2005 Ford Mustang complaints

MY SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME ERRATIC WHERE IT WILL STICK AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND DOESN'T REPORT THE SPEED CORRECTLY ANYMORE. THIS MAKES IT HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE AND DIFFICULT TO REMAIN WITHIN LEGAL SPEED LIMITS. *TR

ALL THE GAUGES AND RADIO ON MY 2005 MUSTANG V6 ARE FAILING IT STARTS WITH THE RADIO THEN THE TACH, THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEED GAUGE GOT STICKY. *TR

I WAS SLOWLY TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE (CARS ON BOTH SIDES AND A CAR IN FRONT OF ME). I WAS IN A PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT IDLE SPEED. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RUN UP. I IMMEDIATELY INCREASED MY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SO FAST THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE BURNING RUBBER. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT FULL SPEED. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAITED A MOMENT AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. MY FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR RESTATED NORMALLY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT ON MARCH 1. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC - SHOWS MILES PER HOUR WAY OUT OF RANGE OF ACTUAL MPH - I.E. SHOWS 120 MILES PER HOUR OR EVEN BEYOND WHILE ONLY GOING ABOUT 30; CAN ZERO OUT IF IN PARK AND SHUT OFF AND RESTART ENGINE, SLOWLY RESETS 5 MPH EACH TIME OFF AND ON AGAIN - TAKING A LOT OF TURNING OFF AND ON TO ZERO BACK OUT. HAVE READ AND HEARD OF MANY, MANY OTHER 2005 MUSTANG OWNERS HAVING SAME COMPLAINT - MUST BE RECALLED BY NOW? *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED HAPHAZARDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

SEVERE ONE VEHICLE ROLLOVER OFF THE ROAD FLIPPING OVER ON DRIVER SIDE AND ROOF. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH IT WAS OBVIOUS THEY SHOULD HAVE. DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ROD. DRIVER IN CRITICAL CONDITION WITH BROKEN NECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 FORD MUSTANG AND WAS TOLD BY SELLER THAT MY RPM , TEMP, GAS, AND SPEED GAUGES DID NOT WORK BECAUSE FORD INSTALLED FAILING STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE GAUGES. I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPANIES ADVERTISING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF I RUN OUT OF GAS OR AM DRIVING TOO FAST DUE TO FAULTY READINGS BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE GAUGES FOR FREE, SINCE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. READ MORE: HTTP://FORUMS.MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM/70/7581455/2005-2010-MUSTANGS/SPEEDOMETER-ERRATIC-2005-MUSTANG-V6/PAGE3.HTML#IXZZ1NYQZH0MB. *TR

ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6 THE SPEEDOMETER OFTEN GETS STUCK OR PERFORMS ERRATICALLY AND STAYS STUCK WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A LARGE PAIN AS IT DOES NOT REGISTER ANY ACCURATE SPEED AND ONE MUST TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE SPEEDOMETER TO ZERO. THE FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. THE QUOTE TO REPLACE THIS PRODUCT IS RIDICULOUS AT AROUND $600. *TR

SAFETY ISSUE: SPEEDOMETER READS AS MUCH AS 60 MPH OFF OF TRUE SPEED. WHEN AT A DEAD STOP, SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 60MPH. WHEN TRAVELING 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 120 MPH. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC, INACCURATE. OFTEN INOPERABLE. OCCASIONALLY WORKS IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 60 DEGREES F. ERRATIC/INOPERABLE CONDITION IS MORE PRONOUNCED AS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 60 DEGREES F. REPLACED SENSOR ASSEMBLY - ENGINE SPEED, PART #XW4Z-7H103-AA. PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WORKING ERRATICALLY AT AROUND 33,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD HOVER AT 20MPH WHEN IN IDLE AND WOULD JUMP UP TO 80MPH AND THEN WORK SOMETIMES, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STAY AT ZERO. HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY CHANGES DUE TO WEATHER (RAIN OR TEMPERATURE). COMPARED SPEEDOMETER READING WITH GPS SPEED AND FOUND INCONSISTENCIES OF UP TO 10 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DID WORK.SPEEDOMETER COMPLETE FAILURE AT 33,500 MILES. TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED AT SAME TIME. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING. I DRIVE "PACING" TRAFFIC WHICH STILL IS NOT SAFE. MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES REPORTED ON SEVERAL FORD MUSTANG FORUMS BY CURRENT OWNERS. FORDS SOLUTION IS A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH COSTS ABOUT $700. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FAILING STEPPER MOTORS THAT DRIVE THE GAUGES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS IT DOES PRESENT A SERIOUS & POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION IN NOT KNOWING WHAT THE CAR'S ACTUAL SPEED IS. INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS USUALLY DON'T FAIL MUCH LESS AT 33,000 MILES! THERE IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM! *TR

