2006 Ford Mustang complaints

2006 FORD MUSTANG-CAR BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP ON 5/2013 WITH C/O WATER LEAKING ON PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.CHECK CAR ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE FIFTH TIME AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. CAR NOW(2/14) WOULD NOT START AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS FULL OF MOLD SPORES! I HAVE READ THE FORUMS ON LINE AND IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS LEAK SINCE 2007 AND NEVER RECALLED THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE HOWEVER I THINK IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE IS WATER LEAKING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE LOOKS LIKE IT IS RAINING AND THE CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES SEVERAL OF WHICH THE CAR HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. NOW ON TOP OF THIS WE HAVE A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG EQUIPPED WITH 4 GOODYEAR GT TIRES, SIZE: 234/45/17. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS 10/32. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 75,294. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING 40MPH KN THE RIGHT LANE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH A CEMENT MEDIAN SEPARATING THE EAST AND WESTBOUND LANES. I HIT SOME BLACK ICE, SPUN 90 DEGREES ACROSS THE LEFT LANE AND HIT THE MEDIAN ALMOST HEAD ON. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

WATER LEAK ISSUE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND COWL AREA LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT SHORTING OUT THE SMART JUNCTION BOX CAUSING THE GAUGES AND ALL ELECTRICAL TO GO HAYWIRE SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHT TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN OFF AS WELL AS THE WINDOWS AND POWER LOCKS TO QUIT WORKING AND COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE CARE IF GONE UN NOTICED. I HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $600 OR MORE DUE TO FORDS KNOWING OF AN ISSUE THEY WILL NOT OWN UP TO FIX TO ENSURE SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHEN AT GAS STATION YOU CANT FILL UP THE GAS TANK WITHOUT IT SPITTING THE GAS BACK OUT. NOT EVEN FULL WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 MUSTANG GT WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 64,000 MILES. THE GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE RESPONSE SYMPTOMS I'M EXPERIENCING ARE; A SIGNIFICANT LAG OCCURS UPON PRESSING DOWN UPON THE PEDAL, WHEN PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL MOVES ABOUT 1 INCH AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC FUEL SYSTEM REACTS AND THE CAR THEN JUMPS/ACCELERATES MUCH TO RAPIDLY TO A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RPM THAN ANY INITIAL START-FROM-STOP REACTION SHOULD BE. EVEN MORE CONCERNING ARE THE HUNDREDS OF ON-LINE FORUM REPORTS REFERENCING RUN-AWAY MUSTANG THROTTLE PEDALS STICKING WHILE AT SPEED OR ACCELERATING WITH TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MUSTANG'S SYSTEMS UNTIL VEHICLES ARE ACTUALLY TURNED OFF. THESE CONDITIONS I BELIEVE REPRESENT TRUE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE DESIGN OF FORD MUSTANGS FROM 2006 ON WHERE THE ELECTRONIC PEDAL SYSTEM WAS UTILIZED. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY DUE TO REPEATED WARNING LIGHTS AND "LIMP-HOME" MODE EVENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN STORM, WHEN SHE NOTICED WATER SEEPING FROM THE DASH BOARD. AFTER REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WITH VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO FULL THROTTLE. MANAGED TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND AVOIDED OTHER VEHICLES, BUT IT IS BOTH SCARY AND DANGEROUS. ON JUNE 5, TOOK TO PURCHASING DEALERSHIP (STATE COLLEGE FORD, PA), BUT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AS THERE IS A TRIPLE-CHECK SYSTEM TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 45 YEARS, CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR VEHICLES, AND DROVE PROFESSIONALLY FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO, THEY TOLD ME NO. THEY TOOK IT FOR A COUPLE TEST DRIVES AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. PLEASE ADVISE. WE REALLY LIKE THIS CAR AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 06, HOOD OXIDATION CAUSES PAINT TO FLAKE OFF HOODS. NOTIFIED DEALER IN 08 AND WAS TOLD IT'S NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR IT. SINCE LEARNED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO IMPROPER TREATMENT OF ALUMINUM BEFORE PAINTING. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM ON THE EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT AND I BEEN HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES WHERE YOU CAN HEAR LOUD BANGING NOISE I HAVE CHANGE MY STRUTS SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE CHECK FOR RECALL AND THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR BOTH BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW ON THE FORD WEBSITE I FOUND THESE TWO RECALLS ID'S 77553 AND 63858 FOR MY 06 FORD MUSTANG CAN I GET SOME HELP RESOLVING THIS ISSUE *TR

