2007 Ford Mustang Complaint Log

I OWN A 2007 MUSTANG GT AND HAVE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES DUE TO VALVE STEM FAILURES. THE FIRST BROKEN VALVE STEM OCCURRED ON JUNE 13, 2009. I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A FLUKE THAT THE VALVE STEM BROKE, BUT TODAY I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. LUCKILY BOTH FLAT TIRES HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING UNDER 55 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A ACCIDENT IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. *TR

MY CALIPER BROKE ON MY DRIVERS SIDE BACK WHEEL.....MECHANIC SAID IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR THE YEAR AND HE ALSO HAD ANOTHER ONE WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND SAME EXACT SIDE AND WHEEL HE THOUGHT THAT WAS UNUSUAL. *TR

CAR IS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE WITH 19,500 MILES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT RECENTLY THE CAR NO LONGER TRACKS PROPERLY, AND TENDS TO PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WITH UNEVENNESS IN THE PAVEMENT. WHEN BROUGHT IN TO DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE, WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE LOOSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AROUND THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY DESPITE ITS LOW MILEAGE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT/RUG ON MY 2007 MUSTANG WAS NOT LOCKED UNDER THE TAB ON THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BECAUSE THE MAT SLIDES FORWARD IT INTERFERES WITH THE GAS/ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO NOT RETURN AND ALLOW DE-ACCELERATION/SLOWING DOWN. I TOOK THE MUSTANG TO A LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED. THEIR CONCLUSION WAS THE FLOOR MAT/RUG CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT MUST BE LOCKED UNDER THE TAB TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING FORWARD AND INTERFERING WITH THE PEDAL. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WITH THE RECENT TOYOTA PROBLEM?? I BELIEVE A SAFETY NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS IS IN ORDER TO HELP PREVENT THIS TYPE OF POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. AT 7:00 AM ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR DECIDED TO TURN INTO CHRISTIENE. : -). THE THROTTLE BODY OR THE ACCELERATOR DECIDED TO STICK. THE RPM'S WERE RACING. I BURNT UP THE BACK BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS, OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I EVEN TRIED GEARING THE MUSTANG DOWN. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO A SAFE SPOT, I THEN TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I STARTED IT UP TO IF SITTING AND RESETTING THE COMPUTER WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I STARTED THE CAR THREE TIMES AND I GOT THE SAME RESPONSE. AFTER SETTING FOR A HOUR AND A HALF I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN. IT WAS FINE. I DID IMMED. TOOK IT TO A NEAR BY FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM HOOK IT TO A COMPUTER. THEY SAID, "IT SHOW WERE THE RPM WERE RACING, BUT THERE WAS ISSUE SHOWING UP." THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THIS ISSUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE THEY HAD IT AND THAT THEY COULD NOT PROMISE ME THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A CO-WORKER AND HE HAS A 2006 MUSTANG AND HE SAID THAT HIS ACCELERATOR DONE THE SAME TO HIM. I DRIVE FOR A LIVING (A SCHOOL BUS) AND I SELDOM GET SCARED, BUT AFTER THAT MORNING I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY MUSTANG AND NEVER HAD SOMETHING TO SCARE ME AS BAD. I BELIEVE WITH OUT MY DRIVING SKILLS I COULD HAVE HAD A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. AFTER IT RAINED OR WAS TAKEN THROUGH A CAR WASH, WATER WOULD FLOOD THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEALED WITH SILICONE, AND THE CARPETS AND WINDSHIELD WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE SEALANTS AROUND THE WINDOW, THE FIREWALL, THE REAR WELL, PASSENGER DOOR TRIM PANEL AND MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE COMMON PLACES OF WATER INTRUSION. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A SERVICE ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEALED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,273. UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF UPADTED 01/26/10.*JB

