Ford Mustang Complaints (2005)

868 consumer complaints on file.

#11414202April 27, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVERYONE ELSE IS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETER, TACH, FUEL GAGE. IT WAS WORKING FINE, THE WEATHER WARMED UP AND IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES. THEN IT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW FAST I'M GOING. I COULD UNDERSTAND THIS HAPPENING IF I HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT AS OF YESTERDAY, 4/26/2021 IT JUST HIT 39,034. WITH EVERYONE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT COST OF $875. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A DANGEROUS ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343952August 7, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PULLING OUT OF WORK ONTO A BUSY STREET WHEN CAR WENT INTO IDLE MODE BECAUSE OF THE THROTTLE BODY DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM.THERE WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG OR ABOUT TO GO WRONG. GOD WAS REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR ME ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY BECAUSE THE CARS THAT WERE ON THIS BUSY ROAD WASN'T IN A HURRY LIKE THEY NORMALLY ARE AND I AVOIDED A (T-BONE)COLLISION. IT REALLY SCARED ME AND I HAVEN'T DROVE THE CAR ANYMORE AND IT'S FOR SALE. I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED AND I WILL TELL WHOEVER BUYS THE CAR WHAT HAPPENED UPFRONT. I'M NOT WILLING TO RISK IT DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I SWITCHED THE KEY OFF AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND DROVE IT 40 MILES HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND IT WILL NEVER BE DRIVEN BY ME AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339223July 13, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JUST GOT IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268008October 11, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHEEHY FORD OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (LOCATED AT 5000 AUTH RD, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746, (301) 298-0793) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197083April 18, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE LAST AUGUST TO GET THE RECALL DONE ON BOTH MY FRONT AIRBAGS.FIRST THE DEALER(CHARLES GABUS FORD IN DESMOINES IOWA)PROMISED ME A LOANER CAR FOR THE DAY MY CAR WOULD BE IN THE SHOP,ONLY TO TRAVEL THERE 40 MILES AND THEN THEY SAY THEY HAD NONE AVAILABLE.THEN I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. RECALL DEPARTMENT JUST TO TRY TO GET MY NAME OFF OF THEIR RECALL MAILING LIST DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T REALLY TAKE THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY.AFTER REQUESTING TO TALK TO A SUPERVISOR BECAUSE I WAS GETTING NOWHERE WITH THIS WOMAN ,SHE SIMPLY HUNG UP ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194347April 6, 2019
AIR BAGS
HAD AIR BAGS REPLACED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT SHOWS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT BAGS STILL NEED TO REPLACED,HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE BEFORE IT SHOWS THEY WERE REPLACED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191963March 27, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE GOES TO FUEL THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN & ALSO WHEN AT A FULL STOP ON ITS OWN I HAVE TO EITHER SHUT OFF IGNITION OR IF DRIVING PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THEN HIT THROTTLE TO STOP THE HIGH RPM EXTREMELY UNSAFE. HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR IN OVER TWO MONTHD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187217March 16, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. WE NEED A FIX. WE KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES, WHEN WE CALL THE DEALERS, THE SAME ANSWER EVERY TIME, WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN WE GET THE PARTS. NO RETURNED CALLS. OUR FAMILY HAS A FORD AND CHEVY THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST FOR "4" YEARS!?! NEITHER HAVE A FIX FOR IT. I UNDERSTAND TAKATA IS TO BLAME, BUT AN ALTERNATIVE FIX SHOULD BE MADE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165967January 9, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG RECALL - THE MANUFACTUER HAS BEEN SENDING REMINDERS ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL FOR YEARS NOW AND EVERY TIME I CHECK WITH MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP THEY PUT ME IN THE LIST TO RECIEVE PARTA BUT I NEVER GET THE CALL THAT THEY ARE IN. AND THE DEALER SAYS THE PART JUST ISN'T IN YET. AND THIS HAS BEEN OVER 4 YEARS NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165665January 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND GEAR RATIO WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR UNLESS IT WAS SHIFTED INTO LOW GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER ABLE TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,283.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163225December 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW IN 2005 MUSTANGS AS I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AS TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW AFTER A RECENT DAY OF HEAVY RAIN 1 HEADLIGHT AND 1 SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. I RESEARCHED AND APPARENTLY THE SMART JUNCTION BOX (SJB) GOT WET AND THE ELECTRICAL UNIT IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG BURNING SMELL WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT AS WELL. SPOKE WITH AN ONLINE MECHANIC TECHNICIAN AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE SJB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN A LONG HISTORY OF THE CAR LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER IT RAINS DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW. ALSO MY GAS GAUGE NEVER READS PROPERLY, INSIDE LIGHTS ARE ALSO DIM/OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR NEARLY A YEAR AND MY MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WHY THE REVIEWS ONLINE SAID WHEN THEY SPOKE TO FORD THAT ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. ESTIMATES I READ PUT THE COST AROUND $1000 TO GET THIS FIXED AND DO NOT WANT TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY ESPECIALLY WHEN FORD ADMITS TO KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM. I AM HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAN CAUSE A FIRE FROM REPORTS I HAVE READ. THIS HAPPENED TO MEET ON 12/21/18. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. AS I LOCKED THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE SIGNAL LIGHT STAYED ON AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO MAKE THEM SHUT OFF. ALSO THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161994December 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TUSCALOOSA FORD (5801 MCFARLAND BLVD E, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35405, (205) 304-0719) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160570December 10, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. UNKNOWN. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE CAR WHEN THE AIRBAG FAILED AND NEVER TOOK CARE OF RECALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157127December 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR DIGITAL READOUT. THE INTERIOR FLOODS WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157163December 9, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEATS, SUSPENSION
THERE WAS A RECALLL FOR DEFAULT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TAKATA AIRBAG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156682December 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
'TAKATA RECALL' THE VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK @ 60MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL & STARTED SLIDING THEN FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH TOTALED THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED!! I HAD JUST TRADED MY OTHER CAR FOR THIS MUSTANG JUST A FEW WEEKS BEFORE AS AN EVEN TRADE. THE DEALERSHIP WHO TRADED WITH ME STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MUSTANG, NO RECALLS OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT CAUSE THEY DID A 360 INSPECTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11151219November 13, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT SHAMALEY FORD (11301 GATEWAY BLVD W, EL PASO, TX 79936, (915) 591-8600). THE DEALER KEPT SENDING EMAILS CONCERNING THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THEY STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERS: CASA FORD (5815 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925, (915) 779-2272) AND VIVA FORD (5550 N DESERT BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79912, (915) 834-2800) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE THREE DEALERS MADE NO MENTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143934October 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122434August 26, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PURCHASED A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE PAST OWNER GAVE ME A LETTER NHTSA RECALL 16V-384. HOW DO I LET SOMEONE KNOW TO CONTACT ME WHEN THE PARTS COME IN?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122280August 25, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIRBAG. PREMIER FORD IN BROOKLYN DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART, AND DOES NOT OFFER LOANERS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES I HOPE THIS AIRBAG DOES NOT EXPLODE ON MY PASSENGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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