2009 Ford Mustang complaints

I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SENSOR FAULTS PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT. AROUND MAY 22 I STARTED EXPERIENCING WATER LEAKING UNDER MY DASH BOARD FIRST WHEN I THRU A CAWASH. THEN IT RAINED AND WATER CAME AGAIN. THE TIRE PRESSURE FAULT AGAIN CAME ON AND I WAS OVER DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE SO I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE TECH ADVISED ME TO GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ADVISED ME THE LEAK WAS A DEFROST EVAPORATOR AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS BAD AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY IF EXTENDED. HE SAID I NEEDED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE WATER DAMAGE GUY TO CLEAN UP THE MILDEW AND MOLD DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHICH WOULD COST 400 NOT TO MENTION OTHER PARTS AND LABOR. SO I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AS LONG AS I DIDNT USE THE DEFROST EVAPORATOR THE LEAK WOULD BE CONTAINED. SO I USED IT ONLY ON SUNDAYS AND ONE THURSDAY FROM MAY 22 TO JULY AND HAD ONLY PUT ABOUT 700 MILES ON THE CAR. THE WEEK OF JULY 19TH WE HAD A TON OF RAIN AND I NOTICED THE FLOOR BOARD WAS SATURATED WITH WATER AND THE HUMIDITY IN THE CABIN MADE THE PANELS ON THE DOORS START TO PEEL AWAY AND THERE WAS CONDENSATION ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDOWS AND DASH. SO I SOPPED THE WATER UP WITH MULTIPLE TOWELS. I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED AT THE TIME AND WAS WORRIED ABOUT HOW I WOULD HANDLE MYSELF AT THE DEALER. THAT NIGHT AT 235 AM ON JULY 19TH A POLICE OFFICER ADVISED ME THAT A NEIGHBOR HAD CALLED ABOUT AN ALARM GOING OFF AND THAT THEY SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. SO I COULDNT GET MY ALAR

DURING SAFETY INSPECTION, ON A 2009 FORD MUSTANG, LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DISCOVERED AS DEFECTIVE. PREMATURE FAILURE, VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 53,000. *TR

DURING SAFETY INSPECTION DEALER DISCOVERED RIGHT BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. AND RIGHT STABILIZER ROD WAS ROTTED AWAY. DEALER REPLACED BOTH PARTS. CAR WAS AT 20,000 MILES AT TIME OF THIS REPLACEMENT. AND NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY! *TR

MY 2009 MUSTANG 6CID, WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE IN AN UP AND DOWN MOTION. THEN IT STARTED TO BECOME LOOSE IN A SIDE TO SIDE MOTION TO A LESS OF A DEGREE THAN THE UP AND DOWN MOTION. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND BY THE TIME I ARRIVED THERE IT HAD GOTTEN WORSE! THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL ON WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FOR MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED, THE REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

JUST BOUGHT A 2009 MUSTANG GT ON MARCH 13TH. TOOK IT TO THE STORE, AND WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR A GREEN LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I PULLED THE CAR OUT. I WENT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, AND WHEN I LET OFF THE CLUTCH THE CAR ACCELERATED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKES BUT IT CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. IT THREW ME TO THE RIGHT LANE, FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS THERE, AND OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AS IT KEPT SPEEDING UP. I HELD THE WHEEL TIGHT WHILE STILL CONTINUING TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR. BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS IN A MUDDY DITCH, AND IT SLUNG ME AROUND AND THE REAR OF THE CAR UP ONTO THE BANK. THE THICK MUD GRABBED THE WHEELS AND SLOWED THE CAR DOWN ENOUGH THAT THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL OFF THE GROUND, IT FINALLY HAD STOPPED. I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING WITH THE CAR AND HOPE THEY CAN FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. WE LOVE THIS CAR AND WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE SAFE IN IT. THANK GOD MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT IN IT. THINGS COULD'VE ENDED BADLY, FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS NOT AROUND ME AND I WASN'T INJURED, ALTHOUGH DUE TO THE ROUGH RIDE IM SURE ILL BE SOMEWHAT SORE IN THE MORNING. HOPE THE PROBLEM GETS SOLVED SOON, EVIDENTIALLY IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEMS. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND THE AIRBAGS LIGHT IS FLASHING PER THE FORD DEALER THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. FORD INDICATES THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE CAR BEING 6000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY SO IF I AM INVOLVED IN A CRASH I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAGS, AFTER READING ONLINE COMPLAINTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON 2007 TO 2011 MUSTANGS. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WITH 3 VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. I HAD SLOWED DOWN ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE BACK OF THE PICKUP IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE BRAKE COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THEN MY REAR WHEELS BEGIN SPINNING WITH THE MOTOR STILL ROARING. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT THE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) CAR IN PARK AS IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK WHEN I FIRST TRIED TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR AND STILL THE MOTOR WAS REVVING UP AND STILL LURCHING FORWARD AND TURNED THE KEY OFF AND IT SHUT DOWN. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MECHANIC STATED NOTHING PICKED UP DIAGNOSTICALLY IN ORDER TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THE ASSUMPTION WAS IT WAS EITHER THE TPS OR POSSIBLY A VACUUM LEAK. I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS CAR AND PRIOR TO THIS HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TP SENSOR OF THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR KIT AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE METAL FILINGS FROM THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WERE ALSO CLEANED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY VEHICLE (WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2010) HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER SEVEN TIME IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FORD TECH'S HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RECOVERY SYSTEM HOWEVER THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY VEHICLE SINCE I PICKED IT UP THE END OF JAN. 2011 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 100 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RECOVERY SYSTEM AS THE FORD TECH'S. SAY THE LIGHT INDICATES OR THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT. EITHER OR OF WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE. I'M A FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT MOST ACCIDENTAL VEHICLE FIRES ARE CAUSED BY FUEL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK - 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DATE OF INCIDENT: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2010 LATE AFTERNOON AS I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER LEAVING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN. I APPLIED MY BRAKES UPON REALIZING THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN (BRAKING ONLY) BEFORE REACHING THE INTERSECTION. THE ENGINE CONTINUED REVVING AT A HIGH LEVEL (AS I CAN BEST RECALL) BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 RPM FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE ABOUT 5 SECONDS. LUCKILY, I CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE MAIN HIGHWAY AS THE ENGINE SPEED WAS STILL PULLING THE CAR FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THANKFULLY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED. THE CAR THEN RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED AND I DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE: THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WAS TURNED OFF THIS DATE, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD NOT DONE IN THE PAST DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THAT I WAS THE FIRST. A SERVICE TECH WENT OVER THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES OR PROBLEMS DURING A TEST DRIVE (4 MILES). BESIDES THE DEALERSHIP, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AS I HOPED THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CORRECTED AS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. 11/12/10 C

