2007 Ford Mustang complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE TIRES FAILED DUE TO THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SECOND ONE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. RECENTLY, A THIRD TIRE HAS FAILED. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE REMAINING TREAD DEPTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN OVER ANY POTHOLES OR ANY OTHER ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,789.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEED DECREASED TO 45 MPH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE SECOND DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,400.

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR A YEAR. ON NOV 18, I HAD PARKED MY CAR WITH THE PARKING/ EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, LIKE I HAVE DONE EVERYDAY IN PAST 1 YEAR. WHEN I TRIED DRIVING BACK, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES MUST HAVE FROZEN BECAUSE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30 F. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERYDAY THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DON'T WORK IN COLD WEATHER. I'VE CHECKED NUMEROUS CONSUMER FORUMS AND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE FACING THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THE RUBBER BOOTS AT THE END OF THE BRAKE CABLES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY, AND THEY COLLECT WATER OR ICE, WHICH CREATES THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CABLES BECAUSE THEY WORK WHEN ITS WARM. HOWEVER THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN YOU CANNOT USE IT FOR 6 MONTHS IN A YEAR. NOW I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE. I HAD TAKEN TWO OF MY TIRES TO NTB TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WITH OEM TIRES. I NOTICED THE VALVE STEMS CRACKED ON THE OLD TIRES, AND ASKED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. UPON DRIVING THE CAR THE VERY NEXT DAY, ONE OF THE NEW TIRES LOST PRESSURE AND WENT FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT WITH MY SPARE, I NOTICED THE VALVE STEMS WERE NOT REPLACED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED NTB, AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE NOW BAD TIRE WITH A REPLACEMENT, AND CHANGE BOTH VALVES, WHICH WERE NEVER REPLACED. AFTER I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE TWO ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE NOT REPLACED HAVE CRACKED VALVES. I AM GOING TO HAVE THESE REPLACED ALSO. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ONLY HAVE 12,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

THREE (3) TIRES WILL NOT HOLD TIRE PRESSURE; HAVE TO BE INFLATED 3 TO 5 TIMES PER WEEK TO MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE BUILD UP IN FUEL TANK WHEN FILLING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN DURING EXTREME TEMPERATURES (I.E. SUMMER HEAT, EXTREME COLD). IT TAKES THREE TIMES AS LONG TO FILL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN BARELY PULL THE TRIGGER IF I WANT THE CAR TO ACCEPT GAS. *TR

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED BY A FAULTY (LEAKING) VALVE STEM, WHEN THE REMAINING 3 WERE CHECKED - 2 WERE CRACKED AND ONE WAS LEAKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG THAT I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES. I THOUGHT I JUST RAN SOMETHING OVER, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SLOW LEAK IN ALL TIRES. I RECENTLY SAW THE INVESTIGATION ON THE VALVE STEMS SO I WANTED TO GIVE MY INPUT THAT I THINK MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY BE AFFECTED BY THIS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND SAID THE VALVE STEMS COULD BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE ONLY AT THIS TIME. *TR

CRACKED VALVE ON NEW 2007 FORD MUSTANG. I HAD TWO FLATS IN A WEEK. ALL OF THE VALVES WERE CRACKED. I REPLACED THEM ALL. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2007 FORD MUSTANG WITH 13,500 MILES ON IT. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM WENT OF ON A MILD SEPTEMBER DAY. I PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION LESS THAN A BLOCK FROM WHEN THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR TIRE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AT THE BASE WHERE IT SEATS IN THE RIM. I FILLED THE TIRE AND MADE IT ANOTHER BLOCK TO A TIRE REPAIR STORE, WHERE THEY REPLACED ACTUALLY TWO VALVE STEMS THAT WERE BAD. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND COMPLAINED. I WAS TOLD TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AS IF I WAS SOME DUMB WOMAN. AS A WOMAN WORKING IN A MANS FIELD AS A MECHANIC I KNOW THAT TIRES DO NOT COME WITH VALVE STEMS TIRES COME AS TIRE AND I ARGUED THAT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO LOOK AT THE CAR, AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE GOING FLAT RUINED THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM BAND AND DAMAGED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR BAND AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR ME. JUST A WEEK AGO WITH THE 13,000 MILES ON THE CAR I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM GOING OFF AND I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE VALVE STEMS AND FOUND ANOTHER VALVE STEM THAT WAS CRACKED APART. I WENT BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY QUESTION WHY IT WAS THE LEFT REAR TIRE AGAIN AS I REPLIED THAT I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND THEN THEY ASKED IF I HAD "CURBED" THE CAR OR TIRES. I LAUGHED AND COMMENTED ON THE LA

