1989 Ford Mustang Electrical system Problems

“I have recently contacted Ford about this problem and I was told that there was no problem. My friend has a 1988 Mustang, who has had the same problem numerous times. I am an electrical engineer and know that this problem is the result of a bad design (I.e. The ignition control module gets too hot, which causes the transistors to function improperly). This is a real problem and I hope it doesn't take many lives to figure this out. Thank you, josh shaw”

“The contact owns a 1989 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the ignition key became extremely hot. The contact had not taken vehicle to dealer to get a diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 120,000.”

“The contact owns a 1989 Ford Mustang. Whenever the key is inserted into the ignition to start the engine, the vehicle will not start on the first attempt. The contact must remove the key from the ignition and retry in order for the vehicle to start. He discovered NHTSA campaign id number 96v071000 (electrical system:ignition); however, the dealer stated that his VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 123,000 and current mileage was 125,000. Updated 6/16/08 the starter and relay were replaced.”

“Received recall notice 96v071000. Contacted dealership and took vehicle on appointed date. After picking up vehicle, noticed ignition acted same as before going to dealer. Owner took ignition apart and contacted manufacturer for part number of replacement. Part was never replaced by dealership.”

“Recall 96v071000/electrical system ignition switch. Vehicle had a broken ignition switch, and consumer believed that the recall was the reason for this problem. Also, msnufacturer informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN.”