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN PARK, I SWITCH GEARS AND THE GEAR BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF, AND MY CAR HESITATED THEN JUMP INTO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 30-35 MY CAR HESITATES TO GO ABOVE THE MILEAGE, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT BUT THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. BUT MY CAR IS CONTINUING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

I AM A SENIOR THAT OWNS A 2006 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE THE GAS TANK FILL HAS BACKED UP ON ME TWICE CAUSING A SKIN REACTION DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THE MATTER IT MAKES TRAVELING VERY UNSAFE AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN TANK WILL ALLOW A FILL-UP FORD SHOULD HELP WITH A SOLUTION I MAY HAVE TO GIVE MY CAR UP AS THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY INTEREST IN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. *TR

LATELY WHEN I TRY TO FILL UP MY 2006 MUSTANG THE GAS PUMP EITHER AUTOMATICALLY STOPS AROUND 1/2 TANK OR GAS GUSHES DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND ON THE GROUND WHEN TRYING TO FILL IT FULL. DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD ALONG WITH OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF MUSTANGS WITH THE S197 GAS TANKS. LETS DON'T LET A FIRE AT A GAS PUMP COST SOMEONE'S LIFE BEFORE WE MAKE FORD FIX THIS ISSUE. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO FORD WILL NOT FIX. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. I CAN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT GOES BY ITSELF--NO CRUISE IS NOT BROKEN OR ON --THAT WAS TEST. RPM THEN JUMP UP TO ABOUT 4000. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING TO TEMPLE, TEXAS TO VISIT MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY; I SET MY CRUISE AT 70 MPH AS USUAL WHILE TRAVELING. I APPROACHED A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO ONE COMING, TURNED MY SIGNAL ON AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED. WHEN I PASSED THE VEHICLE AND GOT BACK IN MY LANE, MY CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED AND WAS QUICKLY UP TO 85 MPH AND INCREASING. I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT HOLD OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE.I WAS TERRIFIED KNOWING THERE ARE A LOT OF CURVES ON THAT PARTICULAR ROAD AND POSSIBLY NO WAY TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. I LOOKED FOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO PULL OVER AND SAW AN EMPTY CHURCH PARKING LOT AND HOPED I COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED IN THAT AREA. BY THIS TIME, I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, I MANAGED TO GET IT THERE BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING A HISTORICAL MARKER AND SNAPPING IT OFF AT THE BOTTOM. THE IMPACT SEEMED TO SLOW ME A LITTLE BIT AND I GUIDED IT BETWEEN TWO BIG TREES AND MANAGED TO GET THE SPEED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH, SLAMMED THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 5 OR TEN MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING; I TURNED IT OFF, CALLED SOMEONE TO COME GET ME AND CALLED A WRECKER TO PICK UP THE CAR. THIS WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE I HAD EVER HAD IN MY 46 YEARS OF BEING LICENSED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL UNCONTROLLABLY THROUGH THREE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT WERE BOTH SEVERELY INJURED. THE VEHICLE THEN IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT WORK THEREFORE I CAN NOT GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. IT GOES UP AND DOWN, NO CABLES ARE BROKEN VISIBLY, BUT IF YOU PULL THE BRAKE IT DOES NOT STOP THE CAR. IT IS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE SEIZED. CLEARLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AND I ALMOST RAN OVER MY WIFE WHEN DEPENDING ON THE PARKING BRAKE! HOW COULD FORD NOT RECALL THIS PART WHEN THEY 'KNOW" IT IS FAULTY! THE RUBBER IS EATEN UP ON THE HOUSING, AND LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF 06 OWNERS I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT FORD NEEDS TO STOP CHARGING PEOPLE 500+ TO FIX THIS AND DO THE RECALL!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER FLOOR THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD LOWER SEAM. THE WATER LEAKAGE RESULTED TO A SHORTAGE IN THE SMART JUNCTION BOX WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN RESEALED THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,704.

