Ford Mustang Complaints (2005)

868 consumer complaints on file.

#10330829May 17, 2010
PARKING BRAKE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
WATER LEAK IN PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL FORD KNEW OF WATER LEAK ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. I HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON MY PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AFTER A STORM. ALSO REAR BRAKES STICK AFTER USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF I EVER HAVE TO USE MY E-BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND BE EVEN MORE OF A HAZARD AND DANGER. BOTH THESE ISSUES ARE VERY SAFETY RELATED. SEARCHING THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND LITERALLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WATER LEAK AND E-BRAKE DAMAGE ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I AM CURRENTLY THINKING OF SUING FORD FOR THE WATER LEAK AND THE FACT THAT THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THIS IS A KNOWN FORD PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR THEM TO CARE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330550May 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE CAR ACCELERATES BEFORE STARTING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES RECENTLY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329664May 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE REPLACED 2 BATTERIES ON MY 2005 MUSTANG. DEALER SAYS THERE IS ALWAYS A SMALL DRAW ON BATTERY EVEN IF NOTHING IS PLUGGED IN. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT'S OK. IF I DON'T DRIVE MY CAR AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A WEEK MY BATTERY ALWAYS DIES. THE OTHER DAY I SHUT MY CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329158May 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INITIALLY, THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING UNSURE OF THE DATE, EARLY 2009. 5-SPEED. REPLACED A FUSE THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES HEADING OUT FOR THE WEEKEND, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATES THE CAR IS HOT. WE PULL OVER AND CHECK UNDER THE HOOD; NO SMOKE, NO LEAKS, NO SMELL, EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. WE DECIDE TO RETURN TO OUR HOUSE, PARK THE CAR UNTIL WE GET BACK TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE. THE GAUGE CONTINUED TO MOVE HOTTER SO WE RAN THE HEATER ALL THE WAY HOME. UPON OUR RETURN FROM THE WEEKEND TRIP, WE STARTED THE CAR AND THE GAUGE AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO HOT. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET CAME BACK WITH MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME YEAR/MODEL AND THE SAME PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALERS WERE SAYING THAT IT WAS A BAD INSTRUMENT/CLUSTER PANEL THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE OTHER GAUGES WOULD ALSO STOP OPERATING. COST TO REPAIR ABOUT $1000 AND MILEAGE WOULD HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED. WE CONTINUED TO USE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY HEATING UP PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED OTHERWISE. RECENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED GOING BAD AS WELL. SOMETIMES IT TELLS YOU SPEED AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. ONLY THING WORKING RIGHT NOW IS THE FUEL GAUGE AND DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG. MILEAGE IS UNDER 25K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328246April 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AS NONE OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED OR FUNCTIONED AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326504April 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOOK MY 05 V6 TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A COLLECTION OF LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, OIL PRESSURE, TRACTION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, LOW FUEL, FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ON DASH DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THIS HAPPENED AFTER WATER LEAKED INTO MY CAR AFTER A HARD RAIN. DEALERSHIP SAID SMART JUNCTION BOX GOT WET DUE TO BAD SEALANT,WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. HOWEVER, SMART JUNCTION BOX IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 65K MILES. THIS IS NOW THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED DUE TO THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321160March 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GAS PEDAL OR THROTTLE STICKS. FORD WILL NOT FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321037March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. HE STATED THAT THE SPEED ODOMETER ONLY WORKS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 6/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES IT WORKED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM, BUT IT STAYED AT ZERO UNTIL THEN. SOMETIMES, IT WOULD WORK AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NEEDED. UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320676March 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOR THE OIL READ 195 DEGREES EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAITED FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS STILL DEFECTIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,064.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320138March 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 MUSTANG HAD ROUTINE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AT 46K MILES, PRIOR TO SERVICE NO LEAKS, ONLY COMPLAINTS OF NOISY TRANSMISSION. NOW TRANSMISSION LEAKS, NOTICED SOME OIL AT A FEW HUNDREDS WIPED IT CLEAN THINKING IT WAS RESIDUE FROM THE FLUSH. AT 50K CHECKED AGAIN AND LEAK IN WORSE AND TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP (JONES FORD, N. CHARLESTON, SC). DEALER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR OF THE LEAK, STATING LEAK WAS NOT CAUSED BY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THEY PERFORMED, ALTHOUGH STATES THEY DO THESE ROUTINELY AND OCCASIONALLY CARS COME BACK LEAKING FROM THE PROCEDURE. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CRC AND THEY STATED IT IS A DEALERSHIP SERVICE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S NOT. YET I'M OUT TO PAY FOR A REPAIR BILL CA. BETWEEN $700 AND $1000 DEPENDING ON DAMAGE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319632March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING ON WET ROADS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LEAK, SHORTING FUSE BOX. CAR LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, INSTRUMENT PANELS, AND RADIO ALL GO DEAD. WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO PARK IT WILL NOT SHIFT BACK OUT. DRIES OUT, AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE.....IMAGINE IF YOU WILL DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE ALL YOUR LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS GO OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319489March 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
