1FAFP45X81F2537532001 FORD MustangGT

ABS light came on, sometimes when braking/slowing down at freeway speeds, the brakes won't catch and it feels like I'm going to ram into the cars ahead, I've replaced the rotors, the calipers, the brakes, the wheel bearings, ABS light won't go away, I've looked into it on the bullitt community forums, and this is a common problem that most just decide to live with, cause no solution has been found.

Anti lock brake pump leaking brake fluid from what appears to be a vent /weep hole resulting in rapid brake fluid loss and low/ soft pedal and significant loss of braking.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRES, TIRE LINE: VENTUS V2 EVO2, TIRE SIZE: 275/35/R18, DOT NUMBER: 5MRKYBH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2020 AND INSTALLED IN APRIL OF 2020. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES, THE TIRES SHOWED EXCESSIVE UNEVEN TREAD WEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE TREAD WEAR FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED HANKOOK DISTRIBUTOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR WAS NOT DUE TO A TIRE MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1. THERE IS A DREADFUL GAS FUME ODOR INSIDE THE CAR EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN THE CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN I FILL THE TANK. 2.THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN ENGAGED MY CAR STILL ROLLS A LITTLE. 3. THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND TEND TO TWIST AND TANGLE WHEN I TRY TO DO IT MANUALLY.

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, EVEN WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I LOST CONTROL, WENT INTO A YARD AND HIT A TREE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS PLACING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, A FUEL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT A RUBBER WASHER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WASHER WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A INCLINE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE STREET. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. ESTABROOK FORD (3689 14TH ST, PASCAGOULA, MS) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

WHERE IT SHOWS HOW MANY MILES IT'S DIGITAL AND IT CONSTANTLY GOES OFF. SMELLS OF GASOLINE AND LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING EVERY TIME DRIVE IT. HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND WHEN A /C IS ON THE CAR HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER, ALSO BURNS GAS VERY QUICK. EXTERIOR HEAD LIGHTS LIGHTS ARE DIM AND I JUST INSTALLED NEW ONE YET STILL DIM

I WAS LOSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL EVERY TIME I FILLED UP. THE LEAK STARTS IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING ON THE FUEL NOZZLE. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING A CHECK FUEL CAP WARNING AND A LOW PRESSURE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO NOT START AND SEVERAL BACKFIRES WHEN IT DOES TURN OVER. THERE IS ALSO FUEL LEAKING DIRECTLY ONTO MY EXHAUST PIPE AT EVERY FILL UP WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THIS LEAK WAS CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE METAL FILLER NECK. MOISTURE AND DIRT CAUGHT IN THE PLASTIC CAUSED THE METAL TO ERODE AND BREAK A PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO A RESTART A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT THE BACK OF THE DRIVER SEAT FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISED HIP THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,283.

I SMELLED STRONG GASOLINE ODORS WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK. THE CAR HAD BEEN FILLED WITH FUEL RECENTLY. THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING NEAR THE FILL TUBE. FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. THE CAR CANNOT BE FILLED ABOVE HALF FULL OR GASOLINE LEAKS ALL OVER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND ON THE GROUND ONCE PARKED. THIS LEAK IS TOO NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE FOR SAFETY. FORD DOES NOT REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER ANY RECALL. IT IS A CHEAP PART BUT LABOR IS VERY EXPENSIVE SINCE THE FUEL TANK MUST BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE LEAK. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS RARELY BEEN USED IN THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE WEEK THE SEATBELT FAILED (BECAME JAMMED IN PANEL AS THOUGH I HAD HIT BRAKES AND WOULD NOT RELEASE) I WAS THE DRIVER FOR AN 88 YEAR OLD FEMALE FRIEND RUNNING HER ERRANDS WHILE HER CAREGIVER WAS OUT OF TOWN., THE SEAT BELT WAS USED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS ARTICLES AND RECALLS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY IMPLIED ON THE PHONE IT WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE, ONCE I WAS ON SITE, RENT CAR ARRANGED I WAS TOLD MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT A SPECIFIC RECALL AND INDICATED I MUST PAY. NOW AFTER 5 DAYS OF PAYING FOR A RENT CAR. I WAS INFORMED REPLACEMENT SEATBELT HAD NOT BEEN ORDERED PENDING MY APPROVAL. (PREVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT EXPLAINED TO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ENTIRELY REPLACED. COST OF SEATBELT $260.42 TOTAL COST TO INSTALL $584.63. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD AND RIPPED OFF BY DEALER. AT THIS POINT I AM PICKING UP THE PART ONLY, TURNING IN THE RENT CAR AND SEEKING A LESS EXPENSIVE INSTALL. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH NO RESTRAINT FOR MY PASSENGER. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY SUDDENLY CAR GOT HOT SO I SLOWED DOWN GOT INTO SLOW LANE THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART ENGINE SEIZED. *TR

WHILE ON FREEWAY CAR STARTED SMOKING SO I EXITED FREEWAY WHEN CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO TOW BACK TO CAR LOT WHERE I PURCHASED CAR 3 DAYS PRIOR. PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK. *TR

PLASTIC COVER ON ELBOW HOLDS WATER/DUST WHICH DOESN'T DRAIN LEAVING FILLER ARM CONSTANTLY DAMP RUSTING THROUGH PIPE LEAKING GAS ALL OVER WHEN FILLING TANK....BAD DESIGN AND THOUGHT PUT INTO THIS. ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED, COST TO REPLACE AT ANY REPAIR SHOP IS UPWARD OF $800.00 CANADIAN. *TR

SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE ALWAYS RETRACTED SLUGGISHLY SINCE NEW, OFTEN JUST HANGING LOOSELY FROM THE UPPER HANGER. THEN IT WOULD RETRACT WITH HELP. FINALLY IT JAMMED AND WILL NOT RELEASE IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE BELT FOR USE. WHEN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO USE THE BELT, I HEAR A METALLIC CLUNK AND THE BELT WILL NOT COME OUT FAR ENOUGH TO USE. *TR

IDLES TOO FAST

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN COLD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I NEED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. THE DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING HAS LEFT ME VULNERABLE AS I CAN'T ACCELERATE AS I INTEND AND I AM IN DANGER OF COLLIDING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT EXPECTS ME TO ACCELERATE AT A REASONABLE RATE. *TR

MY GAS FILLER TUBE HAS RUSTED DUE TO THE PLASTIC SHIELD, DIRT AND MOISTURE HAS BEEN TRAPPED ON THIS PART OF MY 01 MUSTANG AND NOW THERE IS A HUGE HOLE ON THE FILLER TUBE. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH ON A COUPLE FORUMS AND APPARENTLY I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE ON MODELS FROM 2000-2004 I'M PRETTY SURE WE ALL KNOW HOW SERIOUS THIS PROBLEM IS SEEING THAT FUEL IS LEAKING TO THE GROUND WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD AND CAN RESULT IN A FATALITY. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP I NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM MY GAS FILLER NECK IT IS VERY BADLY RUSTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE TO BE REPAIRED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,530 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,570.

FUEL FILLER NECK PIPE RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS A PILE OF GAS UNDER MY CAR AND FUMES OF GAS EVEN AFTER DRIVING HOME. *TR

FUEL FILLER LINE HAS A PLASTIC COVER THAT TRAPS DIRT AGAINST THE METAL FILLER HOSE. THIS RESULTED IN THE METAL FILLER HOSE RUSTING CAUSING A HOLE IN THE LINE. WHEN FILLING UP WITH FUEL THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL THROUGH THIS HOLE. WHEN TANK IS FULL FUEL LEAKS THROUGH THIS HOLE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

4.6 LITER V8. SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE BUT LUCKILY DID NOT. SPARK PLUGS WERE LAST CHANGED OVER 30,000 MILES PREVIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SPARK PLUGS SHOT OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I JUST HAD TO PAY APPROX $700 TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH CRACKED AND CAUSED A COOLANT LEAK. UPON FIXING THIS ISSUE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A FORD RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. SEEING AS THIS PART HAS NEVER BEEN REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE, I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL AND WHAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPARK PLUG EXPLODED OUT OF THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A HOSE WAS DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BYPASS HOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN THEN STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND THE HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED BUT NOT THE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 12/06/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN WAS INJURED WHILE REPAIRING THE CRACKE MANIFOLD INTAKE. UPDATED 06/13/2012 *JS

S # 1 SPARKPLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD UPON ENGINE START-UP. *TR

THE FILL TUBE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE NOZZLE INPUT HAS RUSTED THRU THE ENTIRE LENGTH, WORST UNDER THE PLASTIC/RUBBER WRAP AT THE TANK INLET, CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK. DEALER ESTIMATES REPAIR COST AT $340. ON LINE INQUIRIES REVEALED "MANY-MANY" OTHER COMPLAINTS. NO FORD RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. IF PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS , THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. CHECKED FOR HEAD/PARKING/BRAKES LIGHTS LEFT ON AS WELL AS THOSE INSIDE PASSENGER AREA AND IN TRUNK. NONE FOUND. MECHANIC BELIEVES DUE TO RADIO/CD PLAYER AMP DRAW TO SUPPORT CLOCK (ETC) EVEN WHILE OFF???? INSTALLED NEW BATTERY, OK FOR AWHILE, NOW DOING IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT WAS STUCK IN A PARTIALLY RETRACTED POSITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT ANY FURTHER OR RETRACT ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ABS COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

FUEL NECK OF 2001 MUSTANG GT RUSTED THROUGH BENEATH A PLASTIC BLACK SHEET POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF ROAD SALT BUILD UP. THIS LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE AND EMISSION CODE FAILURE DUE TO LOW TANK PRESSURE. THE FUEL NECK AND FUEL NECK GASKET WERE CHANGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ABNORMALLY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WAS RUSTED AND A HOLE WAS IN THE FILLER PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

ENGINE IDLES ABOUT 3000 RPM AT START UP UNTIL ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. *TR

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN. THE SEAT BELT TWISTS INSIDE THE RETRACTOR, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO USE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND GET STUCK CAUSING PASSENGERS NOT TO BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. PROBLEM HAS GONE UNREMEDIED BY MANUFACTURER OR DEALER. *TR

A LOUD FOG HORN SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RAISED RPM HELPED TO REDUCE OR STOP NOISE. THE ABS LIGHT (AMBER) COMES ON AND DISENGAGES THE TRACTION LOC FOR THE REAR END (DRIVE WHEELS). OVER A PERIOD OF APPROX. 1 MONTH THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON WITH TRACLOC DISENGAGED. I GOT THE SYSTEM CHECKED AND THEY STATED NO ELECTRIC SIGNAL IS COMING OUT OF THE CONTROL MODULE BUT POWER IS GOING IN. I WAS TOLD FOR A MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS I SHOULD TAKE IT TO FORD BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 ITEMS THAT COULD BE REPLACED AND IT COULD BE $2600.00 OR MORE. *TR

WENT TO FILL UP WITH GAS, NOTICED GAS LEAK. UPON INSPECTION FOUND FUEL FILLER NECK RUSTED THROUGH TO POINT WHERE IT BECAME TWO PIECES. REPLACED FUEL FILLER NECK @ $230 PLUS LABOR, ISSUE SOLVED. 2001 FORD MUSTANG 3.8L PICTURES AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED A SMALL AREA THAT THE CLEARCOAT WAS PEELING. NOW IT IS COMING OFF IN SHEETS AND MY PAINT HAS FADED THAT IS LOOKS LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT COLOR. I'VE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON OTHER MESSAGE BOARDS FROM OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I EVEN FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT FORD ISSUED INSTRUCTING PAINT VENDORS HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THAT IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE THAT FORD HAD TO ISSUE A BULLETIN OF THIS SORT, THAT THERE WOULD BE RECALL AND FORD WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. NOW, I HAVE TO PAY FOR A PAINT JOB THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD MUSTANGS AND MY FRONT 2 HEADLIGHTS ARE SO (FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM) FOGGY AND DISTORTED. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS. *TR

