2006 Ford Mustang GT complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V802000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS HITTING THE PASSENGER.

I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS, FOR BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. IN BOTH INSTANCES, IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO GET THESE REPLACED. MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. WHEN I ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL MINE IS REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. IT WAS BAD ENOUGH WHEN IT WAS ON MY SIDE, BUT NOW IT'S ON THE SIDE WHERE MY MOTHER, WHO SUFFERS FROM DEMENTIA, USUALLY SITS. I HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT WITH HER, WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING AND INJURING OR KILLING HER. I PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT IN GOOD FAITH, AND NOW, THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND IN A POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP. I DON'T THINK ASKING FOR A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT VEHICLE IS AN UNREASONABLE REQUEST.

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER IT HEATS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE USED VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. THEY REPLACED O2 SENSORS AND I GOT IT BACK LAST NIGHT AND TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON ME AGAIN AND THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE SAFELY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN, SO AGAIN I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REACH MY FINAL DESTINATION.

THERE IS BUBBLING IN THE PAINT IN THE TIP OF THE HOOD WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS CORROSION ON THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. FORD WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT SAYING IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM AS THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING.

TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY, TALKED WITH TWO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD "IT IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ONLY" HAD BOTH OF THE DRIVER 'S SIDE REPLACEMENT RECALLS DONE AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT A YEAR FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE SECOND. NOW I GET A RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH AGAIN WITH "NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE" I PAID EXTRA FOR ADDITIONAL FOR SIDE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR AND I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE LIKE FORD, OR THE GOVERNMENT TO FIND OUT IF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS ARE JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE THE OTHERS INSTALLED. SO MAYBE THEY COULD GET THEM ALL FIXED BEFORE MORE FOLKS GET KILLED BY "SAFETY DEVICES".

TAKATA RECALL: CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IN JULY OF 2015. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE ON ORDER AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. HAD KEYS MADE AT THE DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2015, STILL ON ORDER. JULY 2016 STILL ON ORDER AFTER I CALLED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. FORD EXPLAINED THEY WERE ON ORDER AND I SHOULD GET A LETTER BY THE END OF 2016. IN DECEMBER 2015 PHIL LONG FORD SENT ME A LETTER OFFERING ME $10,705 TRADE FOR MY SHELBY MUSTANG TO TRADE FOR A NEW CAR! DEALER WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS.

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CORP TWICE AND THEY TOLD ME A LETTER WOULD BE SENT....THIS SINCE 2014. I HAVE CONTACTED HOLMAN FORD IN MAPLE SHADE, NJ 4 TIMES TO ASK IF THEY HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL. THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY TOLD ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS YET AND I WILL GET A LETTER. I HAVE NOT MOVED OR CHANGED MY ADDRESS FOR 33 YEARS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING.

"TAKATA RECALL" FINDLAY FORD OR FRIENDLY FORD DOES NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT OR KNOW WHEN THEY WILL. SAID THEY WOULD SEND A POSTCARD IF THEY GET ONE IN. I'D LIKE TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE I DIE. THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR US CONSUMERS. K. SIMPLER

TAKATA RECALL -- I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 MUSTANG GT, FOR WHICH I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BY MAIL IN DECEMBER 2015. I PHONED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE ON THE CAR, BUT WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE THAT WEEK. THE CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY OFF THE ROAD IN STORAGE THE REMAINDER OF THE WINTER. I PHONE THE DEALER ON 4/28/2016, AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THEY WERE "HOPING THE PARTS WOULD BE IN, SOON." THIS IS AN UNCONSCIONABLE DELAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN "SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH," ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE SITUATION?

"TAKATA RECALL", I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP(BEAU TOWNSEND) LAST YEAR ABOUT THE RECALL, THEY SAID I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY MUSTANG RECALL REPLACED. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL FIXED..CAN SOMEONE HELP?

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS, BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2013, I PURCHASED A USED, BUT VERY WELL KEPT, 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM. AFTER A YEAR OR SO, I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT HAS LEFT ME AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TO PARK MY CAR, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO PARK, WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO THROTTLE UP OVERPOWERING THE BRAKES CAUSING THE BACK WHEELS TO SPIN AND THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD. THE HARDER I PUSHED DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE MORE IT THROTTLED UP UNTIL IT SHOT ME UP AND OVER THE CEMENT WHEEL STOP IN FRONT OF THE PARKING STALL AND ONTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AT WHICH TIME I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND SLAMMED THE SHIFTER UP INTO PARK. I WAS DUMBFOUNDED! I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEHOW WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WAS ALSO CATCHING THE SIDE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THUS MAKING IT SEEM LIKE THE HARDER I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE MORE THE ENGINE WOULD THROTTLE UP AS WELL. I EVENTUALLY SHOOK IT OFF AND WENT ABOUT MY DAY. THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE PULLING INTO MY BROTHERS GARAGE AND AGAIN, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT THROTTLED UP AGAIN THE SAME WAY AND MY BROTHER WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. HE THOUGHT I WAS PLAYING UNTIL HE SAW THE PANIC ON MY FACE. HE NO SOONER JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY WHEN THE CAR SHOT FORWARD ALMOST HITTING HIM! THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN NEVER KNOWING WHEN OR WHERE. IT ALSO HAS DONE THIS WHILE JUST SLOWING DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP. I CONTACTED F

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PART FROM THE DEALER BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V802000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HESITATION IN GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE BODY. WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC I WOULD EASE DOWN ON GAS PEDAL WITH NO REACTION UNTIL ABOUT HALF THROTTLE AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP AT ABOUT HALF THROTTLE AND I WOULD THEN HAVE TO LET OFF GAS PEDAL AND REPEAT PROCESS UNTIL UP TO SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THIS BECAME A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERYONE I TALK TO ABOUT THIS SAYS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, 2005-2014 FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE 3 OF THEM AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

P0463 FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A RECALL (14V802) THE RECALL INDICATES THAT FRAGMENTS CAN STRIKE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. FORD IS TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT THE RECALL WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY ABOUT THAT VERY SAME SYMPTOM EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DESERT FOR THE LAST 9 YEARS. I'M CONFUSED ABOUT WHICH RECALL QUALIFIES FOR THE PRIORITY REPAIR IF THIS ONE DOESN'T.

RUG ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS VERY WET. JUST FORWARD OF THE SEAT, JUST INSIDE OF THE DOOR SILL. APPEARS TO BE WATER, NOT COOLANT. UNKNOWN SOURCE. DOOR RUBBER SEALS ARE FINE, AS ARE WINDOW CHANNELS, DOOR DRAIN SLOTS ARE CLEAR. *TR

DURING RAIN OR RINSING OF CAR WASH, WATER LEAKS INSIDE CABIN. WATER HAS STARTED CORROSION IN SMALL AREAS UNDER DASH WHERE IT HAS CONTACTED WIRES. *TR

PAINT BUBBLING ON HOOD, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AS I HAD SAME ISSUE ON MY 07. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR FOUR YEARS. THE DEALER RESEALED THE COWL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

A FEW WEEKENDS AGO I PURCHASED A VERY NICE LOOKING 06 MUSTANG GT WITH 87,000 (APX) MILES. CAR HAD JUST BEEN CLEANED UP VERY NICELY AND LOOKED LIKE A GOOD DEAL. ON THE WAY HOME I TOOK IT THROUGH THE CAR WASH AND CAME TO DISCOVER WHY IT HAD BEEN SO CLEANED OUT. WATER BEGAN POURING IN UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. LIKE A WATER FALL. THE WATER DIDN'T STOP UNTIL THERE WAS A GOOD 4 INCHES ON THE FLOOR. WHAT A NIGHTMARE. THE WATER SMELLED TERRIBLE. I SMELL A AWFUL MOLD/MILDEW SMELL NOW THAT WON'T GO AWAY. THERE WERE SMALL ELECTRICAL ISSUES AT THE TIME THAT SEEM TO HAVE CLEARED UP... FOR NOW. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THE DRAINAGE HOLES UNDER THE COWL WERE PLUGGED AND AN INVESTIGATION VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. CLEARING OF THE DRAINAGE HOLES TOOK ONLY A FEW MINUTES, BUT I FEAR THE DAMAGE MAY BE THERE AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES IN THE FUTURE IF THE WIRES SHOULD EVER RUST. AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IS SCARY. ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CONTROL.. WELL.. THE ENTIRE CAR. CRUISE CONTROL, WINDOWS, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ETC. I'D HATE MY AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. AND THE MOLD IN THE CARPET CAN'T BE HEALTHY EITHER. FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND REPAIR THESE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE ELECTRICAL ASPECT OF THE SITUATION MAKES THIS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS GAMBLE. WHEN THIS CAR IS PAID OFF, I'M GETTING A DIFFERENT SUMMERTIME FUN CAR, AND IT WON'T BE ANOTHER FORD. UNLESS FORD TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. *TR

LOST FUNCTION OF BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS. FORD DEALER IN WINSTON SALEM, NC SAID THE DRAIN BELOW THE WINDSHIELD HAS STOPPED UP AND DIVERTED THE WATER VIA THE WIRING TO THE SJB THEREBY SHORTING IT OUT. HAD NEW SJB INSTALLED AND WATER REMOVED FROM PASSENGER FLOOR AREA. TOOK 2 DAYS FOR CARPETING TO DRY OUT. COST WAS 610.38 PLUS THE SJB. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. IT IS NOW JULY 1, 2014 AND THE SAME PART HAS FAILED AGAIN BUT WITHOUT THE WATER ISSUE. THE CAR IS GOING BACK IN THE SHOP TOMORROW. I HOPE I DON'T GET REAR ENDED ON THE WAY TO PARKWAY FORD. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES INVOLVING THE LOCATION OF THE SJB POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY GAS PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STICK TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT LET UP UNLESS I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAIT ABOUT 10 SECONDS THEN START IT UP AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE BODY GETTING STUCK OPEN OR WHAT. IT'S PRETTY FRIGHTENING. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE THE KIDS. *TR

HAPPENED 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 30-40 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S LIKE THE CAR TOOK OFF AND BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. BREAKING WOULD NOT REALLY SLOW IT DOWN. SHE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TI SHIITE DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT REVVING. SHE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN AND REMOVE THE KEY BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. IT'S SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT HAPPENED TO ME A DAY EARLIER AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE. HOPEFULLY TOO MANY PEOPLE DON'T GET KILLED BEFORE THE NHTSA TAKES ACTION. I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT - THE PAINT ON THE HOOD HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE. MY FOR DEALER SAID IT'S A COMMON ISSUE DUE TO IRON CONTAMINATION OF THE ALUMINUM PANEL. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND FEEL FORD SHOULD PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRACKING BAR WAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *TR

CAR WILL NOT ACCEPT FUEL. WHEN TRYING TO PUMP GAS, IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE AND ON ME. *TR

IN THE MORNING, WHEN IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE, MY EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT WARMS UP OUTSIDE BEFORE I CAN DRIVE MY CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AFTER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONERY ALL NIGHT LONG. *TR

CORROSION ON HOOD IN SEVERAL PLACES THAT CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE. AFTER RESEARCH, LOCATED TSB PUT OUT BY FORD INDICATING THE CORROSION IS AS A RESULT OF IRON CONTAMINATION IN ALUMINUM PRIOR TO PAINTING WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THEIR MANUFACTURING. *JB

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, TURNED A RESIDENTIAL CORNER AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY LOOP. WITHIN SECONDS, I REALIZED THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT COMING BACK UP. IT FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD GOTTEN STUCK OR SUCKED DOWN INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. MY MIND WAS RACING--WHAT TO DO! I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE BUT WITH ME DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR RACING THE CAR, MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. MY CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. OTHER THAN A NEW BATTERY, IT IS PRIMO AND HAS BEEN BABIED! I SAW A CLEARING IN THE TRAFFIC AND HEADED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AS NOT MUCH FURTHER UP THE ROAD WAS TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT. I KNEW IF I GOT UP THAT FAR, AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR. I HAD TO STEER AWAY FROM TRAFFIC! I PUT IT IN 2ND, THEN 1ST, WHILE STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. IT DID SLOW IT SOME AND I CAME TO A STOP. I THREW IT INTO PARK, BUT IT WAS STILL SCREAMING AND ACCELERATING. MY TIRES WERE SMOKING AND I COULD SMELL THEM. I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE NIGHTMARE ENDED. I AM A 53-YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO LOVES MY MUSTANG, BUT I ABOUT DIED TODAY AND COULD HAVE TAKEN OTHERS WITH ME. MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS CAME TO MY RESCUE. I STARTED MY MUSTANG UP ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES LATER AND SHE WAS FINE. I PUTTED SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD TO THE FORD HOUSE AND SHE IS IN THE SHOP. DIAGNOSTICS SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. $800. THAT IS JUST MONEY, BUT WHAT TO DO NOW? DO I KEEP HER WHEN SHE IS FIXED, COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN, OR DO I TOTALLY TAKE THE SAFE ROAD AND TRADE HER IN? I LOVE MY CAR, BUT I COULD HAVE

DRIVING HOME FORM A TRIP I STARTED HEARING A SLAPPING/TICKING NOISE FORM UNDER THE HOOD. INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE COMING FORM TIMING CHAIN COVER/ VALVE COVER AREA ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND A MECHANIC VISIT IT IS A TIMING CHAIN GUIDE/TENSIONER. ITS A COSTLY REPAIR AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 05-09 MUSTANGS FORM INTERNET RESEARCH. THEY USE THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSE THEY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, CAUSE THEY WONT BREAK. I THINK THE GUIDES SHOULD ALSO LAST, BUT THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND CAN BREAK AT ANYTIME. I THINK THIS IS A PLOY BY FORD OR A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS PLASTIC CONTAINED INSIDE OF A MAJOR CAR PART THAT CAN BREAK EASILY, MAY CAUSE CHAIN TO SLIP OFF AND SHUT OFF ENGINE CAUSING BLOWN ENGINE, OR WORSE WHILE ON HIGHWAY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED BY STAINLESS OR ALUMINUM FOR STRENGTH AND BETTER SUPPORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED CORROSION UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE HOOD WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT THAT I OWN. I STARTED TO SMELL A MUSTY ODOR AROUND NOV 2012. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT WENT THROUGH THE TESTING PROCESS TO CONFIRM THERE IS A TSB RELEVANT TO MY CAR. IT COST ME $146.00 TO FIND TSB 08-26-7 APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THIS HISTORY OF WATER LEAKING HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON SOME CARS IN ADDITION TO THE ISSUES I EXPERIENCED. IT APPEARS THE TSB REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING NON WEAR PARTS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED PARTS SUGGESTING THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN RELATED ISSUE. THE REPAIR COST ME $716.00 IN TOTAL. I HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY PAYING THIS TO CORRECT A DESIGN RELATED DEFECT WHICH MADE MY CAR UNFIT FOR USE DUE TO WATER LEAKING NEAR THE ELECTRICAL BOX, A MOLD SMELL AND ONE DRIVER BEING AN ASTHMATIC. I ASKED FORD FOR RELIEF WITH MY EXPENSES. MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. I AM OF THE OPINION A RECALL IS APPROPRIATE AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION.

ON AUGUST 13, 2013 AT 1:45PM WHILE DRIVING TO A CAR DEALERSHIP IN ELGIN, IL, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING NORTH ON RT59 WHICH IS A 45 MPH ZONE. MY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE. SHE PRESSED THE PEDAL A LITTLE MORE AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF BY ITS SELF. BEFORE WE KNEW IT, WE WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THOUGH A LARGE POPULATION AREA. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BUT THEY ONLY SLOWED THE CAR A LITTLE. I TOLD MY WIFE TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SEE IF THE SPEED WOULD REDUCE. IT ONLY INCREASED IN SPEED. I TOLD MY WIFE TO TAP THE PEDAL AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW AND SHE WAS STILL UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES. I TOLD MY WIFE TO PRESS THE PEDAL HARDER. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. MY TOLD ME LAST YEAR THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THAT IT DID THE EXACTED SAME THING, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT UNTIL I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND IT SCARED THE [XXX] OUT OF ME AS WELL. THE CAR IS SHOWING NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THIS MORNING THE UNEXPECTED AND UNHEARD OF HAPPENED MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INSIDE THE SEAT DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS PULLING IN TO THE GAS STATION AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH WITH MY BROTHER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WIFE IN BACKSEAT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG EXPLODED, MY BROTHER THOUGHT WE GOT INTO A CRASH AND WIFE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING SHOT AT AND I THOUGHT MY ENGINE EXPLODED UNTIL MY BROTHER SAID IT WAS THE AIRBAG AND WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS ARM WHILE MY WIFE COMPLAINED SHE COULD NOT HEAR FROM THE LOUD POP WHEN IT DEPLOYED. MY CAR HAS FORD RACING LOWERING SPRINGS I HAVE HAD THEM ON THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. I RECENTLY DROVE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO TEXAS AND THE ROADS WERE NOT SMOOTH ESPECIALLY HERE IN TEXAS WHERE IT HAPPENED. I MIGHT UNDERSTAND THE AIRBAG IN THE SEAT DEPLOYING WHILE HITTING A HARD BUMP BUT NOT WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH CONCRETE SURFACE WHERE IT ENDED UP DEPLOYING. I THINK IF I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE AIRBAG INSIDE THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE BUCKLE FINALLY RELEASED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT NO LONGER UTILIZED THE SEAT BELT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE SEAT BLETS WOULD LOCK. UPDATED 05/15/12

