I'M HAVING THE SAME REAR CAMERA ISSUE - HARNESS - THE EVERY MUSTANG OWNER REPORTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. MY REAR CAMERA INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VIEW IS DISTORTED AND UNCLEAR.
2017 Ford Mustang complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2017 record →
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH DOESN'T CLOSE. ALSO, THE WINDOW DOESN'T OPEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AJAR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANUALLY CLOSED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUICK LANE AT BOLTON FORD (1500 E COLLEGE ST, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607) HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,558.
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR FLEW UP (CAME UNLOCKED) IT CAME INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD BROKE LOOSE FROM THE CAR AND THE HOOD WRAPPED AROUND THE DRIVERS DOOR MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A HOOD LATCH PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE.
PASSENGER DOOR WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. MILEAGE AT FIRST REPORT 32,783. DOOR REMAINS LATCHED BUT IS NOT SEALED AND TRIGGERS DOOR OPEN ALERTS AND DOME LIGHT.
THE PASSENGER WINDOW KEEPS READJUSTING I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED ONCE AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN I'LL BE DRIVING AND IT JUST KEEPS READJUSTING. IT HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING AND WHEN IN PARK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH ONTO A RAMP, ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED INTO HER LANE AND HIT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE RAMP. THE DRIVER BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND THE THREE OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO GET HER OUR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HOWEVER, NO OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.THE CONTACT STATED HER NECK WAS FRACTURED AND SHE WAS BRUISED BADLY. THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN TOWING LOT AND WAS DEEMED AN TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE DOORS OPENING AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONTACT STATED PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V168000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER PRIME FORD - SACO LOCATED AT 857 PORTLAND RD, SACO, ME 04072, WHO STATED THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.*DT
THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. I HAVE REPLACED THE CLUTCH FLYWHEEL TWICE AND IT CONTINUES BREAK.
PASSENGER DOOR OPENED GOING 75 MPH 3 TIMES ON I95 FROM FL BACK TO GA AND ONCE TURNING A CORNER ON A SIDE STREET.DOOR WERE LOCKED.I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED AND KEPT THE FAULY PART.
A/C EVAPORATOR ON 2017 FORD MUSTANG DEFECTIVE WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO FORD CORPORATE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP IN ANY WAY WITH THE $1,500+ REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I MENTIONED TO THEM THAT THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY PUT OUT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, 18-2256, ON AUG. 21, 2018 FOR POOR AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) PERFORMANCE IN 2015-2017 FORD MUSTANGS. I WAS TOLD "TOO BAD, SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY." I FEEL THAT IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT TO FIX THE ISSUE IN STEAD OF THE CUSTOMER HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
CLUTCH FAILED IN 3RD GEAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A FOUR LANE STREET. CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH DRIVER FOLLOWING VEHICLE DUE TO SUDDEN STALL. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO BEING STUCK IN GEAR. RECENTLY RECEIVED SERVICE AT TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS. NOTIFIED DEALERS OF STRONG BURNING SMELL COMING FROM CAR AND NOISE BEING MADE BY TRANSMISSION IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. TWO DAYS LATER, CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR AND STUCK THERE. *TR
BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T WORK. CHECKED AUTOMOTIVE BLOGS, SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. WIRING HARNESS IS CRIMPED BY DECK LID. MADE APPOINTMENT FOR WARRANTY WORK. SEEMS TO BE OF POOR DESIGN. WONDERING WHY A SERVICE BULLETIN HASN'T BEEN ISSUED. CONCERNED REGARDING FUTURE PROBLEMS WHEN NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN. POORLY DESIGNED COMPONENT. I'M GLAD IT WILL BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT AM CONCERNED FOR FUTURE REPAIRS OR MORE SERIOUS RELATED ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT ISSUES. *TR
THIS IS A 435HP SPORTS CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS USED TO COMMUTE ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE SHIFTING. AT 26,000 THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY CAME OUT OF THE CAR AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED, I HAD DOWN SHIFTED INTO 5TH GEAR TO PASS A CAR AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO 6TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND I HAD TO COAST THE CAR ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. THE FORD DEALERSHIP LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS CLEARLY WAS PREMATURE WEAR AND WOULD BE WARRANTIED, BUT WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR, I WAS PRESENTED WITH A $1700 BILL BECAUSE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR A CAR'S CLUTCH WITH THAT MUCH POWER FROM THE THAT IS USED FOR COMMUTING TO FAIL AT 26,000 MILES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER DOOR RANDOMLY OPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW. THERE IS A RECALL OPEN RIGHT NOW FOR 2015 FORD MUSTANGS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MILES HOUR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR DRIVER DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF. I CAN FEEL THE DOOR RELEASE AND LIGHT COMES ON SAYING THE DOOR IS AJAR. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON RETURN TRIP ON HIGHWAY APRIL 70 MILES HOUR FOR ABOUT 45 MIN AND DOOR DRIVER UNLATCHED BY ITSELF, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY IT STILL SCARED ME TO DEATH. THE ALERT CAME ON SAYING DOOR IS AJAR. I STOPPED TO OPEN AND CLOSE DOOR FULLY. *TR
AC COMPRESSOR AND SYSTEM FAILURE 2 TIME IN 24000 MILES. *TR
THERE IS OIL LEAK FROM VALVE COVER GASKET AND S550 ECOBOOST MUSTANG AND DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT EVEN REPAIR THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS ITS A RUNNING OIL LEAK. THERE IS MULTIPLE POST OF THIS SITUATION. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED AT 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SO FAR IN 2020.
THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN CITY STREETS, RUNNING STRAIGHT AND WHILE TURNING. SOMETHING IS ELECTRICALLY TRIGGERING THE DOOR TO OPEN.
AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE
MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF A 2017 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. IN THE PAST MONTH OR SO, WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL BECOME AJAR CAUSING A NOISY AIR LEAK AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS HAPPEDED AT LEAST TEN TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.
CLUSTER PANEL ON MY WIFE'S 2017 ECO BOOST MUSTANG COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND NAVIGATION SCREEN WENT TOTALLY BLANK TODAY 3/7/20 WHILE DRIVING FROM VERO BEACH TO MELBOURNE FL TO TAKE A CLASS. CAR ONLY HAS 24K MILES ON IT!!! TAKING IT TO SUNRISE FORD IN FT. PIERCE ON MONDAY TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS DANGEROUS.
THE DOOR OPENED AT ABOUT 30MPH. THIS HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, WHEN DRIVING IT AC PERFORMANCE WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. SHORTLY NOTICED FOG FORMING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND A FILM LEFT EVEN AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ON 2015-17 MUSTANGS. EVAPORATOR CORE IS FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY.
SUSPENSION MAKE A NOISE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED, IT STALLED WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TALLAHASSEE FORD LINCOLN (243 N MAGNOLIA DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301, (850) 877-1171) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO MAKE MAINTENANCE FOR MY CAR AFTER I TOOK THE CAR I FOUND THAT THEY TOOK MY SEATBELT BASE AND I CANT USE THE SEATBELT AT ALL AND THEY PROMISE TO CALL ME , AND THEY ESCAPE ME AND I FEEL NON SAFETY WITHOUT IT
THE CAR VEERS FROM LANE TO LANE , WITH OUT ANY NOTICE TO THE DRIVER. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF YOU DO NOT CORRECT YOU WOULD GO OFF THE ROAD.I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO ALAN JAY FORD IN SEBRING FL. THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR.IFEEL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD.. TO ME AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS PLEASE HELP ME. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
SINCE BUYING THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. JUST YESTERDAY (THE 4TH TIME), THE CAR LITERALLY SHUT OFF WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 60MPH AND LEFT ME HAVING TO SWERVE TWO LANES OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO PARK. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR JUST FINE FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS, ALTHOUGH I'VE HAD CONSISTENT ISSUES SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE TRIED FILING 2 BUY-BACK REQUESTS AND HAVE BEEN DENIED BOTH TIMES. ACCORDING TO THE LEMON LAW, THE ISSUES I HAVE MUST BE "REPETITIVE". THE REPETITIVE ISSUES DIDN'T START UNTIL AFTER I PASSED THE LEMON LAW MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS, ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES BACK TO BACK. DURING A WEEKDAY, THERE'S A HIGH CHANCE THAT WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY COULD HAVE LEFT ME IN A PRETTY DANGEROUS SITUATION HERE IN ATLANTA WHERE TRAFFIC REGULARLY FLOWS AT 80-90MPH.
