Ford Mustang Complaints (2000)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#886429April 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A TICKING NOISE AT INITIAL TAKE OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744220April 18, 2001
TIRES
PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON I-20. I CONTACTED TWO GOODYEAR DEALERS WHO BOTH TOLD ME THAT THE GOODYEAR EAGLE GA WAS WEARING OUT ABNORMALLY FAST ON MUSTANGS. TWO OF THE TIRES ONLY HAD 3/32 OF TREAD REMAINING A( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885961April 16, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO GEAR, FROM PARK TO DRIVE/REVERSE, AND WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, IT WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY FOR A MOMENT, THEN STOP. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND WILL HAPPEN FROM 25 TO 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY DEFECT. A SECOND DEALERSHIP REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER, AND VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IT WAS A POSSIBLE SOFTWARE DEFECT - NO UPGRADE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885459April 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FUEL CONSUMPTION IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE, VEHICLE IS A 6CYL, 3.8 LTR ENGINE, 15GL TANK, CONSUMER GETS 200-210 MILES PER TANK, NOT 320-340 AS OWNER'S MANUAL STATES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS, CANNOT REMEDY. TWICE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BY CONSUMER AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN DENTED WHILE AT DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743560April 5, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
IDLE SET TOO HIGH AT STOP LIGHT IDLES UP TO 2000, JERKS FORWARD, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742959March 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE MY POWER BRAKES AND THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. AND THIRD THE SAME IAC VALVE. IT WILL STILL STALL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AM FILING THE LEMON LAW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883497March 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP, HIT A CURB, AND THEN WENT FORWARD ALL AT LESS THEN 10 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE WENT FORWARD, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS CASE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#883580March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED.ENTIRE POWER WOULD GO DOWN. VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NINE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT OMPUTER DID NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS. DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY TYPE OF REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883143March 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS CONSUMER HIT 2 TREES AND DITCH HEAD-ON. CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND NEEDED 18 STITCHES. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882167March 5, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND IT FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . DEALERSHIP AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881941March 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS SERVICES. TECH STATED DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL BRAIN/COMPUTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881525February 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND IS EMITTED. SPEED AT TIME OF BRAKING IS NOT A FACTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881465February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WHILE DRIVING FUMES WOULD COME INSIDE THROUGH PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER TO GET HEADACHS & NAUSEA. FUMES WERE CARBON MONOXIDE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, EACH TIME MECHANIC COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE FUME CREATED CONSIDERABLE HEALTH PROBLEMS TO THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741257February 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THIS IS WRONG OF FORD NOT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740903February 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FROM PURCHASE, HAD PROBLEM WITH NOISES EMINNATING, WE THOUGHT, FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, USUALLY AFTER DOWNSHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 4TH AND THEN ACCELERATING, WILL JUMP OUT OF 4TH GEAR. BUT, BIGGEST CONCERN HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC VIBRATION FROM BENEATH THE CAR AND IN THE CONSOLE WHICH, ON ONE OCCASION, DISPLACED THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO VARIOUS FORD DEALERS IN CARSON CITY AND RENO, NEVADA AND STATELINE, CA. ALTHOUGH NOISE OBVIOUS, DEALERS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD, AT WHICH TIME A DEALER REPLACED PARTS, UNKNOWN, IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE RECENTLY, THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CARSON CITY FOUND A "TECHNICAL" WHICH COVERED A CLUTCH PROBLEM. THE MUSTANG IS IN THE DEALERSHIP NOW (SINCE MONDAY) AT WHICH TIME CLUTCH PARTS ARE TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO TO BE CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS. PERHAPS OUR CONCERNS WILL BE ADDRESSED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES. OUR CONCERN HAS BEEN FOR A "LOCKED UP" TRANSMISSION AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT THIS POINT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879920February 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AND SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN REVERSE. CONUSMER HAS TO TURN VEHICLE OFF TO SHIFT GEARS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740261January 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE STALLS WHEN FULL BRAKING APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND BRAKING. 2 SEPERATE INSTANCES. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING NOTEABLE, MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THROTTLE SETTINGS. 1 WEEK LATER, SECOND INSTANCE OCCURRED, MOTOR DYING 3 TIMES. DRIVER FORCED TO PLACE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, DEPRESS CLUTCH, AND RESTART MOTOR, WHICH RESTARTED EACH TIME, BUT FORCED DRIVER TO ATTEMPT TO START CAR, CONTROL CAR, AND STOP CAR SIMULTANIOUSLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739727January 21, 2001
SEATS
LEATHER SEATS AT 2000 MILES ARE DETERIATING, LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE 120,000 MILES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR MUSTANGS, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS & THEY SAY THERES IS THE SAME. EITHER THEY USE AN INFERIOR GRADE OF LEATHER OR AS OTHERS HAVE TOLD ME IT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEAT WHICH CAUSES THE FOAM TO DETERIATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878446January 18, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878218January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY, ANDRESULTING IN A CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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