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE--I WAS IN THE CAR AS WELL. ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING SPOT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN REVING AND THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR 2006 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE HAS BEEN GETTING WATER COMING INSIDE FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND IT MESSES UP THE ENTIRE FLOOR AND CAUSE A MILDEW SMELL. THE BACK SEATS HAVE WATER COMING INSIDE FROM EITHER THE SIDE PANELS ON THE CAR ON THE CONVERTIBLE OR THE WINDOW AT THE BACK OF THE CAR OR TOP OF THE CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD CONVERTIBLES AND ALSO OTHER MAKE A MODELS OF CARS AS WELL THAT ARE CONVERTIBLES. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT WITH HOW THE FORD MANUFACTURER BUILT THESE MUSTANG CONVERTIBLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. IT CAUSES THE FLOORS TO BE WET CONSTANTLY WITH MILDEW SMELL AND THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WITH MOLD ISSUES ON FLOOR AND SEATS OF VEHICLE AND MOLD COLLECTION ON WINDOWS AND OTHER PART OF VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS TO HEALTH. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR SINCE 2005 I BOUGHT A 2006 CONVERTIBLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING ISSUES. *TT

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR 2006 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE HAS BEEN GETTING WATER COMING INSIDE FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND IT MESSES UP THE ENTIRE FLOOR AND CAUSE A MILDEW SMELL. THE BACK SEATS HAVE WATER COMING INSIDE FROM EITHER THE SIDE PANELS ON THE CAR ON THE CONVERTIBLE OR THE WINDOW AT THE BACK OF THE CAR OR TOP OF THE CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD CONVERTIBLES AND ALSO OTHER MAKE A MODELS OF CARS AS WELL THAT ARE CONVERTIBLES. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT WITH HOW THE FORD MANUFACTURER BUILT THESE MUSTANG CONVERTIBLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. IT CAUSES THE FLOORS TO BE WET CONSTANTLY WITH MILDEW SMELL AND THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WITH MOLD ISSUES ON FLOOR AND SEATS OF VEHICLE AND MOLD COLLECTION ON WINDOWS AND OTHER PART OF VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS TO HEALTH. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR SINCE 2005 I BOUGHT A 2006 CONVERTIBLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING ISSUES. *TT

WHEN I TRY TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR THE CAR WILL ONLY ALLOW ME TO PUT HALF OF A TANK IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TAKE MORE WHICH AS CAUSE THE GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS NOT FULL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE FOR ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT NOW THE CAR WONT LET ME PUT MORE THEN A HALF TANK EVERYTIME. I HAVE TRIED TO GO TO VARIOUS GASOLINE STATIONS ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY DIFFERENCES BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MUSTANG SCS ON THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR WHEN THE THROTTLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK. I HAD INTENDED TO ACCELERATE FROM ABOUT 65 TO 70. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THIS PREVENTED ME FROM SPEEDING UP PAST 85 BUT DID NOT STOP THE CAR OR EVEN SLOW IT DOWN. THE THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY STUCK. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 12 - 15 SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED ON ITS OWN. FLOOR MATS WERE NOT IN THE WAY AT ALL; THE FIRST THING I CHECKED. PLUS, I'D BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE UP TO THAT POINT AND DID NOT IN ANY WAY SHIRT THE MATS AROUND WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE A LOT OF POSTS ABOUT THIS IF YOU GOOGLE "2006 MUSTANG ACCELERATOR STUCK". I HOPE THAT FORD WILL FINALLY BE ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

