2008 Ford Mustang Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL - I AM APART OF RECALL #15V319 AND HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY OR NHTSA REGARDING WHEN THE AFFECTED ITEM WILL BE FIXED. PEOPLE ARE APPARENTLY DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS AIR BAG ISSUE WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY BREAK INTO SHARDS AND CAUSE INJURY TO ITS DRIVERS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER ON TWO TIME AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR ACTION TO BE TAKER TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS.

HELLO, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF RECALL #15S21 VIN: [XXX] RECALL DATE: MAY 27, 2015 RECALL TITLE: DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER REPLACEMENT NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V319 FORD RECALL NUMBER: 15S21 RECALL DESCRIPTION: IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER HOUSING TO RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONT AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. RISK TO SAFETY: AN INFLATER RUPTURE COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY INJURING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. REMEDY PROGRAM: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATER WITH A NEW ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. STATUS: 12 - RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER NOTES: TO CHECK FOR NON-SAFETY-RELATED PROGRAMS APPLICABLE TO YOUR VEHICLE, SEE HTTP://WWW.FORD.COM/ OR CALL YOUR FORD DEALER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY MUSTANG GT HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE TO THE CARS REAR END AFTER DISCOVERING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A VEHICLE WITH 57000 ROAD MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE THIS TYPE OF A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE DRIVING THIS YEAR MUSTANG BECAUSE IT COULD VERY WELL CREATE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT EVEN DEATH.

I WAS GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY IN A MUSTANG I HAD LITERALLY JUST PURCHASED, I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT GOT STUCK! TOOK NUMEROUS BRAKE AND GAS SHOVES TO FINALLY GET IT TO COME OUT, IF I HAD NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

FORD MUSTANG MANUAL TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY - FAILURE TO FUNCTION FMEA FAILURE MODE: WELDED PIN CONNECTING CLUTCH TO CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE MAKING IN IMPOSSIBLE TO DISENGAGE ENGINE USING CLUTCH FROM TRANSMISSION. NEAR CRASH AVOIDED BY EVASIVE MANEUVER AND PULLING GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE APPLYING MAXIMUM BREAKING. OCCURRENCE: ESTIMATE 4 - IT APPEARS THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM AS TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY ADVISED REPLACEMENT CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ARE BACK ORDERED / DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. DETECTABLE: 10 - NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL CLUTCH PEDAL BRAKES, FUNCTIONAL TO NON FUNCTIONAL SEVERITY: 10 - FAILURE OF CLUTCH / BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY CAN RESULT IN CRASH WITH POSSIBLE DEATH RPN RISK FACTOR 400 - DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY MAY OCCUR AS RESULT OF CLUTCH / BREAK PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILURE TO FUNCTION. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUESTED ALERT TO BE ISSUED ADVISING DRIVERS OF POTENTIAL HAZARD INVESTIGATION TO CONFIRM THIS CLUTCH FAILURE MODE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FORD MUSTANGS HAVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION RECALL IF INVESTIGATION VERIFIES SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD FOUR TIMES ASKING FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE TAKATA INFLATOR IN OUR MUSTANG, BEGINNING IN EARLY 2016. I HAVE RECEIVE FOUR FORM RESPONSES TELLING ME THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ISSUE "IS IMPORTANT TO YOU", THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (THEY NOTICEABLY OMITTED THE WORD 'SAFELY') AND THAT "THE VOLUME AND SCOPE OF THE INDUSTRY-WIDE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS HAVE CREATED UNIQUE REPLACEMENT PARTS CHALLENGES". I GET IT, BUT IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS. I DIDN'T BUY AN AIR BAG INFLATOR FROM TAKATA, I BOUGHT A MUSTANG FROM FORD. FORD SHOULD BE GOING TO ALTERNATIVE PROVIDERS FOR THIS PART. THEY ARE, CLEARLY, PUTTING THEIR INTERESTS AND PROFITS BEFORE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I'M NOT OKAY WITH THIS. IN FACT I'M OUTRAGED BY IT. I'VE HEARD ENOUGH FROM FORD'S "CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES". I'D LIKE MY CAR FIXED SO IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. PERIOD. OR, THEY CAN REPAY ME MY $35,000. I'LL USE IT TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE TO OPERATE.

