| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 34.7%ODI 10087633WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK Look up ODI 10087633 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.4%ODI 10000003 · 26,900 miTHE AIR BAGS IN MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR SUDDEN STOP. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO DEPLOY. FORD SAYS IT THAT THEY DEPLOYED FROM AN IMPACT, YET THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO GO THRU MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET THEM REPLACED. Look up ODI 10000003 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.0%ODI 10003114 · 79 miINADVERTANT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2003 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE, WHILE PARKING, CAUSED HER TO JUMP THE PARKING CHOCK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO APPEARANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10MPH. Look up ODI 10003114 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 4829.4%ODI 10515700 · 89,000 miTHE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT HITTING A GUARD RAIL ON AN INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CAR STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN HITTING THE FIFTH POST OF THE GUARD RAIL, STOOD THE CAR UP ON ITS NOSE, SPUN AROUND ABOUT 360 DEGREES BEFORE LANDING ON THE TIRES. DURING THIS TIME THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED OR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT CAUGHT. THE PASSENGER WAS BOUNCED ALL AROUND THE CAR. THE PASSENGERS OF THE CAR WERE LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR WAS SPINNING ON THE NOSE. NOW, BY GOD'S GRACE … Look up ODI 10515700 at NHTSA ↗ | 6241.1%ODI 10222591 · 14,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ACROSS AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED THREE BROKEN RIBS, A DEEP THIGH BRUISE, A FLESH WOUND ON HIS KNEE, AND A SPRAINED NECK AND SHOULDER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FORD FILED CASE NUMBER 522283387. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000. UPDATED 04/23/08 *BF Look up ODI 10222591 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 13.1%ODI 10130984WAS SITTING AT A HIGH TRAFFIC INTERSECTION WHEN CAR SHUT OFF AND WAS VERY HARD TO START BACK UP AND GET OUT OF THE WAY MY CAR HAS DONE THIS 5 OR 6 TIMES I HAD IT LOOKED AT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP IT AND DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE BUT WHEN I LET THEM HAVE IT FOR A WEEK IT NEVER DID IT SO NOW I ALWAYS TAKE THE CHANCE IT CAN DO IT AT ANYTIME ANY WHERE I PUT NEW STARTER BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING BUT CAR IS STILL VERY HARD TO START .....*NM Look up ODI 10130984 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 34.7%ODI 10160700 · 15,000 miMY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE FOR THIS AND THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT NO RESULTS HAVE ARRIVED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO HIGH POTENTIAL OF A FATAL ACCIDENT RESULTING BY THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING CREATING NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT HAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND/OR REPLACED 2 SEPARATE PARTS THAT WERE THE SUPPOSED CULPRITS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. INCIDENTS OCCURRED… Look up ODI 10160700 at NHTSA ↗ | 46.8%ODI 10016713 · 6,000 miWIPERS NOT WORKING AT TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED, AND FORD COMPANY SAID THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM TO FIX. STEREO AND IN-SIDE LIGHT REMAIN ON AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED SINCE WE PURCHASED IN 2001. WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE AIR CONTINUER IS NOT WORKING SINCE 37,000.00 MILES (WARRANTY IS UP)!. *JB Look up ODI 10016713 at NHTSA ↗ | 36.3%ODI 10112482 · 33,000 miI WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHICH I COULD NOT TURN OR BRAKE AND I ALMOST HIT THE PILLAR OF A BRIDGE. TOOK IT TO FORD AND SAID THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT BECAUSE OF GRINDING IN TRANSMISSION. IT WAS BUILT 10,000 MILES AGO, IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. ALSO I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODES ARE BEING THROWN FROM THE COMPUTER. NOBODY HAS FIGURED IT OUT YET. I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT… Look up ODI 10112482 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.0%ODI 10142432DT: CONTACT STATES THE VEHICLE SHE OWNS HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BRAKES, THE SEAT BELTS, AND THE COMPUTER CHIP THAT MADE THE VEHICLE START. NOW, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. Look up ODI 10142432 at NHTSA ↗ | 214.3%ODI 10343764 · 30,000 miTHE TOP OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHEN DEPRESSED AND RELEASED RUBS THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BRAKE SWITCH, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AND OTHERS SHORTING OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND MAKING THE CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE. IT WORKS FOR A WHILE BUT THEN IT BLOWS THE FUSE AGAIN AND SOMEONE HAS TO STOP ME AND TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED ONE OF THE WIRES FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH IS IN THAT SAME WIRING HARNESS AND SAYS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED BUT SOONER OR LATER IT WILL RUB THE REST OF THE WIRES BARE TOO. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED … Look up ODI 10343764 at NHTSA ↗ | 4829.4%ODI 10171318 · 17,500 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, EXCEPT FOR THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. ALL THE LIGHTS, THE RADIO , THE OUTLETS, AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ALL THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATING, AS WELL AS THE DIGITAL READOUT GIVING WARNING MESSAGES. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED BRIEFLY, WHICH MADE EVERYTHING FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY UPON RECONNECTING IT. THE BATTE… Look up ODI 10171318 at NHTSA ↗ | 85.3%ODI 10342167 · 22,000 mi2006 MUSTANG GT MANUAL TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT OF BATTERY RESULTS IN ENGINE STALLING WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON WHEN CLUTCH DEPRESSED.. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES ON REPLACING BATTERY THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO RELEARN IDLE. THIS DOES NOT WORK AT LEAST NOT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER A NUMBER OF DAYS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING AND DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH EITHER COMING TO STOP OR TURNING A CORNER THE ENGINE IDLE WILL DROP FAR ENOUGH WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER S… Look up ODI 10342167 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 412.5%ODI 10067820DEAR FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WILL YOU PLEASE ASSIST IN GETTING MY CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD FIXED? I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE ONCE WAS A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS BUT I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. NOW I FIND MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF NEEDING MINE REPLACED AS IT IS CRACKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FUTURE ASSISTANCE, AS I KNOW YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR CONSUMERS HAPPY AND LOYAL AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU WANT TO PROVIDE THE CONSUMERS WITH PRODUCTS THAT WORK WITHOUT MANUFACTURES DEFECTS SO THAT WE MAY TRANSPORT YOUR FUTURE C… Look up ODI 10067820 at NHTSA ↗ | 28.7%ODI 10140908 · 124,289 miORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 MUSTANG GT. CAR HAD 124,289 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WITH ONE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE PRECEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS STILL IN FIRST GEAR, CAR LET OUT A LOUD BANG. IT HONESTLY SOUNDED LIKE A GUN HAD FIRED. I WAS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FORD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD EXPLODED AND CRACKED THE HEAD. REPAIRS BY FORD TOTALED $2956.91 AND IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO FIX T… Look up ODI 10140908 at NHTSA ↗ | 1222.6%ODI 10009590THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE AND OTHER RELATED COMPONETS. *JB Look up ODI 10009590 at NHTSA ↗ | 1027.8%ODI 10023115 · 60,000 mi1999 FORD MUSTANG GT- AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE STALLS INSTEAD OF IDLING WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, COMES TO REST OR DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. *NLM Look up ODI 10023115 at NHTSA ↗ | 812.5%ODI 10010106 · 4,000 miROUGH OR ROLLING IDLE. VEHICLE STALLS AT STOPS OR WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED FOR GEAR-DOWN IN CURVES OR TURNS. LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKING CONTROL HAS RESULTED IN REPEATED OCCURRENCES OF TRAVEL LEFT OF CENTER. MANUFACTURER HAS NO DIAGNOSIS FOR CONCERN. PCM RE-PROGRAM ATTEMPTS ARE SHORT-TERM "FIX". PROBLEM RECURS.*JB Look up ODI 10010106 at NHTSA ↗ | 610.2%ODI 10008227 · 7,853 miAT 7,853 MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. UPON CHECKING THE DIP STICK, THE STOCK WAS TWISTED OUT OF SHAPE, GIVING A READING OF MORE OIL THAN NEEDED. THE FIRST SERVICE CENTER THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO STATED THAT THE CAR HAD 1 QUART OF OIL, AND COULD BURN 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES WHEN NEW (NOWHERE WAS THIS NOTED IN OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH RECOMMENDS OIL CHANGES EVERY 5,000 MILES). OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE NEXT DEALER THAT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO IDENTIFIED THAT THE #8 BEARING WAS WORN,… Look up ODI 10008227 at NHTSA ↗ | 714.6%ODI 10010983 · 9,650 miAFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT DURING A RAIN STORM. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE MOTOR DIED. I STARTED THE CAR RIGHT BACK UP. THE NEXT DAY MY BELT STARTED SQUEAKING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. ALSO, DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF BUYING THE CAR THE THROW OUT BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. Look up ODI 10010983 at NHTSA ↗ | 713.7%ODI 10010915 · 1,000 miCAR STALLS UNDER BRAKING. GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY FROM ACCESS RAMP, I ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH THEN TOUCHED BRAKES TO SLOW TO 65 AND THE CAR STALLED. I LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND ACCELERATION. A CAR CUT ME OFF AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND TRIED TO SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER BUT THE STEERING WAS TOUGH DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER. *JB Look up ODI 10010915 at NHTSA ↗ | 17.1%ODI 10452320 · 46,699 miI STARTED THE CAR UP TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GROCERY PARKING LOT AND THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING. WHEN I PULLED ONTO THE MAIN HIGHWAY IT SPUTTERED AND COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT FAILED TO RESTART. *KB Look up ODI 10452320 at NHTSA ↗ | 10.6%ODI 10237381 · 10,000 miENGINE WILL CUT-OUT/HESITATE UNDER ACCELERATION OR DURING STEADY DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSED COLLISION ENTERING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. 2005 MUSTANG GT WITH ONLY 13,000 MILES. *TR Look up ODI 10237381 at NHTSA ↗ | 21.3%ODI 10182275 · 4,400 miMY 2006 MUSTANG GT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS TIME. WHEN YOU MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND. THEY HAVE INSTALLED 2 CLUTCH PACKS (KIT-AXLE DIF, 3 GEAR AND PINIONS, AND A NEW FLANGE. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. IT WAS BOUGHT NEW IN MARCH 2006 AND IT ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS FEBRUARY 2007. THE CAR IS NOT "BEAT" AT ALL. IF THESE VEHICLES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES. COULD YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE "REAR END" WAS TO LOCK UP? AM I THE… Look up ODI 10182275 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 412.5%ODI 10024879 · 80,681 miTHE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE, MIXING WITH OIL, AND RESULTED IN ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER REPLACED MANIFOLD, THERMOSTAT, HOSES, ETC.*AK CONSUMER WASN'T SURE OF ALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT MAY SHUT OFF CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER FELT THE MECHANIC SHOULD'VE REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WHEN THEY DID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *PH *JB Look up ODI 10024879 at NHTSA ↗ | 417.4%ODI 10049375 · 70,971 miI WAS DRIVING MY 1997 FORD MUSTANG GT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE COOLANT LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE WHOLE COCKPIT FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. UPON NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AND THE COOLANT LIGHT TURNING ON I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER TOWING THE CAR HOME I NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS SPRAYED EVERYWHERE. AN INTAKE MANIFOLD IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF A CAR WITH PROPER MANUFACTURING. I DID SOME FURTHER RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT FOOD CHANGED THE MANIFOLD STYLE IN 1999 AND CHANGED TO A ALUMINUM FRONT… Look up ODI 10049375 at NHTSA ↗ | 815.1%ODI 10025957 · 42,000 miI OWN A 1998 FORD MUSTANG GTAST YEAR I NOTICED A COOLING LEAKAGE WHICH I FIRST THOUGHT COMING FROM ONE OF THE HOSES. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED.HEN I PURCHASED A NEW UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED THAT THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN, ENFORCING THE CRACKED PART OF THE INTAKE WITH ALUMINUM. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND THEY CHANGED THEIR DESIGN; AM I ENTITLED FOR ANY KIND OF COMPENSATION? I HAVE ASKED MANY FORD DEALERSHIPS, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL IN REGARD TO M… Look up ODI 10025957 at NHTSA ↗ | 513.9%ODI 10139866 · 75,000 miMY CAR IS LOSING COOLANT THROUGH A CRACK IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF! ALSO MY CAR SURGES IN RPMS WHEN FIRST STARTING AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE,,,VERY DANGEROUS!!!!! *NM Look up ODI 10139866 at NHTSA ↗ | 812.5%ODI 10226572 · 125,000 miSPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON MY 2000 FORD MUSTANG GT. *TR Look up ODI 10226572 at NHTSA ↗ | 610.2%ODI 10234794 · 56,000 miBLOWN FORD SPARK PLUG! I DRIVE A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, 4.6L V8, AND ONE NIGHT I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND AS SOON AS IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS LIKE ANY OTHER LIGHT AND I BLEW A SPARK PLUG. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 10K ON IT AND IT BLEW AT 56K. I NEVER REPLACED THE PLUGS SO IM GUESSING THEY WERE FACTORY INSTALLED. AS OF TODAY I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEADS BUT THE DAMAGE FROM THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG SEEMS TO HAVE AFFECTED MY ENGINE BLOCK ITSELF. MY GUESS IS FROM DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. NOT HAVING MONEY TO REBU… Look up ODI 10234794 at NHTSA ↗ | 510.4%ODI 10002131 · 1,000 miCONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTIONS. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PH Look up ODI 10002131 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 214.3%ODI 10265983 · 95,000 miI OWN A 2004 MUSTANG WITH A 4.6 DOHC ENGINE. LAST NIGHT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. THE HEAD NOW NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BY USING A HELICOIL OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD MODULAR ENGINES, CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. AT LEAST 75% OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO OWN FORDS WITH MODULAR ENGINES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10265983 at NHTSA ↗ | 42.5%ODI 10239741 · 25,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE AND THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT. AFTER A DIAGNOSIS, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FAULTY. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO BE REPAIRED AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E089000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. Look up ODI 10239741 at NHTSA ↗ | 32.0%ODI 10167713 · 629 miOUR FORD MUSTANG GT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS PURCHASED 2-21-2006 IT HAD ITS FIRST PROBLEMS AT 629 MILES ON 3-4-2006 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME FOLLOWERS AND SOME LIFTERS AND SOME CAMSHAFT PARTS. WE'VE BEEN TOLD ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED THE WHOLE BANK. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT CAR STARTED SMOKING A WEEK LATER AND MAKING TICKING NOISE AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT DIDN'T DO IT THERE SO NOTHING WAS DONE. NEXT, CAR STARTED HESITATING AFTER DRIVING ON HWY COUPLE HRS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND GEAR BOX WAS HOT AND R… Look up ODI 10167713 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.9%ODI 10205253 · 47,000 miMY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE 05N04 RECALL ON MY MOTHERS 1998 FORD MUSTANG. LAST FRIDAY MY 80 YEAR MOTHER GOT LOST AND I SENT MY NIECE TO PICK HER UP, AND ON THEIR WAY HOME THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND DIED, MY NIECE THINKING QUICKLY TURNED THE CAR INTO FIRE STATION AND WAS ABLE TO GET HELP FAST. I THANK GOD MY MOTHER WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THE HOOD FIRE STARTED, SHE WOULD HAVE WRECKED FOR SURE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO WALT'S AUTO CARE THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS ON SATURDAY AND TESTS WERE RUN TO FIND THE REASON WHY THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH… Look up ODI 10205253 at NHTSA ↗ | 38.3%ODI 10005675 · 100 miUNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY, 5 TO 15 SECONDS AFTER I FIRST START MY 1999 MUSTANG GT, THE ENGINE WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN RPM AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND I DO NOT HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I NOTICE THE PROBLEM MOSTLY WHEN I FIRST PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. IT MAY HAPPEN 3 OR 4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH AND MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE APPLIED FIRMLY, I THINK THE CAR COULD EASILY JUMP 5 FEET BEFORE GETTING A FOOT ON THE BRAKE… Look up ODI 10005675 at NHTSA ↗ | 69.4%ODI 10025344 · 20,000 miTHE IAC VALVE IN MY 2000 GT MUSTANG HAS GONE BAD. CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH IDLE AND COLD STARTUP. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ALL ACROSS THE BOARD WITH MANY MUSTANG OWNERS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THE LIGHT AND A RECALL SHOUDL BE MADE.*AK Look up ODI 10025344 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.7%ODI 10588468 · 155,000 miDRIVING ON FREEWAY SUDDENLY CAR GOT HOT SO I SLOWED DOWN GOT INTO SLOW LANE THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART ENGINE SEIZED. *TR Look up ODI 10588468 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 17.1%ODI 10343764 · 30,000 miTHE TOP OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY WHEN DEPRESSED AND RELEASED RUBS THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE BRAKE SWITCH, NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AND OTHERS SHORTING OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND MAKING THE CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE. IT WORKS FOR A WHILE BUT THEN IT BLOWS THE FUSE AGAIN AND SOMEONE HAS TO STOP ME AND TELL ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED ONE OF THE WIRES FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH WHICH IS IN THAT SAME WIRING HARNESS AND SAYS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED BUT SOONER OR LATER IT WILL RUB THE REST OF THE WIRES BARE TOO. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED … Look up ODI 10343764 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 10175133 · 5,620 mi1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS, THE CAR JUST KEPT ACCELERATING BY IT SELF, I THEN BEGAN TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT AND AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I HAD TO BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL,WHILE IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE IDLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I THEN WENT HOME AND AT THIS POINT BELIEVING IT WAS POSSIBLY BEING CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT I REMOVED SAME. THE 2ND TIME I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AS… Look up ODI 10175133 at NHTSA ↗ | 2013.2%ODI 10167713 · 629 miOUR FORD MUSTANG GT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS PURCHASED 2-21-2006 IT HAD ITS FIRST PROBLEMS AT 629 MILES ON 3-4-2006 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME FOLLOWERS AND SOME LIFTERS AND SOME CAMSHAFT PARTS. WE'VE BEEN TOLD ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED THE WHOLE BANK. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT CAR STARTED SMOKING A WEEK LATER AND MAKING TICKING NOISE AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT DIDN'T DO IT THERE SO NOTHING WAS DONE. NEXT, CAR STARTED HESITATING AFTER DRIVING ON HWY COUPLE HRS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND GEAR BOX WAS HOT AND R… Look up ODI 10167713 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 1031.3%ODI 10039494 · 88,000 miTHERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY INTAKE ON MY FORD MUSTANG 96, THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. NOW IT IS AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE RECALL EXPRIED 2 MONTHS AGO. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT THEY RECALLED EXPIRE TO LEAVE ME HANGING. THIS ISNT RIGHT AND ISNT FAIR. A RECALL IS A RECALL, IT SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO EXPIRE. Look up ODI 10039494 at NHTSA ↗ | 626.1%ODI 10036925 · 70,000 miCRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK Look up ODI 10036925 at NHTSA ↗ | 1426.4%ODI 10048249 · 60,000 miINTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO START VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK Look up ODI 10048249 at NHTSA ↗ | 38.3%ODI 10152481HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_MANIFOLDS.HTML I FOUND INFO WITH THE ABOVE LINK. WE HAVE A 1999 35TH ANN. EDITION MUSTANG . THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD CRACKED AND SINCE IT IS WITHIN 7 YEARS OF PURCHASE THE DEALER TOWED AND IS FIXING FREE WITH THE INFO FROM THE LINK ABOVE. *JB Look up ODI 10152481 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.1%ODI 10196892 · 105,000 miFAULTY PARTS THAT WAS PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT FORD NEVER NOTIFIED ALL INVOLVED...THEREFORE, THEY HID FROM TELLING SO THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THE CARS WITH THIS FAULTY PART...PER FORDS CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE NOTICES ONLY WENT TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS...NOT TRUE MY OTHER FORD HAD A RECALL AND I REC'D THAT INFO AND I WASN'T THE FIRST OWNER...THEY ARE HIDING FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES...*JB Look up ODI 10196892 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 610.2%ODI 10182716 · 48,000 mi2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I HAD REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE AND TRANS AND REAR-END. THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO WORK ON A SELEEN, WHICH THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD I WAS BUYING AT THE TIME. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS NO. BIG DIFFERENCE IN PRICE. ON OR ABOUT FEB 15TH 2006 THE ENGINE BLEW, I HAD PARKED IT IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS. STILL NO TRANS WORK OR REAR-END, THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK IN 30 DAYS. ADDING ON THE LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN THEY HAD IT. I HAD TO PAY OTHER SH… Look up ODI 10182716 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.2%ODI 10274008PASSENGER SEAT BELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP WHEN BUCKLED OR RETRACT. SECOND PROBLEM. GASOLINE TANK HAS A BROKEN GASKET/SEAL THAT GOES FROM THE FILLER NECK TO THE GAS TANK. GAS TANK IS LEAKING GAS WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING. *TR Look up ODI 10274008 