2003 Mustang Cobras Have Defective Engine Cylinder Heads

[MRigney]

29 July 03

According to a Ford Motor Company memo, 2003 Ford Mustang Cobras may have defective engine cylinder heads. The memo noted that the Cobras may exhibit an unusual engine noise that is present at all temperature ranges during engine idle. The memo also states that the noise may be due to bad cylinder head valve guides in the left hand cylinder head. The noise may be heard at the rear of the left hand cylinder head, thought the left side exhaust or at the left front wheel of the vehicle.

If your 2003 Cobra Mustang exhibits this condition, Ford may replace the cylinder head and cam assembly. The replacement cylinder head part number is: 3R2Z-6049-GA. Owners are advised to have their vehicles inspected before the warranty period expires.

This is considered a "silent recall" where upon Ford may NOT notify owners of this condition. For more information, it is suggested that owners contact Pat Hoye (313) 248-8336 at Ford World Headquarters.

News obtained via BlueOvalNews.com

[shibby]

I learned my lesson, as did many others, about "silent recalls" when a hole blew in my 96GT's plastic intake. I bought everything to do the job thinking i was S.O.L. with Ford. About two months later a guy from a shop a couple of doors down from work wanted me to come look at this 96GT he had in there because he could smell the antifreeze but didn't know where it was coming from. I identified the culprit immediately and it turned out that the customer got Ford to pay for the whole thing. Needless to say I took my receipts back to the dealer with an "invoice" for $750 that I had to spend for the repairs and got my money back and than some.