2006 Ford Mustang Complaint Log

THIS TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALER CONFIRRMED TO ME TODAY THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. HOW MUCH LONGER ARE WE SUPPOSED TO AVOID PUTTING PASSENGERS IN OUR CARS THAT ARE UNDER THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL?

THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAS LOST ALL TENSION AND NO LONGER WORKS TO KEEP BACK WHEELS FROM MOVING. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE WHEN PARKED ON A HILL THE CAR IS ONLY SUPPORTED BY THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO THE CAR SEEMS TO ROLL FORWARD EXCESSIVELY WHEN PUT IN PARK WITHOUT THE BRAKE ON. I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHEN AT GAS STATION YOU CANT FILL UP THE GAS TANK WITHOUT IT SPITTING THE GAS BACK OUT. NOT EVEN FULL WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER THREE YEARS WITH THIS RECALL AND YET THEY HAVEN'T REPLACED THE DRIVERS AIRBAG I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS WHAT SHOULD I DO THEY KEEP SAYING THE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME WHAT SHOULD I DO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG EQUIPPED WITH 4 GOODYEAR GT TIRES, SIZE: 234/45/17. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS 10/32. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 75,294. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND COMPUTER RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A NEW COMPUTER WAS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE, AND FORD HAD RECALLED IT DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF NOT HAVING HER VEHICLE, THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER. FORD INFORMED THE CONSUMER, TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE PART NEEED WAS AN ECU, THE MAIN COMPUTER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE CHILLY MORNING I COULD NOT FEEL ANY WARM AIR COMING FROM THE HEAT OR THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. I HAD TO RETURN TO HOME BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WERE FOGGING UP AND I HAD NO HEAT. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR TO WORK THAT DAY. I LATER DISCOVERED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING GASKET HAD A SLOW LEAK AND ALLOWED MOST OF THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT. THIS WAS THE REASON THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT WORKING ALSO THE THERMOSTAT IS NO LONGER IN CONTACT WITH ANY FLUID, ONLY THE PLASTIC HOUSING, AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NEVER READ MUCH ABOVE COLD WHILE MY ENGINE IS OVERHEATING INTERNALLY DUE TO LOW COOLANT. AFTER REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND SENSOR I STILL SMELL ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM SOME WHERE POSSIBLY THE HEAD GASKET AND HAVE TO TOP OFF THE RADIATOR MORE FREQUENTLY. I BELIEVE THIS DESIGN, PLACING THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING, IS A SAFETY HAZARD. FIRST OFF IF YOU HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THE DEFROSTER WILL JUST STOP WORKING WHILE YOUR TEMPERATURE READING WILL BE NORMAL OR STILL COLD. SECONDLY ENGINE FAILURE COULD OCCUR, DUE TO A FALSE TEMPERATURE INDICATION, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

PCM MODULE/CRASH DATA REPORT SAYS THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WENT TO 100% WITH ACCELERATOR AT 60% AND THEN THE THROTTLE STAYED WIDE OPEN UNTIL ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED TO APPROX 23% PERCENT. WHY IS THERE A 40% DIFFERENCE IN THE PCM DATA FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION TO THE THROTTLE POSITION. AT THE TRIAL A GUY FROM FORD SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND THE THROTTLE IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. MY HUSBAND IS NOW ON HIS WAY TO PRISON. IS THIS TRUE AND CAN ANYONE HELP OR ADVISE US.

I OWN A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT - THE PAINT ON THE HOOD HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE. MY FOR DEALER SAID IT'S A COMMON ISSUE DUE TO IRON CONTAMINATION OF THE ALUMINUM PANEL. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND FEEL FORD SHOULD PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JS

