2005 Ford Mustang complaints

MY BRAKES STARTED MAKING A NOISE SO I DECIDED TO GET THEM CHECKED. THE DEALER SAID MY EMERGENCY CABLE HAD SLIPPED AND FELL ON MY ROTOR AND SPLIT IT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH CABLES,MY BACK BRAKES MY ROTOR, FLUSH OUT MY BRAKE FLUID AND REPLACE IT I CALLED THE FORD CONTACT NUMBER AND THE PERSON I TALKED TO YOU TOOK THE INFORMATION DOWN AND ASK IF I THOUGHT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX MY CAR I SAID YES BECAUSE I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A LOT OF 2005 FOR MUSTANGS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKES AND CABLE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE STATES THE FORD PUTS OUT AN INTERNAL MEMO BUT WILL NOT RECALL IT. NO AT MY DEALERSHIP CAN EXPLAIN HOW THIS HAPPEN. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR BACK UP I ASKED IS THERE A WAY I WILL KNOW THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN THEY SAID THESE CABLE HAVE BETTER RUBBER ON THEM. THIS MAKES ME THINK THAT THE ONES PUT ON THE 2005 MUSTANG WERE NOT GOOD SO THEY MADE NEW ONES BETTER. SO THIS IS WHY I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED SO NO ONE ELSE WILL HAVE TO GO DAYS WITHOUT A CAR. *TR

ON SATURDAY APRIL 18, 2009 MY DAUGHTER CALLED TO SAY THAT HER CAR WAS HARD TO STEER. SHE PULLED OVER AND HER MAIN BELT HAD COME OFF, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TURNING THE IGNITION OVER, THE BELT FELL OFF AGAIN AND SO DID THE PULLEY ON THE HARMONIC BALANCER. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP. UPON ARRIVING AT THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER BROKE OFF THE CRANK SHAFT. WHEN THE NEW PART ARRIVED YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. WE PAID $600 TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE. I WAS TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. I HOPE THIS WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. *TR

MY CONVERTIBLE TOPS FRAME SNAPPED AT THE JOINT HEAT RIVET AND ALSO CUT THE TOP COVER. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD MUSTANG AND THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE CORRECTLY AND WEARS MY BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS PREMATURELY. THE PARKING BRAKE STICKING ISSUE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND I HAVE TALKED WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEN TO A DIFFERENT ONE TO SEE IF I GOT BETTER RESULTS. I DIDN'T!!! I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR A RECALL BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, SOMETIMES COMES BACK WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS TO ALWAYS READ NORMAL AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

THE MUSTANG BATTERY DIES OUT PREMATURELY. I HAVE HAD 2 BATTERIES DIE OUT IN THE COURSE OF 2.5 YEARS. *TR

THE PARKING BRAKE FREEZES WHEN I USE MY EBRAKE AND I CAN'T DRIVE TILL THE ICE IN THE BOOT IS MELTED. IT WEARS MY BRAKES AND HAPPENS ANYTIME I USE IT. *TR

IN THE WINTER OF 2006, I HAD TO BRING IN MY CAR IN FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE. WHAT HAPPENED WAS, THE BRAKE CABLE SPLIT SOMEWHERE ALLOWING MOISTURE TO COLLECT. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED IT WOULD CAUSE THAT MOISTURE TO FREEZE, WITH THE RESULT OF LOCKED BRAKES. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN 2007. THE CAR IS NO LONGER ON WARRANTY SO I DON'T BOTHER GETTING IT FIXED ANYMORE, KNOWING IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. INSTEAD I JUST PARK ON FLAT AREAS AND LEAVE IT IN GEAR. FORD HAS NEVER OFFERED A VALID SOLUTION OTHER THAN BRING IT IN EVERY TIME IT BREAKS. NOT IMPRESSED! *TR

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON MY 2005 MUSTANG BEGAN FREEZING UP AND WOULDN'T RELEASE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR THE BRAKE DISCONTINUED TO WORK AT ALL. AFTER SHELLING OUT $300+ FOR A COMPLETELY NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY, THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. MY GUESS IS THEY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS ASSEMBLY. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DEC 23, 2008 WHEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH 25,000 MILES ON IT WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PURCHASED THIS SLIGHTLY USED MUSTANG AT A CHRYSLER DEALER SIX MONTHS AGO AND I PURCHASED A TOP OF THE LINE EXTENDED WARR, FOR $2000.00 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP MY TOP OF THE LINE EXTENDED WARR. DID NOT COVER THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE PROBLEM BEING A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM ALSO DUE TO THE CAR BEING SLIGHTLY OVER THE 3 YEAR WARR BUT NOT OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH SINCE THEN ON THE MATTER AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH FORD . THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. I WOULD IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HR COULD BE A CATASTROPHE AFTER LOSING ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. FORD HAS A TSB NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT IS TSB 07-14-6. THE PROBLEM IS WATER IS ENTERING THE COWL AREA ON THE FRONT OF CAR AND GETTING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SHORTING THE SYSTEM OUT. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, AFTER ALL DENIED RESPONSE TO FIX FACTORY DEFECT, THEY HANDED ME A BILL FOR $508.00 TO TROUBLE SHOOT PROBLEM WHEN I SPECIFICALLY TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A TSB NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS THAT OF THE TSB 07-14-6. THIS IS NO WAY FAIR AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MUSTANG THAT THE PARKING BRAKE HAS FROZEN ON 3 TIMES SINCE 2006 AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION HAD THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES HANGING DOWN BY THE REAR TIRES. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. *TR

THE FUEL TANK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET FUEL IN WHEN THE TANK IS OVER 1/4 FULL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND FORD RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TRY OTHER GAS STATIONS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION OR HOW THE HOSE IS POSITIONED. *TR

AT 43,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. THE ENGINE RPMS WILL SURGE UP AND DOWN WHEN FIRST STARTING AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A GREATER AMOUNT OF EXHAUST VISIBLE. THE WARRANTY FORD DEALER FOR THIS AREA IN GERMANY (KOHLHOFF FORD IN MANNHEIM) CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE AIR/GAS CONTROL SENSOR (ANTI-KNOCK SENSOR) IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A 50 STATE EMISSIONS CONTROL VEHICLE (CALIFORNIA) BUT FORD WARRANTY ADVISOR STATES THAT THE WARRANTY IS ONLY WHEN IT'S IN CALIFORNIA. I AM STATIONED OVERSEAS. SO THE 3 YEAR, 50,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THIS AND THE 8 YEAR, 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY IS NOT COVERING THIS. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON ORDER. *TR

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS, MY DAUGHTER'S MUSTANG EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE RACED WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKE WAS USELESS. TWICE SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A CRASH. THIS WEEK MY WIFE WAS USING THE CAR AND IT DID THE SAME THING, AND SHE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN IT HAPPENED, HITTING A POLE. THEN, WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE, THE CAR RACED FORWARD. AGAIN THE BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. TWO YEARS AGO, THIS WAS REPORTED TO A FORD DEALER, WHO DIDN'T FIND, NOR FIX, ANYTHING. STRANGELY, THEY NOW HAVE NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM BEING REPORTED. HOWEVER, FORD DOES. *TR

DURING THE RAISING OF MY CONVERTIBLE TOP THE MECHANISM FAILED LEAVING THE TOP HALF WAY UP. THE DAMAGE IS SO BAD THE TOP WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $6,000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS A 2005 AND HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES AND THE TOP HAS NOT BEEN CYCLED THAT MANY TIMES. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE TOP. I FEEL THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED VERY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT ABUSE THE TOP BECAUSE THE RAISING AND LOWERING IS ALL AUTOMATIC AND CAN NOT BE ABUSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT RECEIVE FUEL. IT WOULD EJECT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. SECONDLY, THE DEALER ADDED THAT THE SPLIT FUEL TANKS HAVE SMALLER HOSES, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE INTAKE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,988. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

GAS TANK ON MY 2005 MUSTANG WON'T COMPLETELY FILL. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE TANK A FEW MONTHS AGO AFTER IT WOULDN'T FILL UP. THE NEW TANK WORKED CORRECTLY UNTIL A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. NOW THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING AN AIR-BAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 MUSTANG. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM JOE MEYERS FORD IN HOUSTON. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE AIR-BAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY. IT MIGHT NOT COME ON FOR DAYS, THEN DECIDES TO COME ON. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS IF THIS LIGHT COMES ON TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, NOTHING ELSE. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION, I WAS TOLD IF IT WASN'T ON IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. WITHIN MY SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, THE AIR-BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THIS TIME THE SERVICE AGAIN SAW THE LIGHT ON. THEY KEPT THE CAR, SOLD ME A BATTERY SERVICE WHERE THEY REMOVED THE CABLE AND SPRAYED ANTI-CORROSION STUFF ON THE TERMINAL. THIS DID NOT CHANGE THE RANDOM LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FORD MUSTANG RECALL TO RE-PROGRAM THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS DID NOT CHANGE THE RANDOM LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. RECEIVED A CALL IN MAY 2008 THAT THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT SENSOR FOR MY CAR. BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WRONG SENSOR. THE SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME TO CALL BACK LATER (NO SPECIFIC TIME LINE)TO SEE IF THEY HAD THE NEW SENSOR. THE CAR'S WARRANTY WAS UP IN JULY 2008, THE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SENSOR FOR MY CAR, BUT THERE ARE 5 DEALERS IN TOWN THAT HAVE THEM. I PLAN TO BRING THE CAR BACK THIS NEXT WEEK FOR THEM TO FIX THE SENSOR, AND FEEL THEY SHOULD HO

WHILE BACKING FROM MY GARAGE, I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE. THE CAR WILL PAUSE AND THEN A SUDDEN JERK INTO REVERSE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS RECENTLY FLUSHED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE START OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AT 60000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY FROM THE BELL HOUSING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GET HOT. THERE WERE NOT OUTWARD SIGNS OF PROBLEMS. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS OR ANY SENSORS WARNING ME. SINCE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE EXORBITANT EXTENDED WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY OVER $3000 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I THINK THIS IS UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER. MY CAR IS ONLY HALF WAY PAID OFF AND I HAVE HEARD SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM A 43 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND NOT A TEENAGER HOT RODDING A CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN OR USE RANDALL NOT DEALERSHIP. *TR

COMPLETE LIGHTING FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING HOME ALL OF MY LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER THEN COMPLETELY FAILED, NO HEADLIGHTS TAIL LIGHTS DASH ( SEEMED TO BE A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ) INITIALLY THOUGHT ENGINE HAD QUIT BUT NO IT WAS STILL RUNNING. I DID GET AN ENGINE CODE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH. ONCE PULLED OVER I CHECKED THE BATTERY CABLES BOTH WERE TIGHT STILL NO LIGHTS IN THE PROCESS I HAD PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK. AFTER A SHORT WHILE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON . EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL SO I RESUMED MY ATTEMPT TO REACH HOME HOWEVER A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. VEHICLE SO FAR HAS OPERATED FINE SO FAR. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CHIPS IN THE KEYS OR THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HOWEVER IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A REMOTE ROAD OR HIGHWAY IT COULD VERY WELL HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAD NO ELECTRICAL PERIOD INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE BATTERY , ALTERNATOR , AND FUSES WERE ALL FUNCTIONAL. *TR

ALL OF MY TIRES HAVE BULGES AND PITS IN THEM. I'VE ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR. THE TIRES STILL HAVE EXCELLENT TREAD ON THEM, BUT THEY'VE DEVELOPED PITS AND BULGES. I NEVER DRIVE ON THE GRAVEL AND I LIVE ON A PAVED ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES HAVE SOME KIND OF DEFECT. THE SIZE OF MY TIRES ARE 215 / 65/R16. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO IN SECOND GEAR. I MADE IT TO MY MOM'S BUSINESS AND HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER TALKING TO A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. EVERY TRANSMISSION PLACE I TALKED TO SAID THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING IN ALL OF THE FORD VEHICLES THAT HAVE THEM BETWEEN 60,000 AND 90,000 MILES. FORD REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT IS GOING TO COST ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND ALL OF THEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FORD HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS. MY CAR ISN'T FIXED YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO. I HAVE A 3 AND A HALF YEAR OLD MUSTANG I CANT DRIVE THAT I AM PAYING FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT WAS A WITNESS TO THE FAILURE IN A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE LIFTING THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT SIDE LATCHES, WHICH OPERATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT TO THE BACK SEAT, THE LATCH SHATTERED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE OWNER WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE BACK SEAT DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL; THEREFORE, HE WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. FIRST 1 BLINKER STARTED BLINKING FAST(ALL LIGHTS WERE GOOD), THEN IT STOPPED, THEN THE OTHER BLINKER STARTED, THEN STOPPED. NEXT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT AUTO CLOSE WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED LETTING WATER IN WHEN IT RAINED. THEN THAT STOPPED. NEXT BOTH BLINKERS STARTED BLINKING FAST. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I BOUGHT DOES NOT COVER FINDING THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE BATTERY IN MY 2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE HAS GONE DEAD TWICE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS, TSB 07-5-13 WHICH SAYS TO TELL THE OWNER TO BUY A BATTERY CHARGER. THIS TSB APPLIES TO 2005-2008 MUSTANGS, 2005 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, 2005-2008 EXPEDITIONS AND EXPLORERS, 2007-2008 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, 2005-2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR AND THE 2005-2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A CONSTANT DRAIN ON THESE CARS THAT DRAINS THE BATTERY UNLESS THE CAR IS DRIVEN BASICALLY EVERY DAY. THEY REFUSE TO EVEN REPLACE THE BATTERY. *TR

A VALVE LOCK/CAP FAILED ON THE NUMBER 5 PISTON AND THE ROTARY ARM FELL INTO THE EXHAUST VALVE AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AT ONLY 56,000 MILES. *TR

MAJOR LEAK - WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE SOAKING FLOOR. COMES FROM UNDER THE DASH - ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE THERE ETC. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS MY 05' MUSTANG CV ACCUMULATES ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO DRY OUT. THE CV TOP IS BRAND NEW AND DOES NOT LEAK AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ON A FEW DIFFERENT BLOGS ONLINE. WHAT'S THE DEAL? *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A LETTER TO HAVE THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMED FREE OF CHARGE. HIS VEHICLE IS IN THE NETHERLANDS IS THERE A WAY TO GET IT FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. *KB

HAND BRAKES ARE NOT LOCKING OR RELEASING PROPERLY, I HAD MY CAR PARKED IN MY GARAGE, I WAS WARMING IT UP, I PULLED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND WENT HOME TO GET SOMETHING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE AND WHEN I CAME BACK THE CAR WAS ALREADY ON THE STREET WITH A DENT, THE HAND BRAKE DID NOT LOCK, LUCKILY NO KIDS WERE THERE AT THE TIME, OR A STROLLER. WHEN RELEASING THE HAND BRAKE IT LOCKS UP IT DOES NOT RELEASE AND WHEN DRIVING IT, IT OVER HEATS THE WHOLE WHEEL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6. FROM DAY 1 I EXPERIENCED TROUBLE TRYING TO FILL MY GAS TANK UP. IT KEEPS SPITTING LIKE IT IS FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6. THE FIRST THING TO BREAK WAS THE PLASTIC ON THE SHIFTER THAT YOU PUT INTO GEAR. THEN I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH GEARS NOT WANTING TO GO INTO PARK. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY SON BOUGHT A 2006 GT FORD MUSTANG AND HIS IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6. IN 2006 I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH GIVING IT GAS AND NO GOING ANYWHERE. WHEN I TOOK TO MECHANIC HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM STOPPED ON ITS OWN. IN 6 MONTHS I STARTED HAVING SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WAS A DEFECTED GAS TANK. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD CHECK ON THIS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND I GET INTO A SERIOUS WRECK DUE TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL COMES ON AT RANDOM OCCASIONS. AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN COOL WET WEATHER, OR AFTER THE 3RD OR 4TH STOP IN A SERIES OF ERRANDS. IT STAYS ON UNTIL I TURN THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON AGAIN, AND MUCH OF THE TIME IT GOES OFF AFTER THE INITIAL COMPUTER CHECK. OF COURSE THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT IS ON ALL OF THE TIME. SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN IT DECIDES TO STAY ON? WILL IT NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT? *TR

MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAS LOCKED UP EACH OF THE LAST TWO WINTERS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THE 2ND TIME MY DEALER SUGGESTED I NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE IN WINTER. WHY HAS FORD NOT RECALLED AND REDESIGNED THIS PART? *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. HE STATES THAT THE RPM'S WOULD BE UP TO 1500. HE STATES THAT SINCE THEN, NOW IT ACCELERATES UP TO 2500 RPM'S. *KB A FLIGHT RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FLIGHT RECORDER CAPTURED THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRING TO. THE FLIGHT RECORDER WAS THEN SENT TO FORD ENGINEERING AND THEY STATED THE COMPUTER WAS DEMANDING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CLUNK WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS LET OUT, ESPECIALLY IN LOWER GEARS. *JB

IN DECEMBER THE TEMP. GOT DOWN TO 17 DEGREES, BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKED MY BACK WHEELS UP. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY UNLOCKED THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD FROZE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR NOT TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE UNTIL IT WARMED BACK UP. *TR

IN LOW TEMPERATURES, BELOW FREEZING, THE PARKING BRAKE WILL FREEZE. THE CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP 2X UNDER WARRANTY, YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNFIXED. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FREEZES IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES. I HAVE HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES REPLACED IN 2006, BUT THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING IN THE WINTER OF 2007/2008. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS IN MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG. IT SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. *TR

A VALVE KEEPER INEXPLICABLY FAILED ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT CAUSING THE #4 CYLINDER VALVE TO GO INTO THE CYLINDER AND DAMAGE THE PISTON AND CYLINDER. END RESULT NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL FAILURE OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, TRUNK RELEASE, ETC. AT THAT POINT, ALL WARNING INDICATORS LIT UP ON DASH. I PULLED OVER, PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT, WHILE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES CONTINUED, I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF "PARK". AFTER ~ 10 MINUTES THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS CAME BACK ONLINE, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A WATER LEAK. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONLINE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE AND REFUSED TO FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. *TR

LOW SPEED IDLE SURGE. *TR

2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE. I TOOK IT THE THE FORD DEALER IN LUGOF, SC (JAMES ERVIN FORD) TO SEEK REPAIR. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT REPAIR FAILED CONVERTIBLE TOPS, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TOP HAD FAILED AFTER JUST 42.000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED 2 TSB. THEY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE TSB AND REFUSED REPAIR. *TR

FUEL TANK AND INLET TUBE FAILS TO FILL PROPERLY. GASOLINE SPLASH BACK ON TO MOTORIST AT FILLING STATION. TRIED TO PUT CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME AND HARDWARE. NO FOREWARNING. *TR

THE GAS TANK IS VERY HARD TO FILL IF THE TANK IS OVER 1/4 TANK. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION YOU USE OR HOW THE HANDLE IS POSITIONED. THE AUTOMATIC FUEL SHUTOFF FEATURE OF THE GAS HANDLE WILL SHUT OFF AS IF THERE WERE BACK PRESSURE. *TR

FILLING FUEL TANK - IN RESPONSE TO ALL THOSE CONSUMERS HAVING PROBLEMS FILLING THEIR 2005 FORD MUSTANG GAS TANKS, HERE IS A METHOD YOU CAN TRY WHICH WORKS FOR ME EVERYTIME. TURN THE GAS PUMP/HOSE NOZZLE IN AN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION WITHIN YOUR TANK AND IT SHOULD FILL WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF! *TR

OVER THE WINTER MY FORD 2005 MUSTANG V6 HAD AN ISSUE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD FREEZE UP. YOU WOULD NOT BEAGLE TO MOVE THE CAR, UNTIL THE THING D-ICED. NOW MONTHS LATER, DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAPPENING IN THE WINTER, FINALLY THE E BRAKE GOT STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE THE CAR COULD DRIVE, BUT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE TORE UP IN THE PROCESS. THE DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $700 DOLLARS TO HAVE ALL THIS FIXED (NEW REAR BRAKES AND TO FIX THE CABLE) FORD PUT OUT AN INTERNAL MEMO ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON IT. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

AUTO ACCIDENT @35 MPH FRONTAL CRASH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN '05 FORD MUSTANG. *JB