Ford Mustang Cobra 1998
Model Mustang Cobra made in 1998 by Ford got 8 consumer complains there are 3 investigations as well as 15 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and fuel system, gasoline. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, power train and suspension. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling).
Model 1998
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 13950 | 03/01/2001 | 620287 | Some vehicles with manual transmission or with automatic transmission may exhibit a front end accessory drive (fead) belt that has become broken or frayed and / or detach from the engine. *tt | 07/24/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 15901 | 05/01/2002 | 637787 | This bulletin states that some 4.6l fqr engine assemblies may have a smaller or larger knock sensor threaded hold than the one in the original engine assembly. *tt | 12/06/2002 | |
| 13302 | 10/01/1999 | 6092126 | Some vehicles may exhibit a no crank condition. *tt | 11/27/2000 | |
| 8278 | 04/01/2000 | 613630 | Some vehicles equipped with manual transmission and with automatic transmission may exhibit a front end accessory drive (fead) belt that has become broken or frayed and / or detach from the engine. *tt | 07/26/2000 | |
| 8106 | 02/01/2000 | 612305 | Some vehicles may exhibit a no crank condition. *tt | 06/07/2000 | |
| 7236 | 10/01/1999 | 6090814 | Experiencing a no crank condition. *tt | 03/30/2000 | |
| 12803 | 06/01/1999 | 606877 | Concerns with a vibration condition between 1800 - 2300 rpm. *tt | 09/07/1999 | |
| 6388 | 06/01/1999 | 606815 | Customer may express concerns about a vibration condition between 1800 and 2300 rpm. *tt | 09/02/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 13950 | 03/01/2000 | 612936 | Some vehicles equipped with manual transmission and with automatic transmission may exhibit a front end accessory drive (fead) belt that has become broken or frayed and / or detach from the engine. *tt | 06/14/2000 | |
| 8278 | 03/01/2000 | 612717 | Some vehicles with manual and automatic transmissions may exhibit a front end accessory drive (fead) belt that has become broken or frayed and / or detached from the engine. *tt | 06/12/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 11504 | 04/01/1998 | 613762 | Some vehicles with a t-45 transmission may shift from 4th to neutral (pop out) when the clutch is released. *tt | 08/01/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 12869 | 06/01/1999 | 6092029 | Information on checking driveshaft run out. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| 12831 | 06/01/1999 | 6092002 | Information on checking driveshaft run out. *tt | 11/17/2000 | |
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 6641 | 07/01/1999 | 610716 | Some vehicles may exhibit a vibration at highway speeds at 68 mph. *tt | 05/11/2000 | |
| WHEELS | |||||
| 6163 | 05/01/1999 | 606995 | Subject pertaining to wheel balance. *tt | 09/09/1999 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | ||||||
| DP05005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/22/2005 | 01/04/2006 | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | ||
| On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 11/29/2004 | 32801 | 2 | 04/15/1999 |
| Car will not start, starter solenoid clicks. repeated attempts to start causes smoke to rise from the center console. further investigation reveals the smoke is comming from the rubber boot where the metal parking break cable goes from the inside to the outside of the vehicle. the cable actually glows red from heat (aparent ground path for some kind of short). the starter circuit does not work but the vehicle will roll start (manual transmission). this is second occurance of this problem. first occurance was in june of 2000 @ 14,500 miles. dealer repair notes wiring verify compl perform no crank diag check all fuses open in cir 33 trace cir found loose pin at conn 112 repair check operation road test request actual time for elect repair tech 551 i now have 33,000 miles on vehicle, november 2004 -- fire and safety hazard - damage to parking break cable???*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 05/08/2005 | 90000 | 1 | 05/27/2000 |
| Approximately the second week of may while driving on a highway a loud hissing noise occurred and an immediate loss of pressure occurred . when stopped at a light the loud noise was evident. i brought the car to my mechanic and the discovery was a spark plug had detenaded in the engine . spark plug wires were cooked and burnt , the threads in the engine had been stripped due to the blow out of the plug. the plug was not stripped. the only way it could be fixed was to have it recoiled , not cheap it cost me about $1800,00 in repairs and in my case it had to be done by someone who works on this particular vehicle. i have heard this problem occurring in a number of ford vehicles. this should never happen and ford needs to pay for my unnecessary repairs. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 08/18/2005 | 70000 | 1 | 02/10/2004 |
| My engine started clanking noises before it even had 100,000 kilometers on it, now the engine is toast at about 105,000 kilometers, i have been told by ford that i have spun the main bearing and will need a new engine,. this vehicle is babied, regular oil changes with pure synthetic oil, and premium gas. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 07/13/2010 | 75000 | ||
| Filler neck to tank gasket ripped and leaking fuel. causes fuel to pour from the vehicle on left hand turns with full tank of fuel. high probability of an auto fire due to this condition. | |||
| TIRES - BEAD | |||
| 08/07/2005 | 101489 | 1 | 05/28/2003 |
| On august 07, 2005 i was driving down the interstate 85 in south carolina at 65 mph. my car suddenly made an abrupt turn to the side of the road at a 45 degree angle. the cause of the accident was that the tire suddenly deflated loosing it's bead with the wheel. the tire was a nitto nt555 p255/35/18. it was mounted on a 9.5 inch genuine ford wheel.*jb | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | FORT MCMURRAY | NORTHSTAR FORD | 780-791-7911 | |
| NJ | TOMS RIVER | 08753 | DOWNS FORD | 732 349 2240 |
| SC | TAYLORS | 29687 | MUSTANG CITY | 864-848-7447 |