ON SATURDAY WHILE CRUISING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY ENGINE BRAKED AND THEN SHUT OFF. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY MOVE OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR NEVER SHUT BACK ON AND NEITHER WERE THE WINDOWS ABLE TO BE ROLLED UP. I HAVE DASH CAM FOOTAGE TO DEMONSTRATE THE EVENT, AS WELL AS ME CRUISING 60MPH IN 6TH GEAR LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE WEEK I BOUGHT IT WITH 8 MILES. I HAVE TRIED TO GET FORD TO BUY IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY REFUSE TO. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE TRACK AS THE CAR WAS INTENTIONALLY BUILT FOR DUE TO THESE ISSUES. I HAVE HAD A NEW CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION, 5 ALTERNATORS, A NEW ECU, 2 AC COMPRESSORS, AND BRAKE SERVICES AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR A CONSISTENT 2-3 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. NOW THAT THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ME IN ATLANTA (WHERE TRAFFIC IS USUALLY 90MPH-ISH), I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS CAR IS GOING TO PUT ME IN A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF I WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY TURNED INTO A DISASTROUS SITUATION, CAUSING A MAJOR BACKUP IN TRAFFIC OR EVEN GETTING HIT BY ONE OF THE VEHICLES.
THE REAR VIEW CAMERA ON OUR 2017 MUSTANG QUIT WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HARNESS ITSELF AND LOCATION MOUNTING POINTS AT THE TRUNK LID THAT CAUSE THE WIRES TO PINCH AND SEPARATE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES AND COMMENTS ON MUSTANG FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET AND ALL LEAD TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ISSUED?
2017 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES WHILE DRIVING STALLED AND ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. NO PRIOR WARNINGS, SMELLS OR LEAKS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. I HAVE THE FIRE REPORT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS BUT COULDN'T GET THEM TO UPLOAD.
AT RANDOM TIMES MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1/2 INCH. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AS WELL AS WHEN ITS PARKED. IT HAPPENS WHEN ITS RUNNING AND WHEN ITS NOT RUNNING. IT HAPPENS WITH THE KEYS IN IT AND OUT OF IT. THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. SHORTLY AFTER THE WINDOW ISSUE STARTED I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCKS. THE DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN EVEN WITH THE KEYS IN IT. I ALSO HAVE ISSUES TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY UNLOCK.
I'VE NOTICE AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF WASHING MY CAR I'VE NOTICED MY BACK BUMPER PAINT BUBBLING UP. ALMOST AS IF IT WAS MELTING. AND MY DRIVER SEAT STITCHING JUST STARTED UNSTITCHING. CAR HAS 35K MILES.
AFTER DRIVING AND WASHING MY CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS I'VE NOTICED THAT MY REAR END BUMPER PAINT WAS BUBBLING UP ALMOST AS IF IT WANTED TO MELT. A FEW WEEKS AGO I GOT STRANDED AT THE GAS STATION BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN ON. IT COMPLETELY DIED, RANDOMLY. I NEEDED A JUMP. JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED MY DRIVER SEAT STITCHING WAS UNSTITCHING. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35K MILES.
THE TABS ON THE SIDES OF THE FRONT BUMPER HAVE BROKEN OFF. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THERE WOULD BE LESS RESTRAINT FROM THE BUMPER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SECURED ON PROPERLY. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD THEN DRIVE UP A HILL IT TAKES LONGER TO GO INTO GEAR. TAKES LONGER TO SHIFT. LOSS OF POWER
SYNC 3, RANDOMLY MY SAMSUNG GALAXY S7 LOSES BLUETOOTH CONNECTION, THEN RE-CONNECTS A FEW SECONDS LATER. I NOTICE IT BY THE MESSAGE THAT MY PHONE HAS SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED APPEARS ON THE TOP OF THE SCREEN WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOT ON THE PHONE THAT MUCH, BUT I HAVE HAD THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION FAIL WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE MESSAGE APPEARS THAT THE PHONE IS CONNECTED AND MY CONVERSATION CAN CONTINUE OVER THE CAR SPEAKERS/MIC. I DO NOT DROP THE CALL ON THE PHONE ITSELF. IT DISCONNECTS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I NOTICED IT LATE 2018.
CAR MAKES A CLUNCK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SO BAD YOU CAN FEEL IT THOUGH THE SEAT. LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. IT DOES IT SITTING STILL AND MOVING.