WHEN CAR IS SHUTDOWN, THE SPEEDMOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AT DIFFERENT POINTS ON THE DIAL. WHEN RUNNING THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS SPEEDS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ACTUAL SPEED AS MEASURED BY GPS. *TT FORD MOTORS HAS ELECTED TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT AN ESTIMATED $770.00 PRICE. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL SHOW THAT THIS PROBLEM -- CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS -- IS PERVASIVE FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. I BELIEVE THAT KNOWING ONE'S SPEED IS CRITICAL TO DRIVING SAFELY FOR THE DRIVER, THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS AND PEDESTRIANS (E.G. SCHOOL CHILDREN) NEAR BY.

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY BEFORE CEASING TO WORK ALTOGETHER. I TOOK THE CAR TO FAIRWAY FORD (PLACENTIA, CA) AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER DISMISSED ME BY SAYING THE REPAIR WAS TOO COSTLY AND THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 V6 FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE A COLLEAGUE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY BEFORE CEASING TO WORK ALTOGETHER. I TOOK THE CAR TO FAIRWAY FORD (PLACENTIA, CA) AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE WRITER DISMISSED ME BY SAYING THE REPAIR WAS TOO COSTLY AND THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 V6 FORD MUSTANG. HE DID NOT DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM REPORTED ON MY SERVICE RECORD. I HAVE A COLLEAGUE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL OFTEN STICK AT 0-20MPH WHILE IT IS WELL OVER THAT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS ALSO STUCK ON COLD EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP FOR QUITE SOME TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 64,000.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MY 05 MUSTANG HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. IN 2008, THE GAUGES WOULD BECOME ERRATIC AT TIMES. (TACH, SPEEDOMETER, ETC) THIS HAS BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS USUALLY ONLY OCCURRING IN COLDER WEATHER. AT THIS POINT, THE GAUGES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. CASE IN POINT: DURING THE SUMMER OF 2011 THE CAR "ACTUALLY" OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACKED THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND THE GAUGE NEVER DISPLAYED THE ISSUE BEFORE THE FAILURE. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE PICKED UP ON THE ISSUE (WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED) BEFORE A FIRE OR OTHER UNFORTUNATE EVENT OCCURRED.... OR BEFORE THE CAR WAS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED. WHEN I'VE CONSULTED WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SHIP, (COOKEVILLE, TN) THEY ACT AS IF THIS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE IS SOMETHING NEW. THIS ISSUE IS POSTED ON EVERY MAJOR MUSTANG FORUM OR SUPPORT SITE. HECK, THERE ARE EVEN BUSINESSES ON THE "WEB" THAT ADVERTISE THEIR ABILITY TO REPLACE THE "STEPPER MOTORS" THAT CONTROL THE GAUGE FUNCTIONS. APPARENTLY THE STEPPER MOTORS THAT FORD OPTED TO USE IN THEIR INSTRUMENT PANELS ARE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. FURTHERMORE I RECEIVE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT UPDATES VIA THE CARFAX WEB PORTAL MONTHLY. EACH UPDATE CONTAINS DOZENS OF NEW REPORTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. SO.....THE EXCUSE THAT FORD DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE..... DOESN'T HOLD WATER. IF FORD WANTS TO OFFSHORE ITS COMPONENTS TO 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES FOR CHEAPER LABOR AND PARTS..... FINE. THE LEAST THEY COULD DO IS STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS WHEN /

THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND FUELING GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS FAILED. TODAY THE LIGHTING BEHIND THE PANEL STARTED TO GO OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM ON THE MUSTANG WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTING TO FORD WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE TO THE PUBLIC. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THESE CARS AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT AFFORD THE 600+ QUOTE, SO I'M USING A GPS TO GAUGE MY SPEED AND I'M HAVING TO TRACK MY MILEAGE SO I KNOW WHEN TO GET GAS. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