PAINT BUBBLING UP ON HOOD. *TR

TAKATA RECALL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V319000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN *CN

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DATED BY 12/19/2014 AUTONATION SOLD ME THIS 2008 FORD MUSTANG ON 2/24/2015 AND DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2015. AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON, CO. IS TELL ME THE COMPANY THAT MADE THE AIRBAGS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. HAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL OR PHONE. EMAIL: [XXX] PHONE: [XXX]THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS (DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. IT WOULD GO INTO "LIMP MODE" AND ONLY PROCEED AT IDLE SPEEDS. HAPPENED SPORATICALLY AT SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING DANGEROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

THIS IS ABOUT THE 20TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, WENT TO PASS A SLOWER CAR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WENT TO THE FLOOR, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THIS IS A FLY BY WIRE SYSTEM THE ISSUES IN THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, NOT THE COMPUTER OR ANYTHING ELSE, NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM, BUT A FEW HAVE SAID THIS IS NOT THE FIRST THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT, I HAVE TAKEN THE PEDAL OUT TRIED TO LUBE IT AND ANY THING ELSE THAT COMES TO MIND TO FREE IT, THERE IS NEVER A WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU PUSH HARD OR SOFT. I HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE 9-10-14 AND HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES NO HELP FROM DEALER AS WAS PURCHASED AS IS NO WARRANTY, I HAVE TALKED TO A FORD DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING THEY CAN DO, WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLAY WITH IT TILL IT FREES UP AND RETURNS. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY PIN BROKE OFF AND HAD TO BE TIG WELDED BY A MECHANIC. HE INDICATED THAT THE ORIGINAL WELD WAS FAULTY. WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN THE MIDST OF A VERY BUSY STREET. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS WATER COMES IN THROUGH THE THE BACK WINDOW AND FLOODS THE INSIDE OF CAR. CAUSES MOLD AND PRODUCES A VERY BAD SMELL. I HAVE SEALED IT BUT IT KEEPS COMING UNDONE.

AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE ON 9/30/14, THE DRIVER'S DOOR REFUSED TO LATCH AFTER ATTEMPTING CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. AS THIS INCIDENT HAS NEVER APPEARED BEFORE, I CALLED MY SERVICING DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEM SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER A BRIEF TIME ON HOLD ON THE CALL, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE WORK UNTIL OCTOBER 3, 2014 AND THAT, IN FACT, IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO SLOWLY "PULL" THE DOOR SHUT INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL CLOSING OPERATION. THIS DID, IN FACT, WORK AND THE DOOR REMAINED CLOSED, BUT I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SOLUTION SINCE, I FELT, THAT EITHER: 1) THE DOOR COULD SWING OPEN AT ANY TIME OR 2) THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND I COULD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING DOOR OPERATION. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 3, 2014 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE NATURE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME: 1) THAT THEY CANNOT REPAIR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL 10/10/14 AND 2) THAT THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. I DID REPORT THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY THROUGH THEIR CORPORATE HOTLINE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE, BUT THEY INSISTED THAT I "WORK THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP." *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AS THE GEAR LEVER BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM THE FIRST GEAR TO THE SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE GEAR LEVER IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EVERY OTHER TIME I START FROM A STOP THE CLUTCH SHAKING THE HOLE CAR AND IN REVERSE AT 1MILE AN HOUR DOING THE SAME THING I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LIKE A MONTH AGO NOT TO HAPPY WITH IT.ITS VERY DANGEROUS.I LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP AN EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM FORD WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT PAYING 2800.00 I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY I JUST GOT THE CAR PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP PLEASE HELP..............:-( *TR

CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 25MPH OR SLIP INTO 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION . CAR ONLY HAS102665 MILES . *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO THE I-5 FREEWAY NEAR A BIG MALL WITH FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I "FLOORED" IT, OR CLOSE TO FLOORING IT, TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE. I GOT ONTO I-5 AND LET UP ON THE GAS AT ABOUT 60 MPH TO GO WITH THE FLOW, BUT I COULD HEAR THE ENGINE GROWLING AND THE CAR JUST KEPT GOING FASTER. THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK! I STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE BUT IT BARELY SLOWED THE CAR. I THEN TRIED TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE LITTLE MOVEMENT JUST MADE THE CAR GO FASTER AND DID NOT UNSTICK THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS REALLY CLOSE TO A MAJOR COLLISION, I COULD NOT GO INTO ANY OTHER LANE AND I WAS VERY QUICKLY APPROACHING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF I SHOULD PULL THE HAND BREAK OR TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN I THOUGHT TO USE MY LEFT FOOT TO PULL BACK ON THE AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT. I DID THIS WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ISSUE RESOLVED JUST BEFORE HITTING ANYONE. I WAS 85% SURE IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT, BUT THEN WHEN I GOOGLED THE ISSUE, I SEE PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME STORY AND IN THOSE INCIDENTS IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT. I TOOK THE MAT OUT AT AS SOON AS I COULD. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED TO SEE IF I ACTUALLY COULD MOVE THE AFTERMARKET RUBBER MAT AND IT DID NOT REALLY MOVE. SO NOW I AM 85% SURE IT WAS THE CAR AND NOT THE MAT. NOT BEING 100% SURE OF WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM HAS ME VERY NERVOUS. *TR

WE WERE SOLD A BRAND NEW 2008 MUSTANG GT500KR (SHELBY) JUNE 15, 2014. THIS CAR WAS KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE SHOW ROOM AND NEVER SOLD UNTIL NOW. WE WERE CHARGED A $7 TIRE FEE AT THE TIME OF SALE BUT A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS REFUNDED TO US WITH NO EXPLANATION. WE RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR INTO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A SHIFTING ISSUE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD US THE RUBBER ON THE TIRES IS GETTING HARD AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED TO US THAT THE TIRES WERE OLD AND WE THINK THE SELLING DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY THEY REFUNDED US THE TIRE FEE. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFUSED TO PUT NEW TIRES ON OUR VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A REPAIR ON MY PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT 3-4 YEARS. THE DEALER IN DUMAS, TX REPAIRED THE DRIVER SIDE BUT SAYS THEY HAVENT GOTTEN THE PART IN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE AND SOMEBODY IS DROPPING THE BALL. I WANT MY MUSTANG REPAIRED SO I CAN DRIVE IT. I DO NOT DRIVE IT AS I ALWAYS HAVE PASSENGERS (GRANDKIDS) AND THE WARNING I GOT SAID NOT TO LET PEOPLE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT SEAT. THEREFORE I DO NOT DRIVE MY MUSTANG. IT HAS BEEN PARKED ALMOST 3-4 YEARS NOW. WHAT A SHAME! THE DATES I AM USING IN THIS FORM ARE ABOUT ...I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT WAS RECALLED AT FIRST!!!! I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A NOTICE TO GET THIS FIXED AS THE COMPANY HAS CLAIMED CHAPTER 11. HOW CAN I WHEN THE DEALER CANT GET THE PART?

DRIVING MY 2008 FORD MUSTANG GT HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK WIDE OPEN I PLACED ON MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE AND IT DID NOTHING I THEN THREW IT INTO PARK AND THE CAR RED LINED AT 8000+ RPMS I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND A PARKED CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT CAR REVVED OUT AGAIN DID IT AGAIN EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE STUCK ACCELERATING, AND WILL NOT STOP. THE MAT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND ALSO A BACK ROAD, HIT THE BREAK DOES NOT STOP OR DISENGAGE THE VEHICLE; TAP PEDAL DOES NOT DISENGAGE SPEEDS UP MORE AND REMAINS STUCK. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND LUCK IS THE ONLY REASON AN INJURY HAS NOT OCCURRED. *TR

