1995 Ford Mustang

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE! THE SEAT TRACK SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES (METAL) WHERE CONNECTED TO THE FLOOR. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER I AM TOLD IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE TO PAY THE $228.00 FOR A NEW SEAT, PLUS LABOR. CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, WAS LIKE A ROLLER COSTER RIDE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. I'VE NOTICED OVER 10 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL?

THIS COMPONENT WAS ALLEGEDLY COVERED UNDER A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" PROGRAM WHICH HAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO BE STRANDED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME FROM COLLEGE. I BELIEVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH FORD V-6 ENGINES SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE DUE TO THEIR HIGH OCCURRANCE AND THE DANGERS WHICH THESE FAILURES CAUSE. DT

THE SEAT TRACK ON MY CAR BROKE RIGHT AFTER THE 3 YEARS WAS UP, ALTHOUGH AS OF NOW I HAVE JUST OVER 32200 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO TILT THE DRIVER'S SEAT UP ALL THE WAY. WHEN TAKEN TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND CALLING FORDS 800 NUMBER I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED SINCE THE TIME WAS UP. I REPLACED THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT THE METAL HAD SNAPPED IN TWO PLACES( NEAR THE HOLES WHERE THE SEAT WAS BOLTED DOWN) WOULD THIS BE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM? I STILL HAVE THE ORIGNAL PARTS. DT

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

MONDAY AUGUST 12 2002 I TOOK MY MUSTANG TO RIVERSIDE FORD BECAUSE OF A FAILED HEATER CORE VALVE. WHEN I GOT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. ASKED THEM TO FIX AIRBAG LIGHT AND TO LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS INDEED THE HEATER CORE VALVE THAT HAD BUSTED.THAT AFTERNOON I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE VALVE.I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR AIRBAG LIGHT ONLY. PICKED UP CAR NEXT DAY,PAID THE BILL AND GOT IN CAR.AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON.IQUESTIONED SERVICE WRITTER AND HE TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE WHEN THEY HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER SO THEY REPLACED A FUSE.HAD A FEW MORE WORDS WITH HIM AND HE SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT FIXED BUT YET I HAD TO PAY BILL. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ARGUE TOLD HIM I WOULD RETURN.TWO WEEKS LATER I RETURNED WITH 2 BLOWN AIRBAGS.MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON AUGUST 26. SHE STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED,PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF CAR WHEN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED.SHE CALLED ME CRYING AND SCARED TO DEATH OVER WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. NO WRECK, NO COLLISION WITH ANY OBJECT AIRBGS EXPLODED FOR NO REASON.ANY WAY DEALERSHIP WANTED ME TO PAY FOR 2HOURS OF LABOR SO THEY COULD DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. TOLD THEM THEY WERE CRAZY IF THEY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO PAY.SINCE THEY DAY IHAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOME ENGINEERS FROM FORD TO COME DOWN AND HAVE A LOOK AND DECIDE WHAT TO DO.WELL THEY DID TODAY AND SAID THEY WERE DENYING CLAIM DUE TO AGE AND MILES ON VEHICLE.I HAVE ASKED FOR NOTHING OTHER THAN MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED BUT IT SEEMS IT IS GOING NO WHERE.OH BY THE WAY WHEN I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN I GET THE SAME RESPONSE,WE DO NOT KNOW.