FUEL PUMP BREAKS FREE FROM IN-TANK ATTACHMENT POINT RESULTING IN FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR MALFUNCTION AND FUEL STARVATION WHEN CORNING, ACCELERATION OR ABRUPT DECELERATION. CAUSES UNEXPECTED LAG IN ACCELERATION OR VEHICLE MAY STALL AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. SINCE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY BY FORD THE FUEL SENDER IN THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED/REPLACED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT THE PLASTIC RING SENDER ATTACHES TO CRACKS AND ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AT COST OF APPROX $900. MOST RECENT 2 REPLACEMENTS OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY BY A FEW DAYS AND FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVER THE WINTER AND ISSUE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL VEHICLE CAME OUT OF STORAGE AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. REPAIR HAD OCCURRED IN FALL BEFORE VEHICLE WENT INTO STORAGE. EACH TIME FUEL TANK IS REPLACE RING CRACKS AGAIN, USUALLY WITHIN 30-90DAYS. THIS IS A HAZARD AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE FUEL STARVATION OR STALLING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT OR INJURY OUTSIDE DRIVERS ABILITY TO AVOID. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FOCUS ZX3 - 5SP THAT TENDS TO STALL WHEN THE AC IS ON. BUT IT MAY NOT STALL DURING THE "INITIAL" USE PERIOD. WITHOUT WARNING, IT WILL STALL AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. MY SERVICE SHOP CHECKED THE COMPUTER CODES FOR A PROBLEM AND NOTHING CAME UP. YESTERDAY, IT WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30MINS WITH THE AC ON (OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AROUND 80+ DEGREES). THE VEHICLE RAN FINE WITH THE RPMS NORMAL WHEN STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 90 MINS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART IT WOULD STALL. TO GET STARTED I NEEDED TO KEEP FOOT ON GAS PEDAL (TO MAINTAIN A HIGH ENOUGH RPM TO PREVENT THE STALL). IF I DID NOT KEEP THE RPMS UP, VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING, I NEEDED TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN THE RPMS. (THIS CAN BE CHALLENGING WITH A 5-SPD.) THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED FOR OVER FOUR HOURS. IT THEN STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM AND RAN NORMALLY. DURING THIS PERIOD I DID NOT HAVE THE AC ON. I SEE THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FOCUS. HOWEVER, NEITHER FORD MOTOR'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE NOR THE LOCAL FORD DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP (ECHELON FORD) ON 6/8/10 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE IT. I WAS CHARGED $108 FOR THE SHOP TIME AND STILL HAVE NO TECHNICAL ANSWER TO THIS CRITICAL AND POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM... *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE COLLECTING MOISTURE I CAN BAREJY SEE AT NIGHT FORD MANUFACTURE SAYS ITS MY PROBLEM

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, WHEN THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SYSTEM FAILED TO EXTRACT THE WEBBING PROPERLY. THE WEBBING DOES NOT SECURE THE OCCUPANT TIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS WITHIN THE RETRACTOR SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN INCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 JUST SOUTH OF DELK ROAD IN MARIETTA GA. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR CAUSED US TO BEGIN A SERIES OF OVERSTEER CORRECTIONS WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO THE CAR LOOSING COMPLETE TRACTION AND MAKING TWO COMPLETE REVOLUTIONS WHILE EXITING THE ROAD TOWARDS THE GRASS SHOULDER. WE EXITED THE ROAD GOING BACKWARDS AND PROCEEDED TO HIT A 6' DEEP CULVERT AND CAUSE THE CAR TO BECOME AIRBORNE. UPON THE INITIAL IMPACT MY WIFE'S SAFETY BELT WHICH HAD BEEN PROPERLY SECURED UNTIL THE IMPACT, RELEASED AND CAUSED HER TO COME OUT OF HER SEAT. AFTER LANDING AND THEN COMING TO REST VIOLENTLY I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS ALRIGHT AND WAS IN QUESTION OF WHY HER BELT HAD DETACHED FROM THE RECEIVER. THE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE MECHANISM, HOWEVER UPON INITIAL IMPACT I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER HEARING A METALLIC "CLINK" NOISE FOLLOWED BY MY WIFE COMING OUT OF HER PASSENGER SEAT. THIS WAS NOTED IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT AND WAS DESCRIBED TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS ON SITE. *TR

2001 V6 FORD MUSTANG SUDDENLY STARTED TO MISS-FIRE. I HAVE BEEN SMELLING EXHAUST ODORS FOR SOME TIME, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS IT STARTED TO MISS-FIRE. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SENSOR WITH MOISTURE IN IT AND BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WERE CRACKED. IT'S NO WONDER I WAS SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE OVERCOME WITH CARBON MONOXIDE WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. THE DEALERS REP SAID: " WE HAVE REPLACED QUITE A FEW OF THEM AND THE NEW ONES ARE BETTER". *TR

FORD FUEL FILLER TUBE ASSEMBLY HAS A DEFECT. THE PLASTIC SLEEVE THAT IS "TIE WRAPPED" TO THE TUBE CAUSES THE OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE TO COLLECTED MOISTURE AND CORRODE. THIS GOES UNDETECTED UNTIL LARGE QUANTITIES OF GASOLINE ARE DUMPED ONTO THE ROADWAY AFTER FILL UP. THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AND IN 30 MINUTES OF RESEARCH ON YOUR SITE, I WAS ABLE TO FIND MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES WITH OTHER FORD MODELS. THIS IS AN EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AND A HUGE FIRE/SAFETY HAZARD. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE PINTO? A SIMPLE FENDER BENDER WITH ONE OF THESE CORRODED TUBES COULD BE DEVASTATING. I WILL BE FILING A SIMILAR COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND THE EPA. IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA: 10276760, 10265682, 10253564, 10249748, 10276760, 729302 YOUR SEARCH ENGINE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEARCH MULTIPLE FORD MODELS AND YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM - THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS WERE COMPILED IN JUST A FEW MINUTES AND INDICATE TO ME THAT THERE IS SERIOUS PROBLEM - NOT TO MENTION THE $400 + EACH OF THESE OWNERS NEED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, THE COST AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE UNTOLD GALLONS OF GASOLINE SLOSHING ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND ENGINE DAMAGE FROM CONTAMINANTS ENTERING THE FUEL SYSTEM. FROM THE DATES OF THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS - A RECALL COULD ALLOW FOR A SIMPLE PREVENTIVE MEASURE OF REMOVING THE OEM PLASTIC SLEEVE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. MY MECHANIC REPORTED TO ME THAT THE SLEEVE PROVIDES NO USEFUL PURPOSE. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND HAVE PICTURES THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY REQUEST. *TR

SINCE IT HAS GOTTEN COLDER, THE CAR START AND YOU HAVE TO SIT WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL FOR 5 OR 10 MINS OR THE CAR WILL STALL OUT WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT OUT OF WHERE EVER YOU ARE. DANGEROUS! MECHANIC CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THEY THINK ITS A SENSOR BUT ARE NOT SURE. *TR

SEVERAL OCCASIONS STOPPED AT LIGHT, CAR SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD, WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKE AND STOP CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED 2 BRAND-NEW BF GOODRICH TRACTION T/A TIRES - 225/55/R16 95H TIRES ON OR ABOUT 09/0109. 3 DAYS LATER, WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES ON THESE TIRES, I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON ONE OF THEM DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH SAME TIRE AND 2ND TIRE WAS INSPECTED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. ON 10/08/09 I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE 2ND OF THE 2 ORIGINAL TIRES, AGAIN DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBER FROM THE 1ST TIRE, BUT THE DOT NUMBER/ID FROM THE 2ND TIRE IS: BE6RMC11. *TR

2001 FORD MUSTANG SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. *NJ THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. *JB

FUELING CAR GAS LEAKING ONTO GROUND REACHED UNDER CAR RIGHT SIDE FILLER TUBE GOING INTO TANK ALL RUSTED FUEL COMING OUT TUBE ONTO GROUND 2001 MUSTANG 3.8OHV PART# 9034 FILLER NECK TUBE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKES HAVE SLOW REACTION TIME AND STALL CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES CAR VIBRATES ALMOST LIKE A PUMPING EFFECT AND THEN SKIDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OXIDATION BUILD-UP ON THE HEADLIGHT COVERS IS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN BECAUSE THE CONTROL MODULE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON OR OFF. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE TOP CAN GO UP OR DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 06/03/09 *BF UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 01 MUSTANG WITH 103K MILES ON IT. NOT 2 DAYS LATER THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT DOWN TO OUR LOCAL FORD HOUSE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST ODD THAT IT HAPPENED TO BREAK AND WOULD COST 300 DOLLARS TO CHANGE THE SEAT BELT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. EITHER THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND TAKES A WHILE TO STRAITEN BACK OUT OR LIKE MINE IT JUST STOPS WORKING. ONE POST ON A FORUMS SAID THAT HIS 2003 MUSTANG'S WENT OUT BEFORE 50000 MILES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE CHANGED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IF IT IS HAPPENING SO MUCH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. I HAVE A 95 THUNDERBIRD AND 01 ALERO THAT STILL HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS WORKING PERFECTLY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER. *TR

THE CLEAR COAT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING ON THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER, ON TOP. *TR

2001 FORD HAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD FEEL THAT THE LEAK IS NORMAL AND THAT THERE IS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE OIL LEAK WAS CAUSED BY METAL CHIP DEBRIS OR DAMAGE TO THE SEALING SURFACE THAT OCCURRED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE MUST BE PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB UPDATED 03/01/10

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT KEEPS TANGLING WITHIN THE TRIM PANELS PREVENTING PROPER DEPLOYMENT OR RETRACTION OF THE BELT. I HAD TO REMOVE THE TRIM PANELS AND MANUALLY TWIST THE BELT THROUGH THE B POST GUIDE TO STRAIGHTEN, AS WELL UNDOING AND REDOING THE ANCHOR BOLTS ON THE B POST AND DRIVER LOWER DOOR SILL SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ENGINE RACED TO 6000 RPMS. PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I PULLED MY PARKING BRAKE AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. I THEN PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND AT THAT TIME I WAS DOING ABOUT 60 IN A NEIGHBORHOOD HEADING STRAIGHT FOR A LIGHT POLE. I JUST BARELY MISSED THE POLE BUT STILL HIT THE CURB AND TOTALED MY CAR. AFTER TURNING THE KEY THE ENGINE STOPPED. A MECHANIC AT THE COLLISION CENTER LOOKED AT MY ENGINE AND SAW THAT MY THROTTLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE COLLISION CENTER WAITING FOR A FORD REPRESENTATIVE TO COME AND LOOK AT IT. *TR

THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR CAME COMPLETELY OF AND FELL ON THE RIM AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. *TR