LIVING IN BOSTON ON DECEMBER 18TH I WENT OUT TO MY 2006 MUSTANG GT 4.6 LITER IT WAS PARKED AND I ENGAGED THE CAR TO START. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WAS VERY LOOSE. AND IT IS NEVER LIKE THAT. BRAKES FEEL STIFF IN BACK FEELS LIKE A TOUGHING,,,I WAS ON A SMALL EMBANKMENT IN NEUTRAL AND CAR DID NOT ROLL BACK AT ALL. MY GUESS IT PARKING HANDLE SPRING IS OFF TRACK OR SOME SPRING BROKE ..IS THIS A PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER..NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. *TR

ALTERNATOR REPLACED 03/28/2007 GEAR SHIFT REPLACED 04/29/2008 ALSO REPLACED RADIO/CD PLAYER BATTERY REPLACED 04/01/2009 A/C COMPRESSOR 06/23/2010 ALTERNATOR 04/08/2011 BATTERY REPLACED 12/09/2011 CHECK CHARGING LIGHT STILL COMING ON. *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT ONCE I HIT A STEADY 30-35 MPH (ON THE STREETS) IT HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THEN IT JERKS AND IM RUNNING NORMAL AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC. HE SAID MY TRANS FLUIDS ARE FINE, HOWEVER, MY PAN IS "BURNT". I DO FINE ON THE FREEWAY. ITS MOSTLY WHEN IM DRIVING THROUGH THE STREETS AND STOP AND GO AT LIGHTS. HE RAN SOME CODES AND THE RESULTS WERE THE "GEAR 5 INCORRECT RATIO AND THE SOLENOID" ---SOMETHING(SORRY). HE SAID TO OVERHAUL A TRANS I WOULD BE LOOKING AT $1800+. *KB *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER: LONG STORY SHORT. MY CAR WAS STILL ELIGIBLE UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. WHICH MADE IT ELIGIBLE FOR FORD TO REPAIR THE CAT. CONVERTER BY LAW. I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND (PER FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE)THAT MY CAR WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AT THAT TIME(NOV. 2010) THERE WAS A MAJOR. NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER ON CAT. CONVERTERS. I WAITED UNTIL FEBRUARY TO TAKE MY CAR DOWN TO FORD UNDER THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE $1200+ REPAIR COST. SINCE I WAS UNDER 80,000 MILES.. FORD PAID FOR MY RENTAL FOR A MONTH AND I HAD MY CAT. CONVERTER FIXED :). PEOPLE KEPT TELLING ME THAT MY CAR WAS TOO NEW TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM. WELL YOU NEVER KNOW. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY AND I COULDN'T DRIVE IT OVER 5-10 MPH. *KB

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE YOU WILL LOSE DASH LIGHTS,HEADLIGHTS AT TIMES, BRIGHT LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK, PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON, FAN MOTOR FOR HEAT/AIR STOPS WORKING, LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BULBS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW SWITCHES FAIL TO WORK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON, FEEDBACK COMES THROUGH RADIO SPEAKERS AS VERY COURSE STATIC. SOME OF THESE MAY BE CORRECTED BY HEAVY BREAKING, ACCELERATION OR BY TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY AND MAY REPEAT ITSELF EVERY FEW SECONDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRUNK, WHICH WAS SATURATED WITH WATER. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS ALSO SOAKING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LEAK COULD HAVE BEEN COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

FORD MUSTANG 2006 - CAN NOT PUT GAS IN GAS TANK. WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT PUTTING GAS IN TANK -- GAS JUST SPILLS ONTO YOUR FEET -- CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM - THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN & MANY COMPLAINTS. FORD SAYS THERE IS "NO FIX". SUGGESTS GETTING GAS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATION. I HAVE HAD CAR TO FORD SERVICE 4 TIMES -- SO FAR SPENT $300 ON SUPPOSED FIXES. NOW THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX. SO - I HAVE A CAR, WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT, THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. MUST STAY CLOSE TO HOME, JUST IN CASE I CAN'T GET ANY GAS INTO IT. SO FAR HAVE FOUND ONE GAS STATION WHERE I CAN PUT IN GAS IN THE CAR. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS -- THE COPY OF FORD SERVICE BULLETIN THAT I HAVE IS DATED 2007 -- THE SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 07-21-12 - STATES THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE IMPROVED BY USING A DIFFERENT GAS STATION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. LOCAL FORD DEALER JUST SHRUGS THEIR SHOULDERS AND GIVES ME A COPY OF SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. TIRED OF HAVING GAS SLOSH ONTO MY FEET AND THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE WATER CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER, NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,800. UPDATED 10/19/2011 *LN *TR