SEPT 14 2013. 1400 ON US 59S I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, AND A FUNERAL PRECESSION WAS EXITING RIGHT SO WE SLIGHTLY DECELERATED AND SWITCHED TO THE MIDDLE LANE. AS I ACCELERATED TO ACQUIRE THE HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK; IMMEDIATELY I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND TOLD FIANCE TO CALL 911. I BEGAN TO CONTINUOUSLY PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT. IT SLOWED THE CAR TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND IF I TRIED TO LIFT MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE EVEN MORE. ON THE PHONE WITH 911 --207PM-- WE WERE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I MOVED MY CAR TO THE LEFT LANE AND THEN TO THE LEFT SHOULDER LANE. (DURING THIS TIME I WAS CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO BRAKE AND SHIFT MY CAR TO NEUTRAL BUT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE; STILL BRAKING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL, I TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE) FIANCE QUICKLY RE-DIALED 911 TO GIVE OUR LOCATION AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND THAT THIS WAS AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY. THE 911 OPERATOR TOLD MY FIANCE THAT A POLICE DISPATCHER WOULD BE CALLING HER BACK, TO WHICH SHE REPLIED WE NEEDED HELP IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE WERE APPROACHING ON SLOWER TRAFFIC. VERY QUICKLY AFTER, THE LEFT SHOULDER LANE ENDED SO I WAS FORCED TO MOVE THE CAR INTO THE FARTHEST LEFT LANE. IT SOON BECAME APPARENT THAT WE WOULD NOT AVOID A COLLISION, AND MY CAR HIT THE BACK OF A YELLOW SCION TC GOING APPROXIMATELY 100MPH. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED RIGHT AWAY, MAKING IT UNCLEAR IF WE HIT ANY OTHER CARS. THE FINAL IMPACT THAT STOPPED OUR CAR WAS A CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY FIANCE AND I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR AND STEPPED AWAY WHILE WE SIGNALED FOR HELP. WITHOUT A DOUBT OUR LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM US DUE TO THIS EVENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,334.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE MERGE IS RIGHT BEFORE A BRIDGE SO I HAD TO CREEP ACROSS UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE DID NOT STALL BUT THERE WAS NO CONTROL IN THE GAS PEDAL. HAPPENED AGAIN EXACTLY ONE WEEK LATER. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO PASS ME AND NOT REAR-END ME SINCE CAR SPEED DROPPED QUICKLY. THROTTLE BODY IS BEING REPLACED TODAY. *TT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 MUSTANG SHELBY GT 500 AND STOPPED ON A HILL AND WHEN TRYING TO START CLUTCH SLIPPED AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH 6000 MILES WITH CLUTCH FAILURE. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE LOOKING FOR HELP FROM FORD AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. I HAVE SHARED MY RESEARCH AND I HAVE RECEIVED GENERIC ANSWERS. FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THE INFERIOR CLUTCHES THEY PUT IN THESE CARS AND ARE ONLY TRYING TO EVADE A RECALL. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP CONVINCING FORD TO DO THE HONORABLE THING ESPECIALLY THE HIGH COST OF THESE CARS. IF YOU DO YOUR OWN INVESTIGATING AND YOU WILL FIND MULTIPLE PROBLEMS BEING DISCUSSED ON THE INTERNET. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH , THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE, CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2008 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SLIPPING CLUTCH AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSTALLING AFTERMARKET FLOOR MATS, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED TO PREVENT ANY ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. ..UPADATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 1/1/2013 UPDATED 1/1/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 08 MUSTANG (LEAST YEAR) IN THE HEAVY RAINS WE WERE HAVING. TO MY UTTER DISMAY, IT STARTS GUSHING, NOR LEAKING, GUSHING IN THROUGH WHAT SEEMED TO BE UNDER MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH. IT FLOODED MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR SIDE SO BAD, IT WENT THROUGH TO THE BACK PASSENGER SEAT FLOOR BOARD. I HAVE "RECENTLY" FOUND ONLINE, WHERE NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MUSTANGS. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND WILL DO NOTHING TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS. I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, AM CONCERNED OF THE DAMAGE IT IS DOING TO MY CAR UNDERNEATH THE CARPETING. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT RUST IN THE BODY OF MY CAR UNDERNEATH THE CARPET AND WHAT ALL WET CARPET BRINGS WITH IT (I.E. ALLERGIES, MOLD, SMELLS, RUST, DECAY)!!!!! I WOULD THINK FORD WOULD CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT AND MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE CARS ON THE ROADS WITH SUCH DEFECT, WOULD BE REMEDIED. ALSO, MY CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM A FLEET ORGANIZATION. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN FIND OUT WHO THEY WERE? I DON'T THINK THEY KEPT UP WITH RECALLS ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I RAN A CARFAX AND IT DID NOT SHOW THE DEALER RECALL RELATED ITEMS. I THINK IT IS REALLY SAD SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CAR "MUSTANG", HAS THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN AN AVID RETRO MUSTANG FAN, BUT MY LOVE FOR THE CAR IS BEGINNING TO FADE DUE TO FORD MOTOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL, I FOUND THAT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING IN THROUGH DASH BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE ALLOWING WATER TO BUILD UP IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS/CARPET. IT WAS UNKNOWN ORIGINALLY WHERE WATER WAS COMING FROM BUT AFTER MOST RECENT STORM, WHILE I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, WATER LITERALLY STARTED FALLING IN AND ON TO FLOORBOARD DIRECTLY FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX, COMING IN AT STEADY STREAM, SOAKING PASSENGER SIDE CARPET/FLOOR MAT/JUTE. I HAVE PERSONALLY LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS DEALING WITH SAME ISSUE AND MENTIONING THAT FORD HAS PRODUCED A BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASE THIS CAR FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP SIX MONTHS AGO. ON 04/08/2012 ABOUT 1:50 AM I WAS HEADING HOME FROM AIRMOUNT, NY. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT OFF A WINDING ROAD GOING DOWN HILL. AS I WAS DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK OUT OF NO WHERE. THEN BRAKES STARTED TO SHAKE .I KEPT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND FAIL. AT THAT POINT I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIRBAG ON DRIVER SIDE DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE NEVER DEPLOY IT FAIL. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS BUBBLING/POPPING OFF ON THE HOOD AND FENDERS. *TR

