Ford Mustang Complaints (2001)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#756004December 24, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. TURNED OFF KEY. ENGINE NOW SURGES ABOVE 4,000 RPM. RENTAL CAR: BUDGET BURBANK, CAR # BURAA67 82883. TOWED TO RENTAL AGENCY AND EXCHANGED. CAR # 854726. BUDGET TO TOW TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755812December 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STUCK AFTER ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 60. COULDN'T SLOW DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755789December 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE "LUNGED" OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING (NEAR STOP) WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER "PARKING BUMP" CURB AND HIT SHRUBS, SMALL TREE APPROX 40 FT. DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL. DEALER INVESTGATED SAID FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THERE IS "NO FIX'. STATED ENGINE CAN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING WARMUP. DEFROSTER WAS ON. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURED RT ARM AND NECK. NO FRONT IMPACT. UNDERACARRIAGE HAS MINOR DAMAGE ONLY. NO FATALITIES OR OTHER INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#755435December 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
A TICKING, RATTLING NOISE IN THE MOTOR WHICH BEGINS AT 3,000 RPMS AND STOPS WHEN CAR SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR. WHEN IN 2ND GEAR, THE TICKING WILL BEGIN AT 3,000 RPMS. IT STARTED DOING THIS WHEN THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW 55 DEGREES. IT WILL DO IT IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, TICKING NOISE VANISHES. IT IS VERY LOUD. I WAS READING ARTICLES ON BULLITTCLUB.COM AND MANY 2001 MUSTANG OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. A MAN HAD HIS CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. HIS CAR STILL TICKS WHEN COLD AND HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS PLACED ON THE LIST OF FORD'S "UNFIXABLES" I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE FIX IS. I DIDNT HEAR THIS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT IN JANUARY. THIS IS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BULLITCLUB.COM AND CLICK ON MECHANICAL ISSUES, THEN CLICK ON "VERY SCARY SOUND"....IT IS ALMOST 10 PAGES LONG OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS NOISE CANNOT BE NORMAL AND I WANT FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, OTHER THAN PUT YOU ON THE "UNFIXABLES" LIST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899224November 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME OFF WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NUT WAS NOT TIGHTENED SUFFICIENTLY AND THE SAFETY PIN WAS MISSING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899119November 14, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT BROKE. WHEN SEAT FELL BACKWARD IT INJURED A CHILD IN BACK SEAT. DAMAGE WAS ON RIGHT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899120November 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON RIGHT REAR SIDE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#752725September 29, 2001
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING HEIGHT. THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. CREAKING NOISE FROM LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT A WELD IN THE UNIBODY HAND FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752677September 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE RAIN AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC WHEN THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWER BRAKE AND STEERING ASSIST CAME OFF AND CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752474September 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MAIN DISTRIBUTOR BOX JUST BEHIND BATTERY, NEXT TO WINDOW WASHER FLD CONTAINER, HAS A BUNDLE OF WIRES COMING TO IT AND ATTACHED BY A CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR WAS NEVER FULLY TIGHTENED IN THE FACTORY ACCORDING TO A "MASTER MECHANIC" AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. AFTER SEVERAL LOOSE CONNECTIONS, THE CAR DIEING WITHOUT WARNING AND NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM I THREATENED TO GET AN ATTORNEY. THE MASTER MECHANIC HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY THE OTHER MECHANICS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE STATED TO THE FOREMAN IN MY PRESENCE, "EVERY CAR COMING OFF THE LOT FROM FORD HAS TO HAVE THE CONNECTOR TIGHTENED BEFORE WE LET IT OFF THE LOT (AS SOLD). IF I WASN'T SUCH A GOOD DRIVER, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON ANY ONE OF THE TOTAL POWER FAILURES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751739September 5, 2001
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. SOME BOLTS UNDER THE SEAT BROKE CAUSING DRIVERS SEAT TO ROCK BACK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE SEAT FROM MOVING BACK WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562872September 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT PASSENGER ROTOR WAS LOOSE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750619August 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894065August 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN FOR NO REASON AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE THEN BUMPED INTO WOODEN FENCE. DRIVER SUFFERED BURNS ON ARMS.*AK CONSUMER WROTE IN STATING "THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT ROLLED FORWARD BUMPING A WOOD FENCE POST AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED". *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#894069August 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
HAD MANUALLY SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABOUT TO SET BRAKES WHENVEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. IT SEEMS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562453August 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER REPLACED 2 MASTER CYLINDERS, AFTER THE 2 MASTER CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO REOCCUR BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750128August 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DIFFERENTIAL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF IN THE MORNINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893852August 8, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RESTRAINT RETRACTED AND LOCKED NEARLY CHOKING THE OCCUPANT. OWNER HAD TO CUT RESTRAINT TO FREE PASSENGER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746805June 13, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SHUTDOWN ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WAS LOST. HAD TO RESTART (CRANK) ENGINE WHILE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. FOLLOWING DAYS, ON-BOARD COMPUTER WOULD RESET RANDOMLY (AVERAGE TWICE A DAY) WITH ALL THE DIALS SWINGING TO THE RIGHT (FULLY CLOCKWISE) AND THE RADIO/CD SWITCHES ON & OFF RANDOMLY (3-4 TIMES A DAY)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889803June 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, AND SUDDENLY ABS LOCKED UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEING DRIVEN OUT OF A PARKING LOT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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