2007 FORD MUSTANG RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE TIRE VALVE STEM BEING RECALLED DUE TO CRACKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND LOOKED AT THE VALVE STEMS AND SAID THEY WERE FINE. FEW WEEKS LATER WE GOT A LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR TIRE JUST HAD LOW AIR PRESSURE, THEY PUT AIR IN IT AND CHARGED FOR THEIR INSPECTION? THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON....WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THE SENSOR IS UNRELIABLE AND THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG SO WE HAD THEM BALANCE AND ROTATE THE TIRES. OCT 4TH DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN I-20 RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT; ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF CAR, RAN OUT ACROSS THE GRASS TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND UNDER CONTROL. TOOK THE TIRE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING; THEY SAY IS BLEW BECAUSE IT WAS LOW IN AIR??? NO LOW PRESSURE LIGHT? THEY ALREADY WORKED ON THE SAME TIRE 3 TIMES...THEY STILL REFUSE. TOOK TIRE TO A TIRE STORE: FACTS ARE: TIRE VALVE STEM IS CRACKED AND WAS ON THE RECALL, AIR LEAKED OUT SUDDENLY AND THE TIRE EXPLODED! THEY ALSO MOUNTED WEIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MAGS WHEN THEY BALANCED THE TIRE, ONE WEIGHT WAS ACTUALLY DUG DOWN INTO THE RUBBER, ALSO, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE AIR LEAK. WE HAD ALL VALVE STEMS REPLACED, ALL FOUR WERE CRACKED AND WE FOUND OUT THE ONLY WAY TO TRULY INSPECT THEM WAS TO REMOVE THE TIRE OFF THE RIM WHICH THE DEALERSHIP NEVER DID DO. WE ARE OUT $275 FOR TWO TIRES, VALVE STEM REPLACEMENTS, BALANCING AND THE LABOR FOR ALL THIS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND HANDLED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR FREE DUE TO THE RECALL......NOT TO MENTION THAT IF HE HAD FLIPPED THAT CAR AND GOTTEN KILLED WHAT WE WOULD BE FACING. POOREST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER SEEN; DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE SHUTDOWN BY DMV FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS AND NOT PROPERLY HANDLING A RECALL NOTICE. (WE HAD TO REPLACE TWO TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAVE 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND WE DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING JUST THING TO PUT ONE NEW TIRE ON THE CAR! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG 4.0 V6 WITH APPROXIMATELY 42K MILES. IT HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT WHICH THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BREAK PEDAL,, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY GO FULL THROTTLE. THIS FORCES THE CAR TO SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD AS THE REAR TIRES START SPINNING, OVERRIDING THE FRONT BREAKS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR ENTERING AN INTERSECTION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO QUICKLY TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHICH SEEMS TO RESET THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS WITH SOME REGULARITY, APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 TIMES A DAY BUT IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE ON DEMAND. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO INVESTIGATE, AT MY EXPENSE, BUT WITH NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE CORRECTED. I HAVE HAD TO ALTER THE WAY THAT I DRIVE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS BY LEAVING ADDITIONAL SPACE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME AND AT INTERSECTIONS. I FEAR THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PREVENT MY VEHICLE FROM BECOMING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THAT THE FRONT HOOD HAS ALMOST POPPED ALL THE WAY OPEN WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT DID NOT OPEN FULLY BUT WAS CAUGHT BY THE LATCH ! *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS TRYING TO GAS UP MY 2007 MUSTANG AT LEAST EVERY 3RD OR 4TH FILLUP. NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IN THE TANK THE PUMP CLICKS LIKE WHEN FULL BUT IN FACT IS ONLY HALF FULL. WHEN TANK IS HALF FULL IT CLICKS AT 3/4 FULL. TRIED EVERY OTHER MEANS TO FILL BUT NOTHING WORKS. PHONED MY DEALER, (VIOLETTE MOTORS IN EDMUNDSTON, NB. CANADA) TOLD ME HE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT. I TOLD HIM TO LOOK AT HIS TSB,S AND HE WOULD SURELY SEE THERE ARE PROBLEMS. HE TOLD ME THAT HIS INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TELL ME TO GAS UP ELSEWHERE. *TR

