Ford Mustang Complaints (2003)

231 consumer complaints on file.

#10028475July 17, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, EQUIPMENT
1998 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE UNDER WARRANTY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT (LAP PORTION) BECAME SEVERELY FRAYED. BELT (AND MAYBE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY) WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE - BUT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. *AK NOW, AT 5 YRS 4 MO OF AGE, THIS BELT IS AGAIN FRAYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028362July 16, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SEATBELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. FREQUENTLY HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE SEATBELT AS IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER. WHEN PUTTING ON THE SEATBELT I CAN FEEL A LOT OF TENSION ON THE BELT FOR SOME REASON. ALSO AT TIME IT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL AND HANGS LOOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026578July 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025378July 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 SVT FORD MUSTANG COBRA CONVERTIBLE KEEPS STALLING AT STOP WITH CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED, DOES IT MOST WHILE RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING DURING HOT WEATHER, THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT AND HAS STALLED 7 TIMES, ONCE NEARLY REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. OUR LOCAL DEALER HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS (SAME) AND HAS ME SCHEDULED TO GO IN LATE JULY TO "REFLASH THE COMPUTOR" THOUGH IT HASN'T MADE MUCH DIFFERENCE ON OTHER FRIENDS COBRAS. PLEASE HELP !!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025304July 2, 2003
SUSPENSION, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I JUST PURCHASED MY CAR APRIL 21,2003. I ALREADY NEED THE STEERING WHEEL REPLACED DUE TO GAPPING. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER THAT SOUNDS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. MY CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOESN'T WORK, AND MY WINDOW IS OFF TRACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009628June 27, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB THE CONSUMER HAD NO WHERE TO GO ON THE FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE OTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER HEAD ON. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS SMASHED AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10024790June 24, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HIT AT 35MPH IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10024717June 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023354June 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 FORD MUSTANG SVT COBRA. THIS IS MY SECOND 2003 COBRA (THE FIRST WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT). BOTH COBRA'S HAVE AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, WHICH CAUSES A NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER (THE BRAKES MUST HAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK, UNLIKE SOME VEHICLES), WHICH IS POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO MY SAFETY, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER VEHICLE, PEDESTRIAN, CHILDREN, OR ANIMAL NEAR ME. IT HAPPENS ON DECELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS DRIVING AROUND TOWN. THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF DOCUMENTS GOING ON THAT SHOWS NEARLY 40% OR MORE OF 2003 COBRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. FORD HAS UPDATED THE PCM 2 TIMES ALREADY FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR, AND THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST! HERE IS A LINK TO A SITE WITH MANY OWNERS REPORTING THE PROBLEMS: HTTP://WWW.SVTPERFORMANCE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=25697. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023381June 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN 2003 FORD COBRA STALLS UPON DECELERATION AND BRAKES BECOME INOPERABLE. ALMOST CRASHED MULTIPLE TIMES. IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL SUE FORWARD AS THEY HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED THIS AS A PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023400June 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FREQUENT STALLING WHEN IN A DECELERATION MODE - COASTING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT - PRESSING IN THE CLUTCH WHILE BRAKING. THE IDLE SPEED DROPS TO ABOUT 500 RPM, AND THEN EITHER CATCHES ITSELF AND IDLES UP, OR DOES NOT, AND STALLS OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TURNS, AND THIS HEAVY CAR IS HARD TO TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS INACTIVATED BY THE STALLED ENGINE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020575May 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 COBRA. VEHICLE STALLS DURING DECELERATION. TYPICAL SCENARIO INVOLVES LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING WHILE OUT OF GEAR. CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT WILL NOT RECOVER CAR. BRAKES RAPIDLY FADE AND VEHICLE LOSES STEERING CAPABILITY. OCCURRED AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A WEEK FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, JULY 02. ABATED DURING WINTER MONTHS AND RETAINED IN SPRING. DEALER DUPLICATED STALL BUT NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. STILL STALLS TO DATE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020577May 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 MUSTANG COBRA. VEHICLE STALLS ON DECELERATION CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. CAR STARTS RIGHT UP AFTER STALL BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OR AFTER THE CAR HAS SAT FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018948May 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR SOMETIMES STALLS AND THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING TURN OFF. VERY DANGEROUS, I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018688May 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 FORD MUSTANG COBRA CONVERTIBLE STALL WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH ON OCCASION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY INSIST THAT THEIR IS NOT MUCH THAN CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE TRIED TO RE-FLASH MY COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018694May 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN DECEMBER OF 2002 I PURCHASED A 2003 SVT COBRA MUSTANG FROM SATCHER FORD. THIS CAR HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED FORD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER, REPLACE CLUTCH. THIS CAR HAD A STALLING PROBLEM THAT LEFT ME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHEN YOU WOULD DEPRESS THE CLUTCH, THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. FORD FINALLY AGREED TO BUY BACK THE CAR AND GET ME ANOTHER CAR, BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM WITH THAT 2003 COBRA AS WELL. SATCHER FORD HAS INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX YET. FORD NEED TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED IF THEY DO NOT CORRECT IT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016905May 2, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
THE FRONT SEAT HEAD REST IN MY 2003 FORD MUSTANG GT DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT/RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF A REAR COLLISION. NO ADJUSTMENTS ARE PROVIDED EXCEPT FOR A MINOR AMOUNT OF ELEVATION FROM TOP OF SEAT BACK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016849May 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
2003, COBRA SVT CONVERTIBLE, THE CAR STALL WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP WHEN THE TAKEN FROM A GEAR TO NEUTRAL WITH THE CLUTCH IN/OUT AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO HAVE THIS OCCUR ON A TEST RIDE, THEY HAD NO ANSWER TO WHY THIS HAPPENS. THEY ADDED A DEVICE THAT I HAVE TO PUSH WHEN THIS OCCURS SO I CAN CAPTURE A PICTURE OF THE CARS COMPUTER IS DOING WHILE THIS OCCURS. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF OTHER 03 COBRA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A TSB ON THIS SOON THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN PRODUCTION OVER A YEAR. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, LOSING POWER BRAKES AND STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014206April 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED AND BRAKE APPLIED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014135April 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MOST RECENT BEING JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, MY VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES HAVE A PROBLEM IN WHICH IT STALLS WHILE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED WHILE A GEAR IS NOT ENGAGED. THE CAR IS A 2003 SVT FORD MUSTANG COBRA CONVERTIBLE. A CALL TO FORD'S SVT DIVISION HAD NO SOLUTIONS. MANY PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WITH THE SAME CAR ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS OCCURRED TO ME 4 TIMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH! *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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