APPROX. THE 10TH OF JUNE, 2 WEEKS BEFORE MY FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HAVING PURCHASED MY 2007 FORD SHELBY GT-500 COBRA, I BEGAN NOTICING SOME SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION FOR PASSING, ETC. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT TO BEGIN WITH, BUT THE SLIPPING STEADILY WORSENED. I ONLY WORK 3 MILES FROM HOME, SO MY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE REVVING AND THEN SLIPPAGE DIDN'T COME UP AS OFTEN AS ONE MAY PERCEIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT JUNE 23RD, AT WHICH TIME THEY CHECKED THINGS OUT AND CALLED ME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER. THE FIRST CALL FROM THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT THE "CLUTCH WAS ALMOST TOTALLY WORN-OUT, AND MUST BE REPLACED." HE SAID HE ALSO NEEDED TO CHECK ON THE TRANSMISSION/FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND GET BACK TO ME SHORTLY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER HIS SECOND "CALL OF DOOM" TOLD ME THAT THE FLYWHEEL AND TRANS. WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. I DIDN'T WORRY A WHOLE LOT, NOT UNTIL I CHECKED MY "PURCHASE DATE" AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TOP OF THE LINE, A-1, CAR OF THE YEAR HAD ELAPSED THE 12 MONTH MARK ABOUT ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS DISCOVERY! AT THIS TIME, MY TOP OF THE LINE SHELBY COBRA HAD EXACTLY 10,345 MILES ON IT!! I SPOKE WITH THE MGR. AND ASKED FOR A "WAIVER" SINCE THE PROBLEMS HAD ACTUALLY STARTED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 12/12,000 WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT...IN THIS CASE...THAT "WAIVER" OR "FREE PASS" ON MY HAVING GONE 6.5 DAYS PAST THE WARRANTY EXP. WOULDN'T MEAN ANYTHING ANYWAY! WHY? WELL, IT SEEMS, THE FLYWHEEL, TRANSMISSION, AND CLUTCH ALL

TIRE VALVE STEMS CRACKING ON NEW CAR, ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD AND ALL 4 TIRE VALVES WHERE CRACKED. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND FORD REPLACED ALL 4. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED RECENTLY. THE CAR HAS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH SPECIAL VALVES. *TR

2007 SALEEN MUSTANG,(FORD), NO REAR VIEW. BACK WINDOW IS BLOCKED BY SPOILER AND BACK SIDE WINDOWS ARE REPLACED AT THE FACTORY WITH SOLID FIBERGLASS. BACKING UP OR CHANGING LANES AFTER GLANCING OVER EITHER SHOULDER BRINGS NO VISUAL HELP. THIS CONSTITUTES AN ENORMOUS BLIND AREA AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 MUSTANG PONY V-6 AND IT HAS ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 1100 MILES AND STILL DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND IS NOISY. I HAVE ALSO TWICE EXPERIENCED AN ODD ACCELERATION WITH THIS CAR. THIS CAR VIBRATES FROM THE REARVIEW MIRRORS, THE DASH, AND STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE 1500 MILES ON THIS CAR AND AM HOPING FORD WILL BUY IT BACK--BECAUSE NO DEALERSHIP WILL TAKE IN TRADE. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS AGO, I HAVE HAD MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED. IT CAME ON THE 1ST TIME THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, AND HAS COME ON 3 TIMES SINCE AT RANDOM TIMES. THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. HAS PUT IT THROUGH THE MACHINES THEY HAVE, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE "VERY SMALL EVAPORATVE LEAK" THEY SAY IT HAS, THEY HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS THE SYSTEM IS TOO SENSITIVE FOR SOME REASON AND UNTIL THEY CAN FIND A FIX FOR IT, IF THEY CAN I WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING IT IN EVERY TIME IT COMES ON AND HAVE THEM RUN IT THROUGH THE MACHINE AND TURN THE LIGHT OFF. *TR