DRIVING ON WET ROADS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LEAK, SHORTING FUSE BOX. CAR LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, INSTRUMENT PANELS, AND RADIO ALL GO DEAD. WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO PARK IT WILL NOT SHIFT BACK OUT. DRIES OUT, AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE.....IMAGINE IF YOU WILL DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE ALL YOUR LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS GO OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316302March 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. RAN OUT OF GAS ON FREEWAY 2. WITHIN 1 WEEK AFTER BUYING MY 2005 MUSTANG THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ OUT OF FUEL WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON FULL EVEN WHEN I AM OUT OF FUEL. 3. FORDS SOLUTION WAS TO ADD TEKRON FUEL BOOSTER, WHICH TO MY SURPRISE WORKED FOR A WHILE. NOW I PUT IN THE TEKRON FROM CHEVRON AND IT DOES NO LONGER SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO THE FORD DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER, THE MUSTANG HAS A SPLIT FUEL TANK AND BOTH SIDES HAVE A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THEY BOTH HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. TO A TUNE OF OVER $600.00. WHY IS IT THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL BACK TO 95 TO FIX FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS BUT FORD PUTS THE REPAIR COST ON THE CUSTOMER, ITS NOT RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316345March 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
1. BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY APRIL, 2008, MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT BEGAN TO LEAK WATER INSIDE THE CABIN IN THE PASSENGER FOOTWELL WHENEVER IT RAINED HARD OR SNOWED. 2. THE FAILURE IS A GROMMET THAT CLOGS UP UNDERNEATH THE CABIN AIR FILTER. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH UNLESS YOU'RE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. 3. THE FORD DEALER HAS CLEARED OUT THE AREA AROUND THE GROMMET, BUT IT IS A CONSTANTLY RECURRING PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR, BUT THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR SINCE IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO MAKE CUSTOMERS PAY FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT SINCE 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312541February 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT WHEN ACCELERATING WILL SPORADICALLY SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITH A EXTREMELY ROUGH GEAR CHANGE. THE ROUGH GEAR CHANGE JERKS THE CAR FORWARD WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO STRAIN THE PASSENGER NECKS AND ACCELERATES THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAN EASILY LEAD TO A FRONTAL CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308379February 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC AND NOT CALCULATING CORRECT SPEEDS. MORE ERRATIC IN COLD CLIMATE. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 20MPH, DRIVE THE CAR IT GETS STUCK ON 50MHP, AND CONTINUES TO RISE. AT TIMES THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS IN WARM WEATHER, BUT I HAVE TO TRY TO RESET IT TO ZERO BEFORE I BEGIN DRIVING. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE MUSTANG FORUMS AND SEE NO RESOLVE TO THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED SENSORS, OR THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ITSELF. THIS TO ME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO OCCUR DAILY. THE ISSUE STARTED SOME TIME AGO, BUT I AM REPORTING NOW SINCE THERE IS NO RESOLVE FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303265January 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 FORD MUSTANG - OCCASIONALLY DRIVEN CAR - DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD, PASSED A CAR AT FULL THROTTLE, WENT TO LET OFF GAS, PATTED PEDAL TO RELEASE WITH NO RESULTS, THEN TURNED OFF ENGINE, CAME TO A STOP, STARTED THE CAR BACK, THROTTLE WAS FINE AND HAVE HAD NO REPEAT OF PROBLEM. CAR DRIVEN 5,000 MILES SINCE. DID NOT REPORT TO DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303066January 28, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE ON MY 2005 MUSTANG FROZE UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO BE NOT DRIVABLE AS THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300271January 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK IS HARD TO FILL. I WAS TOLD THAT MY DEALER REPLACED THE TANK WITH A "NEWER" VERSION TO PREVENT THE AIR LOCK, BUT I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN JAN '05, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH NO HELP FROM FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298493January 6, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LED ME TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE ON HILL OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT DISENGAGE DESPITE RELEASING THE E BRAKE HANDLE WHICH TURNED OFF THE SENSOR. I DID NOT ATTRIBUTE THE DIFFICULTY OF THE DRIVE TO THE BRAKES AS THERE WAS LOTS OF SNOW IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE LIGHT SENSOR WAS OFF. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HALF MILE, AND WHEN I PARKED, I WAS INSPECTING THE ROTORS, THE TEMPERATURE OF WHICH IMMEDIATELY BURNT A HOLE IN MY WINTER GLOVE. I CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SEEMED LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTS RELATING TO THE SAME ISSUE. HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED, AS I AM IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THE DEALER SHOULD COVER, OR IF I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. IT WOULD SEEM AS THOUGH A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE PARKING BRAKE IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND THIS IS NOT A PART THAT NORMALLY GOES BAD UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MAKE FORD AWARE OF THE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED OWNERS THEY HAVE DUE TO THEIR REFUSAL TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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