PAINT BUBBLING ON FRONT EDGE OF HOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE CLUTCH PIN FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CLUTCH PIN AND THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/12/12

2008 FORD MUSTANG GT500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY *TGW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE &TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED. JUST PRIOR TO THAT, HE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A ROAD THAT HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE LEADING UP TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, ACCELERATED WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND EASED ON THE CLUTCH WITH HIS LEFT FOOT. MUCH TO HIS HORROR, INSTEAD OF THE CLUTCH ENGAGING, THE CLUTCH LITERALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE BEAN ROLLING BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AGAIN, BEFORE SLAMMING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE TRAFFIC CLEARED, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND AND GAIN TRACTION WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WITH 13,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS COMMON BELIEF, THE FLYWHEEL WAS MADE OF CERAMIC, AND OVERHEATS AND PREMATURELY BURNS THE CLUTCH. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THE COST THE SECOND FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS CHARGE $ 3,226.21 BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THAT FORD KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. HE IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB UPDATED 10/18/11. *JB

- FIRST INCIDENT - SEPTEMBER 2011 - WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO ME PUSHING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS STILL IDLING, BUT NO LONGER ACCELERATING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF YET. - SECOND INCIDENT - LATE SEPTEMBER 2011 - CAR KEEPS DROPPING BELOW 500RPMS WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN NEUTRAL. CAR FINALLY DIES COMPLETELY. IS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT REPEATS THIS BEHAVIOR SPORADICALLY - THIRD INCIDENT - WHILE GOING 25MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH, CHECKED THE MAT (TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T STUCK ON THE PEDAL), BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. AROUND 3500RPMS, I TURN THE CAR OFF. IT RESTARTS WITHOUT A GLITCH. - 11/8/2011- TOOK THE CAR TO FORD. THEY SAID NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AND BLAMED THE ACCELERATION ON THE MAT, EVEN THOUGH I CHECKED IT. THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THE DECELERATION, AND SAY THERE IS NO WRENCH LIGHT IN THE CAR'S HISTORY. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE EXPIRED I NOTICED PAINT BUBBLES ON THE FRONT LIP OF THE HOOD. I WAS STILL TWO YEARS AWAY FROM PAYING OFF THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOOK PHOTOS AND RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE HOOD REPLACEMENT. FORD REFUSED TO FUND EVEN A PORTION OF THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. INTERNET MUSTANG FORUMS HAVE MULTIPLE THREADS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY IT BEGAN WITH MODEL YEAR 2004. I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. I CONTACTED THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THEY CONTACTED FORD AND FORD REFUSED TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SENT ME AND THE MASS AG A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP AND THEY WOULD NOT TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROBLEM ANYMORE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOOD. I WAS RECENTLY FORCED TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET HOOD BECAUSE THE PAINT WAS GONE FROM SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE STOCK HOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE A NEW STOCK HOOD BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN ON THE NEW HOOD. *TR