CLUTCH FAILURE ON MY 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT500 - AT 18,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO M PURCHASING DEALER AND REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC, THEY INDEED CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM BUT INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A WEAR ITEM WITH ONLY A 12 MS/12K WARRANTY. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE CLUTCH AND ITS FLYWHEEL INDICATING THAT HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WILL WARP THE FLYWHEEL AND IN TURN RUIN THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. FORD DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM (IDENTIFIED IN THE TSB,NHTSA 10032615 - TSB-09-19-11). *TR

I WAS INVALID IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY FRONT AND/OR SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER BY A 1995 FORD TEMPO THAT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING AT 10MPH WHEN THE IMPACT WAS MADE. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY CAR IS $8000 AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN TAKEN IT APART YET, THAT IS JUST FROM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE OUTSIDE. I DRIVE A 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM EDITION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ INTERNET SITES AND SAW PICTURES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO CRASH HEAD-ON INTO UTILITY CABLES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

2009 MUSTANG GT STEERING WHEEL MAKE NOISE WHEN DRIVING SLOW, SUCH AS DURING PARKING. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAY THEY DONT KNOW WHY. I AM CONCERN THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFTEY ISSUE, E.G. STEERING STUCK DURING DRIVING OR STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONTROL. THANK YOU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER 100 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE SHE THOUGHT THAT HER CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE YET, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER ALSO PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED WHENEVER SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

I RENTED A CAR FROM THRIFTY IN SEATTLE, AND WAS ASSIGNED AN ALMOST NEW MUSTANG. I FOUND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WITHOUT ALSO HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. THE PEDALS WERE VERY CLOSE AND ALMOST SAME HEIGHT. I CONSIDERED THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. I EXCHANGED IT ASAP, NO SURPRISE TO THRIFTY. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FEB 2, 2010. MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY BECAUSE MULLINAX FORD CO. HERE IN FLA. PUT SEATCOVERS OVER CLOTH SEATS. SO ACTUALLY THE AIRBAG HAD TO DEPLOY OUT OF TWO SEATS. I HAD PAID $950.00 FOR LEATHER SEATS NOT SEATCOVERS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED MY CAR WILL NOT PUT THE SEATCOVER BACK ON SO NOW I HAVE SEATCOVERS ON ALL THE SEATS EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR

FORD MUSTANG RENTED AT TUCSON AIRPORT ON OCT. 24, 2009, 3 TIMES WHEN STOPPING AT RED LIGHT, AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR'S ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR, SCREAMED, PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGED. ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE, BUDGET PICKED UP THE CAR AT A GAS STATION AND BROUGHT ME ANOTHER RENTAL, UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS ANOTHER FORD MUSTANG. STOPPING TO PULL INTO AN ANGLED PARKING SPACE, APPLIED THE BRAKE ON THE SECOND CAR, GUESS WHAT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR'S ENGINE REVVED AND CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE CURB, STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED. PULLED UP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT CAR INTO PARK. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE RENTAL AT THE AIRPORT, THE MANAGER BLEW ME OFF, NO ONE CARES UNTIL THERE'S A DEATH. FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED AND THIS IS MY SECOND REQUEST FOR A RESPONSE FROM YOUR OFFICE. PERHAPS, THE SAME MANUFACTURER IS MAKING THE PARTS FOR FORD AS ON THE TOYOTA. ONE DOES NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN ALL INCIDENTS, WE ARE APPALLED. SEVERAL MAJOR ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED HERE, I NEED A RESPONSE. *TR

2009 FORD MUSTANG GAINING SPEED UP TO 100 MPH ACTED LIKE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM FORD DEALER CHECKED IT OUT (CONCLUSION) NO PROBLEMS FOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO THE CURRENT TOYOTA RECALL WITH THE STICKY PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1900.

