2000 Ford Mustang complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THERE WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE DOOR PANEL MELTING WIRES AND OTHER PARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THERE WAS SOME SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING.*JB

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ENGINE TURNED OFF ON A UPGRADE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED,. TEN MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE HAD RELEASED ITS EMERGENCY BRAKE ,AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND TIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ALL MUSTANGS WITH 17 INCH WHEELS PULL WHEN BRAKING. *JG

BRAKING PROBLEM OCCURS MOST EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE ENGAGING THE CLUTCH OVER FIVE TIMES. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE IT. WHEN THE CAR DIES YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING BRAKES ETC, WHICH IN THE RIGHT SITUATION COULD BE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW THE CAR IS OFF WARRANTY SO THIS IS ON;Y ROUTE I KNEW TO GO. SOMETHING IS WRONG, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF SAME PROBLEM SO IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND IT WILL NOT UNLOCK, PASSENGER IS STUCK INSIDE OF SEAT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *MJ

ON 8/27/2001 I TOOK OUR CAR TO OUR FORD DEALER DUE TO IT FEELING LIT IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGHT IT HAD GAS. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 09/02/2001 WHILE DRIVING TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DUE TO IT BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND IT COULD NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL 09/04/2001. FUTURE FORD OF ROSEVILLE CALIF. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENDER, CLUSTER ASY. SNDR & PUMP ASY. AND FILTER ASY. ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A TRIP TO CA. ON 05/30/02 WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE ON HWY 50 IN UTAH. THE CAR BUCKED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. IT STALLED RESULTING IN NO POWER FOR STEERING OR BRAKING. WHILE TRYING TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A CURVE, IT WENT ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ONCOMING CARS, ALMOST RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****762652

WHEN LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR CAN HEAR KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN CLUTCH DISENGAGES RPMS DROP TOO LOW AND VEHICLE STALLS. LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS ENGINE STALLS EASIER IF A/C IS ON, AND/OR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER REPLACED POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND MASS AIR FLOW, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. ALSO CONSUMER IS A HEARING METALLIC TICKING NOISE ON COLD ENGINE. AIR BLADDER DEFLATES AFTER 1/2 HOUR. DEALER REPLACED SEAT AIR BLADDER. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND BACK WINDOW WILL NOT SEAL AFTER ROLLING UP AT TIMES. *TT

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THROTTLE GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKI

THE PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. IT ALSO HAPPENS AFTER THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN DISENGAGED AFTER BEING AT SPEED AND THE RPMS ARE DECREASING TO THE PROGRAMMED IDLE RPM. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF STOPPING AT THE IDLING RPM, THE ENGINE RPM DIPS TO LOW AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHICH CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IF I AM GOING AROUND A TURN OR TURNING ON THE AC (BOTH ITEMS REQUIRE MORE POWER FROM THE ENGINE)WHILE DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. IN TOTAL, THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES DURING THE 30500 MILES. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761876

SAFETY BELT WILL NOT STAY IN RETAINER CLIP. BAD DESIGN.*AK

FTER STARTING VEHICLE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN. THEN , WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT LAUNCHES BACKWARD VERY FAST. DRIVER HAS TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE.*AK

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CALIPER MOUNT AND CALIPER PIN RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP, THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO GREASE THE CALIPER PIN AND MOUNT WHEN VEHICLE WAS FIRST BUILT.*JB

MY CAR IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT HAS MORE THAN 36,000 MILES ON IT. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT. I THINK THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO LAST LONGER THAN 2 YEARS. HAS ANYONE ELSE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM?*JB

GOODYEAR, EAGLE, P205/65R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD MUSTANG WITH 13900 MILES. SIDEWALL BLEWOUT ON PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE AT 70 MPH.*AK CONSUMER ADDS HE HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING VEHICLE. FORD DEALER STATED THAT BUMBER TO BUMPER WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE TIRES. GOODYEAR WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A OIL CHANGE DEALER STATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK. ALSO THE VEHICLE IS IDLING VERY HIGH CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL GO AS FAST AS 15 MPH WITHOUT PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NLM *TT

