Ford Mustang Complaints (2005)

868 consumer complaints on file.

#10607710July 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED SPEED CHANGED FROM 60 MPH TO 125 MPH. IT NOW READS 65 MPH WHEN STOPPED, EVEN WHILE OFF, AND SEEMS TO ALWAYS INDICATE ACTUAL SPEED PLUS 65. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607911July 2, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,397.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604583June 19, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS HAS BEEN AND STILL IS A ON GOING SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THE FAMILY. WHEN DRIVING, NORMALLY AT A LOW SPEED THE ENGINE WILL "DIE", OF COURSE I LOSE ALL POWER TO THE STEERING, BRAKING, ETC. I MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO START IT, IT WILL START BUT, WHEN I TRY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, IT DIES AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, WHEN I PULL UP TO A RED LIGHT, OR BEHIND A VEHICLE. I HAVE NO FORWARNING OF THE EVENT ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. TWO WEEKS AGO IT OCCURRED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND IT TOOK HER ABOUT 40 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR RUNNING. AND YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AFTER LEAVING MY GARAGE AND DROVE LESS THAN 1/2 MILE, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING, AND I TRAVELED ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT STOPPED AT LEAST 5 TIMES BEFORE I COULD PARK. WE WENT SHOPPING AND CAME BACK OUT AND IT STARTED AND GAVE ME NO PROBLEM GETTING HOME. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP, R&R FUEL TANK, REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS I SHOULD TREAT THE FUEL AT LEASE EVERY TWO TANK FILL UPS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY MY FAMILY AND/OR OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THERE IS NO RECALLS AGAINST THE VIN NUMBER. I CAN NOT BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY MUSTANG OWNER THAT IS HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598599June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON SO I DIDN'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND OR CAUSE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT TO THE OTHER MOTORISTS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, LEFT THE HAZARDS ON AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT UP AGAIN. IT STARTED THANKFULLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO COME AND HELP ME GET MY CAR HOME. WE BELIEVE THAT THE INCIDENT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS. THIS CAR IS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE WITH A V6 ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597044June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RETURNING HOME FROM WORK, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING. I PULLED ONTO THE MEDIAN AND MANAGED TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER ICONS WERE LIT UP ON THE INFORMATION PANEL WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS STILL ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE STARTED AND I PROCEEDED ON MY WAY. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BY THIS TIME. WITHIN THE NEXT MILE OR SO THE VEHICLE STALLED AN ADDITIONAL 4-5 TIMES PARTICULARLY WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS. I MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE AUTO DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS ON MY WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593555May 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2005 MUSTANG IS FAILING. THE RPM (TACH) DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MY SPEEDOMETER IS STARTING TO FAIL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/ THE 2005 MUSTANGS, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. IF MY CAR OVERHEATS, I WILL NEVER KNOW IT. WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER FINALLY FAILS, I WILL NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588370May 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS STUCK AROUND 100 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. THE GAUGE THEN MOVES FROM THAT POINT ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586656May 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE THE CAR HAS HAD AROUND 45000 MILES ON IT I BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SPEEDOMETER, WIPERS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BRAKE LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND BLINKERS ALL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING. I AM FORCED TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF WHILE DRIVING AND RECYCLE THE KEY JUST TO GET THE BLINKER WORK AND THEN SHUT IT OFF AGAIN TO TURN IT OFF! DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK OR UNLOCK AND CANNOT POP THE TRUNK USING FOB. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CLICKING AND I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS WATER LEAKAGE ISSUE. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE HOLDS THIS MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE? THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OVER 8 YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE KILLED WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585609April 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ENGAGED PARKING BREAK ON 5-SPEED MANUAL CAR OVERNIGHT. FOLLOWING MORNING AFTER COLD WEATHER (BELOW FREEZING), STARTED SMELLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND NOTICING SMOKE WISPS COMING FROM REAR TIRES AFTER DRIVING FOR ROUGHLY 5-10 MINUTES. FRICTION BURN OCCURRED ON BOTH REAR DISC BRAKES. REAR DRIVER SIDE DISC DEVELOPED A CRACK THROUGH THE DISC WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. DISCS HAD >1000 MILES ON THEM AT THE TIME. LOST BRAKING ABILITY AND E-BRAKE WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE SO UNABLE TO PARK ON ANY INCLINE UNTIL FIXED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583784April 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE, CAR TEMPERATURE, AND SPEEDOMETER, ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED READING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE FUEL GAUGE GOES WAY PAST THE FULL MARK. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES WAY PAST THE HOT MARK. THE SPEEDOMETER ALWAYS READS 110 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583461April 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDO WENT FIRST THEN ALL THE OTHER GAUGES STARTED GIVING FALSE ON NO READING AT ALL. I AM USING A GPS FOR A SPEEDO OTHERS IN THIS SMALL TOWN SAY THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 2005 MUSTANGS.I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF NO RECALLS OR PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579405April 13, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING A LOWER SPEED THAN I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING. IT WAS CONFIRMED WITH A SPEED RADAR SIGN. MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WAS OFF BY 15 MPH. I CHECKED ONLINE AND NOTICED THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. I CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANY RECALL FOR MY CAR. I DID SOME MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THE STEPPERS IN THE CLUSTER GAUGE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO GO BAD. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577792April 6, 2014
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WATER GOT TO FUSE BOX MADE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND FLOODED PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577064April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 0 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,865.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573052March 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF THE ENGINE OVER HEATING. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WHERE A TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT DETECTED. RECENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR EITHER ONE OF THE DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572902March 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH BOARD GAUGE STEPPER MOTORS ARE FAULTY RESULTING IN NO SPEED REGISTERED...NO COOLANT TEMP REGISTERED..IMPROPER/NO FUEL LEVEL READING...INCORRECT/NO R.P.M. READINGS... UPON START UP, THE GAUGES GO ,FOR LACK OF BETTER WORD, CRAZY..OR DON'T OPERATE AT ALL LOTS OF FORD MUSTANG OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE>>>> DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW THE SPEED RPM FUEL LEVEL AND COOLANT TEMP.... COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE DAMAGE...OR WORSE!! FORD NEEDS TO BE ADVISED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568772March 12, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
THE CAR STALLED WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEEDED TO PULL OVER TO WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS-ARTICLES/NCCC%20PETITIONS%20NHTSA%20FOR%20DEFECT%20INVESTIGATION%20INTO%20FORD%20ESCAPE%20VEHICLES.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568138March 10, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OUR 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6 STARTED SHOWING NO FUEL ON THE GAUGE APPROXIMATED IN JUNE OF 2013. AT FIRST IT WAS RANDOM BUT NOW IT NEVER SHOWS GAS IN THE TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. WE KEEP TRACK OF THE MILES AND KEEP IT FILLED BECAUSE WE HAVE NO GAUGE. AS OF MARCH 2014 THE CAR HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HAS STARTED TO STOP WHEN AT INTERSECTIONS. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS NO GAS. IT IS FRIGHTENING WHEN YOUR CAR IS SITTING IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND WON'T MOVE. SO FAR IT HAS STARTED UP AFTER A FEW TRIES. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AFTER READING OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL OR TRY TO HELP OWNERS FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563957February 12, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A FORD MUSTANG 2005 V6. THE FIRST THING TO HAPPEN AROUND DECEMBER OF 2013 WAS MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE OF FAILURE TO READ THE AMOUNT OF GAS OF VEHICL WHEN IN FACT I HAD A FULL TANK. THIS STARTED DOING IT EVERY SO OFTEN AND NOW DOES IT ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE, THE CHECK ENGINE IS ON AND I HAVE DIFICULTIES TO PASS POLLUTION TEST IN ILLINOIS BECAUSE OF THAT. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MUSTANG OWENERS AND REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT ON THESE FORD MUSTANG. IT IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.[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
#10563560February 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE GAUGES ON THE 2005 MUSTANG ARE FAULTY. IT AFFECTS ALL GAUGES BUT THE SPEEDOMETER BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE SPEEDOMETER MAY READ HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED YOU'RE GOING. THIS MAKES IT A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOUR CAR IS GOING FASTER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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