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT LIP OF THE HOOD HAS BEEN BUBBLING UP AND THE DEALERSHIP (KEARNY MESA FORD, SUNROAD) SAID THAT THE PRIMER WAS NOT APPLIED CORRECTLY WHEN THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED AT THE PLANT. THEREFORE, THE HOOD IS RUSTING THROUGH AND CONSIDERED A 'CANCER' TO THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING THROUGH A RAIN STORM, WHEN SHE NOTICED WATER SEEPING FROM THE DASH BOARD. AFTER REACHING HER DESTINATION, THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, TURNED A RESIDENTIAL CORNER AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY LOOP. WITHIN SECONDS, I REALIZED THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT COMING BACK UP. IT FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD GOTTEN STUCK OR SUCKED DOWN INTO THE FLOOR BOARD. MY MIND WAS RACING--WHAT TO DO! I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE BUT WITH ME DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND THE ACCELERATOR RACING THE CAR, MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. MY CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. OTHER THAN A NEW BATTERY, IT IS PRIMO AND HAS BEEN BABIED! I SAW A CLEARING IN THE TRAFFIC AND HEADED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AS NOT MUCH FURTHER UP THE ROAD WAS TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT. I KNEW IF I GOT UP THAT FAR, AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR. I HAD TO STEER AWAY FROM TRAFFIC! I PUT IT IN 2ND, THEN 1ST, WHILE STILL DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. IT DID SLOW IT SOME AND I CAME TO A STOP. I THREW IT INTO PARK, BUT IT WAS STILL SCREAMING AND ACCELERATING. MY TIRES WERE SMOKING AND I COULD SMELL THEM. I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE NIGHTMARE ENDED. I AM A 53-YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO LOVES MY MUSTANG, BUT I ABOUT DIED TODAY AND COULD HAVE TAKEN OTHERS WITH ME. MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS CAME TO MY RESCUE. I STARTED MY MUSTANG UP ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES LATER AND SHE WAS FINE. I PUTTED SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD TO THE FORD HOUSE AND SHE IS IN THE SHOP. DIAGNOSTICS SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. $800. THAT IS JUST MONEY, BUT WHAT TO DO NOW? DO I KEEP HER WHEN SHE IS FIXED, COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN, OR DO I TOTALLY TAKE THE SAFE ROAD AND TRADE HER IN? I LOVE MY CAR, BUT I COULD HAVE DIED TODAY AND TAKEN SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVED ONE'S WITH ME. THE THOUGHT OF THAT HAS GRIEVED ME ALL DAY AND I HAVE BEEN INCONSOLABLE. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY DUE TO REPEATED WARNING LIGHTS AND "LIMP-HOME" MODE EVENTS.

MY 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I NOTICED WHILE HAND WASHING MY MUSTANG THE HOOD HAD BUBBLES IN THE PAINT. THE ALUMINUM HOOD WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION. MY MUSTANG IS IN MINT CONDITION (OTHER THAN THE CORROSION OF THE HOOD). MY MUSTANG HAS LESS THAN 20K ORIGINAL MILES, LIVES IN THE GARAGE AT HOME AND AT WORK. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CAR, AND HOLDING THE MUSTANG TO BE A CLASSIC; WITHOUT A CORRODED HOOD! I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND TOLD THEM MY STORY. THEY (CUSTOMER SERVICES) TOLD ME THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS AND NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE AND COULD NOT HELP ME, SINCE MY MUSTANG WAS WAY UNDER THE MILES LIMIT, BUT OVER THE YEARS. I ASKED FOR CORPORATE AND WAS DENIED THE CONTACT INFORMATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY OUT AND OUT BOLD FACED LIED. THEY AT THAT TIME WERE BEING SUED, "MARCH 15, 2013 NYTIMES - JUDGE ALLOWS SUIT OVER ALUMINUM CORROSION IN FORDS TO MOVE FORWARD." GOOGLE, "FORD MUSTANG HOOD BUBBLE OR CORROSION" YOU PULL UP MANY COMPLAINTS. GOOGLE, "LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD MUSTANG HOOD", YOU PULL UP MANY COMPLAINTS. 89 FORD MUSTANG COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/VIEWCOMPLAINTS/64/71/ALL/ALL/1. ON DECEMBER 27, 2004 FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. ISSUE: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BUBBLING OR BLISTERING UNDER THE PAINT ON ALUMINUM BODY PARTS. THIS IS DUE TO IRON CONTAMINATION OF THE ALUMINUM PANEL. BACKGROUND: FORD'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LABORATORY HAS PERFORMED A NUMBER OF TESTS ON VEHICLE BODY PARTS RETURNED FOR CORROSION RELATED CONCERNS. TESTING HAS REVEALED THAT THE ALUMINUM CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY IRON PARTICLES WORKING THEIR WAY INTO THE ALUMINUM BODY PART, PRIOR TO IT BEING PAINTED. FORD STILL DENIES THIS! ATTENTION FORD CORPORATE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE DO THE RIGHT THING HERE AND REPLACE THESE HOODS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED CORROSION UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE HOOD WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