06/30/09 7973 MILES 15 MONTHS OLD BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER FOR LEAK IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION AT DRIVE SHAFT. SEAL CHANGED. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER 02/26/13 SAME LEAK, SEAL CHANGED. CAR TO DEALER 02/19/14 SAME LEAK, CHANGE SEAL AND FLANGE. FLANGE DEFECTIVE, UNABLE TO EXCEED 30-35 MPH. BACK TO DEALER. TWO MORE FLANGES INSTALLED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. PICKED UP 02/28/14. CAR TO DEALER 02/12/15 NOW OUT OF WARRANTY NEEDS SEAL,FLANGE AND NOW A DRIVE SHAFT, COST1100 DOLLARS. FEEL IF THIS IS THE REAL PROBLEM CAUSING LEAK DEALER MISDIAGNOSED FOR TOO LONG. NOW I'M STUCK PAYING REPAIR BILL. *TR

LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR COMES ON AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF AIRING UP TIRES I TOOK TO FORD WHO SAID TIRES WHERE OVERINFLATED SO THE SET IT BACK TO THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE ONLY TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON IN A WEEK . THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE TIRES CAN BE OVER INFLATED WHICH COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO EXPLODE OR CAUSE EXTREMELY QUICK TIRE WEAR.{EITHER BY OVER INFLATING OR THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE} THESE TIRES ARE OVER INFLATED ONLY TO KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT FROM COMING BACK ON. I ALSO BROUGHT UP TO FORD SERVICE DEPT. ABOUT THE VALVE STEM ISSUE I READ , BUT THE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY . NOBODY THERE HEARD OF THAT . I AM JUST 1 PERSON BUT I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND DON'T WANT THIS ISSUE TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THANK YOU *TR

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR HAS RUSTED OFF AT NOT EVEN 40,000 MILES OF OWNING THE CAR. FORD DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PAINT. THEIR WARRANTY ONLY COVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER, INCLUDING PAINT, UP TO 36,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED CARS WHERE THE PAINT REMAINED INTACT WELL OVER 200,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE EXECUTING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A SIX-LANE INTERSECTION, I NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING THE LEFT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST DOUBLE THE LIMIT. I ACCELERATED HARD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE THROTTLE "STUCK" FOR AN ESTIMATED TWO TO THREE SECONDS WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND IMPACT WITH A FOOT HIGH CURB AT THE FAR SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS OVER $8,000.00. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPEAT EPISODES TO THIS DATE. *TR

TOOK MY CAR TO ANDYMOHR FORD DEALERSHIP IN PLAINFIELD IN. THEY BROKE THE HARNESS FOR AIRBAG, I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH AIRBAGS UNHOOKED AND NOT WORKING. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO ORDER A PART AND CALL ME BACK. AFTER 2 WEEKS I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHO I WAS OR WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY DID ORDER A PART AND REPLACED IT, I HAVE A PAPER SAYING AIRBAG WAS FIXED BUT MY CAR STILL SHOWS UP ON THE RECALL LIST. IS MY AIRBAG FIXED OR NOT?

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 FORD MUSTANG WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BEFORE THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED 04/11/09, COMPLAINING OF SIMILAR ISSUES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN MAY OF 2007. I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FEELING SLUGGISH AND FEELING LIKE IT WAS VERY STIFF TO SHIFT OR STICKING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 07 AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT I WAS JUST NOT USED TO THE CAR. ALL THEY DID WAS DRIVE IT THEY DID NOT INSPECT THE CAR. I THEN HAD A PROBLEM IN JAN. OR FEB. OF 2009 IN WHICH IS DISENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR IT WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS AND WOULDN'T DRIVE PROPERLY. THE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST SAT SPINNING. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT IT IN THE GARAGE FOR A COUPLE HOURS THEN TOLD ME IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE, THEY SAID THE CAR JUST NEEDED TO UNTHAW?? THEY DID NOT LOOK AT IT AGAIN. THIS LEADS UP TO 04/11/2009 IN WHICH I PARKED THE CAR MADE SURE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET AND THE CAR WAS IN GEAR. AS I WENT INTO MY HOUSE I HEARD A CLICKING TYPE SOUND AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. IT ROLLED ACROSS A PARKING LOT INTO THE NEIGHBORS YARD, OVER A TREE STUMP, HIT A MAILBOX BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE. THIS WAS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED AND THE CAR STILL IN GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THAT IS WHERE IT CURRENTLY SITS. *TR

MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG WAS SHIPPED WITHOUT TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR SENSORS. *TR

