2008 Ford Mustang complaints

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL - I AM APART OF RECALL #15V319 AND HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY OR NHTSA REGARDING WHEN THE AFFECTED ITEM WILL BE FIXED. PEOPLE ARE APPARENTLY DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS AIR BAG ISSUE WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY BREAK INTO SHARDS AND CAUSE INJURY TO ITS DRIVERS.

TAKATA RECALL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/17/16.*JB

HELLO, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF RECALL #15S21 VIN: [XXX] RECALL DATE: MAY 27, 2015 RECALL TITLE: DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER REPLACEMENT NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V319 FORD RECALL NUMBER: 15S21 RECALL DESCRIPTION: IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER HOUSING TO RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONT AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. RISK TO SAFETY: AN INFLATER RUPTURE COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY INJURING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. REMEDY PROGRAM: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER WITH A NEW ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. STATUS: 12 - RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER NOTES: TO CHECK FOR NON-SAFETY-RELATED PROGRAMS APPLICABLE TO YOUR VEHICLE, SEE HTTP://WWW.FORD.COM/ OR CALL YOUR FORD DEALER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FORD KNEW OF ISSUE DEC 2014, FORD SENT RECALL NOTICE JULY 2015, PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF NOV 2015, ALMOST 1 YEAR LATER!!!!! I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I GOT A LETTER IN JULY 2015 THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY AIRBAG FIXED. I HAVE CALL FORD IN ALTOONA PA AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT BUT THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON THEY WILL FIX IT RIGHT NOW. I JUST WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED. I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERYDAY IT NEEDS FIXED NOW.

FRONT AIR BAG MAY RUPTURE AND DEPLOY METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I CONTACTED FORD AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN AND THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. I ASKED FOR LOANER OR A RENTAL UNTIL FORD GOT PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NO. I'M VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE WAY FORD IS HANDLING THIS.

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE VEHICLE AIRBAG RECALLS ( 2008 FORD MUSTANG GT). *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, FORD COULD NOT TELL HIM WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RECTIFIED. *JB

HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY SEPARATED FROM HARMONIC BALANCER. CAUSED BELT TO SHRED AND LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND COOLING AND BRAKES.

NHTSA RECALL 15V-319 STATES THAT IN CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING MAY RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG. AN INFLATOR RUPTURE COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR, TASCA FORD ON PONTIAC AVE IN CRANSTON, RI WHO TOLD ME THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL AND SUGGEST I CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. I CALL FORD AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WERE WORKING WITH THEIR SUPPLIERS TO OBTAIN PARTS TO REMEDY THIS UNSAFE SITUATION, AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY WERE READY TO HOPEFULLY REPAIR THIS DEFECT. I FEEL UNSAFE NOW DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AND FEAR FOR MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE COMPANY WOULD NOT OFFER ME NOR PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER. THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS NECESSARY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN IT RAINS WATER COMES IN THROUGH THE THE BACK WINDOW AND FLOODS THE INSIDE OF CAR. CAUSES MOLD AND PRODUCES A VERY BAD SMELL. I HAVE SEALED IT BUT IT KEEPS COMING UNDONE.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A PARADE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OR SURGED AT CHILDREN WALKING IN FRONT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY THE BRAKE AND THE SECOND TIME WITH THE BRAKE AND THE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER, THE COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, BUT REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND DECARBONIZED THE ENGINE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. COMPLAINT FILE WAS STARTED BY FORD 10733728.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

I WAS PARTICIPATING IN A COMMUNITY PARADE, WITH LOTS OF CHILDREN, I WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DURING TWO OCCASIONS. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE THE FIRST TIME AND WITH THE BRAKE AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DECARBONIZED AND REPROGRAMMED BY THE DEALER WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. FORD STARTED A CASE FILE: CAS-7491264 ON THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

MY MUSTANG GT HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE CARS REAR END AFTER DISCOVERING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A VEHICLE WITH 57000 ROAD MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE THIS TYPE OF A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE DRIVING THIS YEAR MUSTANG BECAUSE IT COULD VERY WELL CREATE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT EVEN DEATH.

FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - FAILURE TO FUNCTION FMEA FAILURE MODE: WELDED PIN CONNECTING CLUTCH TO CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE MAKING IN IMPOSSIBLE TO DISENGAGE ENGINE USING CLUTCH FROM TRANSMISSION. NEAR CRASH AVOIDED BY EVASIVE MANEUVER AND PULLING GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE APPLYING MAXIMUM BREAKING. OCCURRENCE: ESTIMATE 4 - IT APPEARS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY ADVISED REPLACEMENT CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ARE BACK ORDERED / DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. DETECTABLE: 10 - NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL CLUTCH PEDAL BRAKES, FUNCTIONAL TO NON FUNCTIONAL SEVERITY: 10 - FAILURE OF CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN CRASH WITH POSSIBLE DEATH RPN RISK FACTOR 400 - DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR AS RESULT OF CLUTCH / BREAK PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILURE TO FUNCTION. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTED ALERT TO BE ISSUED ADVISING DRIVERS OF POTENTIAL HAZARD INVESTIGATION TO CONFIRM THIS CLUTCH FAILURE MODE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANGS HAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION RECALL IF INVESTIGATION VERIFIES SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY IN A MUSTANG I HAD LITERALLY JUST PURCHASED, I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT GOT STUCK! TOOK NUMEROUS BRAKE AND GAS SHOVES TO FINALLY GET IT TO COME OUT, IF I HAD NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY DRIVING AND PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS AND FLUIDS AND MY DRIVING DOOR ALSO GETS WATER INSIDE .... MY CAR ISN'T CRASHED FROM ANY OF THOSE SIDE OR HASN'T BEEN CRASHED. *TR

PAINT BUBBLING UP ON HOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AS THE GEAR LEVER BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE GEAR LEVER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY PIN BROKE OFF AND HAD TO BE TIG WELDED BY A MECHANIC. HE INDICATED THAT THE ORIGINAL WELD WAS FAULTY. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN THE MIDST OF A VERY BUSY STREET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

WE WERE SOLD A BRAND NEW 2008 MUSTANG GT500KR (SHELBY) JUNE 15, 2014. THIS CAR WAS KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE SHOW ROOM AND NEVER SOLD UNTIL NOW. WE WERE CHARGED A $7 TIRE FEE AT THE TIME OF SALE BUT A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS REFUNDED TO US WITH NO EXPLANATION. WE RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR INTO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A SHIFTING ISSUE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD US THE RUBBER ON THE TIRES IS GETTING HARD AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO US THAT THE TIRES WERE OLD AND WE THINK THE SELLING DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY THEY REFUNDED US THE TIRE FEE. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFUSED TO PUT NEW TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT THE 20TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, WENT TO PASS A SLOWER CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THIS IS A FLY BY WIRE SYSTEM THE ISSUES IN THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, NOT THE COMPUTER OR ANYTHING ELSE, NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM, BUT A FEW HAVE SAID THIS IS NOT THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT, I HAVE TAKEN THE PEDAL OUT TRIED TO LUBE IT AND ANY THING ELSE THAT COMES TO MIND TO FREE IT, THERE IS NEVER A WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU PUSH HARD OR SOFT. I HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE 9-10-14 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES NO HELP FROM DEALER AS WAS PURCHASED AS IS NO WARRANTY, I HAVE TALKED TO A FORD DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING THEY CAN DO, WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLAY WITH IT TILL IT FREES UP AND RETURNS. *TR

AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE ON 9/30/14, THE DRIVER'S DOOR REFUSED TO LATCH AFTER ATTEMPTING CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. AS THIS INCIDENT HAS NEVER APPEARED BEFORE, I CALLED MY SERVICING DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEM SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER A BRIEF TIME ON HOLD ON THE CALL, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK UNTIL OCTOBER 3, 2014 AND THAT, IN FACT, IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO SLOWLY "PULL" THE DOOR SHUT INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL CLOSING OPERATION. THIS DID, IN FACT, WORK AND THE DOOR REMAINED CLOSED, BUT I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SOLUTION SINCE, I FELT, THAT EITHER: 1) THE DOOR COULD SWING OPEN AT ANY TIME OR 2) THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND I COULD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING DOOR OPERATION. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 3, 2014 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE NATURE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME: 1) THAT THEY CANNOT REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL 10/10/14 AND 2) THAT THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I DID REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY THROUGH THEIR CORPORATE HOTLINE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE, BUT THEY INSISTED THAT I "WORK THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP." *TR

CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25MPH OR SLIP INTO 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION . CAR ONLY HAS102665 MILES . *TR

EVERY OTHER TIME I START FROM A STOP THE CLUTCH SHAKING THE HOLE CAR AND IN REVERSE AT 1MILE AN HOUR DOING THE SAME THING I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LIKE A MONTH AGO NOT TO HAPPY WITH IT.ITS VERY DANGEROUS.I LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP AN EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM FORD WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT PAYING 2800.00 I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY I JUST GOT THE CAR PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP..............:-( *TR

PAINT ON UNDERSIDE AND FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IS BUBBLING UP, ALSO THE PAINT IS DELAMINATING AROUND THE REAR GLASS, THE REAR QTR GLASSES ARE DELAMINATING, THE INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR GLASS IS LOSING ITS BACKING. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE EXPIRED I NOTICED PAINT BUBBLES ON THE FRONT LIP OF THE HOOD. I WAS STILL TWO YEARS AWAY FROM PAYING OFF THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOOK PHOTOS AND RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE HOOD REPLACEMENT. FORD REFUSED TO FUND EVEN A PORTION OF THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. INTERNET MUSTANG FORUMS HAVE MULTIPLE THREADS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT BEGAN WITH MODEL YEAR 2004. I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. I CONTACTED THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THEY CONTACTED FORD AND FORD REFUSED TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SENT ME AND THE MASS AG A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP AND THEY WOULD NOT TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROBLEM ANYMORE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOOD. I WAS RECENTLY FORCED TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET HOOD BECAUSE THE PAINT WAS GONE FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE STOCK HOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE A NEW STOCK HOOD BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN ON THE NEW HOOD. *TR

THE SOFT CONVERTIBLE TOP ON MY CAR IS DRY ROTTED AND FALLING APART. IT IS A TAN TOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE, HOWEVER SINCE THIS, I HAVE NOTICED ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TAN TOP I HAVE SEEN, EVEN ON THE NEWER CARS, ARE THE SAME AS MINE AND ARE PEELING ALL ALONG THE EDGES. THEY ARE FALLING APART PERIOD. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY DEALER DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IT IS PATHETIC. THE TRUNK SCREWS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE LINERS DOWN, FALL APART AND COME LOSE. NOTHING YOU DO CAN HOLD THEM IN PLACE. WAY TOO MANY ISSUES TO LIST RIGHT NOW. I JUST WISH FORD WOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ITEMS AND MAKE THEM RIGHT. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL CARS AND I LOVE MINE, I JUST HATE THAT IT IS PUT TOGETHER CRAPPY AND SLOPPILY. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO THE I-5 FREEWAY NEAR A BIG MALL WITH FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I "FLOORED" IT, OR CLOSE TO FLOORING IT, TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE. I GOT ONTO I-5 AND LET UP ON THE GAS AT ABOUT 60 MPH TO GO WITH THE FLOW, BUT I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE GROWLING AND THE CAR JUST KEPT GOING FASTER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK! I STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE BUT IT BARELY SLOWED THE CAR. I THEN TRIED TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE LITTLE MOVEMENT JUST MADE THE CAR GO FASTER AND DID NOT UNSTICK THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS REALLY CLOSE TO A MAJOR COLLISION, I COULD NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER LANE AND I WAS VERY QUICKLY APPROACHING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I SHOULD PULL THE HAND BREAK OR TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN I THOUGHT TO USE MY LEFT FOOT TO PULL BACK ON THE AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT. I DID THIS WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ISSUE RESOLVED JUST BEFORE HITTING ANYONE. I WAS 85% SURE IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT, BUT THEN WHEN I GOOGLED THE ISSUE, I SEE PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME STORY AND IN THOSE INCIDENTS IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT. I TOOK THE MAT OUT AT AS SOON AS I COULD. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED TO SEE IF I ACTUALLY COULD MOVE THE AFTERMARKET RUBBER MAT AND IT DID NOT REALLY MOVE. SO NOW I AM 85% SURE IT WAS THE CAR AND NOT THE MAT. NOT BEING 100% SURE OF WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM HAS ME VERY NERVOUS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2008 FORD MUSTANG GT HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN I PLACED ON MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE AND IT DID NOTHING I THEN THREW IT INTO PARK AND THE CAR RED LINED AT 8000+ RPMS I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND A PARKED CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT CAR REVVED OUT AGAIN DID IT AGAIN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE STUCK ACCELERATING, AND WILL NOT STOP. THE MAT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND ALSO A BACK ROAD, HIT THE BREAK DOES NOT STOP OR DISENGAGE THE VEHICLE; TAP PEDAL DOES NOT DISENGAGE SPEEDS UP MORE AND REMAINS STUCK. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND LUCK IS THE ONLY REASON AN INJURY HAS NOT OCCURRED. *TR