THE TUBING SHOWN ON THE PICTURES ARE BRAKE LINES--THE TUBING WAS LESS THAN 1-INCH UP ON THE STEEL PLATE, IT WAS SNAGGED AND TORN APART--IT WAS SNAGGED ONA PIECE OF RE-BAR THAT HOLDS A CONCRETE GUARD IN PLACE, THE LINES FOR THE BRAKES DRAINED SO FAST THE DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK

EMERGENCY BRAKES RELEASED AFTER BEING PARKED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN HILL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REFUSED TO CHECK THEM DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

WHENEVER I TRY AND FUEL THE CAR THE NOZZLE CUTS OFF. THIS MEANS I HAVE TO FILL CANS AND THEN TRANSFER FUEL TO THE TANK WITH A FUNNEL. *AK

AT CERTAIN RPMS AND WITHOUT WARNING CLUTCH AND PEDAL RATTLE CONTINUOUSLY. MECHANIC HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED TWICE WITHIN NINE MONTHS, 12,000 -19,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FALLING OFF THE TRACK, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE LEFT REAR WHEEL HITS FENDER OF VEHICLE, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOWOUT.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES AND THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE FAILED ONE TIME ALSO, FUEL PUMP GASKET FAILED ONE TIME AND REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR MAKING A TURN VEHICLE SKIDS OUT OF CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH GAS PEDAL BROKE. PEDAL GETS LOOSE AND BREAKS. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP THE PASSENAGER AIR BAG OPENED INJURING THE PASSENAGER, NO FRONTAL COLLISION.

CAR KILLS OUT FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING; WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT, THE WHEELS LOCK UP AND NEARLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THE STALLING BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE PRUCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE MUSTANG GT'S KILLING OUT AROUND CORNERS. THEY HAVE NO FIX AT THIS POINT AND HAVE MADE NO CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. I'VE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO A HAND FULL OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS "DEFECT". I'M RIDING AROUND IN A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I CONSIDER VERY UNSAFE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL OUT AND LOCK UP. THE DEALER INITIALLY STATED THEY BELIEVED THE STALLS WERE CAUSED BY THE HOT WEATHER. WELL, IT'S NOW DECEMBER IN DENVER, CO AND IT'S QUITE COLD OUT AND THE CAR IS STILL KILLING OUT AROUND CORNERS. WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS, THE PROBLEM IS OCCURING EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AT TIME PROGRESSES. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK AND I PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. MY WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36, 000 MILES AND I WILL BE LEFT TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT I'VE HAD SINCE DAY ONE OF MY PURCHASE. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY SAFETY BELT HARNESS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I START TO LATCH MY SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IT WILL TWIST AND I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND HELP IT RETRACKED. SOMETIMES IT WON'T RETRACK PROPERLY AND I HAVE TO WEAR IT AS IS. WHEN THE BELT ISN'T LIKE IT SHOULD BE AND IF I APPLY MY BRAKES TO SUDDENLY STOP IT WON'T CATCH LIKE A SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSED TO. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12/18/2001 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIX AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL OPERATION. MY CAR DID NOT DO THIS UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD. I AM A FAITHFUL SEATBELT WEARER AND I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WEARING THIS ONE. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR COMPANY DOESN'T GET IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CUSTOMER AND THE DEALER; HOWEVER THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HASN'T BEEN WORKED ON DUE TO THEM NOT FINDING ANYTHING. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS ISN'T THE WAY ALL FORD VEHICLES ARE STRUCTURED. IF THAT WERE TRUE I WOULD HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT A YEAR AGO NOT ONE YEAR AND 6 MONTHS LATER. I DO NOT WISH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE DEALERSHIP I AM CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY WHEN I DRIVE. THE PASSENAGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS FINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING MY CASE. AUDREY CALDWELL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 3 MPH WHEN VEHICLE TAPPED A POLE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE EXCEPT SCRATCH ON RIGHT SIDE OF BUMPER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TESTED AIR BAG SENSORS DETECTED IN A CRASH . CONSUMER HAS NO RECOURSE.*AK

