Three problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe have been reported for the 2002 Ford Mustang. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Mustang based on all problems reported for the 2002 Mustang.
This is regarding the intake manifold on Ford v8 engines. My intake manifold on my 2002 Ford Mustang v8 cracked and caused me to replace the entire intake manifold. When this happened, it leaked coolant rapidly. There was a class action suit filed (in which Ford was held liable) in the past years and I was never notified of this lawsuit regarding this issue. Ford has since stated that they will not honor any repairs after March 2006. However, this is still an issue and needs to be looked into further. My Mustang only has 89k miles and the manifold cracked without warning, causing a major repair bill of $1,231. Ford should be held accountable for any/all repair costs for an extended period of time regarding this weak engineering.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the intake manifold leaked coolant while traveling 30 mph. The contact believed that the leak could cause an engine malfunction and maybe a fire. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. Also, the spark plugs separated from the cylinder head while the contact was driving. The vehicle was being repaired at a local repair shop in reference to the spark plugs. The failure mileage was 108,000.
: the contact stated the vehicle was taken to a service dealer to replace two exhaust mufflers. After two and half months the new stanley steel mufflers became severely rusted. When the service dealer was alerted, they refused to acknowledge any warranty on the mufflers.