62 of the 829 complaints about the 1995 Ford Mustang are about the transmission — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 95,000 miles.
62
Complaints
5
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS, THE VEHICLE SHATTERS. CAMPAIGN ITEM#601237 THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10108719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
EXPERIENCING SHUDDER/VIBRATION WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB HILLS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. COMPLAINED CONSISTENTLY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY YEARS AGO AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GROWN WORSE WITH AGE.
NHTSA complaint #10102648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING BEFORE CHANGING INTO CORRECT GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #10062763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL.
NHTSA complaint #10022496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
NHTSA complaint #8022876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED IN NOV. 1999 AND CURRENTLY HAS TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. FORD MOTOR DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND INFORMATION SAYING THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE BAD AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH OF THEM TO GO AROUND FOR A RECALL. THIS ALONG WITH OTHER ARTICLES INDICATING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSIMISSION BUT WON'T FESS UP BECAUSE OF THE COST FACTOR. MOREOVER, IN AN ARTICLE FOUND @ EPINIONS.COM A SERVICE MGR. IN FLA. REFERS TO THIS PROBLEM AS A "QUIET RECALL." DT
NHTSA complaint #769470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #564228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #564228 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM HAS EXISTED ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE FIRST SUMMER I HAVE OWNED IT. WHEN I PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE CAR SURGES, THE RPM DROPS AND FLUCTUATES, AND THE VEHICLE EITHER TURNS OFF OR SETTLES DOWN. AT TIMES WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN, I PRESS THE GAS TO GO AND THE CAR HESITATES AND EITHER STOPS OR SURGES FORWARD SO I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND KEEP PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL SO THE CAR WON'T STALL ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. WHEN I TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, I AM ALWAYS TOLD THE CAR WAS HOOKED UP TO THE COMPUTER AND THAT THE COMPUTER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY'VE REPLACED PARTS ON THE VEHILCE BUT IT CONTINUES TO RESPOND THE SAME WAY. THESE PROBLEMS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE WORSE IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT AND HUMID AND HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THIS MATTER. I KNOW IF I CONTINUE TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE GOING TO KEEP CHARGING ME FOR JUST HOOKING IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FINDING NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN IN REALITY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
NHTSA complaint #758046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY MPH TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND LOSE POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8003132 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, COULD FEE CLUTCH NOT WORKING AND CAUSING A BURNING SMELL. CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT DEALER COULD NOT SAY WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFOMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8002625 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8002338 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL, CAUSING A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.
NHTSA complaint #8001939 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD HARDLY CHANGE INTO GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8001620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER FEELS THIS IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8001671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT.
NHTSA complaint #9003413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING CRUISE CONTROL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FAIL. RPMS FOR ENGINE WILL INCREASE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #896076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS CALLED TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPONSIBLE FOR SHIFTING THE GEARS. THROUGH MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATIONS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD VEHICLES BEFORE THE YEAR 1999 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS, REGARDLESS OF THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE. WITH SO MUCH COMPELLING EVIDENCE ABOUT THE FAILURE OF TORQUE CONVERTERS IN FORD VEHICLES, IT SHOCKS ME THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT! PLEASE HELP ME IN RENDERING JUSTICE.
NHTSA complaint #745525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
THE SPECIFIC FAILURE OF THE PART IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS CALLED TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS PART IN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPONSIBLE FOR SHIFTING THE GEARS. THROUGH MY PERSONAL INVESTIGATIONS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD VEHICLES BEFORE THE YEAR 1999 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTERS, REGARDLESS OF THE MAKE OF THE VEHICLE. WITH SO MUCH COMPELLING EVIDENCE ABOUT THE FAILURE OF TORQUE CONVERTERS IN FORD VEHICLES, IT SHOCKS ME THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT! PLEASE HELP ME IN RENDERING JUSTICE.
NHTSA complaint #745525 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE'S A WINDING NOISE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS.
NHTSA complaint #888522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES,REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER.
NHTSA complaint #560658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION AND WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR REPIARS,2 WEEKS LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WHICH WAS A RESULT OF OVERHEATING FROM PREVIOUS HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, ALSO TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES,REBUILT TORQUE CONVERTER.
NHTSA complaint #560658 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #558486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CAR SHIMMIES AT 40 MPH IT IS THE TOURQUE CONVERTOR NOT SUSPENSION AS EVERBODY THINKS THUNDER BIRD ALSO HAS SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE SAME PROBLEM E-MAIL ME AT JEWELCH@HOTMAIL.COM.
NHTSA complaint #735979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET/WATER PUMP/OIL PAN GASKET/ TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT ENGINE WILL BE IN EIGHT TO TEN WEEKS.
NHTSA complaint #868037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAD A LOT OF HESITATION WHEN SHE APPLIED GAS PEDAL. ALSO, TORQUE CONVERTED WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #865333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THIS ENGINE IS THE SAME AS THE TAURUS AND WINDSTAR. BOTH VEHICLES ENGINES HAVE BULLITINS ON THEIR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. THE MUSTANG HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I RUN SYNTHETIC OIL IN THIS CAR AND HAVE CHANGED THE ANTIFREEZE EVERY 20000 MILES. I CHANGE THE OIL AT 3000 MILES RELIGIOUSLY . THIS IS THE ONLY REASON IT HAS LASTED THIS LONG. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, AND QUITE MAKING EXCUSES.RRESS/CYTRH
NHTSA complaint #721032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE IDENTICAL HEAD GASKET,ENGINE,TRANSMISSION AND PAINT PEELING PROBLEMS AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE FROM FORD I AM CONTACTING THEM ONE LAST TIME. ON APRIL 16 I WILL START A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPIAGN IN MY AREA TO INFORM EVERYONE OF MY PROBELMS WITH FORD AND THEIR PRODUCTS. I WANT MY CAR FIXED . FORD KNOWS ABOUT THESE PROBELMS AND WILL NOT FIX THEM. I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND NO MONEY TO FIX THIS NEW YARD ORNAMENT.
NHTSA complaint #721201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
BLOWN HEAD GASKET CAUSED VEHICLE TO SMOKE AND STALL, COMPONENT RECALLED BUT NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. NLM
NHTSA complaint #546077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER IS READING IN KILOMETERS, NOTIN MILES.
NHTSA complaint #719631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.