Ford Mustang Complaints (2000)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#767495September 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA ITEM # 620988 - I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN MY ORIGINAL NEW TRANSMISSION AND ALSO IN A FORD REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY RELIABLE MOTORS ON 12/03/02.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567382September 10, 2002
TIRES, STEERING
CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD STOPPED FOR GAS WHEN THE ATTENDANT CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRE WAS COMING APART. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE DAUGHTER HAS THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND PAPER WORK. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017661August 30, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CONSUMER CANNOT FILL UP GAS TANK COMPLETELY. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER 4 TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL FILLER PIPE, TUBE ASSEMBLY, FUEL VAPOR CONTROL VALVE SOLENOID AND FUEL VAPOR STORAGE CANISTER ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015624August 6, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE IN BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765226August 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE DIED AS APPROACHING STOP SIGN WHILE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HAS OCCURRED 5-6 TIMES, USUALLY WHEN TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015193July 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS IS THE 2ND AIR PUMP TO BE REPLACED ON VEHICLE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A LOSS OF PERFORMANCE. ENGINE WAS SLUGGISH AND IDLING HIGH AT STOPS. FORD WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015210July 31, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SEAT WOULD LOCK UP WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AT TIMES CONSUMER COULD NOT WEAR THE SEAT BELT AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND STRANGLES CONSUMER. CONSUMER HAS A DOCTORS NOTE, SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT. THIS VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A NON WORKING EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. CONSUMERS VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ROTORS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8015140July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH CONSUMER RAN HEAD-ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE, AND NONE OF FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015184July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER CAR DRIVING 20-30 MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014301July 18, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS GOING 70-75MPH AND WAS HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN. WHILE VEHICLE WAS SPINNING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A VAN. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764058July 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE EEC TEST CODE WAS P0411 WHICH DEALS WITH EMISSIONS. WHEN THE DEALER REMOVED A HOSE TO INSPECT THE COMPONENT, WATER CAME OUT OF THE HOSE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ENTIRE AIR PUMP WAS FULL OF WATER AND HAD "BURNED" OUT AS A RESULT. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE PUMP AND RELAY REPLACED AT A COST OF $275 FOR PARTS AND $120 FOR LABOR. HE FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS EXTREMELY RARE AND HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE WATER COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN TO THE PUMP. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE, BUT WOULD FILE THE INFORMATION AWAY FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS "PROBLEM" DOES NOT AFFECT DRIVEABILITY OF THE CAR, AND SINCE VIRGINIA DOESN'T REQUIRE EMISSIONS CONTROL TESTING, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL THE AIR PUMP AND RELAY ARE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013254July 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THERE WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE DOOR PANEL MELTING WIRES AND OTHER PARTS. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THERE WAS SOME SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012608June 25, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ENGINE TURNED OFF ON A UPGRADE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED,. TEN MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE HAD RELEASED ITS EMERGENCY BRAKE ,AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012468June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND TIRES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT ALL MUSTANGS WITH 17 INCH WHEELS PULL WHEN BRAKING. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763414June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING PROBLEM OCCURS MOST EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP VERY DANGEROUS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762756June 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CAR HAS DIED WHILE ENGAGING THE CLUTCH OVER FIVE TIMES. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE IT. WHEN THE CAR DIES YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING BRAKES ETC, WHICH IN THE RIGHT SITUATION COULD BE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW THE CAR IS OFF WARRANTY SO THIS IS ON;Y ROUTE I KNEW TO GO. SOMETHING IS WRONG, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF SAME PROBLEM SO IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009854June 4, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
ON 8/27/2001 I TOOK OUR CAR TO OUR FORD DEALER DUE TO IT FEELING LIT IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGHT IT HAD GAS. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 09/02/2001 WHILE DRIVING TO CALIFORNIA WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DUE TO IT BEING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND IT COULD NOT BE LOOKED AT UNTIL 09/04/2001. FUTURE FORD OF ROSEVILLE CALIF. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK SENDER, CLUSTER ASY. SNDR & PUMP ASY. AND FILTER ASY. ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A TRIP TO CA. ON 05/30/02 WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE ON HWY 50 IN UTAH. THE CAR BUCKED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. IT STALLED RESULTING IN NO POWER FOR STEERING OR BRAKING. WHILE TRYING TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A CURVE, IT WENT ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ONCOMING CARS, ALMOST RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****762652
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011047June 4, 2002
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND IT WILL NOT UNLOCK, PASSENGER IS STUCK INSIDE OF SEAT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010697May 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN LETTING UP ON ACCELERATOR CAN HEAR KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008817May 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PROBLEM IS THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. IT ALSO HAPPENS AFTER THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN DISENGAGED AFTER BEING AT SPEED AND THE RPMS ARE DECREASING TO THE PROGRAMMED IDLE RPM. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF STOPPING AT THE IDLING RPM, THE ENGINE RPM DIPS TO LOW AND THE ENGINE STALLS. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHICH CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IF I AM GOING AROUND A TURN OR TURNING ON THE AC (BOTH ITEMS REQUIRE MORE POWER FROM THE ENGINE)WHILE DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. IN TOTAL, THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES DURING THE 30500 MILES. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761876
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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