FORD MUSTANG 2006 TRANSMISSION . CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT MOVE WHEN PUT IN GEAR OR HAS A HESITATION THEN CLANKS IN .ONE TIME IT QUIT PULLING WHILE MOVING DOWN ROADWAY-BUT CAUGHT BACK BEFORE STOPPED. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 PREMIUM V6 FORD MUSTANG, AND I REGULARLY GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED. MY MOST RECENT SERVICE VISIT WAS FOR AN OIL CHANGE ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER STANDARD PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THAT IS PERFORMED WITH THE OIL CHANGE; PERFORMED 05/20/11. UPON COMPLETION, THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THE MECHANIC FOUND COOLANT RESIDUE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT AND IT WAS PROBABLY NOTHING. ON 06/24 I DECIDED TO DRIVE TO NEVADA FOR THE WEEKEND, AND MY ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO THE COOLANT LEAK. I HAD A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT WITH NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE AND LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC ON THE ROUTE I TOOK. IT TOOK OVER SIX HOURS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO ATTAIN HELP AND HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD SERVICE FACILITY - WHICH COSTED OVER $500 TO TOW. I WAS ADVISED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING CRACKED AND LEAKED, POSSIBLY DUE TO IMPROPER TIGHTENING. MY ENGINE APPARENTLY IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW, SO I AM FACING A 4000+ DOLLAR SERVICE BILL FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. HAD I BEEN TOLD RESIDUE COULD BE A SIGN OF A POTENTIAL LEAK THAT COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE, I WOULD HAVE PAID WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. I THOUGHT I COULD CONFIDE IN MY FORD DEALERSHIP IN MAINTAINING MY VEHICLE, BUT APPARENTLY I CANNOT. I AM APPALLED WITH THIS EXPERIENCE THAT SERVICED MY VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND MY ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY NEGLIGENCE ON FORD'S BEHALF FOR NOT ADVISING ME C

2006 FORD MUSTANG HAS A WINDSHIELD VENT LEAK PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD RAIN VENT BECOMES CLOGGED AND DRIPS WATER INTO THE PASSENGERS SIDE KICK PANEL WERE THERE IS A COMPUTER CONTROL BOX THE CONNECTION BECOME CORRODED AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AS IT ONE COULD CAUSE A FIRE, TWO COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOOSE POWER AND THEREFORE CONTROLLED BRAKING OR STEERING, SIMPLY REPLACING THE PARTS DOSE NOTHING TO PREVENT THE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005, 2006, AND 2007 MUSTANGS. *TT

NORMAL USAGE VEHICLE WITH 63,000 MILES, STEEL CRANKSHAFT PULLEY SEPARATED FROM RUBBER HUB. REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND OTHER ITEMS DAMAGED BY PART FAILURE. CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AS WELL AS ENGINE STALLING IF SPEED SENSOR IS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DAMAGING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUED TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE CONTACT AND ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER FOUND A RESTRICTION BLOCKING THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE DEALER CLEARED THE VENT LINE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SPILL COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,450.

TL*HE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE ENGAGED OR RELEASED. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE CABLE WAS STUCK. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PART AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE REDESIGNED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR THREE TIMES AND THE BATTERY WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CANNOT EASILY PUT GAS IN TANK. THIS JUST STARTED OCCURRING AFTER HAVING 80,000 +/- MILES ON VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS CAR HAD UPDATED (REMEDY) TANK INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION, BECAUSE FORD KNEW OF PROBLEM ON 2005S. NEWER TANK WORKED SUCCESSFULLY FOR MANY MILES. GASSING UP IS NOW TOO FRUSTRATING TO DEAL WITH. I'VE BEEN A FORD FAN FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT THIS MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND. *TR