WHEN SOMEONE FINALLY DIES FROM THIS INCIDENT WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY CONSUMERS BOTH ON THIS SITE AND WITH TSB'S FROM FORD ISSUED AS EARLY AS 2007 THEN SOMEONE WILL TAKE NOTICE JUST LIKE WHAT JUST HAPPENED AT GM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES DUE TO A SERIOUS WATER LEAK AFFECTING THE ENTIRE CAR. MY 2006 FORD MUSTANG HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE FEB. 8 2014 AND WE JUST PICKED IT UP FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ONCE BEFORE. NOW WITH ANOTHER FEE OF $1,200.00 PAID WE PICKED UP OUR CAR AFTER 2 MONTHS AND UPON DRIVING THE CAR HOME THE AC IS NOT WORKING AND THE SENSOR LIGHTS ARE ON FOR THE DOOR!!! WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO REALIZE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM HERE? THIS COMES AFTER AN EXTENSIVE WATER LEAK THAT CAUSED SERIOUS MOLD DAMAGE INSIDE THE CAR ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES,ONE OF WHICH A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. THIS WAS FIRST "REPAIRED" IN 5/2013 BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE IN 12/2013 THERE WAS A MASSIVE INTERIOR FLOOD WHICH LEAD TO A MASSIVE INTERIOR MOLD PROBLEM AND THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS. NO ONE WANTS TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AND THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF DATA OUT THERE SUPPORTING THE FACT THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS EARLY AS 2007. THE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT ALTHOUGH HE WOULD ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAR BECAUSE FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL HE WOULD NOT LET HIS WIFE OR CHILDREN DRIVE IN THAT CAR!! *TR

2006 FORD MUSTANG-CAR BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP ON 5/2013 WITH C/O WATER LEAKING ON PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.CHECK CAR ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE FIFTH TIME AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR FOR THE SECOND TIME. CAR NOW(2/14) WOULD NOT START AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS FULL OF MOLD SPORES! I HAVE READ THE FORUMS ON LINE AND IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS LEAK SINCE 2007 AND NEVER RECALLED THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A "SAFETY" ISSUE HOWEVER I THINK IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE IS WATER LEAKING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INSIDE LOOKS LIKE IT IS RAINING AND THE CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES SEVERAL OF WHICH THE CAR HAS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. NOW ON TOP OF THIS WE HAVE A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE AND THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR

WATER FIRST NOTICED LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON 5/2013 AND WAS -TSB PERFORMED ON SEALS AT COWL PANEL. CAR LEAK WAS NOT FIXED AND STARTED LEAKING AGAIN AT SAME SIGHT, THIS TIME WITH EXTENSIVE MOLD SPORE DAMAGE WHICH CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK. THIS CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE(AT LEAST 5 TIMES)CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR HAS JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND SO FAR 2 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS HAVE BEEN PUT IN TO THIS CAR AND IT MAKES YOU WONDER IF WATER HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE PURCHASE INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THIS CAR. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM AT FORD SINCE 2007 BUT A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT TAKES TO ISSUE A RECALL BUT I WOULD HATE IT TO BE A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS OR A CRASH THAT WOULD BRING IT TO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

DRIVING HOME FORM A TRIP I STARTED HEARING A SLAPPING/TICKING NOISE FORM UNDER THE HOOD. INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE COMING FORM TIMING CHAIN COVER/ VALVE COVER AREA ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND A MECHANIC VISIT IT IS A TIMING CHAIN GUIDE/TENSIONER. ITS A COSTLY REPAIR AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON 05-09 MUSTANGS FORM INTERNET RESEARCH. THEY USE THE TIMING CHAIN CAUSE THEY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, CAUSE THEY WONT BREAK. I THINK THE GUIDES SHOULD ALSO LAST, BUT THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND CAN BREAK AT ANYTIME. I THINK THIS IS A PLOY BY FORD OR A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS PLASTIC CONTAINED INSIDE OF A MAJOR CAR PART THAT CAN BREAK EASILY, MAY CAUSE CHAIN TO SLIP OFF AND SHUT OFF ENGINE CAUSING BLOWN ENGINE, OR WORSE WHILE ON HIGHWAY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED BY STAINLESS OR ALUMINUM FOR STRENGTH AND BETTER SUPPORT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 MUSTANG GT WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 64,000 MILES. THE GAS PEDAL/THROTTLE RESPONSE SYMPTOMS I'M EXPERIENCING ARE; A SIGNIFICANT LAG OCCURS UPON PRESSING DOWN UPON THE PEDAL, WHEN PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL MOVES ABOUT 1 INCH AND THEN THE ELECTRONIC FUEL SYSTEM REACTS AND THE CAR THEN JUMPS/ACCELERATES MUCH TO RAPIDLY TO A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RPM THAN ANY INITIAL START-FROM-STOP REACTION SHOULD BE. EVEN MORE CONCERNING ARE THE HUNDREDS OF ON-LINE FORUM REPORTS REFERENCING RUN-AWAY MUSTANG THROTTLE PEDALS STICKING WHILE AT SPEED OR ACCELERATING WITH TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MUSTANG'S SYSTEMS UNTIL VEHICLES ARE ACTUALLY TURNED OFF. THESE CONDITIONS I BELIEVE REPRESENT TRUE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE DESIGN OF FORD MUSTANGS FROM 2006 ON WHERE THE ELECTRONIC PEDAL SYSTEM WAS UTILIZED. *TR

ON AUGUST 13, 2013 AT 1:45PM WHILE DRIVING TO A CAR DEALERSHIP IN ELGIN, IL, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING NORTH ON RT59 WHICH IS A 45 MPH ZONE. MY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE. SHE PRESSED THE PEDAL A LITTLE MORE AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF BY ITS SELF. BEFORE WE KNEW IT, WE WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH THOUGH A LARGE POPULATION AREA. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BUT THEY ONLY SLOWED THE CAR A LITTLE. I TOLD MY WIFE TO TAP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SEE IF THE SPEED WOULD REDUCE. IT ONLY INCREASED IN SPEED. I TOLD MY WIFE TO TAP THE PEDAL AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW AND SHE WAS STILL UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES. I TOLD MY WIFE TO PRESS THE PEDAL HARDER. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. MY TOLD ME LAST YEAR THAT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THAT IT DID THE EXACTED SAME THING, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT UNTIL I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED AND IT SCARED THE [XXX] OUT OF ME AS WELL. THE CAR IS SHOWING NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS. THIS MALFUNCTION COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THIS MORNING THE UNEXPECTED AND UNHEARD OF HAPPENED MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INSIDE THE SEAT DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS PULLING IN TO THE GAS STATION AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH WITH MY BROTHER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WIFE IN BACKSEAT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAG EXPLODED, MY BROTHER THOUGHT WE GOT INTO A CRASH AND WIFE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING SHOT AT AND I THOUGHT MY ENGINE EXPLODED UNTIL MY BROTHER SAID IT WAS THE AIRBAG AND WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS ARM WHILE MY WIFE COMPLAINED SHE COULD NOT HEAR FROM THE LOUD POP WHEN IT DEPLOYED. MY CAR HAS FORD RACING LOWERING SPRINGS I HAVE HAD THEM ON THE CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. I RECENTLY DROVE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO TEXAS AND THE ROADS WERE NOT SMOOTH ESPECIALLY HERE IN TEXAS WHERE IT HAPPENED. I MIGHT UNDERSTAND THE AIRBAG IN THE SEAT DEPLOYING WHILE HITTING A HARD BUMP BUT NOT WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH CONCRETE SURFACE WHERE IT ENDED UP DEPLOYING. I THINK IF I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE AIRBAG INSIDE THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM ON THE EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT AND I BEEN HAVING FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES WHERE YOU CAN HEAR LOUD BANGING NOISE I HAVE CHANGE MY STRUTS SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE CHECK FOR RECALL AND THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR BOTH BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW ON THE FORD WEBSITE I FOUND THESE TWO RECALLS ID'S 77553 AND 63858 FOR MY 06 FORD MUSTANG CAN I GET SOME HELP RESOLVING THIS ISSUE *TR

SOME YEARS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CAUSE PULLING OF THE CAR. WHAT I MEAN BY THIS IS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE WERE TOWING IT FROM THE FRONT. THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE AFTER THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN USED MINUTES OR HOURS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING SHUT OFF. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED ON AGAIN, EVEN AN HOUR LATER, WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO MAINTAIN ITS SPEED (USUALLY 10 MPH OR 15 MPH) UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED EVEN THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WASN'T ACTIVATED. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" BY FORD THROUGH A $600 "REPAIR" OF THE "COMPUTER" THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE (I HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THIS REPAIR). I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITE. SO NOW I AM REPORTING THE FOLLOWING TERRIFYING INCIDENT. THIS 2006 FORD MUSTANG, ABOUT 2 YEARS PRIOR, HAD ITS CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 40 OR 50 MPH TO 60 TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE SLOWED THE CAR BUT THE REVVING WAS OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY AROUND 10PM BUT HAD TO DRIVE INTO A GAS STATION (LUCKILY NOTHING HAPPENED) AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AS THE ENGINE REVVED HITTING THE UPPER RPMS. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR WITH THE IGNITION (LEAVING IT IN THE PARK GEAR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, MIND YOU!) AND WHEN TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN (NOW IN PARK), THE CAR AGAIN, DANGEROUSLY REVVED. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW OUT. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AGAIN, PARKED STILL AT THE ENTRANCE OF THIS GAS STATION. I WAITED SOME MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, SWEATING PROFUSELY AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I WAS CONVINCED THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD AAA TOW THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO FORD WHO CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER AGAIN AND GAVE IT AN "UPDATE". I NEVER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE RPMS OR ACCELERATION. *TR

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN PARK, I SWITCH GEARS AND THE GEAR BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF, AND MY CAR HESITATED THEN JUMP INTO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 30-35 MY CAR HESITATES TO GO ABOVE THE MILEAGE, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT BUT THEY TOLD ME I HAD NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. BUT MY CAR IS CONTINUING TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT THAT I OWN. I STARTED TO SMELL A MUSTY ODOR AROUND NOV 2012. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT WENT THROUGH THE TESTING PROCESS TO CONFIRM THERE IS A TSB RELEVANT TO MY CAR. IT COST ME $146.00 TO FIND TSB 08-26-7 APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE. FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED THIS HISTORY OF WATER LEAKING HAS CAUSED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON SOME CARS IN ADDITION TO THE ISSUES I EXPERIENCED. IT APPEARS THE TSB REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING NON WEAR PARTS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED PARTS SUGGESTING THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN RELATED ISSUE. THE REPAIR COST ME $716.00 IN TOTAL. I HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY PAYING THIS TO CORRECT A DESIGN RELATED DEFECT WHICH MADE MY CAR UNFIT FOR USE DUE TO WATER LEAKING NEAR THE ELECTRICAL BOX, A MOLD SMELL AND ONE DRIVER BEING AN ASTHMATIC. I ASKED FORD FOR RELIEF WITH MY EXPENSES. MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. I AM OF THE OPINION A RECALL IS APPROPRIATE AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION.

I AM A SENIOR THAT OWNS A 2006 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE THE GAS TANK FILL HAS BACKED UP ON ME TWICE CAUSING A SKIN REACTION DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THE MATTER IT MAKES TRAVELING VERY UNSAFE AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN TANK WILL ALLOW A FILL-UP FORD SHOULD HELP WITH A SOLUTION I MAY HAVE TO GIVE MY CAR UP AS THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY INTEREST IN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. *TR

LATELY WHEN I TRY TO FILL UP MY 2006 MUSTANG THE GAS PUMP EITHER AUTOMATICALLY STOPS AROUND 1/2 TANK OR GAS GUSHES DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND ON THE GROUND WHEN TRYING TO FILL IT FULL. DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD ALONG WITH OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. LOOKED UP ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF MUSTANGS WITH THE S197 GAS TANKS. LETS DON'T LET A FIRE AT A GAS PUMP COST SOMEONE'S LIFE BEFORE WE MAKE FORD FIX THIS ISSUE. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO FORD WILL NOT FIX. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. I CAN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT GOES BY ITSELF--NO CRUISE IS NOT BROKEN OR ON --THAT WAS TEST. RPM THEN JUMP UP TO ABOUT 4000. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

AS OF TODAY MY 2006 MUSTANG HAS 58,953 MILES ON IT AND IT IS ON IT'S THIRD ALTERNATOR. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT AROUND THE 56,000 MILE MARK AND WAS REPLACED. MY FRIEND AND I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 60 MILES N FROM SACRAMENTO TO AN AREA BETWEEN ALTA AND DUTCH FLATS AND I HAD TURNED OFF THE AC AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HEARD A STRANGE CRACKLING SOUND AND I PULLED OVER ABOUT A HALF A MILE AFTERWARDS AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND LIFTED UP THE HOOD. AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE 2ND ALTERNATOR IT HAD LASTED ABOUT 1600 MILES. THE SPARKS THAT WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR LOOKED LIKE A 4TH OF JULY SPARKLER, AND WE'RE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND I'M ON THE 3RD ALTERNATOR WITH LESS THAN 59000 MILES. TWO MONTHS LATER MAYBE 600 MORE MILES AND WATER FROM THE SPLIT IN THE WIPER COWLING RUNS INTO THE CAR WHICH WENT UNNOTICED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAD STANDING WATER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD AND SOME IN THE REAR AS WELL. MY REPAIR ESTIMATE OF ALMOST $600.00, PLUS A RENTAL CAR AND NOT INCLUDING PULLING THE CARPET AND HEATING THE FLOORBOARD AS RUST PREVENTION. MY FEELING IS IT'S NOT OVER YET AS I HAVE READ A LOT OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOTICED THE ENGINE HAS STARTED TO CRANK LIKE IT MIGHT NOT START. FORD POSTS RECORD PROFITS ALL THE WHILE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO LOYAL CONSUMERS WHO JUST WANTED TO OWN THEIR PRETTY MUSTANG, AND PAID WELL FOR IT. WE ARE REAL, WE HAVE LIVES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS IN REAL AND MEANINGFUL WAYS.......HELP US! LISTEN TO US, FOR EVERY PERSON THAT FOUND THEIR WAY TO THIS WEB SITE AND POSTED THEIR COMPLAINT THEIR ARE HUNDREDS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WHO AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THIS PROCESS. WE HAVEN'T GONE OUT AND CAUSED THIS DAMAGE TO OUR CARS, WE ARE NOT AT FAULT AND WE DESERVE REMEDIATION. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TRAVELING TO TEMPLE, TEXAS TO VISIT MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY; I SET MY CRUISE AT 70 MPH AS USUAL WHILE TRAVELING. I APPROACHED A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO ONE COMING, TURNED MY SIGNAL ON AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED. WHEN I PASSED THE VEHICLE AND GOT BACK IN MY LANE, MY CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED AND WAS QUICKLY UP TO 85 MPH AND INCREASING. I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT HOLD OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE.I WAS TERRIFIED KNOWING THERE ARE A LOT OF CURVES ON THAT PARTICULAR ROAD AND POSSIBLY NO WAY TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. I LOOKED FOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO PULL OVER AND SAW AN EMPTY CHURCH PARKING LOT AND HOPED I COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED IN THAT AREA. BY THIS TIME, I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, I MANAGED TO GET IT THERE BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING A HISTORICAL MARKER AND SNAPPING IT OFF AT THE BOTTOM. THE IMPACT SEEMED TO SLOW ME A LITTLE BIT AND I GUIDED IT BETWEEN TWO BIG TREES AND MANAGED TO GET THE SPEED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH, SLAMMED THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 5 OR TEN MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING; I TURNED IT OFF, CALLED SOMEONE TO COME GET ME AND CALLED A WRECKER TO PICK UP THE CAR. THIS WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE I HAD EVER HAD IN MY 46 YEARS OF BEING LICENSED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL UNCONTROLLABLY THROUGH THREE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT WERE BOTH SEVERELY INJURED. THE VEHICLE THEN IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT WORK THEREFORE I CAN NOT GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED. IT GOES UP AND DOWN, NO CABLES ARE BROKEN VISIBLY, BUT IF YOU PULL THE BRAKE IT DOES NOT STOP THE CAR. IT IS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE SEIZED. CLEARLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AND I ALMOST RAN OVER MY WIFE WHEN DEPENDING ON THE PARKING BRAKE! HOW COULD FORD NOT RECALL THIS PART WHEN THEY 'KNOW" IT IS FAULTY! THE RUBBER IS EATEN UP ON THE HOUSING, AND LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF 06 OWNERS I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT FORD NEEDS TO STOP CHARGING PEOPLE 500+ TO FIX THIS AND DO THE RECALL!! *TR

CORROSION ON HOOD IN SEVERAL PLACES THAT CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE. AFTER RESEARCH, LOCATED TSB PUT OUT BY FORD INDICATING THE CORROSION IS AS A RESULT OF IRON CONTAMINATION IN ALUMINUM PRIOR TO PAINTING WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THEIR MANUFACTURING. *JB

THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WITH VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND WITH FOOT FIRMLY ON BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO FULL THROTTLE. MANAGED TO KEEP VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND AVOIDED OTHER VEHICLES, BUT IT IS BOTH SCARY AND DANGEROUS. ON JUNE 5, TOOK TO PURCHASING DEALERSHIP (STATE COLLEGE FORD, PA), BUT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AS THERE IS A TRIPLE-CHECK SYSTEM TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 45 YEARS, CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR VEHICLES, AND DROVE PROFESSIONALLY FOR 25 YEARS. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO, THEY TOLD ME NO. THEY TOOK IT FOR A COUPLE TEST DRIVES AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. PLEASE ADVISE. WE REALLY LIKE THIS CAR AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

WATER LEAK ISSUE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND COWL AREA LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPARTMENT SHORTING OUT THE SMART JUNCTION BOX CAUSING THE GAUGES AND ALL ELECTRICAL TO GO HAYWIRE SUCH AS THE HEADLIGHT TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN OFF AS WELL AS THE WINDOWS AND POWER LOCKS TO QUIT WORKING AND COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE CARE IF GONE UN NOTICED. I HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND THIS IS GOING TO COST ME $600 OR MORE DUE TO FORDS KNOWING OF AN ISSUE THEY WILL NOT OWN UP TO FIX TO ENSURE SAFETY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE--I WAS IN THE CAR AS WELL. ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING SPOT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN REVING AND THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR 2006 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE HAS BEEN GETTING WATER COMING INSIDE FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND IT MESSES UP THE ENTIRE FLOOR AND CAUSE A MILDEW SMELL. THE BACK SEATS HAVE WATER COMING INSIDE FROM EITHER THE SIDE PANELS ON THE CAR ON THE CONVERTIBLE OR THE WINDOW AT THE BACK OF THE CAR OR TOP OF THE CONVERTIBLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD CONVERTIBLES AND ALSO OTHER MAKE A MODELS OF CARS AS WELL THAT ARE CONVERTIBLES. I THINK THIS IS A DEFECT WITH HOW THE FORD MANUFACTURER BUILT THESE MUSTANG CONVERTIBLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. IT CAUSES THE FLOORS TO BE WET CONSTANTLY WITH MILDEW SMELL AND THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS WITH MOLD ISSUES ON FLOOR AND SEATS OF VEHICLE AND MOLD COLLECTION ON WINDOWS AND OTHER PART OF VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS TO HEALTH. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR SINCE 2005 I BOUGHT A 2006 CONVERTIBLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING ISSUES. *TT

WHEN I TRY TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR THE CAR WILL ONLY ALLOW ME TO PUT HALF OF A TANK IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TAKE MORE WHICH AS CAUSE THE GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS NOT FULL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE FOR ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT NOW THE CAR WONT LET ME PUT MORE THEN A HALF TANK EVERYTIME. I HAVE TRIED TO GO TO VARIOUS GASOLINE STATIONS ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY DIFFERENCES BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS. *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MUSTANG SCS ON THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR WHEN THE THROTTLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK. I HAD INTENDED TO ACCELERATE FROM ABOUT 65 TO 70. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THIS PREVENTED ME FROM SPEEDING UP PAST 85 BUT DID NOT STOP THE CAR OR EVEN SLOW IT DOWN. THE THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY STUCK. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 12 - 15 SECONDS AND THEN RELEASED ON ITS OWN. FLOOR MATS WERE NOT IN THE WAY AT ALL; THE FIRST THING I CHECKED. PLUS, I'D BEEN DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE UP TO THAT POINT AND DID NOT IN ANY WAY SHIRT THE MATS AROUND WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE A LOT OF POSTS ABOUT THIS IF YOU GOOGLE "2006 MUSTANG ACCELERATOR STUCK". I HOPE THAT FORD WILL FINALLY BE ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