VALVE STEM FAILURE IN 2007 MUSTANG. ON AUG 3, BROUGHT MUSTANG INTO SEARS AUTOMOTIVE IN OCOEE. UPON INSPECTION OF FAILED TIRE THEY FOUND FOUR VALVE STEAMS FAILED ON THE CAR. *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY 20, 2008 IN OUR 2007 MUSTANG, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T PROPERLY RESTRAINT HIM. HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO NEARLY KILL HIM. HE RECEIVED A HEAD LACERATION ON HIS SCALP HIS SKULL AND TISSUE WERE SHOWING HAVING TO BE REATTACH HIS SCALP WITH OVER 80 STAPLES. HE NOW SUFFERS WITH HEADACHES AND THE DOCTORS TOLD HIM HE HAS TO BE CAREFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR FOR FEAR OF REOPENING THE SCALP INCISIONS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PRODUCT LIABILITY, YOU THINK AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO PREVENT YOU FROM AN ACCIDENT LIKE THIS AND IT FAILS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND PREVENT FROM SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. *TR

I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE SEPTEMBER 2008 CONSUMERS REPORTS MAGAZINE WHICH DESCRIBED A RECALL FOR MANUFACTURER : TECH INTERNATIONAL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 08T018000 , FOR DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVES. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE RECENTLY ON MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG, AND NOW WONDER IF FORD ISN'T USING THIS SAME MANUFACTURER OF TIRE VALVES IN THEIR NEW CARS. MORE DETAILS OF MY INCIDENT FOLLOW... 1) I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON TWO LANE ROAD ON A HOT (90+) SUMMER DAY (6/8/08). THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I PULLED OVER ASAP TO INVESTIGATE. 2) THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS LOW. I PUMPED AIR INTO THE TIRE, AND NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AT THE BASE WHERE IT INSTALLS IN THE ALLOY RIM. IT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE, SO I INSTALLED THE SPARE, AND DROVE TO A NEARBY SEARS TO REPAIR THE VALVE STEM. 3) I PAID $26 FOR A "FLAT REPAIR" - BASICALLY THEY REPLACED THE TIRE VALVE. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY SAVED ME FROM HAVING A HIGH SPEED FLAT. I EXPECTED TO FIND A NAIL IN MY TIRE, NOT A FAULTY VALVE STEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AT THIS TIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM FORD IN APRIL 2007. IT IS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG V6, 4.0L SOHC, WITH APPROX. 10K MILES. THE TIRES ARE PIRELLI PZERO NERO P235/ MOUNTED ON ALLOY WHEELS. *TR

ON MY 2007 MUSTANG IF I HAVE A HALF A TANK OR MORE OF GAS I CAN NOT PUT MORE GAS IN ABOUT 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. THE DEALER AND FORD HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO TO FIX MY CAR! I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW> *TR

I RECENTLY HAD A VALVE STEM BLOW ON A HUGE BRIDGE IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. MY CAR IS A NEW 2007 FORD MUSTANG., WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED MY TIRES TO FIND ANOTHER VALVE THAT WAS CRACKED AND BAD. WHAT IS BEING DONE? HOW DO I GET RE-IMBURSED FOR THE TIRE THAT I HAD TO PURCHASE. *TR

OWN A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. CAR HAS WON'T START ONCE IN A WHILE. IT HASN'T STARTED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES OF WAITING, CAR FINALLY STARTS. IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ITS A REALLY HOT DAY. CALLED TWO DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH SAID DON'T BOTHER BRINGING CAR IN UNLESS IT COMES IN ON THE BACK OF A TOW TRUCK. THEY SAID OTHERWISE, THEY PROBABLY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. NEED HELP! *TR

2007 MUSTANG GT THROTTLE STUCK WHICH RESULTED IN AN INCREASE OF SPEED WITH NO BRAKES AVAILABLE TO ME EXCEPT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAVE A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH BUT MY BRAKE DID NOT WORK NOR WAS I ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT THE INCREASING RATE OF SPEED OF 50 MPH,WHICH THE CAR DID STOP BUT WAS STILL TACKED OUT AT 7000 TO 8000 RPM WITH SUDDEN DECELERATION. FORD WAS CONTACTED BUT DUE TO FORD NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WANT TO RETURN THE CAR TO ME NOT REPAIRED. I FEEL AS THOUGH NOT ONLY IS MY LIFE IN DANGER BUT ALSO MY YOUNG DAUGHTERS OR ANYONE ON THE ROAD. I AM SCARED OF THIS CAR!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60 MPH AND, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, SHE COULD NOT. SHE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN AND THEN DECELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND COLLIDED INTO THE FRONT AND SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V082000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO HER PHONE CALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,800.