POWER WINDOWS KEEPS BLOWING FUSE, 6 TIMES NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT, SAID I AM USING THEM TOO MUCH. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. AT 25,000 MILES THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE THE BRAKES ARE SCRATCHING UP THE ROTOR. I HAVE READ MANY CASES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD VEHICLES. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THIS 2007 FORD MUSTANG ON 2/13/2010, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. STAYED STUCK FOR 3-5 SECONDS. CAR WAS GOING IN EXCESS OF 80MPH. BEFORE IT RELEASED. I AM A VERY EXPERIENCED DRIVER, AND FEEL THAT THIS COULD OF BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION IF SOMEONE LESS EXPERIENCED WAS DRIVING. *TR

AT 18,000 MILES THE TIRES ON MY FORD MUSTANG SHELBY ARE SHOWING THE CORD. THEY SAID THE ALIGNMENT IS OK. THEY WANT ME TO BUY NEW TIRES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE AND HER FRIEND WERE DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD IN OUR 2007 FORD MUSTANG AND WRECKED INTO A POWER POLL TOTALING THE CAR. THE FRONT FRAME WAS BROKE IN HALF AND THE AIRBAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY LUCKILY THEY WERE NOT INJURED BAD FORD JUST TOLD ME THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE DESIGNED TO WORK. I THOUGHT THAT IF IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT AND SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN MARCH 2007, WE HAVE HAD 3 SEPARATE ISSUES WITH THE VALVE STEMS. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM AGAIN CAME FROM A CRACKED VALVE STEM. FORD DID REPLACE THE TIRE AT NO CHARGE TO US; HOWEVER I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REMAINING VALVE STEMS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL REMINDER REGARDING RECALL 08C02 IN MAY OF 2008 FOR # AND I HAVE NEVER OWNED THIS CAR, SO I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FORWARD TO CURRENT OWNER. JANUARY 2009 I RECEIVED AN URGENT RECALL NOTICE 08C02 FOR SAME # FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP TO GET THIS NOTICE TO THE CORRECT OWNER, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CONTACTED FORD AND THEN I WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T ANYTHING FORD CAN DO. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE CURRENT OWNER ISN'T AWARE OF A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THAT CAR AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE. I'M HOPING YOU CAN HELP. THANK YOU *TR

FUEL FILLING IS AWKWARD TO SAY THE LEAST! I CAN ONLY FILL TO JUST OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL THEN THE CLICKER FORCES ME TO STOP. THE OWNERS WEBSITE CLAIM THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 MUSTANGS AND THAT WE SHOULD TRY ANOTHER GAS STATION WITH A LESS SENSITIVE FILLER OR TURN THE NOZZLE TO THE 2 O CLOCK POSITION. TURNING THE NOZZLE DOES WORK FROM TIME TO TIME BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. WHY AREN'T THE DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS A PROBLEM A PROVIDE A SUITABLE SOLUTION? THIS WON'T DO MUCH FOR MARKETING OR FUTURE SALES IF THIS IS LEFT! *TR

CAR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT 45MPH. CAR IS A FORD 2007 MUSTANG V6 MODEL YEAR 36,000 BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 PM WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A DARK DESOLATE COUNTRY ROAD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME LIGHTS WENT OFF, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND WOULD NOT RESTART HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTION WHAT SO EVER. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 MUSTANG, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IN 2008, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SEEMED TO NOT BE RELEASING ALL THE WAY. I COULD TELL THIS BECAUSE A) MY VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN MORE QUICKLY THAN BEFORE, B) ON A SLIGHT GRADE, MY VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE. THIS ISSUE OCCURED AFTER NORMAL USE OF E-BRAKE NOT BUT 10 MONTHS AFTER THE BRAND NEW PURCHASE FROM DARCARS IN LANHAM, MD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO LINDSEY FORD IN WHEATON, MD (AROUND THE SAME TIME THE AIR BAG MODULE RECALL WAS ISSUED...) AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THEY "COULD NOT VERIFY MY CONCERNS AT THIS TIME". HAVING REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE FREE OF CHARGE, I WAS IDIOTICALLY APPEASED WITH JUST THAT AND DIDN'T PRESS THE E-BRAKE ISSUE FUTHER. COINCIDENTALLY, AS I WAS LEAVING THEIR LOT, I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP WHICH SEEMED TO RELEASE THE BRAKE ENOUGH TO NOT CAUSE ANY NOTICABLE BRAKE TENSION WHILE DRIVING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, FROM THAT POINT ON I WAS RELUCTANT TO USE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE AND ALWAY KEPT MY VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN PARKED. JUST RECENTLY, I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH PEDAL-- GRADUALLY SINKING TO THE FLOOR (WHICH I WAS TOLD WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH SLAVE), AND AGAIN I WENT TO LINDSEY TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP. THIS TIME AROUND, THEY NOTICE THAT THE E-BRAKE IS VERY MUCH STUCK, AND SUGGESTED I REPLACE THE BRAKE CABLE. $500.00 I DO NOT HAVE. THEY WONT EVEN BOTHER TO LOOK AT THE CLUTCH SLAVE UNTIL THE BRAKE CABLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

