8.3
pretty bad- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 4,000 miles
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Engine light keeps coming on. People with 97 Mustangs are having problems all over the internet with there head gaskets cracking and engine lights coming on due to engine problems. Mine only has 44,900 miles! do something.
- Galesburg, IL, USA
Paint cracking and delamination on horizontal surfaces, mostly hood. No safety defect listed in the summary.
- Austin, TX, USA
Paint is peeling off, down to the sheet metal & radio makes high pitched whine & static.
- Crofton, MD, USA
Engine check light came on, and consumer had to add coolant into vehicle due to a leak within the intake manifold.
- Ventura, CA, USA
First the car had to be repainted. Then the alternator had to be replaced. Next the whole rearend had to be rebuilt because the pinion and pinion bearing went bad. This could have caused a major accident. The car vibrates excessively when you're on the expressway. It is hard to get into 5th gear. It has popped out of gear on several occassions while on the expressway at 70 miles per hour. The spark plug wires had to be replaced. Currently the car keeps stalling when pulling out or accelerating and the check engine light comes on. It has been in the shop 3 times so far for this latest problem. It is still not fixed, and I don't think they know what's wrong with it.
- Mansfield, GA, USA
When driving at any speed there is some knocking noise coming from vehicle and vehicle is stalling. Also, engine check light keeps coming on. Consumer can't determine the problem.
- Mansfield, GA, USA
No summary
- Dalton, GA, USA
This car has had 10 defects within the past years. No safety defects mention within summary.( dot number: )
- Mansfield, GA, USA
No summary listed for this vehicle.
- Mansfield, GA, USA
- Collinston, LA, USA