Ford Mustang Complaints (1999)

272 consumer complaints on file.

#10016740April 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. ENGINES IDLES ROUGH AND STALES AT ABOUT 1500 RPM'S. IF YOU TURN ON THE HEATER OR AC. THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE. I SCANNED THE CAR AND GOT A MISFIRE CODE AND AN EGR CODE. REPLACED ALL IGNITION PARTS AND ALL EMISSION PARTS AND THE CODE AND PROBLEM WON'T GO AWAY. HELP PLEASE. ANY INFO CAN BE SENT TO [email protected] THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017900April 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE AHEAD. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013585March 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
96 COBRA, I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION EITHER WORKED ON OR REPLACED 6 TIMES. IT WENT IN THE SHOP FOR IT'S SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT TOOK TWO TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE I GOT IT BACK. FROM TALKING WITH OTHER OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE COBRA'S WITH THE T-45 TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005675February 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. OCCASIONALLY, 5 TO 15 SECONDS AFTER I FIRST START MY 1999 MUSTANG GT, THE ENGINE WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN RPM AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE AND I DO NOT HAVE MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I NOTICE THE PROBLEM MOSTLY WHEN I FIRST PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. IT MAY HAPPEN 3 OR 4 TIMES IN ONE MONTH AND MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE APPLIED FIRMLY, I THINK THE CAR COULD EASILY JUMP 5 FEET BEFORE GETTING A FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 29,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I PURCHASED IT NEW IN THE MIDDLE OF 1999. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. DURING A PREVIOUS IN WARRANTY REPAIR, I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT SOMETIMES IT ALSO HAD A ROUGH IDLE. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE EITHER OF THE PROBLEMS DURING TESTING. NOW THE CAR HAS A SPORADIC COLD IDLE PROBLEM WHICH HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS RELATED. I WOULD GUESS THE "RAPID RPM INCREASE AT IDLE PROBLEM" HAS OCCURED BETWEEN 25 AND 50 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS BUMPING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER REPEAT OCCURENCES I STARTED PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION. MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE CAR JUMPED UNPREDICTABLY. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. FOR THE MOST PART, I AM A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER OF FORD MOTOR CO. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS ME GREATLY FROM A POINT OF SAFETY BECUASE PEDESTRIANS COULD BE WALKING IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE CAR WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000981January 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN SO TAPPED BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE WOULD NOT RELEASE. HIT BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN. NO RESPONSE. POUNDED BRAKE PEDAL AND FINALLY CRUISE CANCELLED. DEALERSHIP FOUND CAUSE TO BE A BROKEN WIRE ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. LUCKILY HAD ROOM IN TRAFFIC TO HANDLE THE PROBLEM. NEXT STEP WAS TO HIT CRUISE OFF BUTTON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770012November 22, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MY SEAT BELT (DRIVERS SIDE)DOES NOT RETRACT REAL WELL YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT BACK INTO THE SIDE WALL OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OTHER VIN NUMBERS HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT NOT MINE. I CALLED FORD IN MICHIGAN TO ASK THEM HOW TO GET A RECALL STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN NOT. THEN I ASKED THEM TO FIX MY PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE AND THEY TOLD ME IF I WANTED IT FIXED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A SAFTY ISSUE AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT FREE OF CHARGE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018391September 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHING INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#765380August 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS WHEN STARTING ON A COLD ENGINE REGARDLESS OF OUTSIDE TEMP. SOMETHING STICKS UNDER HOOD. IF YOU HOLD YOUR FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, IT WILL STAY RUNNING BUT WILL ABRUPTLY DIE WHEN LET OFF PEDAL. EVEN IF YOU START DRIVING, IT CAN STILL STICK, CAUSING ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE MOVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF P. STEERING, BRAKES, ETC., HAS BEEN IN UNDER WARRANTY ONCE, WAS NOT FIXED. DOES THIS ON ABOUT 1 OUT OF 10 COLD STARTS RANDOMLY. HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL !*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015773August 7, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING SCREWS POP OUT OF SEAT, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN BACK ABOUT 4 INCHES, MAKING IT HARD TO REACH PEDAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015512August 5, 2002
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING. INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE DEALER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO LEAKS BUT WAS OUT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, THE REAR SEAL IN THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE HEATER CORE, THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765152August 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
APPLYING BRAKES THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND KILL SUDDENLY AND THE POWER STEARING AND BREAKING WILL NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765153August 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WILL KILL AT 10 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN AND LEAVE ME WIT NO BRAKES OR STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015063July 30, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, AND MINOR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. *AK WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN OVER A CURB, CAUSED DAMAGE ON THE WINDSHIELD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE DASH BOARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8014528July 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR, AND THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THEN, TRIED TO SHIFT AGAIN. IT TOOK 30 MINUTES BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014530July 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DETERMINED HEADGASKET WAS BLOWN AND REAR SEAL OF ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012552June 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A LOUD HUMMIMG NOISE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762903June 10, 2002
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAD TRANSCEIVER MALFUNCTION (BROKEN WIRES). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762467May 30, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 1999. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH WITHOUT GIVING ANY GAS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER PAUL CORNIES FORD RICHMOND ST. CHATHAM ONT. ON 6 OCCASIONS, EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE YOUR AGENCY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THIS SITUATION IS VERY UNSAFE . I MAY BE REACHED AT MY CANADIAN ADDRESS ROBERT WEBB 15 BRIARHILL RD. CHATHAM ONT. PHONE 1-519-3544974 EMAIL [email protected] THANK YOU BOB WEBB. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762209May 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
COMPUTER CONTROLLED IDLE DEFECTIVE, IDLE SURGES UNPREDICTABLY. OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN STOPPED. IDLE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 500 AND 1000. SOMETIMES WILL STALL AND OTHER TIMES WILL LURCH FORWARD AGAINST THE BRAKES. IF A/C IS TURNED ON, THE CONDITION IS WORSE. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY "CAN'T" FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS A COMPUTER CONTROLLED PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009866May 14, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED CABLE AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 99 V 062 001. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 53 MPH, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BRAKES AFTER SEEING A VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, AND CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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