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND TRYING TO EVADE A DRIVER WHO RAN A STOP SIGN, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES OF MY 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS), THE BRAKES DID LOCK AND THE CAR SKID LEAVING TIRE MARKS FOR SEVERAL FEET. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS FOR AT LEAST THE PAST 15 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BRAKE BEHAVIOR ACROSS ANY OF THOSE VEHICLES AS I DID TODAY.*TR

I HAVE A FORD MUSTANG 2009 V-6, I WAS IN 2ND GEAR ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE, AND GAS PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR,COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, STILL DID IT. I FINALLY TURNED ENGINE OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS OK. SCARED ME, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. CALL DEALERSHIP, SAYS IT DOES NOT KNOW WHY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HIS VEHICLE EXAMINED BY THE DEALER FOR A MINOR CRASH, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT WAS EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE SHIFTING FROM THIRD INTO FOURTH GEAR, THE RPMS SUDDENLY SURGED ALL THE WAY UP, DECREASED TO 6,000 RPMS, AND FINALLY SURGED ALL THE WAY BACK UP AGAIN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT. UPDATED 12/08/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS HAVE DEBRIS THAT INTERFERES WITH THE VISIBILITY. IF VISIBILITY IS REDUCED, THE RISK OF A CRASH IS INCREASED. THE CONSUMER TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER CHARGED $525 FOR HIGH INTENSITY LOW QUALITY LIGHTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 7/9/09 *CN UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HOOD SCOOP WILL LIFT DURING WIND DRAFTS. THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROADS. HOWEVER, ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE DOES OCCUR ON THE MUSTANGS AND CROWN VICTORIAS. THE DEALER STATED THAT LIQUID NAILS WILL BE USED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR IF THE HOOD CONTINUES TO LIFT UP. UPDATED 06/11/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HOOD LIFTED WHEN DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD PASSING SEMI TRUCKS. UPDATED 06/12/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE WINDSHIELD IS MAGNIFIED AND DISTORTED. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE VISIBILITY IS UNCLEAR AND PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.

THIS NOTIFICATION INVOLVES MY BRAND NEW 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE AND THE USE OF CHILD SEAT TETHERS. WHEN ONE INSTALLS A CHILD SEAT IN THIS VEHICLE AND RUNS A TETHER STRAP OVER THE HEAD REST OF THE REAR SEAT, THE FORD MANUAL STATES THAT THE TETHER SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE INDICATED ANCHOR HOOK. THIS ANCHOR HOOK IS DOWN IN THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE POWER CONVERTIBLE TOP STOWS WHEN IT IS OPENED. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP GOES THROUGH THE OPENING PROCESS, THE FIRST PART OF THE ROOF THAT IS LOWERED DOWN INTO THE ROOF STORAGE COMPARTMENT IS THE HARD REAR-WINDOW GLASS PART OF THE ROOF. AS THE REAR-WINDOW BEGINS TO LOWER ITSELF INTO THE STORAGE WELL, IT COMES DOWN ON TOP OF THE TETHER BUCKLE. WHEN THE REAR-WINDOW CONTACTS THE TETHER BUCKLE, TWO SERIOUS THINGS HAPPEN (OR COULD HAPPEN). FIRST, AND MOST SERIOUSLY, THE PRESSURE FROM THE REAR-WINDOW CAN CAUSE CERTAIN TYPES OF TETHER BUCKLES TO LOOSEN WITH THE DOWNWARD PRESSURE FROM THE REAR-WINDOW. THIS, OF COURSE, LOOSENS A KEY SAFETY BELT ATTACHMENT FOR THE CHILD RIDING IN THE CHILD SEAT. THE LOOSENING OF THIS ATTACHMENT COULD PUT THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT AT GREATER RISK OF INJURY, WITHOUT A PARENT KNOWING IT HAS OCCURRED. SECOND, THE CONTACT OF THE REAR-WINDOW WITH THE TETHER BUCKLE COULD DAMAGE THE REAR-WINDOW GLASS, THE FABRIC ON THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND/OR THE MOTOR MECHANISM WHICH DRIVES THE ENTIRE ROOF STRUCTURE. LUCKILY, I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO FORESEE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE LOWERING MY ROOF ALL TH