Ford Mustang Complaints (2006)

575 consumer complaints on file.

#10667776December 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD GET WET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663028December 9, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS OF TODAY MY 2006 MUSTANG HAS 58,953 MILES ON IT AND IT IS ON IT'S THIRD ALTERNATOR. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT AROUND THE 56,000 MILE MARK AND WAS REPLACED. MY FRIEND AND I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 60 MILES N FROM SACRAMENTO TO AN AREA BETWEEN ALTA AND DUTCH FLATS AND I HAD TURNED OFF THE AC AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HEARD A STRANGE CRACKLING SOUND AND I PULLED OVER ABOUT A HALF A MILE AFTERWARDS AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND LIFTED UP THE HOOD. AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE 2ND ALTERNATOR IT HAD LASTED ABOUT 1600 MILES. THE SPARKS THAT WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR LOOKED LIKE A 4TH OF JULY SPARKLER, AND WE'RE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND I'M ON THE 3RD ALTERNATOR WITH LESS THAN 59000 MILES. TWO MONTHS LATER MAYBE 600 MORE MILES AND WATER FROM THE SPLIT IN THE WIPER COWLING RUNS INTO THE CAR WHICH WENT UNNOTICED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAD STANDING WATER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND SOME IN THE REAR AS WELL. MY REPAIR ESTIMATE OF ALMOST $600.00, PLUS A RENTAL CAR AND NOT INCLUDING PULLING THE CARPET AND HEATING THE FLOORBOARD AS RUST PREVENTION. MY FEELING IS IT'S NOT OVER YET AS I HAVE READ A LOT OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED THE ENGINE HAS STARTED TO CRANK LIKE IT MIGHT NOT START. FORD POSTS RECORD PROFITS ALL THE WHILE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO LOYAL CONSUMERS WHO JUST WANTED TO OWN THEIR PRETTY MUSTANG, AND PAID WELL FOR IT. WE ARE REAL, WE HAVE LIVES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS IN REAL AND MEANINGFUL WAYS.......HELP US! LISTEN TO US, FOR EVERY PERSON THAT FOUND THEIR WAY TO THIS WEB SITE AND POSTED THEIR COMPLAINT THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WHO AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THIS PROCESS. WE HAVEN'T GONE OUT AND CAUSED THIS DAMAGE TO OUR CARS, WE ARE NOT AT FAULT AND WE DESERVE REMEDIATION. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663163December 9, 2014
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DURING RAIN OR RINSING OF CAR WASH, WATER LEAKS INSIDE CABIN. WATER HAS STARTED CORROSION IN SMALL AREAS UNDER DASH WHERE IT HAS CONTACTED WIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663166December 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS BUBBLING AND CHIPPING ON TOP OF HOOD AND UNDERNEATH FROM POOR DESIGN. WATER HAS NO PLACE TO GO RESULTING IN CORROSION TO PAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663171December 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661808December 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT BUBBLING ON HOOD, APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AS I HAD SAME ISSUE ON MY 07. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659304November 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF OHIO. THE CONTACT'S SON MOVED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN 2012 WHERE THE VEHICLE RESIDED SINCE MOVING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V343000 (AIR BAGS) BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED OR SOLD IN ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655426November 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FORD MUSTANG BATTERIES LIGHT IS COMING ON REPLACE WITH NEW AND CHECK ALTERNATOR IT GOOD BUT BATTERIES LIGHT STILL ON. I DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORT NUMEROUS TIME WITH NO HELP. SOMETHING IS CAUSE THE BATTERY TO BE DRAIN ON THE 2006 FORD MUSTANG AND IT NOT THE ALTERNATOR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY HAVEN'T A INVESTIGATION HAS BE DONE TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. WE JUST BROUGHT THIS MUSTANG 11/13/2014 AND WE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE. PLEASE I BEG SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE THE WORST HAPPEN AND A LIFE IS LOSE BECAUSE OF A CAR DIE WHILE BRING DRIVE BC OF LOST OF POWER BECAUSE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654075November 10, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SOME YEARS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CAUSE PULLING OF THE CAR. WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE WERE TOWING IT FROM THE FRONT. THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN USED MINUTES OR HOURS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED ON AGAIN, EVEN AN HOUR LATER, WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO MAINTAIN ITS SPEED (USUALLY 10 MPH OR 15 MPH) UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED EVEN THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ACTIVATED. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" BY FORD THROUGH A $600 "REPAIR" OF THE "COMPUTER" THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE (I HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THIS REPAIR). I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITE. SO NOW I AM REPORTING THE FOLLOWING TERRIFYING INCIDENT. THIS 2006 FORD MUSTANG, ABOUT 2 YEARS PRIOR, HAD ITS CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 40 OR 50 MPH TO 60 TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE SLOWED THE CAR BUT THE REVVING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY AROUND 10PM BUT HAD TO DRIVE INTO A GAS STATION (LUCKILY NOTHING HAPPENED) AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AS THE ENGINE REVVED HITTING THE UPPER RPMS. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR WITH THE IGNITION (LEAVING IT IN THE PARK GEAR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, MIND YOU!) AND WHEN TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN (NOW IN PARK), THE CAR AGAIN, DANGEROUSLY REVVED. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW OUT. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AGAIN, PARKED STILL AT THE ENTRANCE OF THIS GAS STATION. I WAITED SOME MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, SWEATING PROFUSELY AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I WAS CONVINCED THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD AAA TOW THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO FORD WHO CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER AGAIN AND GAVE IT AN "UPDATE". I NEVER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE RPMS OR ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653126November 6, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT ON THE FRONT LIP OF THE HOOD HAS BEEN BUBBLING UP AND THE DEALERSHIP (KEARNY MESA FORD, SUNROAD) SAID THAT THE PRIMER WAS NOT APPLIED CORRECTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED AT THE PLANT. THEREFORE, THE HOOD IS RUSTING THROUGH AND CONSIDERED A 'CANCER' TO THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648984October 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
FRONT END SUSPENSION IS FALLING A PART AND IT IS RARELY DRIVEN. IT IS DRIVEN TO WORK AND ON WEEKENDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643703October 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY CAR IDLES UNCONTROLLABLE AND JERKS WHENEVER IT IS DRIVEN. IF I STOP OR DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS IT WILL JUST STOP RUNNING ON ITS OWN. I SIMPLY RESTART IT AND IT WILL GO, BUT IT WILL KEEP JERKING AND IDLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638499September 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE CHANGING THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 10/30/14*LJ UPDATED 4/27/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632614September 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT ON THE FRONT LIP OF THE HOOD IS BUBBLING. THIS WILL REDUCE ITS FUTURE VALUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628165August 25, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNRAVELED INTERMITTENTLY. THE THREADS AND THE BELT WERE DETERIORATING AND COULD HAVE DETACHED AT ANY MOMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626803August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10618684August 4, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO REPORT A VANDALISM INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE RESIDENT IS AT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616493July 31, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
2006 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED WITHOUT CONTACT, CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. EVEN AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PARK OR APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. ON TWO OCCASIONS, IT OCCURRED AT A STOP SIGN, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING HER TO DRIVE THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617674July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND DISPLAYED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V343000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610447July 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER CONTINUOUSLY LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR FOUR YEARS. THE DEALER RESEALED THE COWL, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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