2006 V6 FORD MUSTANG - PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE COOLANT THERMOSTAT HOUSING, FAILED AT 69,699 MILES AT 60 MPH. STEAM FROM HOOD, BLOCKED VISION, WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY PULL TO SHOULDER FOR SAFETY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MUSTANG WITH ONLY 7500 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE OWNED IT NOW FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. I DROVE HOME WITH NO ISSUES. I WAS ALMOST ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU COMPLETE A GOOGLE SEARCH ON 2006-2009 MUSTANGS, THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE LISTED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, I CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS IN THE CAR AND THEY WERE ALL FINE. IT DID NOT SOUND LIKE THEIR WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE; THIS SEEMS MORE LIKE A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM, SOMETHING THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL AND FIX. BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL, IF I WAS GOING AT A FASTER SPEED, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THIS COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING, THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD BECOME STUCK IN POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKE TO RELEASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING IDLE FOR AT LEAST 15-20 MINUTES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT WATER WAS GETTING ON THE CABLE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE AND FREEZING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A BOOT THAT STOOD STRAIGHT UP AND ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE CABLE AND FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

CAR WOULD NOT START. *TR

THIS IS REALLY UNBELIEVABLE [AND YES THIS IS YET ANOTHER LEAK THREAD]. I HAVE BEEN HAWKING THE ENTIRE LEAK ISSUE, AND A MEMBER HERE IN A RECENT POST HAS IDENTIFIED THE SMOKING GUN - CLEAR PROOF THAT FORD IS HIDING A KNOWN LEAK PROBLEM WITH A BAND-AID. MANY HAVE ASKED AND WONDERED WHY A PIECE OF WHITE FOAM EXISTS OVER THE ELECTRICAL BOX (SJB) WITHIN THEIR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SIDE KICK PANEL. WELL, IN RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE THREADS HERE, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS HAS NOW POSTED THIS: "... IN FORD'S FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL UNDER THE SECTION ON REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL BOX ...(SJB) ... INSIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL, FORD REFERS TO THE FOAM SHEET OVER THE SJB AS A "WATERSHIELD" AND CAUTIONS NOT TO REMOVE IT WHEN INSTALLING THE NEW BOX ..." IF THIS IS TRUE, AND IT SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY SOMEONE WITH ACCESS TO THE MANUALS [WHICH I DO NOT HAVE], HERE ARE THE FACTS: FORD DESIGNS AND BUILDS A VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX (SJB) LOCATED INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, THE SJB IS NESTLED BETWEEN THE OUTER FENDER AND THE INTERIOR KICK PANEL. BUT FOR SOME REASON - CLEARLY KNOWN TO FORD - THEY FIND THE NEED TO INCLUDE A FOAM "WATERSHIELD" TO PROTECT THE SJB FROM WATER INFILTRATION. CERTAINLY THIS IS [XXX] PRODUCT QUALITY AT IT'S FINEST, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT IT IS FAR MORE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IT IS PROOF POSITIVE FOR THOSE WITH THE PROBLEM TO DEMAND THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FORCE A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE IF ONLY ENOUGHOWNERS NOTI

ALL I WAS DOING WAS CLEANING OUT MY CAR AND THEN GOT IN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS MY TIRE. I INSPECTED MY TIRES THEN SAW MY WINDSHIELD. I INVESTIGATED THE WINDSHIELD AND SAW NO HOLES OR ANYTHING AT ALL. THE TEMPERATURE WAS THE SAME AS ALWAYS AND THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. *TR

VISITED FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CHECKED. THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG HAD A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A 2006 VEHICLE THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CONNECTOR? THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $275.00 TO REPLACE THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD SURFACE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, AND THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING THE TIRES TO SPIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO "PARK". THE ACCELERATION FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESUMED OPERATION. DURING THE TRAVEL THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO 100 MPH UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AFTER REPEATED APPLICATION TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE NO TROUBLE CODES WERE DETECTED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD SIGNIFICANT CONCERN PERTAINING TO THE SAFETY DEFECT AND FEARED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.