SEPT 14 2013. 1400 ON US 59S I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, AND A FUNERAL PRECESSION WAS EXITING RIGHT SO WE SLIGHTLY DECELERATED AND SWITCHED TO THE MIDDLE LANE. AS I ACCELERATED TO ACQUIRE THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK; IMMEDIATELY I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND TOLD FIANCE TO CALL 911. I BEGAN TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT. IT SLOWED THE CAR TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND IF I TRIED TO LIFT MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE EVEN MORE. ON THE PHONE WITH 911 --207PM-- WE WERE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I MOVED MY CAR TO THE LEFT LANE AND THEN TO THE LEFT SHOULDER LANE. (DURING THIS TIME I WAS CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO BRAKE AND SHIFT MY CAR TO NEUTRAL BUT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE; STILL BRAKING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL, I TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE) FIANCE QUICKLY RE-DIALED 911 TO GIVE OUR LOCATION AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND THAT THIS WAS AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY. THE 911 OPERATOR TOLD MY FIANCE THAT A POLICE DISPATCHER WOULD BE CALLING HER BACK, TO WHICH SHE REPLIED WE NEEDED HELP IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE WERE APPROACHING ON SLOWER TRAFFIC. VERY QUICKLY AFTER, THE LEFT SHOULDER LANE ENDED SO I WAS FORCED TO MOVE THE CAR INTO THE FARTHEST LEFT LANE. IT SOON BECAME APPARENT THAT WE WOULD NOT AVOID A COLLISION, AND MY CAR HIT THE BACK OF A YELLOW SCION TC GOING APPROXIMATELY 100MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RIGHT AWAY, MAKING IT UNCLEAR IF WE HIT ANY OTHER CARS. THE FINA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,334.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE MERGE IS RIGHT BEFORE A BRIDGE SO I HAD TO CREEP ACROSS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE DID NOT STALL BUT THERE WAS NO CONTROL IN THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENED AGAIN EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO PASS ME AND NOT REAR-END ME SINCE CAR SPEED DROPPED QUICKLY. THROTTLE BODY IS BEING REPLACED TODAY. *TT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MUSTANG SHELBY GT 500 AND STOPPED ON A HILL AND WHEN TRYING TO START CLUTCH SLIPPED AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH 6000 MILES WITH CLUTCH FAILURE. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE LOOKING FOR HELP FROM FORD AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. I HAVE SHARED MY RESEARCH AND I HAVE RECEIVED GENERIC ANSWERS. FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE INFERIOR CLUTCHES THEY PUT IN THESE CARS AND ARE ONLY TRYING TO EVADE A RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP CONVINCING FORD TO DO THE HONORABLE THING ESPECIALLY THE HIGH COST OF THESE CARS. IF YOU DO YOUR OWN INVESTIGATING AND YOU WILL FIND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS BEING DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. THANKS *TR