CONVERTIBLE TOP LEAKS AND FLOODS PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE HAS PIRELLI TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE TIRES FAILED DUE TO THE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SECOND ONE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. RECENTLY, A THIRD TIRE HAS FAILED. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW THE REMAINING TREAD DEPTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN OVER ANY POTHOLES OR ANY OTHER ROAD HAZARDS TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. NO MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON THE TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,789.

2007 MANUFACTURING DEFECT: EXTENSIVE LEAKING OF WATER INTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO OFF,OR SOMETIMES GO ON WITHOUT SWITCHING ON, WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELVES, OCCASIONALLY MOTOR CUTS OUT ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. EVENTUALLY THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN PREMATURE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE. I HAD TAKEN TWO OF MY TIRES TO NTB TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED WITH OEM TIRES. I NOTICED THE VALVE STEMS CRACKED ON THE OLD TIRES, AND ASKED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. UPON DRIVING THE CAR THE VERY NEXT DAY, ONE OF THE NEW TIRES LOST PRESSURE AND WENT FLAT ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT WITH MY SPARE, I NOTICED THE VALVE STEMS WERE NOT REPLACED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED NTB, AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE NOW BAD TIRE WITH A REPLACEMENT, AND CHANGE BOTH VALVES, WHICH WERE NEVER REPLACED. AFTER I GOT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE TWO ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE NOT REPLACED HAVE CRACKED VALVES. I AM GOING TO HAVE THESE REPLACED ALSO. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ONLY HAVE 12,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR A YEAR. ON NOV 18, I HAD PARKED MY CAR WITH THE PARKING/ EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, LIKE I HAVE DONE EVERYDAY IN PAST 1 YEAR. WHEN I TRIED DRIVING BACK, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE BRAKES MUST HAVE FROZEN BECAUSE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30 F. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING EVERYDAY THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DON'T WORK IN COLD WEATHER. I'VE CHECKED NUMEROUS CONSUMER FORUMS AND A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE FACING THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, THE RUBBER BOOTS AT THE END OF THE BRAKE CABLES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY, AND THEY COLLECT WATER OR ICE, WHICH CREATES THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CABLES BECAUSE THEY WORK WHEN ITS WARM. HOWEVER THIS DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING AN EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN YOU CANNOT USE IT FOR 6 MONTHS IN A YEAR. NOW I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEED DECREASED TO 45 MPH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE SECOND DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,400.

THREE (3) TIRES WILL NOT HOLD TIRE PRESSURE; HAVE TO BE INFLATED 3 TO 5 TIMES PER WEEK TO MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR WOULD BLINK VERY RAPIDLY WHENEVER A TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CABLES WHICH CONTROL THE REAR LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN VERY RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND A LARGE BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING IN THROUGH THE FIREWALL. AS A RESULT, THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSED BY A FAULTY (LEAKING) VALVE STEM, WHEN THE REMAINING 3 WERE CHECKED - 2 WERE CRACKED AND ONE WAS LEAKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD MUSTANG THAT I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP ADDING AIR TO THE TIRES. I THOUGHT I JUST RAN SOMETHING OVER, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SLOW LEAK IN ALL TIRES. I RECENTLY SAW THE INVESTIGATION ON THE VALVE STEMS SO I WANTED TO GIVE MY INPUT THAT I THINK MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY BE AFFECTED BY THIS. I CALLED MY DEALER AND SAID THE VALVE STEMS COULD BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE ONLY AT THIS TIME. *TR

