New transmission.
Starter froze.
Convertible top seals leak.
A/C was replaced.
Timing belt replaced.
Many, many electrical problems... mostly associated with the headlights.
Electric windows; 3 broke within 1 month of each other.
Electric fuel door stopped working.
Ignition switch.
I absolutely love this car when everything is working on it... but I never know when something is going to break.
The electrical problems have been unpredictable and very stressful over the past two years. Currently the car is in the shop, the battery is fine but the car is getting no power. The mechanics are still searching for the problem. There were no warning signs, it was just dead one evening when I got off work. Ran fine earlier that day.
If you recently have installed a CD Player that could be the problem. Also look to see if one of the battery posts are broken. I have a 1988 Mustang Convertible and every now and then the car wouldn't start. So I pushed on one the the posts on the battery and the car started. So the next day I bought a new battery. Other then that I have never had a problem with the car.
Write me a computernerd_2000@yahoo.com if you have any more questions.
I have a 1988 GT Convertible.
Last week, the car started fine in the morning, but when I tried to leave work, the car was dead as anything. The battery wouldn't hold a charge, so I replaced the battery, and the car seemed to be OK.
The next day, I went to start my car and almost set it on fire. The 4 gauge negative was bad and the car tried to use the little 10 gauge negative as a ground and melted the crap out of it. $20 from Ford, ordered a new negative wire from the battery to the block.
The car is perfect now. It's probably a bad ground. So funny cause it happened last week. To all Fox body owners, these babies love to be played with.
"I absolutely love this car when everything is working on it... but I never know when something is going to break."
Wow, you just perfectly described my feelings toward my 1988 Mustang LX 2.3L automatic convertible. It's a great car... when it's working. However, today is not one of those days. :( Your point about "electrical problems" is right on. I've decide my electrical system must either have gremlins or someone accidentally installed a HAL2000 computer module in it. I love my Mustang, but am getting to the point where I don't have the finances and/or mechanical competency to keep it running reliably.
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