PAINT BUBBLING ON FRONT EDGE OF HOOD. *TR

BOUGHT CAR NEW. DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SERVICE, I ASKED THE DEALER TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH. DEALER STATED THAT CLUTCH IS SELF-ADJUSTING, AND CHARGED $50 TO PERFORM SERVICE. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THAT CLUTCH DISC IS SEVERELY WORN AND HAS ABOUT 6000 MILES OF SERVICE LIFE LEFT. I ASKED DEALER TO REPLACE WHILE STILL UNDER LESS THAN 12,000 MILE OR ONE YEAR WARRANTY. DEALER REFUSED. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS, BUT HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT REPLACE. I SENT LETTER TO FORD CEO AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CEO THAT SAID THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD MY CONCERN BUT STILL WOULD NOT REPLACE. I AM A 35+ YEAR EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION USER AND AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DRIVEN THE CAR, AND DO NOT ABUSE THE CAR. THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILS BECAUSE IT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT 12000 MILES AND I AM CONCERNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH , THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE, CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2008 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SLIPPING CLUTCH AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.

I WAS DRIVING MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 08 MUSTANG (LEAST YEAR) IN THE HEAVY RAINS WE WERE HAVING. TO MY UTTER DISMAY, IT STARTS GUSHING, NOR LEAKING, GUSHING IN THROUGH WHAT SEEMED TO BE UNDER MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH. IT FLOODED MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR SIDE SO BAD, IT WENT THROUGH TO THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT FLOOR BOARD. I HAVE "RECENTLY" FOUND ONLINE, WHERE NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MUSTANGS. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND WILL DO NOTHING TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS. I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, AM CONCERNED OF THE DAMAGE IT IS DOING TO MY CAR UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT RUST IN THE BODY OF MY CAR UNDERNEATH THE CARPET AND WHAT ALL WET CARPET BRINGS WITH IT (I.E. ALLERGIES, MOLD, SMELLS, RUST, DECAY)!!!!! I WOULD THINK FORD WOULD CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT AND MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE CARS ON THE ROADS WITH SUCH DEFECT, WOULD BE REMEDIED. ALSO, MY CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM A FLEET ORGANIZATION. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FIND OUT WHO THEY WERE? I DON'T THINK THEY KEPT UP WITH RECALLS ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I RAN A CARFAX AND IT DID NOT SHOW THE DEALER RECALL RELATED ITEMS. I THINK IT IS REALLY SAD SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CAR "MUSTANG", HAS THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN AN AVID RETRO MUSTANG FAN, BUT MY LOVE FOR THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO FADE DUE TO FORD MOTOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSTALLING AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED TO PREVENT ANY ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. ..UPADATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 1/1/2013 UPDATED 1/1/2013 *JS

MY PAINT LOCATED NEAR MY HOOD PINS IS BUBBLING DUE TO OXIDATION/RUST MAINLY, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IS DUE TO THE WRONG PART. FORD OR SHELBY HAVE DENIED MY MULTIPLE REQUESTS, EVEN WIRING WARRANTY DATES, TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. MULTIPLE 07-08 MUSTANG SHELBY GT'S HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND NEITHER COMPANY CAN PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US OWNERS KEEP OUR CARS NICE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS BUBBLING/POPPING OFF ON THE HOOD AND FENDERS. *TR

AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING IN THROUGH DASH BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE ALLOWING WATER TO BUILD UP IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS/CARPET. IT WAS UNKNOWN ORIGINALLY WHERE WATER WAS COMING FROM BUT AFTER MOST RECENT STORM, WHILE I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, WATER LITERALLY STARTED FALLING IN AND ON TO FLOORBOARD DIRECTLY FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX, COMING IN AT STEADY STREAM, SOAKING PASSENGER SIDE CARPET/FLOOR MAT/JUTE. I HAVE PERSONALLY LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS DEALING WITH SAME ISSUE AND MENTIONING THAT FORD HAS PRODUCED A BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL. *TR