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Air conditioning leakage problems resulting in visiting the dealer every year for three first years until I switched to a Lincoln dealer and they found the problem.
Leak in the trunk which resulted in the spare tire rusting.
Replaced a timing cover ($800 bill) at 60,000 km.
Replaced the thermostat twice - it still doesn't work, but now they blame the temperature gauge which will cost big bucks to replace.
My head gasket blew at 75,000 km. Got the car back from this repair and the temperature was still all over the place. Replaced the thermostat (had replaced the thermostat 53 weeks before and they wouldn't cover it under the 1 year warranty) again!! Still didn't work and they would take no responsibility for the cost saying it had nothing to do with the head gasket even though it worked fine before they worked on the car.
I probably wouldn't feel so upset if Ford and the dealership had treated me with more respect. I had good luck with the Lincoln dealership till they merged with the Ford dealership which I had problems with. This dealership ruined potential further maintenance and probably a future sale for a $138 thermostat. I guess they don't realize that word of mouth spreads pretty quickly - I don't have a problem telling people about the awful service I received.
At least I am not the only one with head gasket problems.
My 1995 Mustang is a lemon in every sense of the word:
-New crankshaft (warranty)
-Short Block (warranty)
-Rebuilt engine @ 112K (arbitration - Ford paid 3/4)
-New Transmission
-Blown head gasket @ 160K.
I will never buy a Ford again.
Yes, the 1995 Mustang. Nice car, but problems.
I have had my car since 1996, and only drive it in the summer. Which means not many miles on the engine really at all. My head gaskets have blown 2 times in this amount of time. Not normal at all, which I am sure you all can relate too.
The first time they were covered under warranty, seeing the car was only 2 years old. Now it is 2003 and the same thing has happened only it is my responsibility, according to Ford. Which I did call and raise a stink, but a big Company like that does not care about a 1995 Ford or obviously not there customer. I was told there is nothing they could do for me.
I think us 1995 Ford owners that are experiencing the same problems with this over and over again need to raise some issues with Ford. Obviously there is a problem out there on these 1995 Ford Mustangs, and FORD is not owning up to it. They are just making more money off of there not so future customers!!
A Furious Ford Owner : (
I have a 1995 mustang and I love the car, but I have had to replace the head gaskets and now the heads. I just wish ford would put out some cast iron heads to fix the problem
i would like to know if anyone has not had this problem so I feel better about repairing the engine.
I am the owner of a used 1995 Mustang GT and love this car.
The parts that I have had to replace out of the ordinary brakes and tires were the thermostat. I have no complaints about this car! When test driving it, it seemed like too much vehicle, until I became used to it. I was in a pinch, ready to be sideswiped and when I punched the gas to avoid the accident, I saw just how able this car was when accelerating. I admire the new styles and would not hesitate owning another Mustang.
I also had the head gaskets replaced on my 1995 3.8l mustang. I was told at the dealer that this was a very common problem.
I could not agree more, don't get me wrong I love my Mustang it is a 95 with lots of mods already done to it and still plenty more on the wish list. Head gaskets same problem right about 80,000 miles had to have the engine rebuilt then because my heads were warped. Then at 110,000 miles had to have a completely new engine put in I was told by the Ford dealership that the engine was not rebuilt properly and the best thing to do was just install a new engine. I drive my Mustang a lot and it currently has 137,000 miles while I still love the car and enjoy driving it I am curretly having over heating problems and after replacing the thermostat this afternoon in fact I am still running rather hot more than normal I should say. While I must say it will be sad day to see her go the Mustang that is I am looking at getting rid of her and getting a Chevy (Avalanche) truck after all we can't stay young forever. I have had that car nearly 10 years and enjoyed every moment of it the good I think over shadowed the bad, but we always seem to remember the bad most often. I am really not a big fan of Ford, I have two other cars which are Chevy's I have always said that I wanted a Mustang and a Corvette I made my child hood dream a reality now it is time to solely look at Chevy... thanks for the memories Ford.