WHEN I FILLED MY CAR WITH GAS IT STARTED TO OVERFLOW OUT OF THE TOP THROUGH THE GAS CAP AREA AND POUR OUT OF THE BOTTOM. I HAD MY FATHER CHECK IT ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND HE COULDN'T FIND A LEAK. WE DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC STOP ON THE PUMP MUST HAVE FAILED. I WENT TO PUT $20 OF GAS IN IT TWO DAYS AGO AND ONCE AGAIN IT WAS POURING OUT OF THE BOTTOM. SINCE I DIDN'T FILL IT UP THIS TIME, I KNEW IT HAD TO BE MY CAR AND NOT THE PUMP. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE DETERMINED THE FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS RUSTED THROUGH ALL THE WAY TO THE PLASTIC COVER AROUND IT. HE TOLD ME MY CAR IS SAFE TO BE DRIVEN BUT NOT TO PUT GAS IN. I'VE ORDERED THE $184 PART TO REPAIR IT AND AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR IT TO COME IN TO THE DEALER. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS INCIDENT BUT NO OFFICIAL RECALLS BY FORD. DID I MISS SOMETHING SOMEWHERE? IT SEEMS TO ME IF THERE ARE THAT MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE CAR, FORD WOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, OVERHEATED, AND HESITATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER CHANNEL. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FORD SAFETY CAMPAIGN THAT PERTAINED TO THE FAILURES HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, THE STIPULATION OF THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN STATE THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS THIS STIPULATION BY SIX WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS INVOLVING TWO VEHICLES IN WHICH WHEELS HAVE COME OFF OF FORD F-550 VEHICLES DUE TO SHEARED LUG BOLTS. THE WEIGHTS OF ALL OF OUR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND FALL BELOW THE MANUFACTURERS GVWR. PER A TIRE COMPANY'S RECOMMENDATION, WE HAVE ISSUED A MANDATE THAT ALL SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE THEIR WHEELS RE-TORQUED, TO MEET THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AFTER DRIVING, AFTER TRAVELING 50 MILES FOLLOWING ANY WORK DONE ON THE WHEELS. WE HAVE HAD THE WHEELS ON VEHICLE THAT DID NOT COME OFF INSPECTED AND CHECKED TO PROPER TORQUE FOLLOWING ALL INCIDENTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN TORQUED APPROPRIATELY. THE INCIDENT DATES WERE, 12/29/07 ,02/15/08, AND 07/17/08 . ON 12/29/07 AN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UP A ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20 M.P.H. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DUAL WHEELS CAME OFF DUE TO BROKEN LUG BOLTS. THIS WAS A NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE ON A WELL-MAINTAINED DIRT ROAD. ON 02/15/08 TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 M.P.H. WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER WHEELS CAME OFF THE VEHICLE AND PASSED THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING MILE. THE STUDS WERE ALSO SHEARED OFF IN THIS INSTANCE. THE INTERSTATE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE TIRES DID NOT STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON 07/17/08 AN EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON OREGON STATE HIGHWAY 82 AT APPROXIMATELY 55 M.P.H. WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEELS CAME OFF. THE WHEELS STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE DAMAGING THAT VEHICLE?S BRAKE SYSTEM. IN THIS CASE, A FATALITY COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED TO THE OTHER DRIVER. THAT DRIVER?S NAME IS: KEITH CULIVER - 740 11TH AVENUE NORTH, PAYETTE, ID (WORKING FOR TNT FOREST PRODUCTS). WE HAVE REPLACED THE LUG BOLTS ON ALL OF OUR FIVE VEHICLES IN THIS CLASSIFICATION AS AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID FURTHER PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, ONE ACCIDENT OCCURRED FOLLOWING THIS REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FILLER TUBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE ON HER DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,410 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE PARTS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED HAD ROTTED OVER TIME. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WAS NOT RETRACTING AND RELEASING. THE HEADLAMPS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE A HAZE FILE HAD FORMED ON THE INSIDE. UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED, FUEL WOULD LEAK BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. FUEL WOULD ALSO LEAK ONTO THE TAIL PIPES AND THE SHIELD SURROUNDING THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO KEEP THE GASOLINE FROM LEAKING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $200. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 09/13/08.*LJ UPDATED 09/16/08 *JB

BLOWN FORD SPARK PLUG! I DRIVE A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, 4.6L V8, AND ONE NIGHT I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND AS SOON AS IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS LIKE ANY OTHER LIGHT AND I BLEW A SPARK PLUG. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 10K ON IT AND IT BLEW AT 56K. I NEVER REPLACED THE PLUGS SO IM GUESSING THEY WERE FACTORY INSTALLED. AS OF TODAY I HAVE REPLACED BOTH HEADS BUT THE DAMAGE FROM THE BLOWN SPARK PLUG SEEMS TO HAVE AFFECTED MY ENGINE BLOCK ITSELF. MY GUESS IS FROM DRIVING THE CAR OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. NOT HAVING MONEY TO REBUILD THE ENGINE I HAVE SINCE PARKED THE CAR HOPING FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS MISTAKE. I HAVE READ MORE AND MORE HOW MANY FORD V8S TEND TO DO THIS YET FORD ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T EXIST. I CALLED FORD ABOUT ORDERING NEW HEADS AND THEY INSISTED THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I WAS RAISED ON FORDS BUT DON'T SEE ME BUYING ONE EVER AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES, THE CONTACT MADE A SHARP TURN AND STRUCK A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG , PELVIS, AND HEAD INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP FROM INSIDE, HAVE BEEN GETTING WORSE VERY QUICKLY AND IT IS NOW GETTING SO BAD I MAY HAVE TO GET NEW LIGHTS AS THEY ARE MAKING IT DIMMER. *TR

THE HEADLAMP LENSES ARE FOGGED OVER FROM THE INSIDE. THE HEADLAMP APPEARS TO HAVE A FLAKY FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THE LENS. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME PASSED. I HAVE TALKED WITH MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THE RESPONSE REMAINS THE SAME, "IT JUST HAPPENS." THE FILM HAS BECOME SO THICK THAT IT IS IMPAIRING THE LIGHT COMING FROM THE HEADLAMP AT NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MONTHS AGO AND HAS WORSENED OVER TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED BY FORD DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER OF 2007 BECAUSE OF RECALL. THEY SAID IN DECEMBER THAT I SHOULD HAVE NEW PARTS READY FOR INSTALL ON MY 2001 FORD VAN. THIS IS MARCH OF 2008 AND NO ONE CAN TELL WHEN THIS PART WILL BE REPLACED. I FELL LIKE I HAVE PAID FOR THE COMFORT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND DO NOT HAVE IT. I FELL LIKE I CANT SELL VAN WITH A DEFECTIVE PART OR CRUISE UNPLUGGED. HOW LONG DOES FORD HAVE TO REPAIR THIS PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A DOG IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO THE GRASS, ROLLED OVER TWICE, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED KNEE INJURIES AND AN INJURED BACK. HE HAS NOT YET SEEN A DOCTOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AND VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

FUEL NECK BEGAN TO LEAK, WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT WAS LOOSING ALMOST A GALLON OF FUEL ON A $20.00 FILL. I CONTACTED FORD TWICE, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, I GOT AN ATTITUDE FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I SPENT THE $110.00 ON A FORD PART AND $180.00 ON THE LABOR AT ANOTHER SERVICE STATION. ADVISED FORD OF THE SAFETY HAZARD, APPARENTLY DIDN'T CONCERN THEM ENOUGH TO CONTACT ME AND MAKE GOOD ON THE REPAIRS. *TR

I AM HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN EA0515. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT HAS SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE. MY LEAK HAS RUINED THE GEM MODULE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TOTAL DAMAGE $980.00. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS THE BELIEF THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE EITHER. *TR

UPPER INTAKE GASKET MANIFOLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT THE RADIO REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,200. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF

EMISSIONS LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED TO MISFIRE. DID NOT DRIVE SMOOTH. I WAS GLAD I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. I FELT THE CAR WOULD CONK OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITIONS ELECTRICAL GOES CRAZY, I GET A LEAK FROM WHEAT I AM GUESSING IS THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE FLOOR GETS WET, THEN MY AC RUNS WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND MY LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, THE RADIO GOES ON AND OFF AND KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY, TOOK IT TO FORD, BUT ALL THEY SAY IS IT NEEDS A NEW GEM MODULE BUT NEVER SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. *JB

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVERS HAVE BECOME CLOUDY/HAZED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE POINT WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT NIGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CORP. AND HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT A COSMETIC PROBLEM THEY SHOULD PAY FOR NEW HEADLIGHTS. *JB

2001 FORD EXPEDITION SITTING IN DRIVEWAY CATCHES FIRE. FIRE SPREAD TO HOUSE. CAR A TOTAL LOSS, HOUSE DAMAGED. YARD ALSO DAMAGED. *TR

2001 COBRA HAS BAD SYNCHROS AND A BAD GEAR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR HAD MORE THAN ONE BAD SYNCHRO AND 2ND GEAR WAS BAD. ONLY 20K MILES ON CAR. THE HEADLINER CAME DOWN AS WELL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY AT NIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMP COVERS WERE VERY FOGGY. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE AFFECTING HER ABILITY TO DRIVE AT ALL TIMES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND CALLED THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG BULLITT MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE 3 GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITH EASE OR IT WOULD SLIP.. EVER SINCE THE SHIFTING OF GEARS HAS DETERIORATED.. ALSO THE REAR LEAKS FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE ACCESS NUT SEEMS TO COME LOOSE AND LEAK WITH OUT A CAUSE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR NUT AND OIL WERE THE DRIVELINE MEETS THE REAR AXLE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT THE CAR IN 1ST OR IN REVERSE SOME TIMES AND WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST 2ND AND 3RD THE GEARS STICK OR SLIP. I HAD A NUMBER OF ISSUES SINCE DAY ONE WITH THIS CAR AND IT SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE SHOP THE FIRST TWO YEARS I OWED IT AND SAT FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEM THERE AFTER. I WAS REAR ENDED ONCE WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN BECAUSE THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF SECOND GEAR LUCKILY THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO ONLY LEAVE HIS LICENSE PLACE SCREWS IMPRINTED IN MY REAR BUMPER AND NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT JUST STUNNED AND FRIGHTENED. *TR

SET BELTS IN THE 2001 MUSTANG NEVER WORKED THE BEST NOW THE PASSANGER'S SIDE SET BELT WON'T WORK AT ALL, IT WON'T COME OUT SO YOU CAN LOCK YOURSELF IN.THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.*AK

DURING ~55,000 MILE BRAKE CHECKUP IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS ON MY 2001 FORD TAURUS ARE BROKEN, SEEMINGLY IN THE SAME PLACE. PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED BY LOCAL SERVICE CENTER. *TR

2001 MUSTANG 3.8 V6 (54,000 MILES) WAS LEAKING EXHAUST FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE UNDER HOOD CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO COME IN CAR. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD (CRACKED) AND EGR TUBE (HOLE BURNED THROUGH) HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, HE STARTED SMELLING A BURNT ODOR AND SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE 2001 FORD FOCUS STARTED FLASHING. AFTER 3 CYCLES OF FLASHING ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. HE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD A SHORT CAUSING IT TO BURN. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE INVOICE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 63500 MILES.

2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, I HAD REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE AND TRANS AND REAR-END. THEY KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO WORK ON A SELEEN, WHICH THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD I WAS BUYING AT THE TIME. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS NO. BIG DIFFERENCE IN PRICE. ON OR ABOUT FEB 15TH 2006 THE ENGINE BLEW, I HAD PARKED IT IN THEIR PARKING LOT. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS. STILL NO TRANS WORK OR REAR-END, THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK IN 30 DAYS. ADDING ON THE LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN THEY HAD IT. I HAD TO PAY OTHER SHOP TO FIX. ALONG WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS, ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SINCE JUNE OF 2006 MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 10 TIMES , TOTALING 55 MORE DAYS. RENTAL CAR COST OVER 2500.00 AND TIME AND MENTAL ANGUISH . LUZZI REFUSED ME THE 2ND TIME ENGINE BLEW BECAUSE THE FACT I AM MARRIED TO DAVID HARDING. HE IS NOT ON ANY CONTRACT WITH ME. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY WARRANTY WORK ON THE ENGINE THEY INSTALLED 9 MONTHS AGO. I PAID FOR A WARRANTY WITH THEM FOR 1800.00 AND I WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE MONEY ALREADY PAID FOR THE CAR. 10 MONTHS , WHERE'S THE OTHER 2 YEAR PRORATED FEES? THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. *NM

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2001 FORD MUSTANG PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RELEASE. ON JANUARY 1, 2007 THE SEAT BELT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF THE HOLDER. THE CONTACT NEVER NOTICED THIS BECAUSE NO ONE EVER SAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT COULD NOT BE WORN BY ANYONE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, IT WILL NOT WORK. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR ONLY WORKED IF ONE PLAYED WITH IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO THE HOLDER ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED HER THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS FOR THE SEAT BELT. THERE WAS A RECALL 99V250000 ON FORD MUSTANGS FROM 1999-2000 FOR SEAT BELT FAILURE SHE THOUGHT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER IN SOME WAY FOR THE SEAT BELT FAILURES. *AK

