Ford Mustang Complaints (2006)

575 consumer complaints on file.

#10176898December 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO INCIDENTS- ONE OCTOBER 27, 2006 -TRANSMISSION QUIT ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY 47 MILES ON VEHICLE SECOND - DECEMBER 23, 2006 - UNINTENDED ACCELERATION - COMPUTER FAILURE CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176359December 18, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES PREVIOUSLY. ONE BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD, THE SECOND BECAUSE THERE WAS A THROTTLE VARIANCE AND A VARIANCE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE WRENCH CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE THEN DISAPPEARED. THIS WAS CHECKED AND SUPPOSEDLY NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, BECAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. ON SATURDAY DEC. 16, 2006 THERE WAS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION VARIANCE AND THROTTLE VARIANCE WITH THE CAR. TODAY, MONDAY DEC. 18, 2006 ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF THEN DISAPPEARED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175683December 9, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED 2006 MUSTANG GT JUNE 2006. AFTER RUNNING AC OR HEAT FOR 30 MINUTES, HEAR WATER DRIPPING ON PASSENGER DASH AREA. NO WATER ON FLOOR OR GLOVE BOX. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER, THEY HEARD NOISE BUT COULD NOT FIND SOURCE. TAKING IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO TRY AND GET IT FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173526November 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY....SHOWING ERRATIC SETTING...EMPTY. TOOK CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAS THAT CONTAMINATED A PART....NOTE: THE GAS I USE IS WHAT FORD RECOMMENDS..BP. NO PARTS REPLACED. 2ND TIME I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT!! NOTE:INCIDENT DATE IS MARKED WITH A GUESS DATE..HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES I FORGOT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172943November 8, 2006
VISIBILITY
2005/06/07 REAR WINDOW GLASS DISTORTION AND FRONT WINDSHIELD LEFT & RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER DISTORTION CLAIMED BY FORD FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER, PAUL BERARDI TO BE WITHIN FORD DESIGN SPEC'S. SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT LOOKING OUT LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE "WAVING" WHITE LINES ON HIGHWAY CAUSING DISTRACTION OF ATTENTION. THE MOST SERIOUS DISTRACTION OCCURS AT NIGHT WITH APPROACHING/FOLLOWING HEADLIGHTS REFLECTED THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW DISTORTION INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR "FLASHING". HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE THESE CARS BEEN INVOLVED IN AT NIGHT? HOW MANY OF THE DRIVERS REPORTED SEEING "FLASHING" HEADLIGHTS IN THEIR REAR VIEW MIRROR? HOW MANY INSURANCE COMPANIES OR POLICE REPORTS RECORDED SUCH A CLAIM? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172484November 2, 2006
STRUCTURE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE GROUND EFFECTS FELL OFF THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, BUT THE CONTACT DISAGREED. A NEW COMPONENT WILL BE CLIPPED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171025October 16, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPLYING QUICK ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES CAUSES THE THROTTLE TO STICK IN MY CAR. I HAVE APPLY HARD BRAKING AND TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170206October 7, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DURING IDLE SPEED, CAR SHUTS OFF BELOW 1,000 RPMS AND HAS TO BE RE-STARTED. DURING STARTUP, CAR DOES NOT CRANK UNTIL ABOUT THE THIRD TIME IT IS TURNED OVER. THOUGHT AT FIRST THAT THIS WAS DUE TO BAD GAS. SO I FINISHED RUNNING TANK OUT WITH HEET, FILLED IT UP WITH GAS FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS NOT GAS. IT DOES TIE INTO THE DELIVERY OF THE FUEL OR THE IGNITION OF THE CAR WITH IS POSSIBLY A SENSOR PROBLEM. THERE ARE SENSORS THAT ARE NOT TIED INTO THE COMPUTER AND RELAYS AND DO NOT SHOW UP WITH THE CHECK SERVICE LIGHT. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED LAST MONTH, BUT THEN RE-OCCURRED DURING THIS MONTH MORE THAN ONCE AND THE MOST RECENT WAS YESTERDAY, 10/06/06. IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR THE SENSORS. I HAVE GIVEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT VARIOUS IDEAS, SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, AS TO WHAT COULD BE CAUSING IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THERE WAS NO LIGHT ON IN THE CAR THEN IT WAS MY PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY NEED A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON IN THE CAR. IT IS NOT THE GAS THAT I HAVE PUT IN MY CAR. I RUN 87 OCTANE FROM SHELL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH GAS FROM SHELL. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM IN THE CAR STICKS AND SHOWS EMPTY AND BOUNCES FROM EMPTY TO FULL TO HALF-FULL FOR MY TANK AND THE MILES PER EMPTY GAUGE ON MY DISPLAY METER JUMPED FROM 5 MILES TO EMPTY TO 300 MILES TO EMPTY DOWN TO 150 MILES TO EMPTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169903October 3, 2006
STEERING, TIRES
STEERING VIBRATION/SHIMMY/ JUST A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 50 TO 65 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO BEACH FORD SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT, OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FOR NOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169755October 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING AT VARIOUS GAS STATIONS, THE PUMP SHUTS OFF OR FUEL SPILLED OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A TSB THAT SUGGESTED A DIFFERENT GAS STATION TO BE USED TO FILL THE TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167713September 8, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR FORD MUSTANG GT THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS PURCHASED 2-21-2006 IT HAD ITS FIRST PROBLEMS AT 629 MILES ON 3-4-2006 THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME FOLLOWERS AND SOME LIFTERS AND SOME CAMSHAFT PARTS. WE'VE BEEN TOLD ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED THE WHOLE BANK. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT CAR STARTED SMOKING A WEEK LATER AND MAKING TICKING NOISE AGAIN. DEALER SAID IT DIDN'T DO IT THERE SO NOTHING WAS DONE. NEXT, CAR STARTED HESITATING AFTER DRIVING ON HWY COUPLE HRS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND GEAR BOX WAS HOT AND RATTLING SO THEY REPLACED IT. THEN CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FROM 50 TO 90 MILES HR. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT WAS AT 8300 MILES NOW AT 9700 MILES CAR HAS TAKING OFF AGAIN FROM 40 TO 80 WHEN OUR DAUGHTER PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD OUR DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS ARE TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW AND ITS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 2 FULL WEEKS ALSO THE PAINT ON THE PASSENGER REAR FENDER IS BUBBLING OFF THE CAR. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT, PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE DIED BUT KNOW ONE HAS CHECKED INTO IT. SORRY ABOUT WORDING YOU ONLY GET 2000 WORDS TO DESCRIBE EVERYTHING. LIKE YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF YOUR RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF WORDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166998August 29, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM AN STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 50-90 MPH ON ITS OWN. BOTH FEET WERE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165210August 11, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FUEL CAP SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, WHEN THE FUEL CAP WAS SECURE. A REPLACEMENT LOCKING CAP WAS PURCHASED AT AN INDEPENDENT PARTS STORE BUT THE SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164733July 25, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2006 FORD MUSTANG FUEL TANK SPILLS GASOLINE OUT WHEN TANK IS ONLY QUARTER FULL. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO TRY ANOTHER BRAND OF GASOLINE BUT THAT DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER OFFERED ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162373July 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
GEAR SHIFT LOCKS AND REFUSES TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161140June 30, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
A 2006 FORD MUSTANG, WITH 5400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO VEHICLE TRAFFIC COLLISION. THE DRIVER OF THE MUSTANG REAR ENDED A FORD RANGER PICKUP TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAG OF THE MUSTANG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK AND RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. SINCE BOTH RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FAILED, THE DRIVER OF THE MUSTANG STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST. EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED BY THE MUSTANG. AFTER THE COLLISION, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FLASHING, AND THE SEAT BELT WAS FOUND FULLY EXTENDED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10159331June 8, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2006 MUSTANG GT BUILT JAN 2006 HAS PROBLEMS DURING FUELING OPERATIONS. UNABLE TO GET MORE THAN 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL TANK DUE TO FUEL PUMP CUT-OFF. MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF "SADDLEBAG" FUEL TANK AND INADEQUATE TANK VENT. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE "REVISED" FUEL SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THE EARLIER DESIGN. THIS PROBLEM GREATLY DIMINISHES ENJOYMENT OF VEHICLE AND DECREASES THE VALUE AS THE CAR HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158367May 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY 2006 MUSTANG WAS JUST TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAD TO FORCE GAS INTO MY TANK BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT FILL COMPLETELY. THE NOZZLE WOULD CONTINUALLY SHUT OFF AND NOT FULLY FILL THE TANK. AT THIS POINT THE PROBLEM HAS CHANGED AND NOW THE NOZZLE WILL "NOT" SHUT OFF AND IT OVER FLOWS *EVERY* TIME I FILL UP. THE DEALER HAS RECOMMENDS THAT I TRY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS UNTIL I FIND ONE THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM FILLING THE TANK AT. THIS IS NOT A FIX AND IT IS NOT CONVENIENT HOWEVER I HAVE TRIED ALL THE FORD RECOMMENDED GAS STATIONS BP, SHELL, AMOCO ETC. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THE GAS TANK FILLING PROBLEM IS AN ON GOING ISSUE. NOT ONLY IS THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSOUND BUT IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS AND CONSIDERING THE COST OF GAS IT IS ALSO EXPENSIVE FOR ME. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAS THE REVISED DESIGN GAS TANK, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM I HAVE STILL PERSISTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158282May 25, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF A 2006 MUSTANG GT I HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE IN FILLING THE GAS TANK. AFTER SO MUCH GAS HAS ENTERED THE TANK THE GAS STARTS TO SPEW BACK OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TO ME THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF THE GAS WERE TO SPEW BACK ONTO THE PERSON FUELING THE CAR. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS TO I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL AND FORD SHOULD BUY BACK ALL OF THESE VEHICLES THAT AREN'T SAFE TO FUEL. NO VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO OTHER HUMANS ON THE ROAD AND SOMETIMES FACTORY ERROR BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO NOT FEEL SAFE TO FUEL YOUR VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158284May 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ON 5/18/06 I DROVE FROM BRANSON, MO TO KANSAS CITY, MO. I STAYED IN KANSAS CITY TILL SUNDAY ONLY DOING IN TOWN DRIVING THE FOUR DAYS THREE NIGHTS I WAS THERE. DURING THE TRIP HOME SUNDAY MID-DAY I WAS AVERAGING BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE HOME I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. AFTER ABOUT A 45 SECOND STOP AT THE LIGHT I WENT TO ACCELERATE. AS I SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR THE CAR DROVE NORMAL FOR ABOUT 35-40 SECONDS, SUDDENLY LOST POWER THEN JOLTED FORWARD. I ENCOUNTERED THIS SPORADIC JOLTING FOUR TIMES DURING MY DRIVE HOME. TWICE IN SECOND GEAR AND TWICE IN FOURTH. THREE OUT OF FOUR TIME NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES ACCORDING TO MY PERSONAL RESEARCH. I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE SAFE TO DRIVE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THE FORD MUSTANG WAS MY DREAM CAR SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND IT HAS TURNED INTO MY WORST NIGHTMARE. THIS VEHICLE HAS PUT ME IN LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS MORE THAN 3 TIMES ALREADY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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