TIRE VALVE STEMS CRACKING ON NEW CAR, ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD AND ALL 4 TIRE VALVES WHERE CRACKED. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND FORD REPLACED ALL 4. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED RECENTLY. THE CAR HAS THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH SPECIAL VALVES. *TR

MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG HAS LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE GLOVEBOX SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM CARMAX IN 2008. I TOOK IT BACK BUT LEAKS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANY. DID NOT REALIZE THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE. NOW MY COMPUTER SENSORS HAVE WATER DAMAGE ISSUES I BELIEVE AND IT IS CAUSING ME TO FAIL EMISSIONS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 MUSTANG PONY V-6 AND IT HAS ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 1100 MILES AND STILL DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND IS NOISY. I HAVE ALSO TWICE EXPERIENCED AN ODD ACCELERATION WITH THIS CAR. THIS CAR VIBRATES FROM THE REARVIEW MIRRORS, THE DASH, AND STEERING WHEEL. I FEEL IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE 1500 MILES ON THIS CAR AND AM HOPING FORD WILL BUY IT BACK--BECAUSE NO DEALERSHIP WILL TAKE IN TRADE. *TR

VALVE STEM FAILURE IN 2007 MUSTANG. ON AUG 3, BROUGHT MUSTANG INTO SEARS AUTOMOTIVE IN OCOEE. UPON INSPECTION OF FAILED TIRE THEY FOUND FOUR VALVE STEAMS FAILED ON THE CAR. *TR

ON MY 2007 MUSTANG IF I HAVE A HALF A TANK OR MORE OF GAS I CAN NOT PUT MORE GAS IN ABOUT 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. THE DEALER AND FORD HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN OR WILL DO TO FIX MY CAR! I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW> *TR

I RECENTLY HAD A VALVE STEM BLOW ON A HUGE BRIDGE IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. MY CAR IS A NEW 2007 FORD MUSTANG., WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR I TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED MY TIRES TO FIND ANOTHER VALVE THAT WAS CRACKED AND BAD. WHAT IS BEING DONE? HOW DO I GET RE-IMBURSED FOR THE TIRE THAT I HAD TO PURCHASE. *TR

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY 20, 2008 IN OUR 2007 MUSTANG, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T PROPERLY RESTRAINT HIM. HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO NEARLY KILL HIM. HE RECEIVED A HEAD LACERATION ON HIS SCALP HIS SKULL AND TISSUE WERE SHOWING HAVING TO BE REATTACH HIS SCALP WITH OVER 80 STAPLES. HE NOW SUFFERS WITH HEADACHES AND THE DOCTORS TOLD HIM HE HAS TO BE CAREFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR FOR FEAR OF REOPENING THE SCALP INCISIONS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PRODUCT LIABILITY, YOU THINK AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO PREVENT YOU FROM AN ACCIDENT LIKE THIS AND IT FAILS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND PREVENT FROM SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. *TR

