Hood trouble with a mustang?

Question

I have a 97 mustang that the fiberglass on the hood fell off. Thats right it fell off. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else. I have had 2 people tell me that their car did it too ( but I haven't seen their cars). Before I contact Ford I wanted to know if this was really an isolated incodent.

Answer 1

It was common on the Mustang, and I have seen it many times. There was a voluntary recall concerning this. Recall #97V18 was issued asking Mustang owners to bring their vehicles in to have the edge of the hood inspected for separation. This recall has expired long ago. If you are the most recent owner of this vehicle, more than likely the previous owner neglected to take the vehicle in for repair when they receved a letter from Ford telling them to do so. Or if you had the vehicle all along, the recall notices were ignored, so the problem was never fixed. The repair would have been free, but now it is going to require either a new hood or a repair at a body shop.

Answer 2

no,,your not the only one,,i own a repair shop,,and i have had 2 customers in my shop with the same problem,,we thought it was kind of odd but when we called the dealer they denied knowing of any problem like that,and said it couldn't happen,but now there,s 3 cases,,maybe if you contact them they,ll believe its a real problem now,,there may be a lot more out there too that we don't know about,,but at least now i can post it on there web site again,,and maybe they,ll listen now,,good luck,,we had to buy a new one,,at our cost,,maybe you wont have to,,i hope this help,s.

Answer 3

To answer your question NO
I have a shop and have had 3 this year come in for the same thing.
Seems Ford knows about this but you cant get much out of them

Answer 4

I also own a '97 GT. No trouble ever. Never heard of this problem.