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 17.1%ODI 10452320 · 46,699 miI STARTED THE CAR UP TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GROCERY PARKING LOT AND THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING. WHEN I PULLED ONTO THE MAIN HIGHWAY IT SPUTTERED AND COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT FAILED TO RESTART. *KB Look up ODI 10452320 at NHTSA ↗ | 84.9%ODI 10229099 · 6,413 miWHEN FUELING CAR, THE GAS PUMP IMMEDIATELY TURNS OFF AND GAS LEAKS OUT OF TANK. THIS IS A REPEAT OF SAME ISSUE THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH TSB FIX COMPLETED ON THE CAR 5/2/07. *TR Look up ODI 10229099 at NHTSA ↗ | 96.0%ODI 10183182ON THE 27TH OF MAY 2006 I TOOK MY MUSTANG GT WITH ONLY 1,069 MILES TO BRUNSWICK FORD. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING LIKE A 95 GT HARD TO SHIFT ON THE WAY MY FUEL JET PUMP WENT OUT. THEY FIXED THE JET PUMP BUT SAID THE TRANS WAS FINE. AT 3,556 MILES I TOOK IT BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION . IT WAS MAKING A WINDING SOUND THEY REPLACED THE INTERNALS AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. SO THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD TO BLEED THE CLUTCH 4 TIMES TO GET IT TO SHIFT HALF WAY RIGHT .NOW AT 5,713 MILES THE REAR CALIPER WAS STICKING. THE REPLACED THE CALIPER.… Look up ODI 10183182 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 515.6%ODI 10086160 · 85,000 mi(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1996 FORD MUSTANG GT SOHC V8 ENGINE (85,000MILES). ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED OUT RENDERING CAR UNDRIVEABLE, AND ME STRANDED. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED: FRAMINGHAM FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART AT A CHARGE OF $1150. THE WORK WAS DONE IN A SLOPPY FASHION WHERE UPON RECEIVING THE CAR, THERE WERE WASHERS AND NUTS MISSING FROM SOME PARTS OF THE REASSEMBLED ENGINE (WHICH H… Look up ODI 10086160 at NHTSA ↗ | 313.0%ODI 10051184INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING COOLANT TO BE SPRAYED ON ENGINE. A $245 EXPENSE JUST FOR THE PLASTIC PART THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUT INTO PRODUCTION, NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY CONCERNS SHOULD THE CRACK HAD HAPPENED RAPIDLY AND STEAMED UP THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER, AFTER TRYING MULITPLE TIMES TO GET THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING TO QUIT LEAKING (USING RTV ON THE POORLY DESIGNED O-RING SEAL), MY SON NOTICED THE CRACK IN THE INTAKE NEXT TO ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES USED TO SECURE THE THERMOSTAT ELBOW. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW SUCH A MATURE CAR COMPANY CAN P… Look up ODI 10051184 at NHTSA ↗ | 1018.9%ODI 10014449 · 50,000 miPLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. FORD WILL FIX THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON THE 97 MUSTANG, BUT NOT THE 98. *NLM Look up ODI 10014449 at NHTSA ↗ | 38.3%ODI 10130151 · 53,564 miCRACK ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MINFOLD AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING ALLOWING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MUST BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS RECALLED THE FAULTY INTAKE MINIFOLDS ON ALL FLEET VEHICLES BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!! Look up ODI 10130151 at NHTSA ↗ | 11.6%ODI 10352987 · 127,000 miDRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WHEN STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ALL GAUGES WERE FINE WITH NO INDICATION OF AN ENGINE PROBLEM. I DROVE FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE I BEGAN TO NOTICE ENGINE TROUBLE. BY THIS POINT ALL THE WATER HAD BEEN PUMPED OUT OF THE MOTOR. ALL ENGINE GAUGES CONTINUED TO READ FINE. AFTER PULLING OFF SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATER HOSE OUTLET ON TOP OF FORDS PLASTIC INTAKE HAD BROKE OFF. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS ISSUE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENT… Look up ODI 10352987 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 23.9%ODI 10088206 · 2,100 miAFTER DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, ONCE I PARKED I NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM BOTTOM RADATOR HOSE. DEALER REPLACED COOLING HOSES AND CLAMPS. ALSO THE PAINT WERE THE HOOD SCOOP MEETS THE HOOD STARTED TO CHIP, WATER GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE HOOD SCOOP MAKING IT DIFFICULT THE KEEP IT CLEAN.*AK Look up ODI 10088206 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.6%ODI 10393100 · 62,000 miPROBLEMS WITH GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT...WHEN IT'S COLD THE TEMP. GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER ACCURATELY AND NOW THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTY ALL THE TIME. *TR Look up ODI 10393100 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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