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WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TOE CONSUMER. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED, AND IT CAUSED PASSENGER'S SEAT TO FULLY RECLINE, TRAPPING PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED.

AT 40 MPH ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT COULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. EVERY 3000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, THEN, GAUGE WAS STUCK WITH RPMS AT 3, NO MATTER IF VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND DECREASING SPEED, THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES CEASED AT ABOUT 40MPH WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. FIRST TIME WAS SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR (2001).*AK

ENGINE STALL ON DECELERATION. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH ONE VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT WITH THE IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED, 7000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FORD STATED THAT THE RIGHT SPOT ON THE BUMPER WAS NOT CONTACTED WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *SCC

VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO GARAGE. IN A MATTER OF SEVERAL MINUTES VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, MORE AND MORE UNTIL FIRE ACUALLY IGNITED. FIRE INSPECTOR SAID MAIN WIRE FROM CONNECTOR BOX WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40MPH. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS SNAPPED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE RECLINED POSITION.*AKJLG

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40 MPH AND PUSHED CONSUMER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED WHEN THEY HIT THE WINDSHIELD.*AKJLG

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, PASSENGER REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED FROM VEHICLE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GOODYEAR INSPECTED TIRE AND ADVISED THERE WAS A SMALL PUNCTURE WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE AND DISINTEGRATE. CONSUMER'S FAMILY MEMBER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 3 REMAINING TIRES BECAUSE WINDOW STICKER STATED VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE 16 INCH TIRES, BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS 17 INCH TIRES. TIRE SIZE 245/445ZR17/ORIGINAL TIRES/TIRE MILEAGE-5300MI/DOT NUMBER M68RFC2R4700. *AK *TT

MOISTURE IS GETTING INSIDE HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE DIM. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STICKS, UNABLE TO TURN IT UP OR DOWN. REPLACED PART TWICE. WINDOW STILL STICKING.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK AND HOOD HAS RUSTED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

SPECIAL GAS/BRAKE/CLUTCH PEDALS IN MUSTANG GT BULLITT EDITION (ONLY) CAN SLIP OUT FROM UNDER FOOT WHEN FOOT PRESSURE IS APPLIED IN WET AND ESPECIALLY SOAPY CONDITIONS (I.E. CAR WASH). CLUTCH PEDAL IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO SLIPPAGE. RUBBER NUBS ON PEDALS CAN ALSO COME OFF WITH CERTAIN SHOES, REDUCING FOOT-PEDAL FRICTION FURTHER.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN AT 6616 MILES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPT AND HAD BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE. *AK DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE COMPLETELY LOOSE. THERE WERE NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE OTHERS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. ALSO, THE HEADER IN THE MOTOR FAILED. *JG

FRONT CRASH AT UNKNOWN SPEED, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS 4500.00 DOLLARS.*AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST STEERING, INNER TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND MUSTANG 5SPD TRANSMISSION I HAVE PURCHASED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. CONCERNS OF VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE SEATS,FLOOR,AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! BEING THE 2ND VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN BATTLEING THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WHOLE YEAR AND HAVE JUST NOW BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTNITY TO MEET WITH A FORD REP.THE POBLEM HAS BEEN OVERSEEN BY A FORD TECH. TWICE WITH A REPLACEMENT OF DRIVESHAFT TWICE WHICH STILL HASN'T RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.I HAVE TESTIMONY FROM OTHR SERVICE REPS WITH OTHER DEALERSHIPS THAT STATE THEY FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND IT IS NOT THE TIRES!(VIBRATION THAT IS) ALSO MANGR. AND TECHS.AT A GOODYEAR TIRE SHOP.THE DEALERSHIP"S SHOP FOREMAN FELT THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION ON A TESTDRIVE WITH ME AND FELT IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY,HOWEVER, HIS SERVICE MANGR. LATER WENT ON TEST DRIVE AND STATED THAT HE FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ALSO THE FORD REP. TESTDROVE THE CAR AND STATED HE FELT NO PROBLEM EITHER!. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN THE PAST YEAR OVER 9 TIMES FOR THE VIBRATION! SO THERE WAS A PRECEDENT ALREADY SET BEFORE THE FORD REP. GOT INVOLVED. MY CONCERN IS THAT I STILL HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS ANABNORMAL VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 65-75MPH ON HIGHWAY, IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY ME, THE DEALERSHIP,AND FORD. THE VIBRATION KEEPS COMING BACK AND I HAVEBEEN TOLD BY REPUTABLE SOURCES THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF ABNORMAL WEAR THAT CAN HAPPEN TO MY TIRES FROM THIS ABNORMA

