FordMustang1999
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1999 Ford Mustang Engine Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 11, 2004 · 59,000 miles

    Engine

    I have a 1999 mustang 3.8l-v6. Recently, the car began to expel a white vapor from the tailpipe when the engine is hot, along with a vibration noise. This has happened as many as 2-3 times per day. I took the car to a ford dealer for service and replaced an air pump. This did not correct the problem. I did some research on the internet and found that many people have had the same problem which turned out to be due…

    ODI 10062466

  • July 20, 2002

    Catalytic Convertor · Engine · Heater Core · Manual Transmission · Suspension

    Vehicle would vibrate severely when driving. Intermittently transmission would not go into gear. Dealer contacted.*ak the dealer could not understand how the transmission had no leaks but was out of transmission fluid. This vehicle has had 2 blown head gaskets, the rear seal in the motor was replaced, the heater core, the transmission, and the catalytic convertor have all been replaced. *jg

    ODI 8015512

  • March 1, 2001

    Engine

    Vehicle started to overheat while driving, dealer determined headgasket was blown and rear seal of engine had to be replaced.*ak

    ODI 8014530

  • May 10, 1999

    Engine

    The pulley slides on to an aluminum sleeve that is part of the front plate on the engine. I was doing a routine inspection when i noticed the pulley slightly tilted. I applied pressure to the belt and was able to pull the pulley, bolt that goes into the plate to hold the pulley on, and the metal sleeve that was broken off of the front engine plate. If this pulley would have came off, the belt would have been…

    ODI 747131

  • Belts And Associated Pulleys · Engine

    Serpentine belt coming apart was chaffing into the timing chain cover. Nlm

    ODI 547792