I'M WRITING TO YOU ABOUT MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG AND THE ISSUE WITH IT'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR, JUST SEARCH "2005 MUSTANG INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" ON GOOGLE AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN. EVIDENTLY THE MOTORS IN THESE CLUSTERS, WHICH OPERATE YOUR INSTRUMENT DIAL NEEDLES, FAIL REGULARLY. MY CAR IS A 2005, WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. SERVICED REGULARLY AND WELL CARED FOR. FIRST, MY TACH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. I FIGURED IT WAS COLD, AND IT ONLY DID IT SPORADICALLY, SO I LIVED WITH IT. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE TACH STARTED ACTING UP, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. I DID NOT FEEL IT WOULD BE SAFE TO IGNORE THAT. SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM ON THE PHONE, AND THE FIRST THING THE SERVICE PERSON SAID WAS "IT'S THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MOST LIKELY. $500-800 TO REPAIR. WHEN I GOT HOME, I STARTED RESEARCHING, INITIALLY JUST TO SEE IF I COULD FIND THE PART CHEAPER. THE GOOGLE SEARCH I DID PULLED UP ENTIRE FORUMS DEDICATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THAT'S WHEN I WENT FROM RESIGNED TO MAD. FORD IS PUTTING THE ONUS ON THE NHTSA TO INITIATE A RECALL. AND THEY SAID YOU WON'T DO IT IF SAFETY IS NOT EFFECTED. WELL I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT ME AND I'M SURE EVERY STATE TROOPER ON THE PLANET, WOULD CONSIDER A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AND WITH THE ECONOMY AS IT IS, AND FORD CHARGING $500-$800 TO REPAIR WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW IS A FAULTY SYSTEM, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE I

ALL THE GAUGES ON MY 2005 V6 ARE FAILING. FIRST, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE, WHICH I FIGURED WAS BAD GAS (SULFUR?) A FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER SEEMED TO FIX THAT ONE. THEN IT WAS THE TEMP. FIRST IT READ HOT, NOW IT'S STUCK ON COLD. THEN THE TACH AND SPEED GOT STICKY. ANYWAY, I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC BUDDY THE MANY FORDS MUSTANG 2005 IS HAVING GAUGE PROBLEMS, AND THE CULPRIT IS THE SYEPPER 'MOTOR'. FORD HAS HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT (NO RECALLS) UNLESS YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MY SON WAS STOP BY THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DISPLAYING THE SPEED INCORRECTLY. THIS PROBLEMS NEEDS TO BE LOOK AT. PLEAS HELP. *TR

I FIRST STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE TEMP GAUGE NOT WORKING. NOW WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM METER ARE NOT FUNCTIONING UNTIL THE CAR IS WARM ENOUGH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN FEB 2010 BUT JUST ONE TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS COLD OUT AND MY SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 TO 120 WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THEN IT STUCK THERE AND DID NOT FIX ITSELF TILL THE LAST PART OF THAT DAY. NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN EACH TIME IT IS COLD OUT THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STAYS BELOW ZERO AND SO DOES THE RPM UNTIL I DRIVE FOR 5 MILES OR SO. IT SEEMS TO ONLY BE HAPPENING WHEN IT IS COLD OUT ABOUT 65 AND BELOW WEATHER. TEMP GAUGE STILL NOT WORKING AND HAS BEEN POINTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLUSTER SINCE THEN. IT STILL MOVES LIKE IT WANTS TO WORK BUT NEVER GOES BACK TO NORMAL. FORD SAYS ITS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BUT I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 700 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE A DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE POSTING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY ARE ALL THE 2005 MODELS. SOMEONE HELP PLEASE. I LOVE MY CAR SO MUCH. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND STILL LOVE IT. THANKS. *TR

FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND WATER LEAK IN PASSENGER SIDE FOOT WELL. SPEEDOMETER NON-FUNCTIONING, FUEL INDICATOR NON-FUNCTIONING, AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NON-FUNCTIONING. PROVIDES SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WITHOUT KNOWING VEHICLE SPEED. ANY SUBSTANTIAL RAIN RESULTS IN WATER POOLING IN PASSENGER SIDE FOOT AREA, AND SATURATION OF FUSE BOX AREA, WHICH PROVIDES CONCERNS FOR A VEHICLE-WIDE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND BRAKE/STEERING CONTROL. I HAVE LOOKED AT SEVERAL ONLINE OWNERS' FORUMS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS COMMONLY-DOCUMENTED SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT UNTIL NHTSA ISSUES A RECALL. I HAVE CALLED FMC, AND THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE REGISTERED PAST THE FULL LEVEL AND NOW IS GIVING ERRATIC READINGS. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING WITH NEEDLE POINTING TO THE FLOOR. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT ZERO OR ANY OTHER SPEED. SEEMS TO BE A RANDOM MALFUNCTION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE AGGRAVATED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE ON VEHICLE HAS QUIT WORKING AND SAYS I HAVE NO GAS WHEN I HAVE JUST FILLED UP, THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO GOES ERRATIC AND SAYS I'M GOING 120 WHEN ACTUALLY GOING MUCH SLOWER, THE COLD HOT GAUGE EITHER READS HOT, REGARDLESS OF IF I JUST STARTED THE CAR OR IF ITS BEEN RUNNING FOR AN HOUR. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IS BUBBLING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS OXIDATION AND THEY WERE AWARE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MUSTANG. HOWEVER I WAS TOLD BY AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT IS WAS NOT OXIDATION BUT AN INITIAL POOR PAINT JOB. HOWEVER, I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY WHILE AT WORK. IT NEVER SITS OUT IN THE SUN OR RAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS. THAT CANNOT BE TRUE BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $895 TO PAINT THE WHOLE HOOD AND IT WOULD HAVE A LIFETIME GUARANTY. I REFUSED TO PAY THAT AMOUNT AND THEY REDUCED IT DOWN TO $695. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL AS IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO PAINT. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND NEGOTIATED FOR A FREE RENTAL. I AM GETTING 2 MORE ESTIMATES. *TR

I STOPPED AT A REST STOP ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE TEMP GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY PAST HOT BUT THE ENGINE WAS AT NORMAL TEMP. AFTER THE NEXT THREE STARTS THE GAUGE NEEDLE IS PAST ALL READINGS AND ESSENTIALLY POINTING TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE TEMP GAUGE, AT NOTHING. I CANNOT TELL IF THE ENGINE IS HOT OR COLD OR IN THE NORMAL RANGE. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS VERY ERRATIC ESPECIALLY DURING THE COLD MONTHS. WHEN COLD, THE SPEEDOMETER USUALLY READS ZERO OR OTHER TIMES IT READS THAT I AM DOING 100+ MPH WHEN BARELY MOVING. WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM I HAVE NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DRIVING WITHOUT A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MUSTANG. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP US 2005 FORD MUSTANG OWNERS AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND THE GAUGES WERE NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: THE RPM AND TEMP GAUGES DO NOT WORK. FIRST THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND 1 YEAR LATER THE TEMP GAUGE STARTED JUMPING AROUND TO COLD AND THEN HOT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER TO CHECK THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT HOT. NOW THE TEMP GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE GAUGE POINTS DOWNWARD AS THE RPM GAUGE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I'M WORRIED THE ENGINE MAY OVERHEAT AND I WILL HAVE NO INDICATION. I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER 2005 MUSTANG OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG. INSTRUMENT GUAGE CLUSTER. GAS GUAGE GOES FROM OVER FULL TO EMPTY AND STICKS AT EMPTY. TACHOMETER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE NEEDLE MOVES WITH THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE BUT IT HANGS BELOW THE NUMBERS. SPEEDOMETER JUST STARTED NOT CACULATING THE PROPER SPEED, CURRENTLY IT IS OFF BY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR. *TT

APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING ME FALSE READINGS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE MY FUEL LEVEL WILL READ AT HALF A TANK WHEN I WILL ACTUALLY BE NEAR EMPTY, THE MORE PRESSING ISSUE HOWEVER, IS THAT MY SPEEDOMETER KEEPS GIVING ME INCREADIBLY INACCURATE READINGS, SAYING I'LL BE GOING 90 MPH, WHEN I'LL REALLY BE GOING 20, OR SAYING THAT I'M CONSTANTLY GOING WELL OVER 150MPH...EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WILL BE PARKED AND TURNED OFF. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER 2005 MUSTANG OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND BEING TOLD THEY ARE HAVING TO PAY ANYWHERE FROM $500-600 FOR THE REPAIR WHEN IT IS CLEARLY FORD MOTOR'S FAULT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THIS, BUT I CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE HAVING TO GUESS MY SPEED EITHER, IT IS UNSAFE, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING ME TO BREAK THE LAW BY SPEEDING. A RECALL ORDER NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO SAVE ME AND MY FELLOW MUSTANG OWNERS FROM HAVING TO PAY THIS EXCESSIE COST FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS THE MAKER'S PROBLEM. *TT