WITH ONLY 80K MILES ON MY CAR, THE IGNITION SWITCHED LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR. THE DEALER STATES THAT HE HAS TO DRILL OUT AND REPLACE THE LOCKSET. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAS TO REPLACE IT WITH AN ELECTRONIC KEY SINCE IT IS TIED IN TO ALL THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS IE THE SECURITY AND CONTROL MODULE. HE STATES THAT THE TUMBLERS ARE WORN AND THE LOCK HAS TO BE REPLACED. HE STATES THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THE NEW SETS MAY HAVE AN IMPROVED TUMBLER SET. *NM

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN ALLEY GOING ABOUT 5-10 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND MY SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT AND MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY AND IF THIS WAS AN EVENT OF A REAL ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE NOT DID ANYTHING FOR SAFETY. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF CARS, BUT A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2001 MUSTANG GT CAUSING A LOUD REPETITIVE NOISE AND A NOTABLE LOSS OF POWER. IT WAS STILL UNDER THE 30 DAY/3000 MILES USED VEHICLE WARRANTY AND IT WAS FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO MYSELF. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER AND I WAS TOLD (IN THE BEST WORDS THAT I CAN DESCRIBE IT) THE THREADING IN THE HOLE OF THE PART OF THE ENGINE THAT THE SPARK PLUG SCREWS INTO, WOULD NO LONGER HOLD THE SPARK PLUG AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE SENT TO A MACHINE SHOP TO BORE THE HOLE IN DEEPER COSTING A AROUND $3000.00. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO ESCAPE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, A TRAILER HIT THE VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT END. THERE WAS BRAKING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

REAR SPOILER CRACKING ALONG SEAMS. *NM

AUG 13 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT DUE TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. IT WAS THE 4TH TIRE OF THE SET THAT HAD GONE BAD. AFTER THE 2ND TIRE WENT BAD, I TRIED TO GET THE TIRE DEALER TO SEND IT IN FOR INSPECTION/DEFECT. HE REFUSE AND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 3 WEEKS LATER. *NM

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CONTINUES TO JUMP OUT OF PLACE CAUSING WINDOW NOT TO ROLL DOWN. WHEN FIRST BOUGHT CAR, WE PAID OVER 300 TO REPLACE ENTIRE FRAME AND GLASS. ONLY A SHORT TIME AFTER THIS IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING EVERY TWO OR THREE WEEKS WE ARE HAVING TO HAVE THE GLASS PUT BACK INTO TRACTS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 23 MPH ON A RECENTLY FILLED FUEL TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE FILLER NECK GASKET HAD SPLIT, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE.

TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED FEB 2004 WITH 25/30 K ON THEM DRY-ROTTED TO THE POINT THEY COULD NOT BE BALANCED AND WERE A SAFETY ISSUE. ORIGINAL TIRES WERE GOODYEAR AMERICAN EAGLE GT SIZE P225/5516BW.. THESE TIRES WERE NOT PARKED ON ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A MOISTURE ISSUE AND THEY WERE NEVER CLEANED WITHOUT PROPER CLEANING MATERIALS. *NM

I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I LEFT THE CAR LIKE THAT AND CALLED MY MECHANIC. WHEN HE CHECKED THE CAR, HE FOUND OUT THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS LOOSE, HE JUST PUT BACK. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I HEARD THE NOISE IN THE ENGINE AGAIN, I KNEW WHAT THE POBLEM WAS SO I PUT THE PLUG BACK IN. SOME MONTHS LATER (12/04) I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS TIME THE PLUG WOULDN'T TIGHTEN, SO I CALLED MY MECHANIC AGAIN. HE CHECKED THE CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT THE THREAD IN THE SPARK PLUG HOLE HAD STRIPPED. I BOUGHT A SPARK PLUG THREAD KIT AND HE WAS ABLE TO FIX THE ENGINE, BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T PERFORM THE SAME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH WITH PRIOR BRAKING, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT HEAD ON, ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

2001 FORD MUSTANG V6,34000 MI. FUEL LEAKING FROM TANK AT FILLER TUBE JOINT. HAVE CAR AT DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. NOW , AND HAVE NOT CORRESPONDED ABOUT CORRECTIVE ACTION. *NM

I HAVE A 2001 FORD MUSTANG V6 CONVERTIBLE. FORD HAS A DEFECT ON THEIR DPFE SENSOR FOR THEIR EMISSION EGR FLOW. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN FORD MUSTANGS. EVERY PERSON I KNOW WHO OWNS A 99-01 HAS HAD TO CHANGE THEIR DPFE SENSOR, SPENDING THEIR OWN MONEY FOR FORD'S DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. EVEN THE LOCAL ROCK RIVER FORD DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPT. TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS A BIG DEFECT ON THIS, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS A FAULTY DPFE SENSOR ON THEIR MUSTANGS. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO PAY MY HARD EARNED MONEY TO TEMPORARILY FIX THEIR PROBLEM, BY BUYING A NEW DPFE SENSOR. I THINK FORD SHOULD GIVE ME A NEW SENSOR, IT WAS THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. CHECK UNDER ANY OF THE 99-01 V6 MUSTANG FORUMS SITES, AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, FOR "INSUFFICIENT EGR FLOW". CAUSED BY THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY THROTTLE STICKING. UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP GOING FASTER. THE GAS PEDDLE STICKS. I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO A FEW ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE AND THE LATERAL ARM SUPPORT BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

FILLER TUBE FUEL TANK SEAL FAILURE CAUSING GAS LEAK. *NM

I OWN A 2001 FORD MUSTANG AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS. THEY DO NOT RETRACT DUE TO THE CHEAP COMPONENTS USED TO KEEP THEM FROM TWISTING. THIS ALSO CAUSES THEM TO BE LOOSE WHEN WEARING THEM. I HAVE BEEN TO MANY MESSAGE BOARDS ON MUSTANG WEBSITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I RECENTLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD 2 MUSTANGS IN THAT MONTH FOR THIS REPAIR. MY CAR WAS BEYOND ITS MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $652 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THEREFORE I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, FIXING THEM TO THE BEST OF WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE THEM SOMEWHAT FUNCTIONAL. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS BUT WILL NOT DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS THEIR #1 VEHICLE AND RECALL COSTS WOULD BE TO MUCH. *JB

HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 19 NOV 05 IN DALLAS,TX AT 9.50 PM, I WAS CHANGING LANE WHEN THE OTHER CAR IN THE LANE I WAS CHANGING INTO LOWED DOWN, HE WAS DRIVING A JAGUAR WE BOTH WENT HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE DIVING WALL AT ABOUT 60-63 MPH MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; I HAVE $12000.00 IN DAMAGE TO MY 2001 MUSTANG COBRA. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVING ALONG AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE JUST CAME ON AND I DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING. THE WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY HAD LOCKED UP AND WERE SCREECHING ON THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE BLACK MARKS ON THE DRIVEWAY FROM THE TIRES. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT AND TOLD ME THE SHIFT MOTOR AND GEM MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THE PROBLEM. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM. THE FORD MOTOR CO. HAS SAID THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE 99-2001 EXPEDITIONS AND F250 LD AND F-150 AND LINCOLN 99-2001 NAVIGATOR. THEY ALSO HAVE SAID WHAT THE NEW PART NUMBER THAT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH. I WOULD THINK IF I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE 4X4L COMES ON I COULD GET INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT, SINCE YOU ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO GO 30 MPH OR LESS IN 4X4L. I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. REPAIRS ARE GOING TO COST ME OVER $800. I HAVE PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC FEES OF $68.00. *NM

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT GETS TWISTED IN WALL, AND DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AS A RESULT. THOROUGHBRED FORD UNTWISTED, AND THEN THE SEAT BELT TWISTED UP AGAIN. THOROUGHBRED FORD STATES IS UNDER WARRANTY, NOT DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER STATE FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE UNIT AS THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. EVEN REFUSED AFTER REMINDING THEM IT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH DURING COLLISION. FIRST REPAIR ON OR ABOUT 8-29-05, SECOND ATTEMPT TO HAVE REPLACED APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER. *NM

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT IN JULY 2001. WE HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 1 RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH PERTAINED TO THE PCV VALVE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY OTHER RECALLS BY FORD. WE HAVE CHECKED YAHOO.COM AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE 7 RECALLS. WE ARE WONDERING IF OUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. WE ARE ALSO WONDERING IF THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THE AXLES OF 2001 MAKES. A YOUNG MAN WRECKED IN OUR FRONT YARD THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE HIS BACK RIGHT AXLE BROKE INTO AND MADE THE BACK RIGHT TIRE COME OFF AND FLY ACROSS OUR YARD. LUCKILY, HE WAS NOT HURT. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE WITH US AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS OUR OWN. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

9/8/05 MY HUSBAND CALLED VARSITY FORD ABOUT RECALL OF RE: CRUISE ON EXPEDITION 9/9/05 AS INSTRUCTED, I TOOK EXPEDITION TO VARSITY FOR REPAIR. ON WAY HOME NOTICED CRUISE DOES NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN TOLD THIS WOULD BE A REPAIR NOT A DISCONNECT SO HE CALLED VARSITY. HE WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED AN APPT. TO CHECK THE CRUISE. I CALLED TO MAKE THE APPT. AND STATED SINCE THE CRUISE WORKED FINE BEFORE THE RECALL WORK, VARSITY WOULD NOT CHARGE ME TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD,"NO. PROBABLY THE CRUISE MODULE HAS BLOWN." VARSITY REP, MONTY GUY STATED WOULD DO THE CHECK FOR FREE BUT TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS. I STATED THE CRUISE WORKED FINE BEFORE THE RECALL WORK. I WAS AGAIN TOLD VARSITY WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PARTS GOING OUT FROM RECALL WORK. I CALLED FORD MOTOR. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CHECK FOR FREE AND IF THE HARNESS IS LOOSE THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE, BUT FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A SCAM. PEOPLE, SUCH AS MYSELF, ARE TAKING THEIR VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERS IN GOOD FAITH FOR YOUR RECALL ONLY TO GET A DAMAGED VEHICLE BACK. THEN THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY SO HE CAN GET THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND HAVE CHARGES AGAINST THE CUSTOMER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF INFORMING ALL I KNOW WITH A FORD AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. SHAME ON YOU. THE PUBLIC LOOKS TO YOU FOR HELP. ALL YOUR RECALL HAS DONE IS SET GOOD PEOPLE UP FOR WHAT IS TO ME A BLATANT SCAM BY FORD. *NM

THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND REVERSE WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. I WAS ABLE TO START GOING IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE TO GO UNTIL I GOT HOME. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. BOB TOMES FORD SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS A LITTLE BIT RIDICULOUS SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. WE BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A FORD AND HAVE DRIVEN OTHER ONES WELL INTO THE 100,000 MILE RANGE WITH NEVER A PROBLEM. IT IS NOW SITTING UP AT FORD GETTING REPAIRED. IT HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT: THREE TIRES ON THE CONSUMER'S RV HAD BLOW AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CONSUMER CONSULTED A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE TIRES AND NOTED THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE TOO WEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP. FIRESTONE WILL NOT RETURN CONSUMER'S PHONE CALLS. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED AT 18,000 MILES. THE 4TH TIRE FAILED AT 15,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM WAS PREVALENT WITH THE REAR TIRES (FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES). *NM

UPON TURNING MY DIRECTIONAL ON TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN IT HESSITATED TO COME ON WHILE THE DIRECTIONAL STILL STAYED DOWN TO GO LEFT. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE DIRECTIONAL CAME ON AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS A STREAM OF SMOKE OUT OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I SHUT THE DIRECTIONAL OFF AND THE SMOKE STOPPED AND CLEARED AWAY. I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY NOT USING THE DIRECTIONAL AGAIN. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE "TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FRIED." BEING THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY THEY CAME AND PICKED MY VEHICLE UP GIVING ME A LOANER VEHICLE TO USE. THEY TOLD ME THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $120.00 FOR THE PART AND LABOR. I HUNG UP WITH THEM AND WAS NOT HAPPY. THAT EVENING AFTER DISCUSSING THE MATTER WITH MY FATHER HE AND I FELT IT SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBLITY TO PAY THIS AMOUNT ON A DEFECTIVE PART THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. THAT NEXT MORNING I PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND ASKED THE BILL TO BE BILLED AND MAILED TO MY DADS BUSINESS, HE OWNS A NAPA AUTO PARTS STORE. AFTER HAVING SHOWED MY FATHER THE BILL AND HE CALLED TWO OTHER FORD DEALERSHIPS, THAT HE KNOWS AND DOES BUSINESS WITH. HE TOLD THEM MY SITUATION AND THEY INFORMED US THAT IT IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" AND THAT THEY FIX THE PROBLEMS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CUSTOMER. AFTER FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAIL ALL DAY WITH MY DEALERSHIPS MANAGER AND PARTS MANAGER THE DEALERSHIPS MANAGER SAID HE WOULD THROW THE BILL OUT AND NOT CHARGE ME BECAUSE WE ARE GOOD CUSTOMERS. WHY WOULD TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS PERFORM THIS AT NO COST AND MINE WANT TO CHARGE ME? MY FATHER HAS ALSO CONTACTED FORD AND SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THIS AND HE WAS GOING TO GET BACK TO US. WHY ISN'T THEIR A RECALL ON THIS?

2001 FORD COBRA AIR BAGS ACTIVATED WITH OUT MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER UPON COLLISION. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 2 MPH WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AND REQUESTED THAT FORD AUTHORIZES REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AT NO COST. FORD DENIED THE CONSUMER REQUEST. *NM

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WHILE SHIFTING THE CAR SEEMED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN, EVEN WHEN I HAD MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I ENDED UP LOSING CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

2001 FORD MUSTANG HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SEALS FAILED.*MR NO ADDRESS PROVIDED - NO ANSWER REQUIRED. *MJJ THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WERE FOGGING WITH MOISTURE. THE HEADLIGHT WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE LENSES WERE SLOWLY DEVELOPING A SILVER-GREY FILM. *SC

DT: 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER $6,840.60 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE, BUMPER AND OTHER MATERIALS WAS REPLACED. *TT

THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE.

2001 FORD MUSTANG COBRA FRONT BUMPER MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SPEED WAS ONLY 1 TO 2 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUS REAR END DAMAGE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PREVIOUS DEALER MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY SET THE SENSORS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN TOLD HIM THAT THE COMPUTER RESETS THE SENSORS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAD NO RELEVANCE. *JB

(1) CONDITION WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF PURCHASE (2) PASSENGER SEAT BELT OCCASIONALLY UNLATCHES; BACK SEAT- MIDDLE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH. SEAT BELT COVER IS DOWN AND PROHIBITS MECHANISM FROM WORKING.*AK (3) SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE REPLACED

THERE IS A RATTLING, BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT ONLY DID IT AT FIRST WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN WITH AND WITHOUT THE BRAKES. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS FALLING APART. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HEARD THE NOISE BUT IT WAS NOTHING MECHANICAL AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS COMING FROM. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHECKED ALL OF THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WASN'T THAT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WANTED THEM TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME BY THE HOUR. THE CAR STARTED MAKING THE NOISE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. IT WILL GO AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN COME BACK WORSE. NOW IT DOES IT WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED ALSO. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM.*JB

(1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS TO LEAD TO FAILURE; (2) THE ENGINE CAM SHAFT SENSOR CONTINUES TO FAIL. THIS WILL BE OUR 5TH TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME SENSOR. EACH TIME, WITHIN 24 HOURS OF IT BEING FIXED THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN. WE HAVE SPENT OVER $350 ON THE SAME SENSOR. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE SENSOR CONTINUES TO FAIL. *AK

THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILD. AS A RESULT, THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT BEING RESTRAINED. CONSUMER STATED THAT WARRANTY ENTITLED HER TO ANY SAFETY RESTRAINT PROBLEMS, FIVE YEARS OR 50,000 MILES. HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. IAK

2001 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER MODEL HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE BY ITSELF AT MY DEALER LOT ON AUGUST 21 2004. I HAVE JUST INFORMED BY FRIENDS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. I DO HAVE A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA THAT HAS RECORDED THE ENTIRE EVENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. *JB

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON 2001 FORD MUSTANG FROM A VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT THAT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 5 M.P.H. AND ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AT THIS LOW OF SPEED. *NM

DEFECTIVE WINDOW CHANNEL - DRIVER SIDE. REPLACED 2/1/02. NOW THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP NOR DOWN (AFTER WARRANTY HAS RUN). ALSO CLUNKING NOISE UNDER HOOD WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELERATING 1/02. CAUSE PER DEALER: REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT BOLTS LOOSE. THEY WERE TIGHTENED AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR, WHO STATED AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 2001 FORD FOCUS IN OCTOBER OF 2002, IT ONLY HAD 113 MILES ON IT FROM BEING TEST DRIVEN SO ESSENTIALLY IT WAS BRAND NEW WHEN PURCHASED THAT DAY. THIS IS MY ***3RD*** TIME OF HAVING TO HAVE IT SERVICED BY FORD BECAUSE THE IGNITION LOCKED UP AND MY KEY WOULD NOT TURN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT FORD WAS AWARE THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE MAKE/MODELS OF THE FOCUS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SENSORS IN THE INGITION AND THE KEYS BEING WORN DOWN SO MUCH THAT IT WON'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY/SENSOR TO START THE CAR. VERY FRUSTRATING. NOW I AM DEALING WITH IT AGAIN, FORD HAS UNFORTUNATLY NOT PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. I AM GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND STILL I HAVE TO PAY A 50.00 DEDUCTIBLE EVERYTIME TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND IT'S FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT. I HOPE THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM AND AT THE VERY LEAST, REPLACES THIS CERTAIN IGNITION WITH ANOTHER YEAR SO US CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERING MISTAKES. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 7 WK OLD TWINS AND THIS IS NOT IN MY BUDGET, LET ALONE ONCE I AM OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD, IT WILL BE AROUND 300.00 A POP TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. PLEASE HELP!!!*AK

2 DAYS EARLIER HAD CAR AT MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY PADS WERE A LITTLE LOW SO THEY SHOOULD BE CHANGED. THE DAY I HAD THE APPOINTMNET TO REPLACE THE PADS THE REAR CALIPER FROZEN OPEN AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. HIT POST IN DRIVEWAY AND TORE OFF DRIVER MIRROR AND DENTED DOOR. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO MECHANIC THEN TOWED CAR TO DEALER AS I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DIDN'T WANT TO PAY MECHANIC FOR PARTS OR LABOR AS MECHANIC STATED CALIPER FROZEN. DEALER WOULD NOT FIX DAMAGE TO DOOR/MIRROR. THE PADS STILL HAD SOMETHING LEFT OTHERWISE ROTORS WOULD BE SCRATCHED UP WITH METAL DIGGING IN. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF METAL AGAINST METAL WHAT SO EVER. DEALER ALSO STATED MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACING AS IT HAD LEAKED ALL FLUID OUT OF SYSTEM. NEEDED TO BLEED SYSTEM AND REPLACE CALIPER. DEALER SAID NOBODY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT DAMAGE AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I HAD THE DEALER PUT THE NEW PADS ON THAT MY MECHANIC HAD PURCHASED FOR DOING MY BRAKES. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME $195.00 TO DO THIS. I KNEW SOMEONE THERE AND THEY WAIVED THE FEE BUT I HAD TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTABLE FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. DO NOT BUY A FORD!!!!!*AK

THE GAS PEDAL ON MY FORD 2001 ESCAPE KEEPS GETTING STUCK WHEN WE ARE DRIVING IT. I'M AFRAID IT MAY GET STUCK AND NOT RELEASE. WHICH COULD CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS?*AK

DETERIORATION OF MATERIALS OF HEADLIGHT LENSES. DETERIORATION CAUSED BY THE HEAT PRODUCED BY THE LIGHT ITSELF. DIMS THE HEADLIGHTS AND REDUCES VISIBILITY THEREBY CAUSING UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.L *AK

STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT AND BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PAD TO FLOOR NO INJURIES. OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERED FROM REAR RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM WELD FAILURE CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK, CUTTING BREAK LINE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED 2 MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS FAULT OF DRIVER (SAID WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER) WE INVESTIGATED THIS MATTER AND FOUND 2 OTHER REPORTS ON NHTSA, THEN DEALERSHIP AGREED TO FIX PROBLEM. WE ARE VERY DISSATIFIED WITH THE HANDLING OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM FROM DEALERSHIP. *AK

MY IGNITION ON MY 2001 FORD FOCUD ZX3 ALSO HAS LOCKED UP AS SO MANY OTHERS. IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE AND THIS SATURDAY IT HAS FINALLY GAVE UP, LEAVING ME AND MY GIRL FRIEND STRANDED 25 MILES FROM HOME. I TRIED JIGGLING THE STEERING WHEEL AND KEYS AND SPEND ABOUT 3 HOURS TRYING TO GET THE IGNITION UNLOCKED. THIS IS DEFINENTLY A DESIGN FLAW AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IT. I WILL DEFINENTLY NOT BE BUYING A FORD AGAIN IF THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND DESIGN THEIR SHODDY CARS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD.

AFTER HAVING A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE DASH AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED 60+, AND THEN DEVELOPING HEAVY ENGINE KNOCK WITH ROUGH IDLING, I TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE I LEARNED THAT I HAD 3 BAD RODS AND NEEDED A COMPLETE NEW ENGINE AFTER ONLY HAVING 57,000 ON THE ORIGINAL ONE. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED A GARAGE. *AK

THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25-30 MPH AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAT BELTS WERE TWISTED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THEN TWO DAY LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK WHEN THE SEAT BELT WERE NOT TWISTED THEY HAD TO BE RETRACTED MANUALLY. *NM

MY SON AND A PASSENGER WERE TRAVELLING SOUTH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN HE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY A DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CROSSED THE MEDIAM AND THE TWO NORTH BOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR CONTINUED UP THE EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR IS A 1991 FORD MUSTANG. NEITHER THE PASSENGER OR THE DRIVERS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM TOP PART OF THE ENGINE VERY NEXT DAY THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD NUMBER 3, RESULTING IN A CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT .AFTER READING ALL OF THE FORUM COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, THANK GOD MINE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, STILL LEFT WITH OUT A CAR FOR A WEEK , NO LOANER OR ENTAL PROVIDED BY DEALER AND I COULDNT AFFORD ONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

A COIL PACK HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. WHEN IT STARTS GOING BAD THE CAR LURCHES (LOOSES AND REGAINS POWER MULTIPLE TIMES) WHEN YOU ARE ACCELLERATING, AND STALLS WHEN YOU DECELLERATE. BOTH ISSUES ARE SAFTY ISSUES AS THE LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELLERATING COULD CAUSE A DRIVERS TIMING TO BE BAD (FOR INSTANCE WHEN LEAVING A SIDE STREET INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC), AND THE STALLING CUTS ALL OF THE POWER EQUIPMENT. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE COIL PACKS NOW, INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO LEAVE ME IN DANGEROUS CITUATIONS, AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO TO DATE. AS FORD DOESN'T PAY FOR RENTAL CARS IT IS ALSO GETTING REAL EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO REPLACE EACH COIL PACK WHEN IT GOES OUT. THE DEALERS SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A PREVELENT ISSUE WITH FORD.*AK

CONSTANT VIBRATION IN THE DASH AREA. HAVE HAD ALL 4 AIR VENTS REPLACED TWICE AND THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE REPLACED DO TO RADDLING NOISES. TO THIS DATE MY DASH STILL RATTLES IN THE VENT AREAS.*AK

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AT 40 MPH A VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRIED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND COLLIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX A DEFECT IN THEIR 2001 MUSTANG BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SAME DEFECT THAT IS OUTLINED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #14826, NHTSA #619318. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 70 MPH. DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CRASHED. *AK

COMPLAINT REGARDING SAFETY ISSUES WITH MUSTANG SEAT BELTS. *MR THERE WERE CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER PROVIDED TWO SEAT BELT EXTENSIONS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NO FIX WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SC

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME DETACHED. HOWEVER, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CAR STALLS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT & WOULD NOT START WHEN HOT. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT 36,500 MILES! DEALER WOULDN'T REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AGAIN AT 59,234 MILES, SAME PROBLEM.*AK

THE REAR TIRES OF MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE BEGAN TO SKID, SINCE THE ROAD WAS WET. THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE, SO I EASED OFF THE GAS TO ALLOW THE TIRES TO CATCH, BUT THE TRACTION CONTROL MUST HAVE TURNED ON, AND CAUSED MY CAR TO BEGIN SPINNING IN CIRCLES. THIS MADE MY CAR GO OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A TREE. I BELIEVE THE TRACTION CONTRL SYSTEM IS FAULTY.*AK

WE HAD A DEEP SNOW STORM LAST MONTH AND I GOT MY 2001 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE STUCK IN THE SNOW IN MY DRIVEWAY. EACH TIME I TRIED TO ROCK THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH TO FREE IT FROM THE DEEP SNOW, THE ENGINE WOULD POWER DOWN. I FINALLY REALIZED THAT THE "ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL" WAS CAUSING THIS. I TURNED IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO FREE THE VEHICLE. I THINK THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THIS AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED BEFORE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HYDRO-PLANE AND SPIN OUT IN HEAVY RAIN. I WROTE TO YOU 12-24-03 WITH THAT COMPLAINT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR SCARS AND BRUISES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

TWICE NOW, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. IT MAKES THE CRANKING SOUND, BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. THE FIRST TIME, I TRIED 3 TIMES AND ON THE FOURTH TRY, IT FINALLY TURNED OVER. THE SECOND TIME, IT FINALLY TURNED OVER ON THE FIFTH TRY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER EACH PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT THEY REPLACED THE IDLING SWITCH/VALVE. SIX DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO FORD THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WAS ASKED IF I COULD LEAVE IT FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS, WHICH I COULD NOT AT THE TIME. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT AM GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH IT. AFRAID THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY NOT START FOR ME, STRANDING ME. *JB

2001 MUSTANG GT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISPLAYS AN EXTENDED-HARD-GRINDING SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR ESPECIALLY AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALSO WHEN CRUISING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A HESITANT CLANKING NOISE WHICH JERKS THE CAR SLIGHLTY IF ONE'S FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN CLANK AGAIN WHEN SPEED IS RESUMED WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SOON AFTER PURCHASE OF THE NEW CAR AND STILL EXITS NOW WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. * CB

THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IT HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES ALL IN THE SAME MANNER. THE CAR IN BONE STOCK AND ONLY HAS 13,800 MILES ON IT. THE THIRD TIME A FIELD DISTRICT ENGINEER SUPPOSEDLY EXAMINED IT AND SAID THE THE PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP APPEAR TO BE FINE WITH NO FLAWS AND DECLINED MY WARRANTY CLAIM. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD AND THE KS ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS ACTION ESPECIALLY SINCE I WORK FOR FORD(KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT)I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WEERE PROBLEMS WITH THE '01 TRANSMISSIONS AS PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, TSB# 14879 NHTSA# SB620176, SO IT APPEARS THAT DEARBORN ASSEMBLY AND FORD KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT YET I'M STILL GETTING RESISTANCE????????????

SEAT BELT PROBLEMS WITH A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. FAXED A LETTER TO DOT DECEMBER 17, 2003 RELATIVE TO THE SEAT BELTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INQUIRING IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE FAXED LETTER AND IF THERE WAS RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM? INCIDENT DATE DOES NOT APPLY DUE TO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *LA THANK YOU, EDWARD GLIHA

2001, MUSTANG, HYDROPLANED AT 50 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, SPUN 360 DEGREES, AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HAD FLAT ON RIGHT FRONT, AND REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK. WHILE TOWING THE VEHICLE THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS PULLING HARD. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE GLOWING RED HOT. I WAS INFORMED BY MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND THE MECHANIC THAT THE CALIPERS WERE CORRODED. THIS REQUIRED REPLACING THE CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS. I DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY FOR 125 MILE ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND HAVE FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND FIND IT HARD TO BELEIVE THAT THE CALIPERS WERE LOCKED UP FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.*AK

I GAVE MY CAR A TUNE UP AT A FAMILY FRIENDS SHOP SPARK PLUG BROKE SO REPLACED IT WITH A BOSH PLATINUM 4 WHICH WAS ALL THE LOCAL AUTO PART HAD 6 MONTHS LATTER MY CAR BLOWS A PLUG OUT OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHICH HAD THE ORIGINAL PLUG AND I TOW IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WARRANTY REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE AFTER MARKET PLUG ON THE OTHER SIDE AND FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD AND 4.6LT ENGINES BUILT FR:01-03 BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT OR EVEN TEST IT TO SEE IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE SINCE THE AFTER MARKET PLAG WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS ON THE SIDE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLUGS THIS APPLIES TO ALL VEHICLE FROM FORD WITH 4.6LT 2V ENGINES MORE INFO FOUND HERE HTTP://WWW.BLUEOVALNEWS.COM/2003/POWERTRAIN/4.6L.ENGINETICK.T31604.HTM *LA (PER CONSUMER CALL (NO SMOKE OR FLAMES); CHANGED FIRE FROM YES TO NO - C. ROSE 11/16/05

AUTOMOBILE COLLISION FRONT SEAT FAILURE LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE INVOLVED 2001, FORD, MUSTANG. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED. THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER TURNED LEFT ON A ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND VEHICLE ROLLED ACROSS A STRETCH OF GRAVEL, IT LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A BEAM PROTRUDING FROM A RETAINER WALL. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR BACK AND HEAD INJURIES. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CITED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS GONE OFF TRACK 3 TIMES NOW. IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" BY A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRENTY. REVERSE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, THIS HAS ALSO BEEN "FIXED" BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IS NOW DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THROTLE GETS STUCK AND THE RPMS RACE WORSE BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD GEAR.*AK

AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH OR LESS, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND BRAKING, THE ENGINE WILL STALL. POWER BRAKES, POWER STEERING, AND A/C STOP. CANNOT "POP THE CLUTCH" TO RESTART THE MOTOR. MUST TURN KEY TO OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE BEEN DOWNSHIFTING AND TURNING AND HAVE LOST POWER STEERING IN THE TURN AND COULD HARDLY TURN THE WHEEL WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND SPORADICALLY, AND HAS DONE IT SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW.*AK

FAULTY SEATBELTS. THE BELTS WON'T ROLL UP WHEN I RELEASE IT.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HIGH IDLE AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPER BLADES MADE NO CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ARMS. *AK *SCC *NLM

I CAN'T START MY CAR. THE KEY WILL NOT START THE IGNITION, IT IS STUCK ! THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS. GETTING WORSE!*AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK IS LOCATED BEHIND THE REAR AXLE AND IS ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO THE REAR BUMPER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE FORD MUSTANGS THAT CAN RESULT IN THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE AND EXPLODING IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-IMPACT COLLISION. I AM VERY CONCERNED NOW FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE FORD MUSTANGS THAT NEEDS APPROPRIATE ATTENTION AND A NEW DESIGN. I HAVE ALMOST STOPPED DRIVING ALLTOGETHER BECAUSE OF THIS VERY SERIOUS DEFECT. I DO NOT WANT TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY MUSTANG CATCHES ON FIRE AND EXPLODES BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY/DESIGN FLAW IN THE FORD MUSTANGS AND CONTACT ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE IN MY LIFE.*AK

HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AFTER ADDITION OF MINIMAL MILES. *AK

FAMILY FRIEND KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE FORD MUSTANG GT MODEL YEAR 2001 STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. *MR *NM

SINCE PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED 2001 MUSTANG GT (USED) I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PULLING TO THE LEFT DURING DRIVING AND/OR BRAKING. I TOOK IT TO FORD 8 TIMES AND FINALLY THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAMBERS AND CASTERS. AFTER HAVING IT FOR A YEAR I HAVE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY PUT STEERING FLUID IN. NOW FORD HAS DISCOVERED THAT SOMETHING CALLED THE STEERING RACK WAS BROKE AND LEAKING. ALSO, THE EMERGENCY BREAK HAD BECOME LOOSE. AND NOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A WHINING AND SWAYING IN THE REAR END. SO FAR THEY CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT THE WHINING IS AND FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BEARS WERE LOCKING UP. A DIAGNOSIS HASN'T BEEN MADE AT THIS MOMENT AND IT'S STILL WITH FORD FOR 4 DAYS. *NLM

2001 FORD MUSTANG COBRA - PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CAR ROLLED FORWARD DOWNHILL, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *NLM

LTR ON BEHALF OF SERENA BEETON REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION RE THE LOCKING OF THE STEERING ON THE 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT. *MR *SCC *JB

JANINE C. MILLER IS WRITING ON BEHALF OF SERENA BEETON WITH CONCERNS ABOUT STEERING LOCKING UP ON FORD MUSTANG GT. *MR REFER TO ODI# 10024303 *SCC *JB

ONE OF THE FOUR BOLTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, WHICH HELD THE DOOR TO THE HINGES FELL OUT OF THE DOOR. *MR *TS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR STARTED TO RATTLE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT WITH THE BOLT FALLING OUT. *JB

A LETTER WAS SENT TO GOVERNOR MARK WARNER AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS REGARDING CONCERNS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE MECHANICAL DEFECT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED MS. BEETON AND HER FIANCE'. *MR *SCC *JB

LTRS FM C. MECHAND, J.LAWRENCE, L BRADY(VA) REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION RE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH...*MR THERE WERE TWO DEATHS. *JB

THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. *NLM

WHILE THE CONSUMER SAT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT THE DRIVERS CHEST SOMEHOW HIT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUSTMENT BUTTON AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BECOME PINNED BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DRIVERS SEAT. *NLM

WIPERS NOT WORKING AT TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED, AND FORD COMPANY SAID THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM TO FIX. STEREO AND IN-SIDE LIGHT REMAIN ON AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED SINCE WE PURCHASED IN 2001. WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE AIR CONTINUER IS NOT WORKING SINCE 37,000.00 MILES (WARRANTY IS UP)!. *JB

RIGHT REAR BRACKET WHICH IS WELDED TO FLOOR PAN AND CONNECTS REAR AXLE HAS HAD A WELD FAIL AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRACKED THE BRACKET. FORD WAITING FOR FACTORY SERVICE REP TO VISIT TO DETERMINE FAILURE CAUSE AND REPAIR PROCESS. CAR MAY BE UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER A WEEK. *NLM

FOLLOWING SAFETY REPORT WAS FILED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON-LINE: ========================================= THE FORD RIGHT FRONT INNER BREAK PAD SEPARATED FROM ITS METAL BASE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR. I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE BREAK PROBLEM WHEN I STARTED HEARING A ROUGH METAL SOUND. I HAD A PRIVATE TECHNICIAN TO REMOVE THE BREAK PADS AND ROTOR IMMEDIATELY. THEN TOOK IT AND SHOWED IT TO THE FORD DEALER SWANSON FORD IN LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA. THE DEALER WAS RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE BREAK PAD WAS SPLIT APART, HE HAS INSISTENT ON IT WAS PAD WEAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE FORD DEALER TECHNICIAN, IT IS VISUAL AND VERY NOTICEABLE THAT THE BREAK PAD HAS SPLIT APART FROM ITS METAL BASE, IT WAS NOT A WEAR OUT DOWN TO THE METAL BASE. THIS IS UNSAFE AND MAY CAUSE UNNECESSARY ACCIDENTS. THE SAME PROBLEM MAY HAPPEN TO OTHER DRIVERS TOO. THIS IS WHY I AM INSISTING ON A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO GET BACK TO ME IN A VERY SHORT TIME. DUE TO SAFETY REASON I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE TO TURN ALL THE EVIDENCE TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IF FORD CORPORATION DOES NOT COME FORWARD TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGES CAUSED DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE BREAK PAD ASSEMBLY. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER PROPER IMMEDIATE ACTION REGARDING THIS MATTER, AND I WOULD LIKE A FORD FIELD ENGINEER TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER NOT A TECHNICIAN OR A MECHANIC FROM A FORD DEALER, SPECIALLY NOT ANYONE FROM THE SWANSON FORD IN LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA. YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY IS EXPECTED UPON RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL. I RECOMMEND YOU CONTACTING MY FATHER [XXX] WHO IS THE CO-SIGNER ON THE CAR. HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS: [XXX] AND HIS CELL NUMBER IS [XXX], HOME NUMBER IS THE SAME, THE CAR IS REGISTERED AT THE SAME ADDRESS, TO THE MY FATHER'S ADDRESS AT: [XXX]. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP. *JB