VALVE STEMS ON 2007 FORD MUSTANG FAILED. *TR

APPROX. THE 10TH OF JUNE, 2 WEEKS BEFORE MY FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HAVING PURCHASED MY 2007 FORD SHELBY GT-500 COBRA, I BEGAN NOTICING SOME SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION FOR PASSING, ETC. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT TO BEGIN WITH, BUT THE SLIPPING STEADILY WORSENED. I ONLY WORK 3 MILES FROM HOME, SO MY OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE REVVING AND THEN SLIPPAGE DIDN'T COME UP AS OFTEN AS ONE MAY PERCEIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT JUNE 23RD, AT WHICH TIME THEY CHECKED THINGS OUT AND CALLED ME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER. THE FIRST CALL FROM THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THAT THE "CLUTCH WAS ALMOST TOTALLY WORN-OUT, AND MUST BE REPLACED." HE SAID HE ALSO NEEDED TO CHECK ON THE TRANSMISSION/FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND GET BACK TO ME SHORTLY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER HIS SECOND "CALL OF DOOM" TOLD ME THAT THE FLYWHEEL AND TRANS. WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACING. I DIDN'T WORRY A WHOLE LOT, NOT UNTIL I CHECKED MY "PURCHASE DATE" AND DISCOVERED THAT MY TOP OF THE LINE, A-1, CAR OF THE YEAR HAD ELAPSED THE 12 MONTH MARK ABOUT ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS DISCOVERY! AT THIS TIME, MY TOP OF THE LINE SHELBY COBRA HAD EXACTLY 10,345 MILES ON IT!! I SPOKE WITH THE MGR. AND ASKED FOR A "WAIVER" SINCE THE PROBLEMS HAD ACTUALLY STARTED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 12/12,000 WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT...IN THIS CASE...THAT "WAIVER" OR "FREE PASS" ON MY HAVING GONE 6.5 DAYS PAST THE WARRANTY EXP. WOULDN'T MEAN ANYTHING ANYWAY! WHY? WELL, IT SEEMS, THE FLYWHEEL, TRANSMISSION, AND CLUTCH ALL FALL UNDER THE BROAD AND ALL ENCOMPASSING TERM OF "NORMAL WEAR AND USAGE", KIND OF LIKE TIRES, WIPER BLADES, ETC. MY QUESTION WAS (AND STILL IS) "PLEASE TELL ME WHY FORD'S TOP-OF-THE-LINE, CAR OF THE YEAR, ETC. HAS A FLYWHEEL/TRANS./CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THAT DOESN'T EVEN LAST ONE CALENDAR YEAR?" NOBODY HAS YET TO ANSWER THAT QUERY .BUT GUESS WHO HAD TO SHELL OUT $2850 IN REPAIR FEES?? ME! THE SAME FELLOW WHO WAS SO PROUD TO BE DRIVING THE LATEST, GREATEST FORD MUSTANG EVER PRODUCED/SOLD! *TR

CRACKED VALVE ON NEW 2007 FORD MUSTANG. I HAD TWO FLATS IN A WEEK. ALL OF THE VALVES WERE CRACKED. I REPLACED THEM ALL. *TR

I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE SEPTEMBER 2008 CONSUMERS REPORTS MAGAZINE WHICH DESCRIBED A RECALL FOR MANUFACTURER : TECH INTERNATIONAL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 08T018000 , FOR DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVES. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH A DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE RECENTLY ON MY 2007 FORD MUSTANG, AND NOW WONDER IF FORD ISN'T USING THIS SAME MANUFACTURER OF TIRE VALVES IN THEIR NEW CARS. MORE DETAILS OF MY INCIDENT FOLLOW... 1) I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON TWO LANE ROAD ON A HOT (90+) SUMMER DAY (6/8/08). THE LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I PULLED OVER ASAP TO INVESTIGATE. 2) THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS LOW. I PUMPED AIR INTO THE TIRE, AND NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AT THE BASE WHERE IT INSTALLS IN THE ALLOY RIM. IT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE, SO I INSTALLED THE SPARE, AND DROVE TO A NEARBY SEARS TO REPAIR THE VALVE STEM. 3) I PAID $26 FOR A "FLAT REPAIR" - BASICALLY THEY REPLACED THE TIRE VALVE. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY SAVED ME FROM HAVING A HIGH SPEED FLAT. I EXPECTED TO FIND A NAIL IN MY TIRE, NOT A FAULTY VALVE STEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AT THIS TIME. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM FORD IN APRIL 2007. IT IS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG V6, 4.0L SOHC, WITH APPROX. 10K MILES. THE TIRES ARE PIRELLI PZERO NERO P235/ MOUNTED ON ALLOY WHEELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PASSED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 60 MPH AND, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE, SHE COULD NOT. SHE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT DECREASE. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PASSING GEAR ON ITS OWN AND THEN DECELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

1) THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND A GRINDING SOUND AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE. 2) IT STARTED AFTER THE CAR HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. 3)I TOOK IT IN FOR THE REAR BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THE CALIPERS WERE FREEZING AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK. I HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS DONE BUT COULD NOT AFFORD THE CALIPERS AT THAT TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE BRAKES EVERY 20,000. MILES UNTIL I REPLACED THE CALIPERS. HELP! *TR