PAINT ON UNDERSIDE AND FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IS BUBBLING UP, ALSO THE PAINT IS DELAMINATING AROUND THE REAR GLASS, THE REAR QTR GLASSES ARE DELAMINATING, THE INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR GLASS IS LOSING ITS BACKING. *TR

THE SOFT CONVERTIBLE TOP ON MY CAR IS DRY ROTTED AND FALLING APART. IT IS A TAN TOP. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MINE, HOWEVER SINCE THIS, I HAVE NOTICED ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TAN TOP I HAVE SEEN, EVEN ON THE NEWER CARS, ARE THE SAME AS MINE AND ARE PEELING ALL ALONG THE EDGES. THEY ARE FALLING APART PERIOD. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY DEALER DEFECTS THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IT IS PATHETIC. THE TRUNK SCREWS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD THE LINERS DOWN, FALL APART AND COME LOSE. NOTHING YOU DO CAN HOLD THEM IN PLACE. WAY TOO MANY ISSUES TO LIST RIGHT NOW. I JUST WISH FORD WOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ITEMS AND MAKE THEM RIGHT. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL CARS AND I LOVE MINE, I JUST HATE THAT IT IS PUT TOGETHER CRAPPY AND SLOPPILY. *TR

I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM MCREE FORD IN DICKINSON, TEXAS IN 2008 AS A GIFT TO MY WIFE. THE PROBLEM ALL STARTED AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2010. DURING THAT ACCIDENT SHE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PERSON WHO HIT MY WIFE WAS TICKETED AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT FOR RUNNING THE RED LIGHT. THE CAR SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $6900 WORTH OF DAMAGE. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT MCREE FORD'S COLLISION CENTER. BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP GAVE US THE CAR BACK, THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE ERROR LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF AND THAT IT WOULD BE A SHORT DELAY IN GIVING US THE CAR BACK. IT TOOK THEM APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND THEY ASSURED US THAT IT WAS FIXED. NOW, ON MAY 2011, SHE WAS AGAIN INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 -50 MPH WHEN MY WIFE "T-BONED" A TRUCK WHO RAN THE STOP SIGN AND GOT INTO HER LANE. SHE HAD NO CHANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SO SHE ENDED UP HITTING THE TRUCK. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS TICKETED. THE FRONT OF THE MUSTANG SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $9900 WORTH OF DAMAGE. MY WIFE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (MINOR WHIPLASH AND A BRUISE ON HER LEG). THE REASON FOR MY LETTER IS THAT MY WIFE'S INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT HER DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW, WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURING OR IF MCREE FORD DID NOT REPAIR THE AIRBAGS CORRECTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2010. IT IS OUR BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURING GIVEN THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER ACCIDENT AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL AND ALL THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE FROM MCREE FORD, THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED AS I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE FORD DEALER WAS NO LONGER IN THE AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS VALID; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS 900 MILES FROM HER RESIDENCE AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. IT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER IN ANOTHER CITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11

2008 MUSTANG GT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN EXPLODING ELECTRICAL STARTER MOTOR *TGW THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED LOUD TRANSMISSION NOISES FROM THE DAY OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. BECAUSE THE NOISE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK TEN DAYS ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THE DRIVE-TRAIN NOISE WAS CONSIDERED BY THEM TO BE NORMAL. *JB

MY PAINT LOCATED NEAR MY HOOD PINS IS BUBBLING DUE TO OXIDATION/RUST MAINLY, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IS DUE TO THE WRONG PART. FORD OR SHELBY HAVE DENIED MY MULTIPLE REQUESTS, EVEN WIRING WARRANTY DATES, TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. MULTIPLE 07-08 MUSTANG SHELBY GT'S HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND NEITHER COMPANY CAN PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US OWNERS KEEP OUR CARS NICE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

GAS PEDAL STUCK HAD TO SLAM BRAKES IT GOT UNSTUCK LUCKILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE HE NOTICED AN OBJECT LAYING IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OBJECT WAS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,300.