NHTSA complaint: 1995 FORD MUSTANG — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
3 SEPARATE PROBLEMS: FRONT DISK ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE AND HAD TO BE REGROUND. A/C COMPRESSOR BEARINGS FROZE CAUSING DRIVE BELT TO EMIT ACRID SMOKE THAT FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT (HAPPENED ON ORIGINAL AND AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT). TEMP GAUGE SHOWED FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE UNTIL BEARINGS FROZE COMPLETELY (HAPPENED WITH 2 DIFFERENT COMPRESSORS). PARKING BRAKE RELEASED CAUSING CAR TO ROLL INTO NEIGHBORS VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE (PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION WITH NO TENSION FELT WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION.)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation