1999 Ford Mustang complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN IT ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER HAD JUST TAKEN IT IN ON 5 FEBRUARY, 2001 FOR PARKING BRAKE RECALL. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED. *AK THE DEALER FAILED TO PROPERLY FIX THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHIC WAS ON RECALL. THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO RETURN CONSUMER'S PHONE CALLS. *YH

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO MY CAR WOULD STALL WHENEVER I WOULD SLOW DOWN (PRESSING THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE). I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR WHILE COASTING, BECAUSE MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN TO ALLOW ME TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO AUDUBON FORD IN BATON ROUGE, LA FOR SERVICE. THEY REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T DISAPPEAR, BUT BECAME MUCH LESS FREQUENT. TODAY, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. IT STALLED AGAIN, AND WORSE, MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.*AK

THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING AFTER PLACING IN GEAR. RPMS GO DOWN, THEN SURGE CAUSING VEHICLE TO "LAUNCH" WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU'RE AIMED AT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON OR 1 1/2 YEARS. 25 DAYS IN SHOP TO NO AVAIL. BLAINE @ FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, IS WELL AWARE OF IT (FILE # 203312)YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THE CAR IS FAST, RUNS CLEAN, USES NO OIL, PERFORMS WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE LAUNCHING SITUATION. CA CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONTACTED AS WELL. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT WANT IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!*AK

TRACTION CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, AXLE WAS DEFECTIVE, IT SHUT DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHTAND WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH, PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

FORD MUSTANG CONV. 1999 3.8 LITER ENGINE. REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS/ACCELERATION PROBS 3 TIMES TO DEALERSHIPS ( ONE TIME TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP OUTSIDE FORD JURISDICTION THAT NOTICED EXCESSIVE GASKET LEAKAGE) BEFORE 12,000 MILES. FINALLY, AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM ALL DEALERSHIP VISITS, FINALLY REPLACED W/ REFURBISHED ENGINE DEMONSTRATING SAME PROBLEM AT 31207 MILES APPROXIMATELY. (PLEASE NOTE- IT APPEARS AS THOUGH DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS TRIED TO CHANGE THE PROBLEMS I NOTATED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE MY COMPLAINTS. GAVE ME BACK INVOICE TWO TIMES WITH MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE NOT ORIGINAL COMPLAINT! ON THE SECOND TIME- TRACKED DOWN THE MANAGER AND COMPLAINED DIRECTLY AND ASKED WHY THE DEALERSHIP HAD DONE THIS. HE HAD NO ANSWER FOR THIS EMPLOYEES ACTION.) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH THE NEW REFURBISHED ENGINE IS THAT THERE IS NO BURNING SMELL AND THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY VIBRATES SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND GEARSHIFT VIBRATES TO AND FRO VIOLENTLY- THE INITIAL ACCELERATION COMPLAINT REMAINS. THE VIOLENT ENGINE SHAKING DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THIS NEW ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED ONLY 3 DAYS. TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH ASSEMBLY- GASKET REPLACEMENT (EXCESSIVE BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE). NO COATING UNDER VEHICLE TO PROTECT INTERIOR COMPONENTS- DEALERSHIP FIXED. INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD CRACKED/ CHIPPED INTERNALLY- NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT. BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. INTERIOR DASHBOARD LOSES COLOR- REPLACED TWO

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY. RPM'S WILL NOT GO DOWN IMMEDIATLY AFTER IT SHIFTS TO HIGHER GEAR. CALLED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD UNLESS THEY COULD REPRODUCE THIS NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *AK

THE KUHMO ECSTA SUPRA 712 WAS A REPLACEMENT SET OF TIRES ON MY L999 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE. THE TIRE IS DESIGNED TO DISPLACE WATER THROUGH A LARGE, LATERAL CENTER CHANNEL. FROM READING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TIRE, THIS TIRE DESIGN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF HYDROPLANING RESISTANCE. AS AN AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH MANY, MANY YEARS OF OPERATING HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES, I AM TRULY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN. THE TIRE SEEMS TO HAVE SIGNIFCANT LATERAL GRIPPING CAPABILITY BOTH IN WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE DEEP, LATERAL CENTER CHANNEL SEEMS TO MAKE THIS TIRE UNSAFE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A PERFECTLY SMOOTH HIGHWAY. THIS GROOVE "GRABS" ANY PERFECTIONS IN THE ROADWAY THAT ARE PARALLEL TO THE ACTUAL ROAD SURFACE AND WILL ACTUALLY "SNATCH" THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE GRIP OF THE DRIVER. ANYTHING IN THE ROADWAY SUCH AS "OVERPAVINGS" WHICH CREATE PARALLEL RIDGES, HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC LANE DEPRESSIONS IN THE ROAD SURFACE WILL DO LIKEWISE. WHILE NOT A DESIGN ENGINEER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS GROOVE DOWN THE CENTER MIMICS A TRAIN WHEEL ON THE TRACK. THE TRAIN CAN ONLY FOLLOW THE TRACK DUE TO THE TRACK INSELF BEING INSERTED INTO THE TRAIN WHEEL. ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROADWAY THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE DIRECTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND THE ROTATION OF THE TIRE CREATES A REMARKABLY SIMILAR SENSATION. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN THE GROOVE "GRIPPED" ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ROAD

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) SLIDE MORE THAN THEY SHOULD IN THE RAIN, THE CONSUMER HAS TRIED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND SLID INTO THE MIDDLE BEFORE STOPPING DUE TO THE TIRES POOR PERFORMANCE. *MJS

PRIOR TO RECALL 00V349, VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUSING IT TO ROLL OUT OF A PARKED POSITION AND SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR ON CLUTCH PLATE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. CONSUMER'S/ DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO INSTANTLY RECLINE BACKWARD. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME AND VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL, AND HIT A TREE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD RECALLED DEFECTIVE BRAKES BUT DECLINED TO PAY FOR CONSUMER'S BRAKE JOB. HOWEVER THE DEALER PAID FOR THE DAMAGES AFTER MAUFACTURER REFUSED RECALL # 00V349. *YH

I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASED AND ASKED FOR ANOTHER CAR THE CAR'S DOORS WERE OUT OF LINE THERE WAS PAINT MISSING THE WINDSHELD HAD A CRACK ON IT FROM THE FACTORY. I ALWAYS CHANGED MY OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND THE GUY WOULD ASK WHY IT WAS LOW BUT, SAID IT WASN'T DANGLEOUS LOW SO I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. COME TO REALIZE IT WAS USING OIL. NOW THE TOP IS LEAKING. ALL I WANTED WAS FOR THEM TO GET ME ANOTHER CAR FROM DAY 2 AND THEY SAID IT WAS MINE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TITLED TO ME AND WOULD COST ME TO GET INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T CALL ME BACK AFTER I INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AFTER A MONTH I CALLED THEM BACK AND ASKED WHEN THEY WAS GOING TO FIX MY CAR, I FELT LIKE THEY HAD SOLD IT TO ME NOW IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM SINCE I GOT IT. THIS WAS THE 3RD CAR I HAD PURCHASED FROM THIS COMPANY AND THAT DIDN'T MATTER. THE HECK WITH YOU ITS YOURS IS HOW I FELT THEY WERE TELLING ME. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF TELLING EVERYONE I KNOW BUT, I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYWHERE. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM PLEASE CALL ME. I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ONE ELSE. I WOULDN'T WISH THIS PAIN ON ANYONE!!! THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME NEW BUT, IT HAD ALMOST 200 MILES ON IT . THERE TWO SLIPS IN MY CAR WHERE A GIRL HAD DRIVEN IT ON 2 SEPERATE TIMES. IF ANYONE CAN HELP PLEASE CALL ME 336-681-0224. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.

CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH, AND SUDDENLY WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO SOME TRASH CANS, AND SOME OTHER STUFF ON SIDEWALK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN INCLINE INTO A PARKED VEHICLE, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (00V-349)DECEMBER/2000. CJ

WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (00V-349) DECEMBER 27,2000, PARKING BRAKE STILL FAULTY AFTER FOUR MONTHS, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. CJ

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING CONSUMER WAS OUTSIDE OF CAR, WALKED DOWN DRIVEWAY TO OPEN GATE AND CONSUMER HEARD A POP, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN PARKING LOT. CONSUMER HAD TO DIVE INSIDE TO SET EMERGENCY BRAKE.*AK

WE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I95 NEAR THE VICINITY OF EDGEWATER, FL TO ST AUGUSTINE, FL, WHEN AN 18-WHEELER TRUCKS TIRE DEBRIS HIT UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE IMPACT, I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR CAR AND A HEAVY BURNING SMELL INVADED THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND MY DAUGHTER AND I CHECKED AROUND OUR VEHICLE AND MY FULLY-FILLED GASOLINE TANK WAS LEAKING. I CALLED 911 AND LEFT THE PERIMETER OF THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY UNTIL THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED. IF I HAD NOT OPENED MY WINDOWS THIS LEAK WOULD HAVE IGNITED WITH THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BURNED AND OUR CAR.*AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS RUSTED, CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAS CAUSED RUST. BUT, VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOTALED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FEELS NORMAL, BUT BRAKES MAKE AN IRREGULAR SOUND, AND THEN STOPPING DISTANCE IS NOT NORMAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SEPARATE UNOCCUPIED MOVEMENTS, AND INVOLVED IN A CRASH. FIRST OCCURRED WHILE RUNNING IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, AND SECOND OCCURRED WHILE PARKED IN GEAR WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CAR HAS STALLED ON ME ON FOUR OCCATIONS. THREE TIMES WERE DURING TURNS AND I LOST ALL POWER (BRAKES AND STEERING). I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE STALLING. LAST OCCURANCE WAS ON 12/30/99. IT STALLED WHENEVER MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF EARLIER INCIDENCES AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY CHILDREN, OTHERS, OR MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED SINCE I HAVE NO CONTROL ONCE THE CAR STALLS. *AK

PRE-ACCIDENT CONDITIONS: DAYLIGHT, RAINING, CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE RED LIGHT THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD COMPLETLY ON ITS OWN ACCORD AFTER STOPPING AT THE RED LIGHT I RE-ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN MY NORMAL "OLD LADY" FASHION. ABOUT 3/4 THROUGH THE 90 DEGREE TURN THE REAR WHEELS LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. (I SUPPOSE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I ACCIDENTLY HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON LOCATED ON THE WHEEL AT THIS TIME). ANYWAY THE CAR ENGINE CONTIUED TO REV AND THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN, DRIVING ME INTO A COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TURN, ALL THE TIME WITH MY FOOD HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE IN THIS SPIN THE REAR OF THE CAR JUMPED A MEDIAN CURB TWICE, CROSSED TWO LANES OF ASPHALT, JUMPED ANOTHER CURB AND FINALLY CRASH INTO A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. ONLY THEN DID THE CAR STALL AND THE DRIVE WHEELS STOP SPINNING.*AK

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS WHEN I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON WATER STARTED LEAKING ON MY FOOT, THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP(UNDER FORD WARRANTY AT THE TIME) AND THEY SAID SOME "PLASTIC PART WAS MISSING" A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND AND IT JUMPS FROM DRIVE TO ANOTHER GEAR. THEN I GO THROUGH A CAR WAS AND WATER COMES IN MY CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP "READJUSTED THE TOP" AND STATED EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY. MONTHS LATER I HEAR A TICKING SOUND WHEN ITS IN PARK AND A TICKING SOUND AND " I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE AN EXHAUST LEAK". NEXT IT RAINS AND WATER STARTED COMING IN AGAIN. THE FINAL DRAW WAS 12-21-00 AND THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND THE LIGHT COMES ON SAYING "LOW FUEL" AND THE CAR ISN'T EMPTY. I CAN'T GET THE DEALERSHIPS HERE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND FORD WON'T HELP BECAUSE "I DIDN'T BUY THEIR WARRANTY" WHEN IN FACT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BUY SOME EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE USELESS. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON INCLINE HILL WITH GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 00S33 HAVING TO DO WITH STEERING GEAR RETAINING BOLTS. STATES THIS CAN CAUSE MISALIGNMENT. BROUGHT IN TO HAVE FIXED. MY TIRES ON THE FRONT WERE BALD ON OUTSIDE. TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS CAUSED BY MISALIGNMENT. MISALIGNMENT CAUSED BY RECALL. DEALER OR FORD MOTOR CO., SHOULD PAY FOR NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WHICH WAS CAUSED BY RECALL TO BEGIN WITH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY RIGHTS AND COURSE OF ACTION AS DEALER IS HEDGING ABOUT PICKING UP COST.

LETTER WRITTEN FOR 1 1/2 YEARS, CRUISE CONTROL CABLES NOT INSTALLED, LIED ABOUT TRANSMISSION. *AK

I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I THEN WAITED TO MAKE SURE THE BRAKE WAS GOING TO HOLD THE CAR AND THEN I RAN IN THE HOUSE. 3-4 MINUTES LATER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY AND THE CAR ROLLED INTO A TREE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE CAR ROLLING DOWN A DRIVEWAY INTO A BRICK BARRIER, CAUSING $1000 DAMAGE TO FRONT END. SUBSEQUENTLY, EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS RANDOMLY OPERATED BY PULLING TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, WITH NO TENSION AT ALL, TO PULLING WITH A DEFINITE RATCHETING SOUND. IT HAS BEEN SPORADIC ENOUGH THAT THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT WILL FAIL. I HAVE MADE EXTRA EFFORT TO AVOID PARKING ON ANY HILLS SINCE THE PRIMARY INCIDENT.*AK

STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

WHEN TURNING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE TO JERKS TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE PULLS ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP WITH NO RESISTANCE AND DOESNT SET BRAKE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO FIND A NEW DEALER TO GO TO.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE OUTER TIE ROD. *CJ.

