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8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$220
Average Mileage:
105,350 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. replace with aluminum housing (2 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)
2005 Ford Mustang cooling system problems

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2005 Ford Mustang Owner Comments

problem #3

Jan 162016

Mustang 4.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

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thermostat housing splits/leaks thermostat housing splits/leaks

I Really hope that I can find something better than a Plastic Thermostat Housing to Replace this original.

Shame To have this thing Potentially overheat and ruin a motor that has Been so good for goin on 12 years now.

I don't want to chance anything happening while my wife is driving, that would be Catastrophic, she would just keep driving till it died. Glad it happened while I was driving and not her. I feel as though I'm Whining over something that was Minor and trivial, but knowing what could happen and seeing the mess that it made under the hood, Its Painful. So I want a little more protection than a plastic housing can give.

I purchased this Car in 2004 Was one the first anywhere around to own the retro style mustang. it had, I believe 2 miles on it, Now 12 years later and over a hundred thousand miles. It Drives Like it was still 2004 and I still Love to Drive this Car. I Would Like to Keep it that way.

- Nat D., Napa, CA, US

problem #2

Sep 182015

Mustang 4.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 110,000 miles

This is the second time in two years I've had to replace thermostat housing cause it cracked. Cracked in the same spot both times.

What happen to metal thermostat housings? Is there an updated version I don't know yet or in the works?

- Travis B., Salem, OR, US

problem #1

Dec 112013

Mustang 4.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 106,000 miles

Who's watching these criminal companies like GM, Ford, Dodge, etc.? All we have to do is pull up the internet to see what's going on. There so happy & willing to take your $40,000. dollars when buying a new car but when you return with a problem or defective vehicle they don't know you . Where's Nader when you need him? Meanwhile, the after market scum snatchers & bottom feeders want to sell you parts to fix your problem that should have been fixed on a recall.

- lesca, Templeton, CA, US

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