LIVING IN BOSTON ON DECEMBER 18TH I WENT OUT TO MY 2006 MUSTANG GT 4.6 LITER IT WAS PARKED AND I ENGAGED THE CAR TO START. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WAS VERY LOOSE. AND IT IS NEVER LIKE THAT. BRAKES FEEL STIFF IN BACK FEELS LIKE A TOUGHING,,,I WAS ON A SMALL EMBANKMENT IN NEUTRAL AND CAR DID NOT ROLL BACK AT ALL. MY GUESS IT PARKING HANDLE SPRING IS OFF TRACK OR SOME SPRING BROKE ..IS THIS A PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER..NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. *TR

MY 2006 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE IS NOW ON ITS SECOND FORD BATTERY UNDER WARRANTY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW. 36K AND WHILE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND A "BATTERY LOW" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO FOLLOWED BY ALL THE YELLOW CAUTION LIGHTS, ABS/TRACTION CONTROL OFF/CHECK ENGINE AND AM SURE I DETECTED A BURNING WIRE ODOR. ALTERNATOR AT ONLY 36K? THE VOLTAGE METER WAS DEAD AS WELL. I REALLY ENJOY THE CAR AND AM SURPRISED ABOUT THIS. *TR

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT LIP OF THE HOOD IS BUBBLING. THIS WILL REDUCE ITS FUTURE VALUE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE YOU WILL LOSE DASH LIGHTS,HEADLIGHTS AT TIMES, BRIGHT LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK, PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT COMES ON, FAN MOTOR FOR HEAT/AIR STOPS WORKING, LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BULBS, DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW SWITCHES FAIL TO WORK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT COMES ON, FEEDBACK COMES THROUGH RADIO SPEAKERS AS VERY COURSE STATIC. SOME OF THESE MAY BE CORRECTED BY HEAVY BREAKING, ACCELERATION OR BY TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY AND MAY REPEAT ITSELF EVERY FEW SECONDS. *TR

WHENEVER I GET HEAVY RAINFALL OR TAKE MY CAR TO A CAR WASH I EXPERIENCE THE UNPLEASANT SITUATION OF HAVING MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FILL UP WITH WATER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I ATTRIBUTED IT TO A FREAK THING. THE NEXT FEW TIMES I STARTED DOING ALITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME THING. I HAVE GONE BACK TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECT AND STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE , FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY FOR THE "CAR OF MY DREAMS" AND NOW HAVE TO SHOP VAC WATER OUT OF IT AND RIDE AROUND WITH THE RUG FOLDED OVER TO DRY OUT THE METAL AND RUG UNDERNEATH. MY FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNS A 2005 MUSTANG HAS TO RIDE AROUND WITH A POT ON HIS FLOOR TO CATCH THE WATER AS IT FLOWS IN! THIS IS A DISGRACE AS WELL AS A HEALTH HAZARD FROM BREATHING IN THE MOLD FUMES THAT THE WET RUG EMITS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRUNK, WHICH WAS SATURATED WITH WATER. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS ALSO SOAKING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LEAK COULD HAVE BEEN COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT ONCE I HIT A STEADY 30-35 MPH (ON THE STREETS) IT HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THEN IT JERKS AND IM RUNNING NORMAL AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC. HE SAID MY TRANS FLUIDS ARE FINE, HOWEVER, MY PAN IS "BURNT". I DO FINE ON THE FREEWAY. ITS MOSTLY WHEN IM DRIVING THROUGH THE STREETS AND STOP AND GO AT LIGHTS. HE RAN SOME CODES AND THE RESULTS WERE THE "GEAR 5 INCORRECT RATIO AND THE SOLENOID" ---SOMETHING(SORRY). HE SAID TO OVERHAUL A TRANS I WOULD BE LOOKING AT $1800+. *KB *TR