1996 Ford Mustang Suspension Problems

“The contact stated the coil springs failed three separate times on the vehicle. The first time the rear springs broke. The second time the front springs broke. This last time while the contact's daughter was driving 55 MPH, the rear springs broke. The vehicle was able to be driven to the dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired because the springs are on national backorder.”

“The contact owns a 1996 Ford Mustang. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the steering wheel became resistant and loss power steering assist. The contact was able to coast the vehicle off the roadway where it was towed to a local repair shop. The independent mechanic made repairs to the front struts, lower ball joints, stable bar link and the control arm. The contact stated a police report was available. The failure mileage was 169,886 and the current mileage was 171,702.”

“Rear sway bar sheared off at bolt hole on lower control arm on drivers side. I removed the part and placed in truck of car. Since this is a part that should last the life of the vehicle I called the dealer the next day for a replacement sway bar. I offered to bring the part in so they could inspect it to make sure the failure was not caused by abuse. Dealer was unwilling to help so I contacted fords customer relations. They state since the car is out of warranty and does not have a recall they will not help. They have been very evasive and difficult to work with. …”

“Rear sway bar broken at left end. This is not a mounting failure but an actual break! This problem is so common that all dealers (more than five) in this area are out of replacement parts!! Because this is part of the suspension system and because so much of the sway bar is hanging loose this should be considered a serious safty hazard.”

“While driving up a small incline at drive thru, heard loud cracking sound. Stopped to investigate and noticed rear sway bar on drivers side had broken off. This has caused a clanking sound whenever the vehicle is driven.”