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON SATURDAY TWO DAYS EARLIER, I DROVE TO WORK THEN HOME APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES WENT TO DINNER WITH A WIFE AND FRIENDS. ONE OF MY FRIENDS FROM NORWAY WANTED RIDE IN CAR AND EXPERIENCE THE POWER. FORTUNATELY ON A CLEAR 6 LANE HIGHWAY I KICKED IT HARD ONLY THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL RETURNING TO UPRIGHT POSITION. I KICKED THE PEDAL 8 OR 9 TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY RESPONDED. IT RUINED A SET BRAKE PADS. THE DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH CAR - SAID THE FLOOR MAT MUST HAVE GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. I SAID GO LOOK AGAIN WHEN I BOUGHT THE USED CAR TWO DAYS AGO THERE ARE NO FLOOR MATS IN IT. HE HAD NO FURTHER RESPONSE. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY MARCH 23, 2012 JUST OVER A YEAR LATER BASICALLY A DUPLICATE OF THE ORIGINAL. I THINK THAT THESE DRIVE-BY-WIRE CARS HAVE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES REGARDING FAIL SAFE FEATURES OF THE COMPONENTS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER STICKING THROTTLES IN MY LIFETIME BUT AT LEAST WHEN A MECHANICAL LINKAGE STICKS THERE IS AN IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE AND REMEDY. THIS ELECTRONIC CRAP AND THE LACK OF DIGINITY BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO RESPOND TO A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IS FRIGHTENING. I BOUGHT FORD'S MUSTANG TO ENJOY IT - NOT BE TERRIFIED THAT EVERYTIME I OPEN THE THROTTLE THAT IT MAY BE MY LAST. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER COMPLAINTS ON THE VARIOUS MUSTANG FORUMS AS WELL AS ON THIS SITE MAYBE FORD COULD AT LEAST HONESTLY INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJ

MY 2006 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE IS NOW ON ITS SECOND FORD BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW. 36K AND WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND A "BATTERY LOW" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO FOLLOWED BY ALL THE YELLOW CAUTION LIGHTS, ABS/TRACTION CONTROL OFF/CHECK ENGINE AND AM SURE I DETECTED A BURNING WIRE ODOR. ALTERNATOR AT ONLY 36K? THE VOLTAGE METER WAS DEAD AS WELL. I REALLY ENJOY THE CAR AND AM SURPRISED ABOUT THIS. *TR

WHENEVER I GET HEAVY RAINFALL OR TAKE MY CAR TO A CAR WASH I EXPERIENCE THE UNPLEASANT SITUATION OF HAVING MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FILL UP WITH WATER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I ATTRIBUTED IT TO A FREAK THING. THE NEXT FEW TIMES I STARTED DOING ALITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME THING. I HAVE GONE BACK TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECT AND STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE , FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY FOR THE "CAR OF MY DREAMS" AND NOW HAVE TO SHOP VAC WATER OUT OF IT AND RIDE AROUND WITH THE RUG FOLDED OVER TO DRY OUT THE METAL AND RUG UNDERNEATH. MY FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS A 2005 MUSTANG HAS TO RIDE AROUND WITH A POT ON HIS FLOOR TO CATCH THE WATER AS IT FLOWS IN! THIS IS A DISGRACE AS WELL AS A HEALTH HAZARD FROM BREATHING IN THE MOLD FUMES THAT THE WET RUG EMITS! *TR

MY CAR IS STILL UNDER THE EXTRA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY. 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN, TO PUT INTO FIRST GEAR AND GOT READY FOR THE LIGHT TURN GREEN, WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LUNCHED AND THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER PART PA6-GF25 BROKE . PART NUMBER PA6-GF25 BROKE AND WAS LYING INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR FLOOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD USED A PLASTIC PIECE PART PA6-GF25 TO HOLD THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION I NOTICE THAT DUE TO STRESS OVER TIME IT WAS BROKEN IN HALF. I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED ME OR SOME ELSE, WHEN MENTION IT TO GALPIN FORD, THEY SAID IT'S NOT THERE PROBLEM THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 450 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND MY BILL IN GOING TO BE OVER A 1000 DOLLARS AND THEY DON'T WANT TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY EITHER, I READY FOR TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND A RECALL CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH THIS OR KNOWS OTHER PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE INTO THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE CLIPS, SEAL AND UNDER PADDING OF THE COWL ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

VEHICLE WAS ENTERING FREEWAY WHEN ALL DASH LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND WENT BLACK. WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN SPLUTTERING. VEHICLE PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ONCE ENGINE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.