SPEEDOMETER STUCK BELOW 0. *TR

MY FORD MUSTANG HAS NOW 32K MILES ON IT PURCHASED NEW AND ONLY ONE OWNER/DRIVER. ALL OF MY INSTRUMENT ARE NO LONGER WORKING OR WORK ERRATICALLY. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS KNOWING WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING, IF THERE IS GAS IN MY CAR. I AM A WOMAN WHO DOES NOT LIKE TO GET STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS IS NOW A BIG FEAR. I CANNOT TELL WHAT MY SPEED IS AND THEREFORE AM VERY LEARY DRIVING UNLESS WITH TRAFFIC SO I CAN KEEP WITH THEM. IT IS APPARENT ALOT OF OTHERS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM TO THE POINT IT STARTS TO CAUSE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO GET THIS UP AS A RECALL, WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE? I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ALL CLUSTERS FOR 600-700 DOLLARS AND FIND OUT IT IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ANY SUGGESTIONS? *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ON MY MUSTANG LAST WINTER. SOME DAYS IT WOULD WORK FINE, OTHER DAYS THE NEEDLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL, AND ON OTHER DAYS IT WOULD READ A SPEED THAT WAS BELOW WHAT I BELIEVE I WAS DRIVING BASED ON THE OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING AROUND ME AND MY EXPERIENCE DRIVING MY CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MOSTLY FINE OVER THE SUMMER, EXCEPT ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHERE MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 10-15 MPH UNDER WHAT I WAS DRIVING (AT LEAST WHAT I THINK I WAS DRIVING BASED ON OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD). I AM NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED IT, BUT I WOULD STOP ON A LONG ROAD TRIP AND WHEN I GOT IN AND RESTARTED MY CAR THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE READING INCORRECTLY. NOW THAT THE WEATHER HAS TURNED COLD AGAIN FOR FALL MY SPEEDOMETER AND NOW MY TACHOMETER HAVE QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY SPEEDOMETER HARDLY EVER WORKS CORRECTLY NOW. MOSTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOESN'T MOVE AND WHEN IT DOES IT IS SHOWING A SPEED BELOW WHAT I AM DRIVING. AS FOR THE TACHOMETER, IT NOW LONGER WORKS CORRECTLY AS IT IS CURRENTLY POINTING AT 6:00 O'CLOCK. THE NEEDLE STILL MOVES, BUT IT IS NOT READING ANYTHING WHEN ITS STARTING POSITION IS AT 6:00 O'CLOCK. *TR

GAUGE CLUSTER BAD. DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING.THE REST OF THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK SO I DON'T KNOW TEMP,VOLTAGE,GAS,OIL PRESSURE OR TECH. THEY NEED A RECALL I DID NOT GIVE 30,000 FOR A CAR WITH PROBLEMS. THEY WANT 700 TO FIX IT BUT EVERYONE WITH A 05-06 MODEL HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I JUST VISITED AN ONLINE FORD FORUM AFTER BEING QUOTED $950 TO REPAIR MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THERE ARE 4 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS DETAILING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. PERHAPS FORD HAS AVOIDED A RECALL BY STATING THIS DOES NOT EFFECT SAFETY OR EMISSIONS. HOWEVER, I GOT MY FIRST SPEEDING TICKET IN OVER A DECADE 2 DAYS AFTER THIS PROBLEM BEGAN. SPEED CONTROL DOES EFFECT SAFETY, AND APPARENTLY, IF GONE WITHOUT REPAIR, THE NON-WORKING SPEEDOMETER EFFECTS THE TRANSMISSIONS ABILITY TO SHIFT PROPERLY, WHICH IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. I DO NOT HAVE $950 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, NOR CAN I AFFORD TO PAY THE COSTS OF SPEEDING TICKET FINES, AND THE RISE IN MY COST OF AUTO INSURANCE DUE TO THESE FINES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, AS IT APPEARS TO BE A RECURRENT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER HAD DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ONTO THE PASSENGER'S FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,536.