The main problem I had with my 1995 Mustang 5.0L was the recall for the engine cooling fan. This fan motor is faulty and a recall was necessary to avoid a fire when the fan motor seizes. The problem is Ford decided to install circuit breakers as part of the recall to turn off the fan when the fan starts to go. The only way they will replace the fan is if it wasn't working when you brought it in for the recall. The problem I had was that the dealership installed the wrong circuit breaker in my car and it caused almost $2,000 in overheating damage when it inappropriately shut off the cooling fan. Check to see if the recall was conducted properly on your 1995 Mustang. The circuit breaker part number for the 1995 Mustang 3.8L is F5ZZ-14526-AA. The circuit breaker part number for the Mustang GT 5.0L is F5DZ-14526-AB. Make sure they installed the right one for your engine configuration. They fit interchangeably. I can tell you from experience if that if circuit breaker part number F5ZZ-14526-AA is installed in a 1995 Mustang 5.0L the circuit breaker will shut off the engine cooling fan inappropriately and it will not turn back on unless you turn off and restart the car. The new engine cooling fan, part number 8C607, does not take a circuit breaker.
94 Ford Mustang=
Miami, FL.
Same problems- head gasket blown @ 110K miles, now just added a performance intake- and cannot get cold air. Not vacuum hoses- Dealer says it's a defect.
Oh well... Great fun car!!! 3.8L v6 Convertible. 1994.
I purchaced a 1995 for mustang, used at 77,000 miles. The vehicle has had its share of problems, but had been a reliable car. I had to replace the heads on my car after cracking. my car has just turned 200000 miles. it runs strong, but my trani has been giving me problems for the las 30,000 miles. I have had a problem with overheating too.
I agree... I am a 1995 ford owner, and I've had problems from the start... new head gasket, new thermostat, and now they don't know whats wrong with it because they've replaced all that and its still over-heating...and now not only that, but it will only blow out cold air when its over heating... whats up with this specific year, I think we should go to ford and figure out why its only this year that seems to be having problems...
Same thing; I have a 95 Mustang, and yep you guessed it, the good old heads. I heard somewhere there was a recall on the heads of the 95 stang. If anyone else has heard this, please let me know.
Comment 15:00 brought back fond memories of my old "Fox" (a 1985 Mustang). At 45,000 miles the transmission (a 4-speed stick) started to whine loudly in third gear. I took it to a friend's garage and put it on the lift. A check showed there was NO lubricant AT ALL in the transmission!! There was no sign of leakage, so it either just evaporated or it somehow it came from the factory with no transmission lubricant. My friend specialized in transmissions and he told me "It's shot! You won't make it 10 miles." I didn't have the money to replace the transmission, and I had two other cars (I'm a mechanic and car nut) so I just told him "let's fill it up and see what happens. It's a FORD, it's tough!!" We replaced the lubricant and I drove that 'stang another 100,000 miles with never a complaint from the tranny, or any more lubricant added!!
This is for the comment asking if there was a recall on the 95's, yes there was but good luck getting it fixed. They will only replace it if its not over 100,000 miles I believe. If you have proof of repairs before this they will refund your money but it isn't easy. Good Luck!!!
Hey guys. I found a 95 Mustang Auto with 160,000 miles. $2100. I haven't driven it yet. And I read the blogs. Any tips for me to look for on a 5 to 10 minute drive maybe up to 60 MPH? I don't want to haggle with the guy over his car. But I do want to be able to notice warning signs, sounds, handling and such. Any tips would be great. I plan on a test drive some time next week. Oct 11-16th 2008.
Love my red 95 Mustang convertible, 185,000 miles, but it popped a head gasket when I was in the hospital two years ago, and it'd done it again last weekend. (blew cold air while it was 22 degrees, overheated and conked out. Restarted but couldn't mount as formidable hill).
The transmission fluid heats because it's too near the catalytic converter. I use a synthetic fluid that hold together better and completely flush and refill every two years.
Get a better quality head gasket (Morano, Corteco) and torque it down to the '96 specs, torque the heads in three steps and get a good mill job. Make sure no coolant got into the oil.
And move on to your next car soon.