MY VEHICLE, MANUFACTURED JUNE 2016, IS HAVING AN OIL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE COOLER HOSE. MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT RECALLED BUT THIS ISSUE STARTED LAST WEEK AND FALLS UNDER BOTH MODEL YEAR AND MANUFACTUR DATES FOR THIS RECALL FORD # (16S40). THIS OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE OPERATION ON ANY STREET, TYPICALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, SMOKE WITH THE ODOR OF BURNT OIL EMITS FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY A FRIEND FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT BY THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER (FIVE STAR FORD STONE MOUNTAIN, 3800 US-78, SNELLVILLE, GA 30039, (678) 384-4242). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,067. *DT*JB
I HAVE BEEN IN 3 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS AND NOT ONCE HAS MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, ONE ACCIDENT DID OVER $10000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND I WAS INJURED BUT NO AIRBAG WAS INFLATED. THE WORST ONE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE A CROSSED 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC DUE TO A STEERING ISSUE AND RAN INTO THE CEMENT DIVIDER, NO AIRBAG GOING 60, THERE WERE INJURIES TO DRIVER-MYSELF
TAKATA RECALL
WHENEVER I TAKE OFF AND WHILE I'M DRIVING SHIFTING GEARS THE CAR MAKES A THUD OR THUMP SOUND. WHEN I FIRST PUT IT INTO GEAR IT MAKES THE THUD SOUND AND IT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT SECOND AND THIRD EVEN FOURTH GEAR. IT'S ODD BECAUSE NO OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED HAS DONE THIS AND I DO NOT THINK IT'S NORMAL.
ENGINE ROD BEARING ARE DEFECTIVE OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. EXPERIENCING ROD BEARING PLAY, WHICH CAUSES A LOWER ENGINE TAPPING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION. ORIGINAL ENGINE EXPERIENCED THE TAPPING AT 1,600 MILES, AND REPLACEMENT ENGINE EXPERIENCED IT AT 300 MILES. PENDING 3RD ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL AT 2,800 MILES, BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP
MY 2017 FORD MUSTANG GT WITH ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT HAS ALMOST TO NO COOLANT IN IT IT'S BEEN A GARAGE KEPT CAR HASN'T EVEN SEEN A TRACK OR DRIVING IT HARD!! I HAVE NEVER OWNED A NEW CAR THAT JUST LOST COOLANT LIKE THAT. THE REASON I'M REPORTING THIS IS I SERIOUSLY THINK THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH ALL FORDS LINEUP FOR ALL I KNOW 2017 YEAR MY SISTER OWNS THE 2017 FORD ESCAPE WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT HER CAR WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WE CALL FORD THEY SAY BRING IT IN BUT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO EVEN LOOK AT UNTIL JULY OF NEXT MONTH BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY IN THE SHOP WITH COOLING ISSUES. SHE'S STUCK WITH A RENTAL FOR OVER A MONTH THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO OFFER HER ONE! HOW CAN SOMEONE NOT HAVE A CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND STILL HAVE A JOB?? BUT BACK TO MY CAR AS OF TODAY 06/18/2018 MY MUSTANG HAD THE SAME FREAKING PROBLEM NOW SO HERE WE ARE PAYING OVER $800 IN CAR PAYMENTS JUST TO BE [XXX] WITHOUT TWO CARS FOR MONTHS I THINK THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU ALL COULD MAYBE LOOK INTO THIS I HONESTLY THINK THIS IS A MASSIVE RECALL THAT SHOULD BE AWARE OF ESPECIALLY LIVING IN TEXAS WHERE IT GETS 100+ DEGREES WE DRIVE MOSTLY ON A HIGHWAY EVERYDAY MIGHT BE WHEN IN MOTION NOT TOO SURE YET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THIS LETTER IS TO DOCUMENT A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH OUR FORD SHELBY GT350, VIN [XXX], MODEL YR 2017, COLOR: WHITE/BLUE, CURRENT MILEAGE: APPROXIMATELY 1600. IN EARLY MARCH 2018 UPON EXITING A STORE PARKING ONTO AND PULLING ONTO YORBA LINDA BLVD THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND ENGINE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AS IT ROLLED DOWN THE STREET. WE MANAGED TO PULL IT TO THE CURB. BY CYCLING THE IGNITION SYSTEM THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON A FOURTH ATTEMPT. EACH STARTER CYCLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE APPARENT PRE OR POST THE EVENT. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER, IN MID-MARCH 2018 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME POWER LOSS AGAIN WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN INTO AN INTERSECTION, AGAIN IN YORBA LINDA, CA. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, THE STARTER CYCLED, IT CYCLED TWICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS EACH PERIOD AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPTED RESTATED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE APPARENT PRE OR POST THE EVENT. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 2 DANGEROUS EVENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWNHILL ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN ALL POWER WAS LOST. ON A DOWNHILL THE VEHICLE COASTED IN GEAR WITH COMPRESSION ENGINE BRAKING SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER INTO THE PULL OUT. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL BUT NO ENGINE POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS OTHER THAN A YELLOW SQUARE SAYING THE ACCESSORIES WERE POWERED. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATE
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