I HAVE A NEW FORD MUSTANG 6 CYL. (2007) . THE GAS PEDAL HESITATES TO "CATCH", AND THEN LURCHES THE CAR FORWARD. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2007 (NEW) I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, AND I "WOULD GET USED TO IT". I HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR A YEAR IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA. IT LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. IT IS A BIG NUISANCE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT SERIOUS UNTIL I WAS DRIVING IN THE TRINITY ALPS MOUNTAIN AREA OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ON TWISTY MOUNTAIN ROADS THE HESITATION AND LURCHING IN THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GO OVER THE SIDE OF A 3000 FT MOUNTAIN ROAD! IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THIS CAR ON WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS, AND IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON SUCH ROADS. I JUST BROUGHT IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY AGAIN SAID IT WAS A "NORMAL" SITUATION FOR THIS MODEL OF CAR, AND REFUSED TO GET IT FIXED. THERE IS APPARENTLY NO WAY TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE CONTROL, UNLIKE IN OLDER CARS WITH A THROTTLE CABLE (THIS HAS A COMPUTER-TYPE CHIP). THIS MUST BE FIXED OR SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY GET KILLED! *TR

THE CAR IS A 2007 MUSTANG WITH 4.0L V6 AND 5R55S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR MAKES A WHINING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING IN 1ST GEAR, AND A LESSER NOISE IN 2ND. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I CHECKED WITH SEVERAL MUSTANG OWNERS WHO TOLD ME THAT THEIR CARS NORMALLY DON'T MAKE THAT KIND OF NOISE. FORD SERVICE CHECKED THE CAR AND CONTACTED THE FACTORY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE NOISE IS FROM THE PLANETARY GEARS AND THAT IT'S NORMAL. THEY DID NO CORRECTIVE WORK. AFTERWARDS, I FOUND THAT AN EARLIER VERSION OF THE TRANSMISSION, 5R55E HAD PROBLEMS WITH PLANETARY GEARS WHICH WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY - TSB# 02-22-2. ALSO, I FOUND 2 OR 3 PEOPLE SAID THAT THEIR MUSTANG TRANSMISSIONS MADE WHINING NOISES DUE TO INTERNAL PARTS RUBBING ON THE TRANSMISSION CASE. IN ONE CASE, THE NOISE WENT AWAY ON THE CAR AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING WAS CHANGED. IN ANOTHER CASE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONE PERSON DESCRIBES A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN ODI ID NUMBER : 10209790. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 6- 10 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE ENDED UP IN HER LAP. SHE SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER LEGS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SPEED WAS LOW AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM AND THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT IN AUGUST OF 2007. IT WAS A FLOOR MODEL THAT THE DEALER HAD DONE MODIFICATIONS TO. ON 24 JAN 08 I WENT TO FILL "TOP-OFF" THE FUEL WHICH WAS BELOW 3/4 OF TANK. AFTER ONLY GETTING ABOUT 1.87 GALLONS IN, THE PUMP CLICKED OFF. I TRIED TO PUMP MORE GAS INTO THE TANK AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN IT STARTED TO OVERFLOW. (AFTER STARTING THE CAR BACK UP, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STILL IN THE SAME SPOT BEFORE I STARTED FUELING) I ALSO NOTICED THAT IN THE RECENT WEEKS MY "PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT" DOES NOT READ IT IS IN THE "OFF" POSITION WHEN NO PASSENGER IS PRESENT, EVEN THOUGH IT DID READ THIS BEFORE. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND AM BRINGING THE CAR IN TO HAVE THEM CHECK THESE PROBLEMS AS WELL AS OTHERS I AM CONCERNED WITH AFTER READING THE FORUMS. *TR