IN FIRST COMPLAINT REGARDING SUSPENSION ARM BOLTS WAS TOLD THIS STUFF HAPPENS, IN REGARDS TO THE WATER LEAKAGE IN EXHAUST, WAS TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. I FEEL IT ISN'T NORMAL WHEN IT IS POURING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD TIRES ROTATED THEN GOT A FLAT TIRE AND THEY CROSS THREADED THE LUG NUTS AND THE BOLT HAD TO BE BROKEN OFF TO REPAIR THE FLAT TIRE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, SHE HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AKI

WINDSHEILD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHEN IN USES, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL/ SOMETIMES THEY CUT OFF AFTER BEING TURNED ON.*AK

POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTION,THEY WILL NOT GO DOWN, IF ALREADY DOWN WILL NOT COME BACK UP.*AK

UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACELERATION A SHUDDER OR BUCKING IS FELT IN 3RD GEAR SPEED IS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH . THE DEALER REPLACED EGR. AND MASS AIRFLOW AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STILL IS PRESENT. *AK

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL . DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL

THE VENTS ON THE FRONT DASH HAVE SPLIT IN TWO. ONCE I TURNED THE AIR ON PLASTIC PEICES STATED FLYING OUT. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HIT SOMEONE IN THE FACE OR EYE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VALVE STEM MALFUNTIONED, CAUSING TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE. DLT # BE8RK1110301, ORINGINAL TIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TWO ADDITIONAL VALVE STEMS WERE ALSO FOUND FAULTY AND THE FOURTH TIRE HAD PROBLEMS DUE TO INCORRECT MOUNTING. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH A TRUCK BROADSIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. NLM CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH OR LOW SPEED. VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEED OVER 65 MPH. WIPER MAKE A LOUD NOISE AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD RUST ON PORTION THAT CONNECTS WITH FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PULSATION. *YH

THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. FORD KNOWS THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND HESITATE WHEN IN TRAFFIC*AK

DRIVING HOME, RAINY EVENING, SMALL ANIMAL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF CAR, HIT BRAKES, LOCKED UP, CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. HAVE WITNESS TO EVENT. DEALER AND FORD INDICATE THAT THIS IS TYPICAL AND THE AIR BAG DID AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. UPON DEALER CHECKING FOR DAMAGE, SMALL DENT FOUND IN UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR. NO ENTRANCE OR EXIT WOUNDS, JUST A DENT - OTHER PARTS OF CAR ARE LOWER.. DEALER PUT CAR UP ON JACK TO SHOW US, PLACED JACK IN WRONG PLACE, COVERING DAMAGE, HAD TO TAKE IT BACK DOWN. DAMAGE LINES UP PERFECTLY WITH JACK. DEALER DAMAGED W/ JACK AND FORD (WHO WOULDN'T EVEN COME IN TO LOOK AT CAR) AGREED W/ DEALER THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED, DEALER MADE DAMAGE - IT'S A COVER-UP.

WHEN DRIVING IN A LOW GEAR ENGINE STALLS. IGNITION HAS TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO START ENGINE BACK UP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS A SURGE/HESITATION IN OVERDRIVE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1600 RPM'S AND ALSO IN THIRD GEAR AT ABOUT 2000 RPM'S. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT DO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP ADMITS THAT FORD SERVICE REPS ARE AWARE OF OTHER CARS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS.