TIRES SHOWED TREAD SEPARATION ON SIDEWALLS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OMITTED FROM CERTIFICATION LABEL AS REQUIRED BY NHTSA. IT CANNOT BE FOUND ANYWHERE ON THE VEHICLE.

CAR STALLS OUT WHILE IN MOTION. HAS HAPPENED TURNING A CORNER, ON A BUMPY ROAD (2" ROAD CONSTRUCTION DROP OFF), AND FOR NO APPARANT REASON. DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 2) WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE WHILE STOPPED (COMING OUT OF MY GARAGE OR A PARKING SPACE, FOR EXAMPLE) GEAR SHIFT REFUSES TO GO INTO REVERSE. PUTTING INTO FIRST DOES NOT HELP. I HAVE FOUND THAT LETTING UP ON THE CLUTCH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT WILL USUALLY LET IT GO INTO REVERSE. 3) SEATBELTS ARE MUCH TO SENSITIVE. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU CAN HEAR THEM REPEATEDLY CLICKING, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANY MOVEMENT VERY SLOWLY OR ELSE YOU WILL BE SNAPPED BACK TO THE SEAT. TURNING TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AT TRAFFIC WILL GET YOU LOCKED IN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MUCH SAFER FOR THE DRIVER TO GO WITHOUT USING THE SEATBELT, BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL GAS TANK TANK WILL NOT HOLD A FULL LEVEL OF FUEL. CONSUMER WAS PROVIDED WITH TSB INSTRUCTIONS ON REFILLING, CONSUMER NOTE WHEN FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS GAS LEAKED AT THE NASAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTORS FAILURE; REPLACEMNET MADE TWICE WITHIN SIX MONTH AND EMISSION CONTACT SENOR BURNT OUT. DEALER/MFR'S NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING WIHICH CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

DOT# M68RFC2R109 COMPLETE OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION FROM TIRE( DOT NUMBER: M68RFC2R10 TIRE SIZE: P24545ZR17 )

THIS IS THE THIRD PRESSURE PLATE REPLACEMENT THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS CAR. I NOW HAVE A ONE OF A KIND HAND BUILT PRESSURE PLATE BECAUSE THE FACTORY COULD NOT FIND A PLATE THAT FELL WITHIN THE FACTORY TOLERANCES. DURING THE CURRENT TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP ( APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 WEEKS NOW) THE DEALER COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR AND STATED THAT THE SHIFTING FORKS WERE PROBABLY BENT ANF NOT LETTING THE CAR SHIFT PLUS THE PRESSURE PLATE ISSUE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE ARM LEVER DOESN'T STOP UPON COMPLETE ENGAGEMENT. LEVER CONTINUES TO RATCHET UPWARD BEYOND LOCKED ENGAGEMENT. *AK

WHEN PARKING, VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHEN GEARSHIFT IN PARK POSITION. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING GEARSHIFT IN DRIVE. AFTER TOW AND REPAIR OWNER TOLD THE CABLE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED BETWEEN THE GEARSHIFT AND TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REATTACHED AND SECURITY STRAP PUT IN PLACE. DEALER REPORTED NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHY IT BECAME DISCONNECTED.

THROTTLE PEDAL GETS STUCK AGAINST THE FLOOR MAT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A COMMON PROBLEM .*AK HAPPENED 4 TIMES. LAST TIME CAUSED ACCIDENT. *YH

A FEW DAYS AGO I DISCOVERED A CRACK (15" LONG) IN MY WINDSHIELD. THERE ARE NO MARKS FROM ANYTHING HITTING IT. AND NOTHING HAS HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE OPERATING. SINCE THIS IS IS A CONVERTIBLE, I AM WONDERING IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE FLEXING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IS "LOOSER" THAN ANY NONE-CONVERTIBLES I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, I CAN HEAR THE WINDOW/DOOR SEALS SQUIKING FROM THE FLEXING. HAS ANY RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS?*AK

HAND BRAKE PULLS ALL THE WAY UP, WITHOUT ENGAGING. HAS DONE THIS APPROX. 4 OR 5 TIMES. DEALER LOOKED AT IT TWICE. FIST TIME CAN NOT FIND REASON. SECOND TIME THEY BLAIMED IN ON DEBRIS IE PAPERS INTO SYSTEM. BRAKE FAILED AGAIN WITHIN WEEK OF BEING CHECKED OUT BY DEALER.*AK