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2005 FORD MUSTANG YESTERDAY WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. HE WAS PULLING ONTO I 95 WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. HE COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IF OFF THE DRIVING AREA WHEN IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE IT STOPPED BLACK SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN AWAY FROM IT WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NEVER EVEN MISSED AN OIL CHANGE. NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY SON IS SAFE BUT VERY UPSET AT THE FORD CAR AND HAVE NOW READ MANY FORD FIRE ISSUES THAT FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

ALL OF THE GAUGES IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER HAVE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS OVER 80 MPH WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH. GAS GAUGE WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO START ACTING WEIRD AND NOW THE GAS AND ALL OTHER GAUGES DO NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND A SAFETY HAZZARD FOR THIS YEAR MODEL AND A RECALL FOR THE GAUGE CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE IN ORDER FOR ALL 2005 MUSTANG OWNERS. *TT

SPEEDOMETER AT TIMES STICKS OR SHOWS THE INCORRECT SPEED. EVEN SITTING IDLE THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW 5 MILES AN HOUR OR EVEN 20 MPH. IT'S EXTREMELY INCONSISTENT, SO DETERMINING THE CORRECT SPEED IS DIFFICULT TO DO. THE SPEED WILL DISPLAY BOTH, HIGHER THAN ACTUAL SPEED AND LOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED WITHOUT RYHME OR REASON. ADDITIONALLY THE NEEDLE MOVES IN A SPORADIC BEHAVIOR, LIKE A SECOND HAND TIC ON A CLOCK, RATHER THAN A SMOOTH CONSISTENT FLOW. THE TACHOMETER APPEARS TO ALSO BE AFFECTED ALTHOUGH IT'S MUCH LESS NOTICEABLE. *KB

MY 2005 V6 MUSTANG GAUGE CLUSTER IS ERRATIC. RPM RUN HIGH/LOW AND STICK. GAS GAUGE HAS SPUN PAST FULL AND POINTS TOWARD THE FLOOR. TEMP GAUGE SITS AT 3 O'CLOCK MOST OF THE TIME. SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS FINE, READS INCORRECTLY OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

IN 2008 FORD REPLACED THE GAS TANK ON THE FORD MUSTANG BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK FOR REFUELING. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING EITHER LOW FUEL PRESSURE OR EMITTING EMISSIONS. VERIFIED PROBLEM AT PERRY FORD POWAY CA WITH [XXX] EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW GAS TANK NEEDED TO HAVE NEW FUEL PUMP CELL TO MATCH THE NEW GAS TANK. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE VERIFIED ONLY NEW GAS TANK INSTALLED IN 2008. FORD WANTS ME TO PAY FOR CORRECTING THEIR ERROR OF NOT MATCHING THE RIGHT FUEL PUMP CELL TO THE NEW GAS TANK. IF THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUMES THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RISK TO ME AND OTHER THAT HAD A GAS TANK REPLACED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2005 V6 MUSTANG GAUGE CLUSTER IS ERRATIC. TACH FLUCTUATES BETWEEN NOT WORKING AT ALL AND READING 1000 RPM LOW. GAS GAUGE HAS SPUN PAST FULL AND POINTS TOWARD THE FLOOR. TEMP GAUGE SAME AS GAS GAUGE. SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS FINE, READS INCORRECTLY OR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, RPM GAUGE AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALL NO LONGER WORK IN MY 2005 MUSTANG. THEY HAVE ALL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TR

THE ENGINE CLUSTER FOR MY 2005 MUSTANG IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE RPM GAUGE IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT MPH WHILE DRIVING. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ONLY DISPLAY THE MAXIMUM SPEED OR ZERO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND $600 IF THE SPEED CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY A RECALL OR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,550.

MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN IN HIGH ENOUGH HEAT OR LOW ENOUGH COLD, THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS FROM 10 TO 40 OR ALL THE WAY TO 120MPH WHEN THE CAR IS NOT EVEN MOVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I MAY BE ON THE HIGHWAY THINKING I'M GOING 50 WHEN IN REALITY I'M GOING SLOWER OR FASTER! *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DISPLAYING INCORRECT INFORMATION FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND FOR THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE SENSORS ARE WORKING CORRECTLY BASED ON A READING FROM THE OBD II PORT. *TT