ON THREE OCCASSIONS NOW, DECEMBER 29, 2007, JANUARY 19, 2008 AND JANUARY 20, 2008, THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY CAR SEEMS TO "FREEZE". I PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON BECAUSE IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WHEN RELEASING IT, IT DOES NOT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FURTHER THAN A FEW FEET. I CAN SMELL BURNING RUBBER AND FEEL THE DRAG ON THE REAR WHEELS. I CAN HEAR IT ALSO. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN BELOW 32 DEGREES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE TANK ONLY FILLS UP HALFWAY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCEPT $10 WORTH OF GAS, WHICH IS EQUAL TO A HALF TANK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO FAILURE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM OF THE POSSIBILITY OF PRESSURE BUILD UP AND AN EXPLOSION. FORD MOTOR COMPANY INFORMED HIM THAT HE WAS STUCK WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY COULD FIND A REMEDY. HE WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE FUELING THE VEHICLE AS NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,907 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 03-11-08 *BF UPDATED 03/11/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A 13 YEAR OLD WEIGHING 115 POUNDS IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE VIN AND DEALER INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19.

JUST DRIVING NORMALLY, WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REACHES ITS OPERATING TEMPERATURE, A LOUD WHINE COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION IN 2ND GEAR ONLY. BROUGHT THE MUSTANG BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT VERIFY THE NOISE AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION. *TR

SIDEWALL SEPARATION OCCURRED AT STEADY-STATE, INTERSTATE, 60MPH SPEED, 15,000 ON VEHICLE NEW VEHICLE, TIRES HAD BEEN "ROTATED" TWO HOURS PREVIOUS, NEVER RUN UNDERINFLATED. *TR

2007 MUSTANG GT EQUIPPED WITH THE 5RSS5 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "WHINING" SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IN 2ND GEAR AFTER IT HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED THAT ITS NORMAL AND NO SERVICE IS REQUIRED EVEN WITHOUT MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM. ADVISOR DID NOT WRITE UP SERVICE TICKET. LATER DISCOVERED A FELLOW OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM AND IT FOUND THAT THE 2ND GEAR CLUTCH WAS FAULTY AND WAS RUBBING THE CASE FROM THE INSIDE CAUSING THE WHINING SOUND. CASE WAS REPLACED AND SOUND WAS GONE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED, AND OWNER STATED IT LED TO COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO METAL PARTICLES CIRCULATING IN THE SYSTEM DESTROYING THE OTHER GEARS AFTER PROLONGED USE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY ON THE MORNING OF 11/3/07 WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE (SIDE) AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY SCARED BY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BUT MANAGED TO STAY IN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AVOID CRASHING. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER DEALT WITH FORD WITH REGARD TO THE INCIDENT AND ON THURSDAY 11/8/07 I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER SAYING THAT FORD DETERMINED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS CAUSED BY A STONE KICKING UP OFF THE ROAD AND HITTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS FOR MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH FORDS EXPLANATION ON THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY OTHER EXPLANATIONS OR TAKEN ANY ACTIONS THAT WOULD MAKE ME COMFORTABLE IN KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD NOT COULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

NOTICED BRAKES FELT SOFT, WENT TO CHECK FLUID, NOTICED BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF CAP AND MOISTURE WAS ACCUMULATING ON RESERVOIR-WIPED AWAY AND THE MOISTURE RETURNED, THE FLUID LEVEL WAS FINE BUT CONTINUOUSLY FLUID IS BUILDING UP. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FINE, HOWEVER DIDN'T MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO REPLACE CAP. *TR

LOOSE BOLTS ON DRIVERS ARM, NOT CLOSING EASILY. DEALER TIGHTENED BOLTS ON DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR APPEARS TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, DRAGGING-METAL CATCHING NOISE. WAITING TO RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR

I HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT GAS FILL-UP. I LIVE NEAR THE BEACH AND I NOTICED SOMETHING RATHER STRANGE ABOUT THE WIND OFF THE COASTLINE. IF THE CAR WAS FACING EAST , IT FILLED JUST FINE BUT WHEN FACING WEST IT WOULD NOT FILL. THE DEALER WAS STUMPED. IT APPEARS THAT THE BREEZE/WIND CAUSES THE FUMES TO TRAP AND THE CAR THINKS IT'S FULL ALREADY . . . IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE BUT NO PROBLEM ANYMORE FILLING THE TANK - JUST KEEP THE CAR FACING THE WIND!! *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOOR AREA HAS A TAPPING AND POPPING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE WINDOW AND DOOR AREA ALSO PRODUCES A RUBBER RUBBING SOUND WHEN IT IS COLD AND OR DAMP. THE TAPPING NOISE GOES AWAY WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. I HAVE TOLD STAR FORD OF GLENDALE MANY TIMES THAT THE NOISES ARE MOSTLY WHEN IT IS COLD. FORDS Q.A.SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OR FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE. STAR FORD WILL NOT TEST THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS COLD OUT DUE TO THEIR WORK STARTING TIME. BY ONLY CHECKING IT WHEN IT IS WARM DEFEATS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF FINDING THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I SHOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NOISE EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY AND THAT I HAVE 3 YEARS WARRANTY. HELP, I NEED SUGGESTIONS! FORD REFUSES TO WORK ON IT ANY LONGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD ONLY PUMP SIX GALLONS OF GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PUMP HANDLE SUDDENLY STOPPED PUMPING GAS AND THERE WAS NO OVERFLOW, WARNING INDICATORS, OR NOISES. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE 2005 MODEL THAT WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10014651 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD TWO PARTS AND WAS NOT TRANSFERRING THE GAS TO THE SECOND TANK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,065 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN

2007 FORD MUSTANG: I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WHILE TRYING TO FILL TANK WITH FUEL. HAPPENS MORE THAN NOT. WHILE FILLING UP PUMP CLICKS OF LIKE TANK IS FULL, HOWEVER IT IS NOT. CAN TRY SEVERAL PUMPS AT SAME GAS STATION AND KEEPS CLICKING OFF. THEN JUST DRIVE A SHORT WAYS UP THE ROAD AND PUT ANOTHER 5 GALLONS IN. JUST ONE EXAMPLE. AFTER A FEW TRIPS TO THE DEALER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ASHTRAY. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM FOR AN ASHTRAY THAT WOULD FIT IN HIS VEHICLE. THE ONE HE RECEIVED FITS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE GEAR SHIFT AND WHENEVER HE SHIFTS GEARS, HE STRIKES THE ASHTRAY. THE ASHTRAY HAS A LID THAT FLIPS UP AND CUTS HIS LOWER ARM EVERY TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 386 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 450. UPDATED 10/30/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

NOISE FROM THE FRONT END, A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR DROPPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE CONTROL ARM BROKE AT THE WELD. I HAD THE CAR FIXED THE DEALER GOT THE CAR AFTER AND CHANGED A FEW MORE PARTS THAT WENT BAD. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE BODY DAMAGE DONE BY THE DEFECTIVE PART. I STILL HAVE THE CONTROL ARM IN MY OFFICE FOR VIEWING.

TL*THE CONTACT LEASES A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC REMOTE DOES NOT WORK. IF THE DOOR IS OPENED MANUALLY, IT SHUTS DOWNS THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE SYSTEM WILL OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND MODULES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,062 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,700. THE DEALER STATED PROBLEM WITH REAR AXEL ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 09/26/07 *TR

WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, CAR TAKES OFF AT 30 MPH (4,000 RPM) AND COULD NOT STOP. RAN A STOP SIGN CAR DID THIS TWICE WITHIN FIRST 250 MILES OF USE. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND ARE HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT HAPPENED WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS ON 2 SEPARATE DAYS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED BY THE SALESMAN AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. UPDATED 09/11/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES THE FIRST TIME. ON THE SECOND VISIT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE HAD FAILED. AS OF JUNE 28, 2007, THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,308.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM WAS BENT AND THE INNER WHEEL WELL AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IMPROPER WELDING OF THE CONTROL ARM TO THE BUSHING CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500.

2007 FORD MUSTANG GT HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKING PROBLEMS, IT PULLED HARD RIGHT/LEFT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THEY FELT IT AND CUT THE ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THIS CAR SHOULD GO TO ENGINEERING ,AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK. AT THE TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT THE VEHICLE WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MOST RECENT ON 06/15/07, AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME, NOTHING DONE AS OF YET. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT IS NOT SAFE. I HAD NO CHOICE, IT WAS MY EVERYDAY VEHICLE. I TOLD FORD THEY SHOULD GET ME A CAR TO DRIVE, BUT NO RESPONSE. *AK