AT 12:00 PM MY SISTER IN LAW CALLED ME AND SAID HER 06 MUSTANG GT WAS HESITATING WHEN ACCELERATING, I ADVISED HER TO BRING IT TO MY SHOP AND I WOULD CHECK IT OUT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY CODES WERE SET, AND THE CODES WERE CLEAR. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS A 4-6 SECOND DELAY BETWEEN PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RESPONSE OF THE ENGINE ACCELERATING. I TURNED RIGHT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD OF OUR TEST DRIVE AREA AND ACCELERATED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TO FULL ACCELERATION AND THE REAR TIRES SPUN AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE RELEASED POSITION. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND COASTED BACK INTO MY PARKING LOT. I, AT THAT POINT WENT TO MY OFFICE AND CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND ASKED THE PARTS MANAGER IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STICKING ACCELERATOR AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN MUSTANGS WHERE THEY PUT A SHIELD UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THIS VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL INTO THE V.I.N. PARAMETERS. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL MATS OTHER THAN THE FACTORY MAT WHICH IS HOOKED INTO THE MAT HOOKS ON THE CARPET AND THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF CLEARANCE FROM THE PEDAL TO THE MAT. PERSONALLY IT SEEMED LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVE BY WIRE ACCELERATOR. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY SISTER, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT WE CAN DO? *TR

WATER LEAKING UNDER DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY FORD MUSTANG GT 2006 MODEL. IT HAS PROGRESSIVLY OVER TIME GOTTEN WORSE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2006 MUSTANG GT WHEN IT GETS COLD THE PARKING BRAKE FREEZES NOT ALLOWING YOU TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME ITS COLD! *TR

AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY ON MY 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT IDLES VERY ROUGH AND SOMETIMES DIES DURING DRIVING OR IDLES SO LOW THE POWER STEERING IS NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE STEERING EFFORT. THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. I FOLLOWED THE RELEARN PROCEDURE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL BUT IT DID NOT HELP. *TR

FLOOR MAT PROVIDED BY ROUSH GOT STUCK BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL AND CAUSED MY CAR TO ACCELERATE TO WHAT FELT LIKE 90-100 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO PASS TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME AND SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE AHEAD; HOWEVER, UPON PASSING THE TRAFFIC ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NORTH, WHICH HAS A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, MY GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK OR JAMMED IN THE MAT AND ACCELERATED TO WHAT FELT LIKE 90-100 MPH. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL THEN ACCIDENTALLY TO REVERSE HEARING A MECHANICAL CLUNK, DURING WHICH TIME I REPEATEDLY SLAMMED MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN LUCKILY, THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING LIKE NORMAL. LATER THAT DAY, I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS STUCK BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL AT WORK; IT MAY HAVE SLID UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WHEN MY FOOT LIFTED UP FROM THE FLOOR OR THE EXACT TIME I AM NOT SURE SINCE WHEN I ENTER MY CAR I DO NOT LOOK TO SEE IF MY FLOOR MAT IS STUCK BEHIND THE GAS PEDAL. HOWEVER, I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE FLOOR MAT PROVIDED BY FORD WITH MY 2006 ROUSH STAGE II FORD MUSTANG HAD NO HOLE TO LATCH ONTO THE HOOK ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE ROUSH FLOOR MAT PROVIDED WITH PURCHASE OF THE CAR AND USED THAT DAY, DID HAVE A HOLE TO CONNECT TO THE HOOK ON THE FLOOR, BUT DOES NOT FIT THE HOOK. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURERS DID NOT ENSURE 100% THAT THEIR FLOOR MATS ARE SECURED TO THE FLOOR; INSTEAD, IN THIS EXAMPLE, IT SLID ON THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK BEHIND MY GAS PEDAL. I HAVE SINCE REMOVED THE ROUSH FLOOR MAT FR