THE VEHICLE'S HOOD WAS TWO SMALL WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE TO RUB AGAINST IT. THE HOOD WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NLM

AT 7,853 MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. UPON CHECKING THE DIP STICK, THE STOCK WAS TWISTED OUT OF SHAPE, GIVING A READING OF MORE OIL THAN NEEDED. THE FIRST SERVICE CENTER THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO STATED THAT THE CAR HAD 1 QUART OF OIL, AND COULD BURN 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES WHEN NEW (NOWHERE WAS THIS NOTED IN OWNER'S MANUAL, WHICH RECOMMENDS OIL CHANGES EVERY 5,000 MILES). OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE NEXT DEALER THAT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO IDENTIFIED THAT THE #8 BEARING WAS WORN, WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY, NOR WOULD THE DEALER OR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN MICHIGAN ANSWER ANY OF THE OWNER'S QUESTIONS, EXCEPT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE ENGINE. OWNER WAS LEFT PURCHASING A NEW ENGINE ON THEIR OWN.*JB

THE FRONTAL SEAT BELT HAS A LOOP AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK TO THE SPACE AND WILL GET STUCK. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED UP HILL WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ROLL DOWN HILL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL STAY UP WILL NOT GO DOWN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEARLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

THE AIR BAGS IN MY 2001 FORD MUSTANG GT, DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR SUDDEN STOP. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THEM TO DEPLOY. FORD SAYS IT THAT THEY DEPLOYED FROM AN IMPACT, YET THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD TO GO THRU MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET THEM REPLACED.

CONSUMER WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS. CONSUMER AND OCCUPANT SUFFERED NECK, BACK, SHOULDER AND KNEE INJURIES.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ROCK SIDE TO SIDE VIBRATING HEAVILY AND IT WILL BECOME HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR THE CONSUMER STATES WHILE BRAKING TO A NORMAL STOP, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. AT VARIOUS SPEEDS NAVIGATING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT IF YOU TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A PUDDLE OF LUBRICANT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT LUBRICANT WAS SPRAYED ALL ABOUT THE CHASIS. FORD REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL. THE DEALER ARE UNSURE OF EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, THEY ALSO CHECKED A BULLETIN WHICH STATES CHECK THE ALIGNMENT, WHICH WAS RESET-WAS OFF, AND THE REAR AIR PRESS TO 25 PS. THE CONSUMER DOESN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FAR SINCE THEY NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM. *SCC

WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON ACCELERATER VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER FEELS SOMEONE MAY BE REAR ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING HEADLIGHT LENSES WILL FOG UP, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO SEE DURING NIGHT HOURS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE VISUAL PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING HEADLIGHTS WILL FOG UP AND WILL NOT BE BRIGHT ENOUGH. IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TOE CONSUMER. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED, AND IT CAUSED PASSENGER'S SEAT TO FULLY RECLINE, TRAPPING PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED.

AT 40 MPH ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT COULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH. REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SOME PARTS OF TRANSMISSION. EVERY 3000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, THEN, GAUGE WAS STUCK WITH RPMS AT 3, NO MATTER IF VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND DECREASING SPEED, THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES CEASED AT ABOUT 40MPH WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. FIRST TIME WAS SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR (2001).*AK

ENGINE STALL ON DECELERATION. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH ONE VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT WITH THE IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED, 7000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FORD STATED THAT THE RIGHT SPOT ON THE BUMPER WAS NOT CONTACTED WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *SCC

VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO GARAGE. IN A MATTER OF SEVERAL MINUTES VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, MORE AND MORE UNTIL FIRE ACUALLY IGNITED. FIRE INSPECTOR SAID MAIN WIRE FROM CONNECTOR BOX WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40MPH. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS SNAPPED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE RECLINED POSITION.*AKJLG

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40 MPH AND PUSHED CONSUMER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED WHEN THEY HIT THE WINDSHIELD.*AKJLG

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, PASSENGER REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED FROM VEHICLE, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GOODYEAR INSPECTED TIRE AND ADVISED THERE WAS A SMALL PUNCTURE WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE AND DISINTEGRATE. CONSUMER'S FAMILY MEMBER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 3 REMAINING TIRES BECAUSE WINDOW STICKER STATED VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE 16 INCH TIRES, BUT THIS VEHICLE HAS 17 INCH TIRES. TIRE SIZE 245/445ZR17/ORIGINAL TIRES/TIRE MILEAGE-5300MI/DOT NUMBER M68RFC2R4700. *AK *TT

MOISTURE IS GETTING INSIDE HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE DIM. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STICKS, UNABLE TO TURN IT UP OR DOWN. REPLACED PART TWICE. WINDOW STILL STICKING.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW IS OFF TRACK AND HOOD HAS RUSTED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

SPECIAL GAS/BRAKE/CLUTCH PEDALS IN MUSTANG GT BULLITT EDITION (ONLY) CAN SLIP OUT FROM UNDER FOOT WHEN FOOT PRESSURE IS APPLIED IN WET AND ESPECIALLY SOAPY CONDITIONS (I.E. CAR WASH). CLUTCH PEDAL IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO SLIPPAGE. RUBBER NUBS ON PEDALS CAN ALSO COME OFF WITH CERTAIN SHOES, REDUCING FOOT-PEDAL FRICTION FURTHER.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE SEVERELY WORN AT 6616 MILES. VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPT AND HAD BOTH FRONT TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE. *AK DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE COMPLETELY LOOSE. THERE WERE NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE OTHERS WERE COMPLETELY WORN. ALSO, THE HEADER IN THE MOTOR FAILED. *JG

FRONT CRASH AT UNKNOWN SPEED, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS 4500.00 DOLLARS.*AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST STEERING, INNER TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND MUSTANG 5SPD TRANSMISSION I HAVE PURCHASED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. CONCERNS OF VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE SEATS,FLOOR,AND STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! BEING THE 2ND VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN BATTLEING THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WHOLE YEAR AND HAVE JUST NOW BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTNITY TO MEET WITH A FORD REP.THE POBLEM HAS BEEN OVERSEEN BY A FORD TECH. TWICE WITH A REPLACEMENT OF DRIVESHAFT TWICE WHICH STILL HASN'T RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.I HAVE TESTIMONY FROM OTHR SERVICE REPS WITH OTHER DEALERSHIPS THAT STATE THEY FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND IT IS NOT THE TIRES!(VIBRATION THAT IS) ALSO MANGR. AND TECHS.AT A GOODYEAR TIRE SHOP.THE DEALERSHIP"S SHOP FOREMAN FELT THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION ON A TESTDRIVE WITH ME AND FELT IT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY,HOWEVER, HIS SERVICE MANGR. LATER WENT ON TEST DRIVE AND STATED THAT HE FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ALSO THE FORD REP. TESTDROVE THE CAR AND STATED HE FELT NO PROBLEM EITHER!. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN THE PAST YEAR OVER 9 TIMES FOR THE VIBRATION! SO THERE WAS A PRECEDENT ALREADY SET BEFORE THE FORD REP. GOT INVOLVED. MY CONCERN IS THAT I STILL HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS ANABNORMAL VIBRATION WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 65-75MPH ON HIGHWAY, IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY ME, THE DEALERSHIP,AND FORD. THE VIBRATION KEEPS COMING BACK AND I HAVEBEEN TOLD BY REPUTABLE SOURCES THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF ABNORMAL WEAR THAT CAN HAPPEN TO MY TIRES FROM THIS ABNORMAL VIBRATION I TOLD THIS TO FORD, MANY MONTHS AGO, SO THEY SWITCHED MY TIRES, INCLUDING THE BRAND(FROM GOODYEAR TO MICHELLINS)WHEN THE FORD REP. WAS ASKED THE QUESTION BY ME HOW IS IT THAT TH DEALER'S SHOP FOREMAN FELT THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND HE DIDN'T, HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT ALL ENDED WITH HIM NO MATTER WHO FOUND WHAT!!!THIS PROBABLY SEEMS VERY CONVOLUDED BUT I AM JUST EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO MY SAFETY ,AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF MY FELLOW CONSUMERS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

IN FIRST COMPLAINT REGARDING SUSPENSION ARM BOLTS WAS TOLD THIS STUFF HAPPENS, IN REGARDS TO THE WATER LEAKAGE IN EXHAUST, WAS TOLD THAT IS NORMAL. I FEEL IT ISN'T NORMAL WHEN IT IS POURING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD TIRES ROTATED THEN GOT A FLAT TIRE AND THEY CROSS THREADED THE LUG NUTS AND THE BOLT HAD TO BE BROKEN OFF TO REPAIR THE FLAT TIRE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, SHE HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AKI

WINDSHEILD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHEN IN USES, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL/ SOMETIMES THEY CUT OFF AFTER BEING TURNED ON.*AK

POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTION,THEY WILL NOT GO DOWN, IF ALREADY DOWN WILL NOT COME BACK UP.*AK

BRAKES FAILED AT 3-5 MPH. DEALER DETERMINED FRAME HAD NOT BEEN WELDED PROPERLY, AND THIS CAUSED BRAKE LINE TO CRACK, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.*AK

UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACELERATION A SHUDDER OR BUCKING IS FELT IN 3RD GEAR SPEED IS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH . THE DEALER REPLACED EGR. AND MASS AIRFLOW AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STILL IS PRESENT. *AK

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL . DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL

THE VENTS ON THE FRONT DASH HAVE SPLIT IN TWO. ONCE I TURNED THE AIR ON PLASTIC PEICES STATED FLYING OUT. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HIT SOMEONE IN THE FACE OR EYE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VALVE STEM MALFUNTIONED, CAUSING TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE. DLT # BE8RK1110301, ORINGINAL TIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TWO ADDITIONAL VALVE STEMS WERE ALSO FOUND FAULTY AND THE FOURTH TIRE HAD PROBLEMS DUE TO INCORRECT MOUNTING. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH A TRUCK BROADSIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. NLM CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH OR LOW SPEED. VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEED OVER 65 MPH. WIPER MAKE A LOUD NOISE AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD RUST ON PORTION THAT CONNECTS WITH FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PULSATION. *YH

THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. FORD KNOWS THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND HESITATE WHEN IN TRAFFIC*AK

DRIVING HOME, RAINY EVENING, SMALL ANIMAL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF CAR, HIT BRAKES, LOCKED UP, CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. HAVE WITNESS TO EVENT. DEALER AND FORD INDICATE THAT THIS IS TYPICAL AND THE AIR BAG DID AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. UPON DEALER CHECKING FOR DAMAGE, SMALL DENT FOUND IN UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR. NO ENTRANCE OR EXIT WOUNDS, JUST A DENT - OTHER PARTS OF CAR ARE LOWER.. DEALER PUT CAR UP ON JACK TO SHOW US, PLACED JACK IN WRONG PLACE, COVERING DAMAGE, HAD TO TAKE IT BACK DOWN. DAMAGE LINES UP PERFECTLY WITH JACK. DEALER DAMAGED W/ JACK AND FORD (WHO WOULDN'T EVEN COME IN TO LOOK AT CAR) AGREED W/ DEALER THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED, DEALER MADE DAMAGE - IT'S A COVER-UP.

WHEN DRIVING IN A LOW GEAR ENGINE STALLS. IGNITION HAS TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO START ENGINE BACK UP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

SPRAYERS COME ON WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE WHILE WIPERS ARE ON. THEY STICK IN THIS POSITION TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO PULL KNOB OUT TO STOP. THIS OCCUR'S W/O TOUCHING THE SIGNAL ARM. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN HITTING GOOD BUMP IN ROAD.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS A SURGE/HESITATION IN OVERDRIVE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1600 RPM'S AND ALSO IN THIRD GEAR AT ABOUT 2000 RPM'S. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT DO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP ADMITS THAT FORD SERVICE REPS ARE AWARE OF OTHER CARS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS.