CAR CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 3 HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 30 MIN.-CAR IS "TOTALED"*AK

THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, IN TRAFFIC, ON THE FREEWAY, WHERE/WHENEVER. IT JUST CUTS OUT, WHETHER THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. WE HAVE HAD IT TO 5 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.*AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-40MPH WHEN, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO T-BONE OTHER VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WOULD BE A CHARGED TO INSPECT VEHICLE. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WAS COMING OUT TO INSPECT IF VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID COMPUTER SHOWED VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT WAS WHY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER TRAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING...WILL NOT REPLACE THE VEHICLE AND SAYS THAT IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FAILED THREE SEPERATE TIMES....ALL I WANT IS ANOTHER CAR WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT CAME DETACHED FROM FLOOR WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH. SEAT ROCKED LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR. CONSUMER HEARD A SNAP, AND SEAT FLEW BACK. DEALER WANTS THE CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN TO BE LOOKED AT.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE, AND DOOR PINNED AND COULD NOT OPEN UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES POWER SEAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE ITSELF. POWER SEAT WILL EITHER GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD, AND LOCK ITSELF IN THAT POSITION.THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER AND CAN'T FIND PROBLEM.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE/ AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, FORCING DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT INTO STEERING WHEEL HEAD FIRST WHICH BENT STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ABOUT 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR. HE ASK ME IF I HAD EVER HAD THE "BRAKES NOT WANT TO WORK ON ME" I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE 2 CARS ALREADY SETTING AT THE SIGN. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES HARD THEY DID NOT GO DOWN AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD IT FELT LIKE SOMETHHING WAS KEEPING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT JUMPING A CURB THEN IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES KICKED IN AND STARTED WORKING AND LOCKED UP.*AK

THE SEAT MATERIAL HAS BEGUN TO DETERIOATE. IT WAS CHANGED WITH ABOUT THREE THOUSAND MILES AND HAS BEGUN ONCE AGAIN. THE PAINT HAS MANY BUBBLES IN THE CLEAR COAT. THE SHEET METAL HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT CAME IN WITH MANY PERTRUSSIONS. NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF BUBBLING. WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN NOT FULLY CLOSED. SUNSET FORD WILL NOT COMPLETE ANY WARRANTEE REPAIRS TO MY CAR. THEY SAID THE BUYER SHOULD BEWARE AND IT IS NOW MY PROBLEM, FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO INTERVINE. *AK

CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE/WHEEL HEARD BETWEEN 10-20MPH. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND NO SATISFACTION. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE AND WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5,000 MILES.*AK

ENGINE FAILED AFTER OWNING CAR FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS. CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS WAS NOT PROPERLY WIRED. AIR CONDITIONING MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN RUNNING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE WATER WAS DROPPING DIRECTLY ON TO THE 1500 DEGREE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING THE LOUD NOISE. BECAUSE THE HEAT SHIELD WASN'T PROPERLY FUNCTIONING, DEALERSHIP PLACED A PIPE UNDERNEATH TO DIVERT THE WATER.*AK

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW COMES OUT OF TRACK, OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND RAISES HIGHER THAN THE VINYL ROOF SO THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BETWEEN 3/22/01 - 7/31/01. THE LAST 2 TIMES IT MALFUNCTIONED, THE DEALER COMPLETELY REPLACED THE WHOLE WINDOW AND REGULATOR. BUT AGAIN IT'S FAILED!*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEMS. WAS REPLACED/REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP AND RETURNED. BRAKE STILL MAKES FUNNY NOISE AND IS STILL "MUSHY" WHEN APPLIED. FUEL INJECTION HAS BE REPAIRED 4 GOING ON 5 TIMES NOW. ENGINE MAKES A PINGING/DIESEL SOUND WHEN DRIVEN AT CONSTANT RATE OF SPEED. SOMETIMES AT 30 MPH, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NOT FIXED. AT IDLE/STOP CAR JUMPS FORWARD WITHOUT ACCELORATOR APPLIED.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHI CLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BACK UNDER THE LEMON LAW GUIDELINES. NO SAFETY DEFECT STATED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (00S37) HOWEVER DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*JB