #560658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT 20MPH. WOULD INCREASE SHAKING WHEN SPEED WAS INCREASED. WOULD OVER COMPENSATE WITH STEERING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. HAVE WEAR & TEAR ON RACK & PINION DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS. HAD THE RACK & PINON CHANGED TWICE. ALIGNMENT FAILED 30 DAYS AFTER RACK & PINON. THE WHEEL BALANCE WENT OUT. TIRES WERE EXCESSIVELY ON EDGES.

NHTSA complaint #871857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

THIS REPORTS A FAILURE WHICH OCCURRED VERY EARLY IN THE CAR OWNERSHIP, BUT WHICH ONLY RECENTLY CAME TO LIGHT. IT IS A REPORT OF A DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR WHICH APPARENTLY FRACTURED DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP CAUSING IMPROPER HANDLING AND CONTROL, ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE ENSUING YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE OWNER DID NOT REALIZE THE SOURCE OF THIS IMPROPER PERFORMANCE UNTIL SOME TIME LATER WHEN THE FRACTURED SWAY BAR BROKE OFF ON ONE SIDE CAUSING A NOW NOTICEABLE RATTLING NOISE. HOWEVER, THIS NOISE ONLY OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH AND BUMPY ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD VISUALLY INSPECTED THE BREAK UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE SWAY BAR THAT A FRACTURE-BRAKING SEQUENCE OVER TIME WAS EVIDENT DUE TO RUST IN ONLY A PORTION OF THE BREAK. THE MOST STARTLING DISCOVERY WAS THE EVIDENCE OF METAL CRYSTALIZATION IN AND AROUND THE SITE OF THE BREAK. THUS, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A MOLDED HOLE RATHER THAN A MACHINED OR DRILLED HOLE. IN ASSESSING THIS INCIDENT THE MANAGER VERBALLY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE IMPROPER VEHICLE HANDLING AND POOR PERFORMANCE, ALONG WITH THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION EXPERIENCED BY THE OWNER SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THE MANAGER ALSO AGREED THAT AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS LOSS OF THE SWAY BAR STRENGTHENING OF THE VEHICLE FRAME MIGHT RESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. HE URGED ME TO REPORT IT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HE PROVIDED ME WITH THE APPROPRIATE PHONE NUMBER. I DID VERBALLY REPORT THIS INCIDENT AND ASKED THAT THE INFORMATION BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHER SIMILARLY-EQUIPPED FORD CONVERTIBLES OWNERS FOR A SAFETY INSPECTION OF THE SWAY BAR INSTALLATION IN THEIR OWN VEHICLE. ALSO, I ASKED THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND POOR HANDLING (UNSTABLE SWAYING) BE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION AS A CLUE TO POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF THE SWAY BAR SINCE BOTH OF THESE SYMPTOMS HAD COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED AFTER BAR REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #730539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

AUTOMOBILE SHIMMIES WHEN REACHING A SPEED OF 40-45 MPH. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH AUTOMOBILE.

NHTSA complaint #861675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM 2.BALL STUD CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, I TOOK IT FOR ALIGNMENT AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE SHAKING, PLEASE LOOK INTO THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR ROD ENDS INCORRECT TAPER BALL STUDS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH 3.8 LITER VEHICLES, THE MERCURY,WINDSTAR,LINC, BUT 95 MUSTANG 3.8 WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #721798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

THE CAR SHAKES LIKE GOING OVER A SPEED STRIP ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA complaint #719649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

WHEN TRAVELING ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, VIBRATION WAS COMING FROM FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #856755 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET OR A CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS A 3.8L ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #855170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

REAR SWAY BAR BROKE AT THE BOLT ON LOCATION. TO MY UNDERSTANDING WITH TALKING TO AFTERMARKET REPS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON, EVEN THOUGH SVT (FORD SPECIAL VEHICLE TEAM) TOTALLY DENIES THE OCCURANCES.

NHTSA complaint #713925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

FRONT END SUSPENSION SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING. WOULD HAVE LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WOULD RUN HIGH. THE CD PLAYER WOULD COME ON OR STOP. WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISE. THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO POWER LOCKS NOT WORKING. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

NHTSA complaint #850353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND SHIMMIES. ALSO THERE IS A POPPING NOSIE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

NHTSA complaint #839186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #704534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

REAR STRUTS ARE WEAK RESULTING IN VEHICLE BOTTOMING OUT.

NHTSA complaint #514719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

REAR SUSPENSION BOTTOMS OUT VERY EASILY, CAUSES A LOSS OF TRACTION ON INTERSTATE.

NHTSA complaint #537412 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON WET ROADS. WANDERED/SWAYED AND FISHTAILED, NERALY CAUSING ACCIDENTS.

NHTSA complaint #523234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE HYDROPLANE DON WET PAVEMENT.

NHTSA complaint #524163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VEHICLE "BOTTOMS OUT" WHEN CROSSING BUMPS.

NHTSA complaint #514719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR

FRONT STABILIZER BAR RUSTED/CRACKED.

NHTSA complaint #509281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE

NHTSA complaint #985345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.