MY V6 MUSTANG STALLS WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING THE STEERING AND BRAKES TO FREEZE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES; ONCE AT 30 MPH, 60 MPH, 45 MPH, AND 40 MPH. THE CAR ONLY HAS 4500 MILES ON IT. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A HEATER DISPLAY LIGHT GOING OUT. DEALERSHIP CAN'T IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF EITHER OF THESE PROBLEMS. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE STALLLING AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE NOTHING. I HAVE ANXIETY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS IT STALLS OUT AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. VERY, VERY SCARY.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FOURTY MILE PER HOUR FRONT END COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A 40MPH FRONT END COLLISON. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ON FEB. 24TH, 2001, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY 21 MILES SHOWING ON THE ODOMETER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE NEXT DAY, I CRANKED THE AUTO AND THE SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DAY WAS SUNDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP, NOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WERE OPEN. I WAITED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THE CATALYTIC SENSOR WAS ACTING UP AND THEY WOULD TURN THE LIGHT OFF AND THAT SHOULD FIX IT. HOWEVER, IF THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, I WAS TO BRING THE CAR BACK. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, DUE TO THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. I WAS TOLD AFTER THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF A SENSOR IN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN GIVEN BAD GAS BEFORE I HAD PURCHASED IT, CAUSING THEM, THE SERVICE REPAIRMEN, TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY TAKE APART THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CLEAN IT FROM ENGINE TO EXHAUST. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL AFTER THEY COMPLETELY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. INFORMATION WAS WITHHELD CONCERNING REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. THE REPLACEMENT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED BY APRIL 15TH, 2001. MY NEXT PROBLEM OCCURED ON JULY 13TH, 2001. I WAS RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO COLORADO WITH MY FATHER, WHEN AS WE WERE TRAVELING, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN FELT WATER HIT MY FOOT. I HAD BEEN RIDING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT THE TIME. WHEN I NOTICED THE WATER, I LOOKED TOWARD THE FLOORBOARD AND ALSO FOUND THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND FALLEN FROM THE WINDOW. WE ARRIVED AT HOME LATER THAT DAY AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN AND DO A COMPLETE ONCE OVER TO SEE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE LEAKING. I TOOK IT IN ON JULY 17TH. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DASH OR COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES THUS FAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THREE FOR THE FRONT END. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN WET ROAD CONDITION CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID AND HIT GUARDRAIL/ FRONT IMPACT. CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ABOUT $ 11000.00. *AK

AT ANY SPEED ON HIGHWAY HAND BRAKES SHAKE AND VIBRATE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER WILL SHUT DOWN AT ANY TIME PROBLEM IS WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AT RED LIGHT, REPLACED BARO, MAF AND RESET KAM BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *YD

ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND CAR SKIDDED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/45/17)

THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. TURNED OFF KEY. ENGINE NOW SURGES ABOVE 4,000 RPM. RENTAL CAR: BUDGET BURBANK, CAR # BURAA67 82883. TOWED TO RENTAL AGENCY AND EXCHANGED. CAR # 854726. BUDGET TO TOW TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS.

ACCELERATOR STUCK AFTER ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 60. COULDN'T SLOW DOWN. *AK

VEHICLE "LUNGED" OR ACCELERATED UPON FINAL PARKING (NEAR STOP) WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE. CAR JUMPED OVER "PARKING BUMP" CURB AND HIT SHRUBS, SMALL TREE APPROX 40 FT. DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL. DEALER INVESTGATED SAID FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THERE IS "NO FIX'. STATED ENGINE CAN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING WARMUP. DEFROSTER WAS ON. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURED RT ARM AND NECK. NO FRONT IMPACT. UNDERACARRIAGE HAS MINOR DAMAGE ONLY. NO FATALITIES OR OTHER INJURIES. *AK

A TICKING, RATTLING NOISE IN THE MOTOR WHICH BEGINS AT 3,000 RPMS AND STOPS WHEN CAR SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR. WHEN IN 2ND GEAR, THE TICKING WILL BEGIN AT 3,000 RPMS. IT STARTED DOING THIS WHEN THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW 55 DEGREES. IT WILL DO IT IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. ONCE CAR WARMS UP, TICKING NOISE VANISHES. IT IS VERY LOUD. I WAS READING ARTICLES ON BULLITTCLUB.COM AND MANY 2001 MUSTANG OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. A MAN HAD HIS CAR IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. HIS CAR STILL TICKS WHEN COLD AND HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS PLACED ON THE LIST OF FORD'S "UNFIXABLES" I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE FIX IS. I DIDNT HEAR THIS NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT IN JANUARY. THIS IS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BULLITCLUB.COM AND CLICK ON MECHANICAL ISSUES, THEN CLICK ON "VERY SCARY SOUND"....IT IS ALMOST 10 PAGES LONG OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS NOISE CANNOT BE NORMAL AND I WANT FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, OTHER THAN PUT YOU ON THE "UNFIXABLES" LIST.*AK

LOWER CONTROL ARM CAME OFF WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE NUT WAS NOT TIGHTENED SUFFICIENTLY AND THE SAFETY PIN WAS MISSING. *JB

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AND FELL BACKWARDS. BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT BROKE. WHEN SEAT FELL BACKWARD IT INJURED A CHILD IN BACK SEAT. DAMAGE WAS ON RIGHT REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON RIGHT REAR SIDE. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING HEIGHT. THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. CREAKING NOISE FROM LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT A WELD IN THE UNIBODY HAND FAILED.*AK

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE RAIN AND ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC WHEN THE BELT THAT DRIVES THE POWER BRAKE AND STEERING ASSIST CAME OFF AND CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK

MAIN DISTRIBUTOR BOX JUST BEHIND BATTERY, NEXT TO WINDOW WASHER FLD CONTAINER, HAS A BUNDLE OF WIRES COMING TO IT AND ATTACHED BY A CONNECTOR. THE CONNECTOR WAS NEVER FULLY TIGHTENED IN THE FACTORY ACCORDING TO A "MASTER MECHANIC" AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM. AFTER SEVERAL LOOSE CONNECTIONS, THE CAR DIEING WITHOUT WARNING AND NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM I THREATENED TO GET AN ATTORNEY. THE MASTER MECHANIC HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY THE OTHER MECHANICS DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE STATED TO THE FOREMAN IN MY PRESENCE, "EVERY CAR COMING OFF THE LOT FROM FORD HAS TO HAVE THE CONNECTOR TIGHTENED BEFORE WE LET IT OFF THE LOT (AS SOLD). IF I WASN'T SUCH A GOOD DRIVER, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON ANY ONE OF THE TOTAL POWER FAILURES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. SOME BOLTS UNDER THE SEAT BROKE CAUSING DRIVERS SEAT TO ROCK BACK WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE SEAT FROM MOVING BACK WHILE DRIVING.*AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER ROTOR WAS LOOSE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

THE FRONT PASSENGER ROTOR WAS LOOSE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

THROTTLE DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. *AK

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN FOR NO REASON AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE THEN BUMPED INTO WOODEN FENCE. DRIVER SUFFERED BURNS ON ARMS.*AK CONSUMER WROTE IN STATING "THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT ROLLED FORWARD BUMPING A WOOD FENCE POST AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED". *SLC

HAD MANUALLY SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABOUT TO SET BRAKES WHENVEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. IT SEEMS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE.*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER REPLACED 2 MASTER CYLINDERS, AFTER THE 2 MASTER CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO REOCCUR BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY, THE DEALER REPLACED 2 MASTER CYLINDERS, AFTER THE 2 MASTER CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO REOCCUR BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

RESTRAINT RETRACTED AND LOCKED NEARLY CHOKING THE OCCUPANT. OWNER HAD TO CUT RESTRAINT TO FREE PASSENGER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

DIFFERENTIAL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF IN THE MORNINGS. *AK

DIFFERENTIAL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF IN THE MORNINGS. *AK

ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SHUTDOWN ON HIGHWAY. POWER STEERING WAS LOST. HAD TO RESTART (CRANK) ENGINE WHILE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING. FOLLOWING DAYS, ON-BOARD COMPUTER WOULD RESET RANDOMLY (AVERAGE TWICE A DAY) WITH ALL THE DIALS SWINGING TO THE RIGHT (FULLY CLOCKWISE) AND THE RADIO/CD SWITCHES ON & OFF RANDOMLY (3-4 TIMES A DAY)

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON, AND SUDDENLY ABS LOCKED UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEING DRIVEN OUT OF A PARKING LOT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, AND CONSUMER HAS BEEN THROWN INTO WINDSHIELD, AND THEN BRAKES WILL RELEASE. *AK CONSUMER STATES LEFT BRAKES PULL, TRACTION COTROL DOES NOT WORK, RATTLES UNDER VEHICLE THROW OUT BEARING MAKING NOISE BRAKES LOCK WITHOUT BEING APPLIED.*JB

1-DRIVERS FOOT CONTACTS FUSE BOX WHEN ENGAGING/DISENGAGING CLUTCH PEDAL (FUSE BOX TOO CLOSE TO CLUTCH TRAVEL ZONE). IMPACTS DRIVER CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELT ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY AND IS GROSSLY OVER-SENSITIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, REPEATEDLY LOCKS-UP AND PREVENTS DRIVER FROM TURNING UPPER BODY TO OBTAIN REASONABLE VIEW FROM REAR OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC WHEN EXITING FREEWAY. *AK

FORD IS SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATING THIS STEERING PROBLEM, I'VE HAD THIS $28,000 VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS PROBLEM IS. I WANT IT FIXED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, WITH ONLY DRIVER IN A 2001, FORD, MUSTANG; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P205/65R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. GOODYEAR WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK *JB

WHEN DECEL & DOWNSHIFTING, THE ENGINE HAS DIED ON ME 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, NO ERROR MSG. WHEN ENGINE DIES, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SHOULD NOT STALL AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR AND ONLY 7K MILES ON THE ENGINE. I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 99 AND UP MUSTANG GT'S. MY ENGINE WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE INTAKE VALVE, SO FORD HAS DECIDED TO GIVE ME AN ENTIRELY NEW ENINE. HOWEVER, IT IS YET TO BE SEEN IF THIS WILL FIX THE STALL PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY SCARY, CONSIDERING IT HAPPENED TO ME IN THE RAIN THE LAST TIME. I COULD HAVE EASILY SLID INTO ANOTHER CAR IF ONE HAD BEEN NEAR ME. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS PROBLEM GO UNNOTICED. THANK YOU.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, GASOLINE FUMES IN VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND FUEL INJECTORS WERE LOCKED IN OPEN POSITION, GAS WAS FLOODING THE SYSTEM. THIS DESTROYED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP BEFORE SHE PURCHASED VEHICLE FOR SAME PROBLEM. COMPUTER READOUT FROM FIRST REPAIR SAID: VEHICLE NOT RUNNING RIGHT. CONSUMER FELT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A NEW VEHICLE AS IT WAS REPAIRED, AND SHE HAD NOT BEEN TOLD. *AK

INITIALLY BRAKE PEDAL WAS STICKING THEN IT STARTED SINKING TO THE FLOOR ON APPLICATION. HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS AND WHILE COMING AT A STANDSTILL. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE COMPONENT IS UNAVAILABLE (AND NO DATE OF POSSIBLE AVAILABILITY IS FORTHCOMING FROM FORD). THE VEHICE IS WITH DEALER FOR LAST FIVE DAYS.*AK

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS INTO A HIGHER GEAR. IT DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THERE IS A GRINDING VIBRATION. THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN SAID " THEY ALL DO IT, THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USE TO".*AK

WHILE COASTING OUT OF CAR WASH VEHICLE SLID ON ICE, BUMPED INTO VACUUM. AT THAT TIME, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THERE WAS NO NOTICABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR PLAT FORM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE TO HAVE DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *YH