MY V6 MUSTANG STALLS WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING THE STEERING AND BRAKES TO FREEZE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES; ONCE AT 30 MPH, 60 MPH, 45 MPH, AND 40 MPH. THE CAR ONLY HAS 4500 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A HEATER DISPLAY LIGHT GOING OUT. DEALERSHIP CAN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF EITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE STALLLING AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE NOTHING. I HAVE ANXIETY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS IT STALLS OUT AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. VERY, VERY SCARY.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FOURTY MILE PER HOUR FRONT END COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A 40MPH FRONT END COLLISON. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON FEB. 24TH, 2001, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 21 MILES SHOWING ON THE ODOMETER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE NEXT DAY, I CRANKED THE AUTO AND THE SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DAY WAS SUNDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP, NOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WERE OPEN. I WAITED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE CATALYTIC SENSOR WAS ACTING UP AND THEY WOULD TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THAT SHOULD FIX IT. HOWEVER, IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, I WAS TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, DUE TO THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. I WAS TOLD AFTER THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF A SENSOR IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN GIVEN BAD GAS BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED IT, CAUSING THEM, THE SERVICE REPAIRMEN, TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY TAKE APART THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CLEAN IT FROM ENGINE TO EXHAUST. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETELY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. INFORMATION WAS WITHHELD CONCERNING REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. THE REPLACEMENT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED BY APRIL 15TH, 2001. MY NEXT PROBLEM OCCURED ON JULY 13TH, 2001. I WAS RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO COLORADO WITH MY FATHER, WHEN AS WE WERE TRAVELING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN FELT WATER HIT MY FOOT. I HAD BEEN RIDING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE TIME. WHEN I NOTICED THE WATER, I LOOKED TOWARD THE FLOORBOARD AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD SHIFTED TO T

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN WET ROAD CONDITION CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID AND HIT GUARDRAIL/ FRONT IMPACT. CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ABOUT $ 11000.00. *AK

AT ANY SPEED ON HIGHWAY HAND BRAKES SHAKE AND VIBRATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER WILL SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME PROBLEM IS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT RED LIGHT, REPLACED BARO, MAF AND RESET KAM BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *YD

ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND CAR SKIDDED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/45/17)

THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. TURNED OFF KEY. ENGINE NOW SURGES ABOVE 4,000 RPM. RENTAL CAR: BUDGET BURBANK, CAR # BURAA67 82883. TOWED TO RENTAL AGENCY AND EXCHANGED. CAR # 854726. BUDGET TO TOW TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS.

ACCELERATOR STUCK AFTER ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 60. COULDN'T SLOW DOWN. *AK

VEHICLE "LUNGED" OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING (NEAR STOP) WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER "PARKING BUMP" CURB AND HIT SHRUBS, SMALL TREE APPROX 40 FT. DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL. DEALER INVESTGATED SAID FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THERE IS "NO FIX'. STATED ENGINE CAN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING WARMUP. DEFROSTER WAS ON. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURED RT ARM AND NECK. NO FRONT IMPACT. UNDERACARRIAGE HAS MINOR DAMAGE ONLY. NO FATALITIES OR OTHER INJURIES. *AK

A TICKING, RATTLING NOISE IN THE MOTOR WHICH BEGINS AT 3,000 RPMS AND STOPS WHEN CAR SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR. WHEN IN 2ND GEAR, THE TICKING WILL BEGIN AT 3,000 RPMS. IT STARTED DOING THIS WHEN THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW 55 DEGREES. IT WILL DO IT IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, TICKING NOISE VANISHES. IT IS VERY LOUD. I WAS READING ARTICLES ON BULLITTCLUB.COM AND MANY 2001 MUSTANG OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. A MAN HAD HIS CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. HIS CAR STILL TICKS WHEN COLD AND HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS PLACED ON THE LIST OF FORD'S "UNFIXABLES" I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE FIX IS. I DIDNT HEAR THIS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT IN JANUARY. THIS IS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BULLITCLUB.COM AND CLICK ON MECHANICAL ISSUES, THEN CLICK ON "VERY SCARY SOUND"....IT IS ALMOST 10 PAGES LONG OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS NOISE CANNOT BE NORMAL AND I WANT FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, OTHER THAN PUT YOU ON THE "UNFIXABLES" LIST.*AK

LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME OFF WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NUT WAS NOT TIGHTENED SUFFICIENTLY AND THE SAFETY PIN WAS MISSING. *JB

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT BROKE. WHEN SEAT FELL BACKWARD IT INJURED A CHILD IN BACK SEAT. DAMAGE WAS ON RIGHT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK