2005 Ford Mustang complaints

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES OR INJURIES, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOMETHING. WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK, IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF "VAPOR LOCK" OR SOMETHING THAT KEEPS CAUSING THE GAS PUMP TO KICK OFF.....I HAVE TO REPOSITION THE HOSE AND TRY VARYING AMOUNTS OF PRESSURE ON THE NOZZLE TO GET THE GASOLINE TO FLOW INTO THE TANK. ON OCCASION, GAS HAS SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE TANK FROM THE NOZZLE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE TANK IS NEAR EMPTY OR I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. *NM

THE 2005 MUSTANG WINDSHIELD GLASS SEEMS TO BE MUCH "SOFTER" THAN OTHERS ON THE MARKET. WITH ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR I STARTED NOTICING QUITE A FEW VERY SMALL (PIN SIZE) CHIPS IN THE GLASS. NOW AFTER 17K MILES THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE LITTLE CHIPS. THIS WINDSHIELD LOOKS WORSE THAN MY OLD PICKUP THAT HAD OVER 250K MILES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER 05 OWNERS IN THE FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THEY TOO ARE EXPERIENCING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT TOO SEEMED TO BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CHIPS WHEN LOOKING AT THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINOR CHIPS ON THE FRONT FASCIA AND HOOD ARE ALL THAT THERE IS UP FRONT. NO GRAVEL ROADS IN MY AREA, NOT MUCH CONSTRUCTION EITHER. MY HABITS WHEN DRIVING ARE TO AVOID LARGE VEHICLES AND STAY IN THE OTHER LANES WHEN BEHIND ONE.*JB

AFTER DRIVING MY MUSTANG APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 1 1/2 HOURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I EXITED THE INTERSTATE. AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC BUT WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT DID RESTART SO I AVOIDED BEING STRUCK. SINCE THEN IT HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES EVEN WHILE DRIVING ALONG THEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THEY REPLACED A O2 SENSOR. THE LAST TWO TIMES THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM.

DT: 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT - THERE WAS BAD VIBRATION WITHIN VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE. IT SEEMED WORSE WHEN THE CAR SAT FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS DID NOT START UNTIL THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 3000-4000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER SEEMED TO THINK IT WAS THE TIRES, ONE NEW SET OF ALL FOUR TIRES, AND A SET OF TWO TIRES THAT WERE PUT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TIRE CALIBRATION MACHINE STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WITHIN SPECS. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS CAR. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SUSPENSION OR THE DRIVE TRAIN. UPDATED 02/14/06. *JB

PURCHASED OUR 2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE ON 4/27/05, AFTER WAITING TWO MONTHS FOR IT TO BE BUILT. STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TAKING IN FUEL AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. TRIED SEVERAL GAS STATIONS TO BE SURE IT WASN'T A PUMP PROBLEM, BUT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. CALLED DON REID FORD IN JULY AND ASKED ABOUT PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE ISSUE AND THEY ORDERED A NEW GAS TANK. TANK WAS INSTALLED ON 8/4/05 AND FILLED UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM FOR THE FIRST 2 TANKS. AFTER THAT THE GAS PUMP STARTED CLICKING OFF AGAIN AFTER THE THIRD FILL UP. TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AGAIN AND HAD THE SAME RESULTS ON THE NEXT TWO FILL UPS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER ON 9/12/05 AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEST SOME THINGS AND CALL A FORD ENGINEER ON THE MATTER. WAS CALLED BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR ON 8/14/05 AND TOLD THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINEER TOLD MY ADVISOR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT "IF ALL THE STARS WERE ALIGNED, THEY WOULD HAVE A FIX IN ABOUT 90 DAYS." I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I SHOULD TRY USING GAS STATIONS WITH SLOWER PUMPS UNTIL THEY GET THE FIX...AND I PAID $27,570 FOR THAT ANSWER??? *NM

2005 MUSTANG BRAND NEW HAS FAULTY GAS TANK. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT GAS IN TANK. DEALER IS ORDERING A NEW TANK FROM MANUFACTURER TO BE REPLACED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT UPPER STRUT BEARINGS AND LOWER SLEEVES BRACKETS THAT WHERE DEFECTIVE. EVERYTIME I MADE TURNS IN VEHICLE I HEARD CLICKING NOISES. ALSO TRUNK LATCH IS GETTING REPLACED DUE TO TRUNK WONT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE KEY. PART IS ON ORDER AS WELL AS GAS TANK. THERE IS TO MANY OF THESE GAS TANK PROBLEMS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING FOR FORD NOT TO RECALL THEM OR INVESTIGATE. SAME GOES FOR THE STRUTS. *JB

DESIGN OF TAILLIGHTS FOR NEW FORD MUSTANGS IS UNSAFE. DIRECT MIDDAY SUNLIGHT CAUSES TAILLIGHTS TO APPEAR LIT WHEN THEY ARE NOT. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRAKES-ON AND BRAKES-OFF APPEARANCE OF TAILLIGHTS WHEN IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT BETWEEN MID-MORNING AND LATE-AFTERNOON. *JB

DT: 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT -HAD AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. WHILE TURNING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIEDBUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A CLOCK WISE SPIN. THE CAR TURNED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN HIT A TREE. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WAS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL ACTING STRANGE, THE TRUNK OPENED AND TRYING TO CLOSE IT BACK DOWN THE LIGHTS CAME OFF AND ON. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. THE VEHICLE HAD $6,300 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 29, 2005 AS A NEW VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAD 72 MILES ON IT. UPON IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FUEL CUT OFF SWITCH DID NOT ACTIVATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK *MR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75-80 MPH ON I-10 WESTBOUND IN KATY, TX ON A SUNNY DAY, APPX 90 DEGREES. I NOTICED THE BACK END OF THE CAR SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THEN HEARD A POP AND THE CAR STARTED SWAYING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AND BOUNCING. HAVING EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS BEFORE, I KNEW THAT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. I PULLED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND NOTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE AT THE SIDEWALL. I HAD LESS THAN 200 MILES ON A BRAND NEW 2005 ROUSH MUSTANG WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IF I HAD NOT HAD HIGH-SPEED DRIVING TRAINING, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND DEMANDED A REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE DEALER DESTROYED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE OR NOT. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT THEY FOUND WHEN THEY REPLACED THE TIRE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TIRE. (P 275/40 R 18).*JB

I PURCHASED MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG ON MAY 28, 2005 AND ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I STARTED NOTICING THE PAINT HAD CHIPS IN IT, THEN I STARTED LOOKING THE CAR OVER WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS (ALMOST) AND NOTICED THAT THE TINT THAT HAD BEEN PLACED IN FLORIDA WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM DEALER TO DEALER WAS BUBBLING IN PLACES AND SINCE IT WASN'T DONE BY FORD NOTHING COULD BE DONE, THEN I NOTICED WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AND PULLED IT OUT OF GEAR THE RPMS WOULD RUN EXTREMELY HIGH THEN FALL LOW AND BACK UP AGAIN, AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS, ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING A RATTLING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR, NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS YET, WE WILL SEE WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS ABOUT THIS ALL TOMORROW. *JB

I WAS FULLY STOPPED AND WAS PARKING MY CAR. MADE A LEFT TURN AND CAME TO FULL STOP. TRYING TO SEE THAT IF I HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO CLEAR PARKED CAR ON LEFT RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND CAR TOOK OFF AT THE SPEEDS OF 3 TO 5 MPH HITTING THE PARKED TRUCKED ON THE RIGHT. *JB

DT: WHILE BACKING CAR INTO GARAGE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD A BIT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME. WITH SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AND EASE THE ENGINE REVVED AND LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE ON DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR INTO THE SIDE THE GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF VEHICLE BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND PUTTING IGNITION INTO PARK WHICH STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. HAD TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, WHO DID A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK WHICH REPORTED NO CODES OR FAILURES. THE CAR WAS IN DEALER 2 DAYS WITH NO REPAIRS, NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WOULD NOT FIX MIRROR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE A PROBLEM. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY INCIDENT.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SOUTH FROM GRASS VALLEY DURING THE DAY, HE COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEING LOCATED TOO FAR INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT AT NIGHT HE COULD SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FINE. IF THE VEHICLE PASSED INTO SOME TYPE OF SHADE DURING THE DAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BECOME VISIBLE. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE JUST GOT OFF OF HIGHWAY STATE ROUTE 49 AND NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE SUN BEHIND OR IN FRONT, HE COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ANYTIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHADED THE INSTRUMENTS COULD NOT BE SEEN EASILY. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT. WHEN CHANGING SPEED ZONES, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT SPEED VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT CAUSED THE ISSUE. *AK *SC

DT: PURCHASED VEHICLE ON APRIL 27, 2005 , AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT ON AUGUST 12, 2005. THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE, STOPPED VEHICLE, AND CHECKED THE OIL, PUT OIL IN IT, KEPT TICKING, AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE SAFETY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DID NOT COME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY HOOKED VEHICLE TO THE MACHINE. THEY SAID WATER GOT INTO THE AIR INTAKE VALVE. CALLED ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO GET SECOND OPINION , THEY SAID THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND IT WAS HYDRO LOCKED. IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

INITIAL PROBLEMS: 1. PIN STRIP ON DRIVER SIDE WAS PEELING OFF 2. A/C VENT FELL OUT OF CONSOLE 3. CONVERTIBLE TOP GOT STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. STOPPED BY CLOSEST DEALER BECAUSE I WAS ON VACATION AND WE PULLED THE TOP BACK UP. BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME WAS TWISTED. THEY STATED THIS WAS BECAUSE I MOST LIKELY HAD DRIVEN WHILE THE TOP WAS HALF WAY UP/DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS FORD ENGINEERS DECIDED TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THE TOP. TOOK THE DEALER FIVE WEEKS TO GET ALL PARTS AND REPLACE THE TOP. 4. GAS TANK REPLACED BECAUSE GAS PUMPS WOULD CONSTANTLY CUT OFF WHILE REFUELING. 5. A/C MAKES POPPING NOISE EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. CURRENT ISSUES: 1. NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS 2. AFTER CAR WARMS TO DRIVING TEMPERATURE, THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE, VERY PROMINENT IN INTERIOR 3. DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STICKS IN THE OUT POSITION 4. CONVERTIBLE TOP MAKING A THUD NOISE WHEN RAISING AND LOWERING TOP 5. EXHAUST IS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN IF ENGINE IS REVVED RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE CAR 6. SLIGHT VIBRATION/RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM CONSOLE WHILE CAR IDLES 7. A/C MAKING POPPING NOISE EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. *JB

DT: BOTH REAR STRUT MOUNT BRACKETS RUSTED. THE CALLER DID NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. . MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THE CALLER HAS NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES HE HAS LOOKED AT OF THE SAME YEAR . *AK

DT: THE MODULATOR FOR THE FUEL EJECTION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK ON JULY 29, 2005. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER. ITS HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 WEEKS ,AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAME ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

THE TUNNEL DOWN THE CENTER OF THE CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT AT THE FRONT OF THE TUNNEL NEAR THE PEDALS. WHEN THE BARE METAL OF THE TUNNEL IS TOUCHED IT IS HOT ENOUGH TO INDUCE A BURN. DEALER CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD ME IT WAS "NORMAL". AS THE PLASTICS AND CARPETING TOUCHING THE TUNNEL AGE, I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. AFTER REVIEWING POSTS ON TWO MUSTANG FORUMS, OTHERS APPARENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. THE CAR IS A GT V8 WITH A MANUAL 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THROTTLE GOT STUCK WITH THE BRAKE ON. THE VEHICLE SPED UP REAL FAST;.THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE THEN PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE CENTER LANE AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 8, 2005, IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

2005 MUSTANG V6 AUTO. NEARLY GOT HIT ON SIDE BECAUSE CAR STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STILL POSITION TURNING LEFT TO CROSS A THROUGH TRAFFIC ROAD TO GET ACCROSS TO ANOTHER ROAD. HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES SINCE OWNING CAR.

SEVERAL TRIPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ALLOW THE PUMP TO FILL UP THE TANK. PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. THE GAUGE WILL NOT ALWAYS SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. IT SEEMS TO TAKE SEVERAL MILES AND SEVERAL STARTS TO CORRECTLY DISPLAY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. I NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH I SHOULD TRUST ITS ACCURACY. THE FULE GAUGE WAS REPLACED AND IT DID NOT WORK ANY BETTER. FORD ENGINEERS ASKED THAT I USE 3 TANKS OF PREMIUM GASOLINE WITH TECHRON IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE SENSOR. THIS DID NOT WORK. NOW FORD IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND STILL HAS NO SOLUTION. THE SHAKER 500 CD PLAYER WAS REPLACED WHEN THE CD'S WOULDN'T PLAY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CD'S TO BE REMOVED. BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED WHEN CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE TURNING.

I PURCHASED A 2005 MUSTANG ON JUNE 17, 2005. ON JULY 6, 2005, WHILE IN TRAFFIC I NOTICED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DECELERATING. I ACTUALLY SMELLED RUBBER BURNING FROM THE TIRES THAT WERE STILL MOVING ALTHOUGH THE BREAK WAS PRESSED. WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT MOVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 SECONDS, BUT THE ENGINE REVELED UP HIGH THEN THE CAR JERKED AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. ON JULY 8, 2005 WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR ACCELERATED WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE DECELERATED CAUSING THE TIRES TO CONTINUE TO TURN, ONCE AGAIN I SMELLED THE RUBBER BURNING FROM THE TIRE. ON JUNE 11, 2005, CAR ACCELERATED WHEN STOPPING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO AUTOMAX FORD, EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, TOOK REPAIR OFFICE ATTENDANT FOR A TEST DRIVE, PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN DURING THE TEST DRIVE. ATTENDANT SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT IN. ON JULY 12, 2005, ACCELERATED AT STOP SIGN, WHEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN KICKED INTO GEAR AFTER 4 TO 5 SECONDS ACCELERATED HIGH AND SPED OFF. JULY 13, 2005, ACCELERATED WHEN STOPED, JULY 14, 2005, WHEN STOPPED AND STARTED CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATED. CALLED AUTOMAX FORD SPOKE WITH SAME REPAIR ATTENDANT, VOICED MY CONCERN OF BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE KIDS AND THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. ASKED ATTENDANT FOR A LOANER CAR BECASUE I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION AND HE SAID HE WILL CALL ME WHEN A LOANER CAR IS AVAILABLE. PLEADED WITH HIM NO

DT: STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE CAR BEGAN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE OWNER WAS AT A STOP SIGN. CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND CAR ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH AND OWNER HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND KICKED THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE RPM'S CAME DOWN TO NORMAL. THEN IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPORTED NO PROBLEM. THEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER ON INTERSTATE, OWNER WAS GOING ABOUT 60 AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN, AND THE DEALER PUT ON A BLACK BOX TO RECORD EVENTS. THE OWNERS ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG OR HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW SITTING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMINTENT.DT: STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE CAR HAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE OWNER WAS AT A STOP SIGN. CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND CAR ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH AND OWNER HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND KICKED THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE RPM'S CAME DOWN TO NORMAL. THEN IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO REPORTED NO PROBLEM. THEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER ON INTERSTATE, OWNER WAS GOING ABOUT 60 AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN, AND THE DEALER PUT ON A BLACK BOX TO RECORD EVENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON IN VEHICLE AND .THE OWNERS ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG OR HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW SITTING. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMINTENT.

DT: CONTACT STATES. THE PINION GEAR (WHICH THE CONSUMER SAYS IS PART OF THE REAR END) IS BAD ON HIS 2005 CONVERTIBLE FORD MUSTANG DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS BECAUSE FORD WILL NOT RELINQUISH THE PARTS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TELLS HIM THERE IS AN INDEFINITE BACKORDER ON THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE HAS 4500 MILES ON IT. HE ALSO CANNOT PUT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UP OR DOWN ON THE VEHICLE. THE MOTOR ON THE TOP IS BLOWN UP AND THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DO NOT HAVE A NEW ONE AND REFUSE TO GIVE HIM THE OLD PUMP BACK. THEY HAVE TOLD HIM THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. HE CAN ONLY PUT ONE HALF GALLON OF GAS IN THE CAR AT A TIME BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP CLICKS ON/OFF TELLING HIM THE GAS TANK IS FULL. THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GAS TANK IS BAD AND HAS ORDERED A NEW GAS TANK THAT WILL BE THERE ON 7-29-05 WHICH IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. OTHER WAS SELECTED AS THE COMPONENT FOR THE PINION GEAR BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHERE THE PINION GEAR WAS LOCATED . *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT COUPE NORTHBOUND ON A 35-MPH CITY STREET. I WAS PREPARING TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE INTO THE TURN THE (ABS) LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH CONSOLE AS WELL AS ''CHECK TRAC CONTROL'' ON THE HEADS UP DISPLAY. IN THAT VERY INSTANT THE BRAKES BECAME ''LIGHT AND MUSHY'' CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRACTION WHILE TURNING. THE END RESULT OF THIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CURB INSIDE THE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE. THE DRIVER''S FRONT TIRE HIT THE CURB WITH A SOLID IMPACT. THIS CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE RIM, TIRE, FRONT AXLE, AND PROBABLY SOME OTHER UNDERLYING DAMAGE THAT IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY SOME ONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. I DO NOT IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE SOME ONE AWARE JUST IN CASE.

HESITATION GETTING FUEL WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR - USUALLY OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR TURN, THE HESITATION OCCURS KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD ENGINEERS ACCORDING TO SERVICE- NO FIX AVAILABLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME THREE COLLISIONS.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON WITH PASSENGER IN CAR AND SEAT BELT BUCKLED DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SO CANT FIX

CANNOT FILL UP GAS TANK. ONCE THE TANK IS HALF FULL, THE PUMP STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE - FIRST TIME ON 6/12/2005 & 6/22/2005. WE PURCHASED THE 2005 MUSTANG ON 6/1/05 AND COULD ONLY FILL IT UP ONCE WITHOUT THE PUMP STOPPING. THE CAR WAS LOOKED AT BY A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A NEW GAS TANK HAS BEEN ORDERED. WILL FOLLOW-UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO SEE IF THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE WERE 2 UNIT SYSTEMS. WHEN GOING FROM STOP TO START THE CAR HESITATED, AND IT TOOK AT LEAST 2 OR 3 SECONDS BEFORE IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER HAD SEEN THIS CAR, AND ORDERED APART FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF FUEL SYSTEM. THEY SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE IN FOUR TO FIVE DAYS. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY. BUT HESITATION RECURRED.

PROBLEN 1: WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, MAYBE 5 MPH OR SO, THEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL, THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR CAUSING A SUDDEN JERK FORWARD. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND CONFIRMED BY FORD DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM 2: STARTED VEHICLE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PUT IN REVERSE AND HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND BLUE SMOKE OUTSIDE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS "BURNING RUBBER" PULLED SHIFT LEAVER BACK TO NUETRAL AND ENGINE RPM NORMAL. POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE PROBLEM ABOVE OR I COULD AHAVE HAD MY FOOR ON BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME BUT CAN NOT THAT EASILY.

PURCHASED THE CAR ON JUNE 1, 2005 AND ON THREE OCCASIONS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FILL THE GAS TANK MORE THAN HALF WAY. I HAVE EVEN LEFT THE GAS STATION AND GONE BACK LATER IN THE DAY TO FINISH FILLING THE TANK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, AS THE PUMP CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AS IF THE TANK WAS ALREADY FULL.

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION (APPROX. 3 TOTAL), WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE GAS TANK, THE HANDLE WILL RELEASE AS IF THE TANK WAS FULL AFTER LESS THAN A GALLON HAS BEEN ADDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS, INCLUDING ONE I VISIT OFTEN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS NECESSARY TO HOLD THE FUELING HANDLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONSTANTLY RELEASE IF THE HANDLE LOCK IS USED.

PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 MUSTANG GT TAKEN POSSESION OF JAN. 2005: 1) 500 SHAKER SYSTEM, SKIPPED CDS CONSTANTLY....REPLACED 2) FOG LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE...REPAIRED 3) NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS...REPAIRED 4) HEAT/AC VENTS ARE NOT IN SYNC..AIR DOES NOT EXIT PROPER VENT SELECTED...NOT FIXED AS OF YET...HEAT IS FELT FROM UNDER DASH EVEN WHEN OFF 5) AFTER CAR WARMS TO DRIVING TEMPERATURE, THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE, VERY PROMINENT IN INTERIOR...DEALER IS WORKING ON PROBLEM, EVEN HAD A FORD ENGINEER LISTEN TO IT...STILL UNSOLVED... 6) "GOD, WHAT NEXT?"

DT: 2005, FORD, MUSTANG. CONSUMER CANNOT READ INSTRUMENT ON A SUNNY DAY WITH SUN GLASSES. CONSUMER SAYS DEALER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. INSTRUMENTS\ PANEL IS ENCLOSED IN A DEEP TUBE TYPE PANEL, AND BECAUSE OF THIS CANNOT GET ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE VISIBLE. *AK

REAR STABALIZER BAR BRACKET TOO CLOSE TO REAR WHEEL RIM HOUSING--WITHIN 1/2 INCH.

DT: THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ONTO WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE AND UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WENT BACKWARD, NO DEBRIS CAME OFF, BUT PAPERS FLEW OUT OF CAR. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE LATCH MUST NOT HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN LATCHED. NO REPAIR YET, DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE. VERY WINDY OUTSIDE, HEADING INTO A HEAD WIND WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE H HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING.*AK

CLUNKING IN THE SHOCK/SPRING ASSEMBLY IN ALL FOUR WHEELS. DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THE SPRINGS ARE NOT SEATED CORRECTLY AND ARE TWISTING.

FRONT END MAKES POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LEFT OR RIGHT

MAIN REAT STRUT/SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPOR BRACKETS ARE RUSTED OUT ON THE BRAND NEW FORD MUSTANT 2005. THE FACTORY REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. IF THE SUSPENSION FAILS I COULD WRECK!

WHILE PULLING INTO A GARAGE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL INTO THE KITCHEN. THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMERS WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

AT 100 MILES ENGINE DEVELOPED TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE, AFTER 2 DEALERS, 1 FORD REP DEALER DIAGNOSTIC DETRERMINED LIFTERS BAD,HAD TO REPLACE LIFTERS.ENGINE HAD 5600 MILES ON IT B4 THEY DETERMINED PROBLEM

PASSENGER DOOR WAS DIFFERENT COLOR THAN REST OF VEHICLE. DEALER TRIED TO REPAINT BUT SCREWED UP NOW VEHICLE HAS SERIOS PAINT FLAWS

WHILE TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC ON ENGINE NOISE, SHAKER 1000 STEREO SYSTEM FAILED, WOULD NOT PLAY OR RECOGNIZE CD'S,WOULD CHANGE RADIO STATIONS ON ITS OWN AND CLOCK WOULOD NOT KEEP TIME. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE RADIO SYSTEM

WENT TO LIFT PASSENGER SEAT BACK AND SIDE SEAT RELEASE HANDLE CAME OFF. FORD REPLACED HANDLE AND HARDWARE. WITH WRONG COLOR WAS BLACK NOW TAN.

CLUTCH IS JUMPY STARTING OFF IN 1ST GEAR...I HAVE TO LET IT OUT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO GET IT TO FULLY ENGAGE. OWNED THE CAR SINCE DEC, 7800 MILES....ALL HIGHWAY..FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO POWER. .DEALER TOLD ME TO TEST IT IN THE PKING LOT BY REVVING IT AND LETTING THE CLUTCH OUT...EVEN W/ TWC OFF, BARELY A CHIRP!!!

UNABLE TO FILL FUEL TANK. PUMP KICKS OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND WILL NOT FILL TANK. DEALER REPLACED GAS TANK PER FORD TECH LINE. PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH NOW HAVING TROUBLE AGAIN AT CERTAIN GAS STATIONS. DEALER CALLED FORD TECH LINE AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO USE GAS STATIONS THAT WORKED FOR FILLING GAS TANK AND ALSO WAS TOLD THE ENGINERS AT FORD WERE NO LONGER WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON IN THE AREA WITH THE SAME CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE HIS INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME.

WHEN MAKING TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A VERY LOUD CLICK FROM THE FRONT END. THIS IS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE, USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT ON LEVEL GROUND BUT WHEN THERE IS A SLOPE SUCH AS IN PARKING STRUCTURES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM , BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT YET, AND THE PARTS THEY ORIGINALLY ORDERED THEY NOW SAY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LESS AUDIBLE CLICK COMING FORM UNDER THE FRONT PART OF THE CAR, USUALLY WHEN THE HEATER OR THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON, WHICH NO ONE SEEMS TO PINPOINT. THIS IS NOT CONSTANT BUT IS AN OFF AND ON OCCURRENCE. LASTLY, I HAVE A PROBLEM SOMETIMES WHEN FUELING AS THE PUMP TURNS OFF RIGHT AFTER I BEGIN FUELING AS IF THE TANK IS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT. I SOLVE THIS BY CHANGING THE PUMP OR GAS STATION BUT IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN FOR IT NOT TO BE MENTIONED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE HOOD WILL SHAKE. ON WINDING DAYS THE HOOD WILL VIBRATE AND TWIST VIOLENTLY. THE HOOD LATCH AND HINGES ARE TIGHT. HOOD IS MADE OF THIN ALUMINUM AND IS TO FLIMSY TO TOLERATE THE WIND LOAD. WITH TIME I BELIEVE HINGES WILL LOOSEN AND THE PROBLEM WILL WORSEN. *NM

CREAKING NOISE WHILE TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK

CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES, DEALER STATED FORD ENGEENER IS LOOKING INTO THIS. PART SHOULD BE AVALABLE IN 30 DAYS. *JB