2000 Ford Mustang

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENTFire

  MY 2000 FORD MUSTANG LOST ALL ITS POWER AFTER I JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SITE. ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES LATER I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE SAME PLACE. AS I EXITED THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND A HORRID NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED 10-15 FOOT HIGH FLAMES WERE SHOOTING IN THE AIR FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR [THIS ALL STARTED TO HAPPEN INCREDIBLY FAST] AND THERE ALSO WAS LOTS OF BLACK SMOKE. ONE OF THE FIREMEN/LADIES TOLD ME THAT IT LOOKED LIKR THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE WIRING. ALL OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR BURNED OUT INCLUDING THE HOOD AND SOMEOF THE DASH INSIDE MELTED AND THE FRONT WINDSHILD STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE.

• 12/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2000 FORD 3.8 LITER MUSTANG. IT HAS A VIBRATION AND COVERT FORD SAYS ITS NEEDS NEW MOTOR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, TOOK GREAT CARE OF MOTOR, IT JUST TURNED 70,000 MILES. COVERT SAYS IT HAS EXCESSIVE END PLAY ON THE CRANKSHAFT DUE TO WEAR. I THINK I HAVE AN AMERICAN-MADE PROBLEM. 70,000 MILES???? THANKS FOR ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME. THEY WANT $4,600.00. I THINK FORD OWES ME MOST OF THAT AT THE VERY LEAST BECAUSE I SURE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. YOU KNOW ITS FUNNY ALSO BECAUSE UP TO THIS POINT THAT CAR HAD NEVER BROKEN DOWN AND HAD NEVER BEEN IN THE SHOP . THIS IS OTHER THAN 15 OIL CHANGES TWO BATTERIES AND TWO SETS OF TIRES... I JUST THINK ITS NOT NORMAL. PLEASE HELP WITH SUGGESTION. *JB

• 12/28/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT DETECTED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO THE CONTACT OF A POTENTIAL FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000. KMJ

• 12/26/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE IDLES TOO LOW, DEALER CAN'T ADJUST IT. *AK

• 12/23/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WENT TO START MY CAR ONE NIGHT AND THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT IN THE IGNITION. MY COUSIN HAS TRIED WORKING ON IT AND HE CAN'T EVEN GET THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH OUT OF THE CAR TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR FOR A WEEK AND AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS NOT FIXED. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

• 12/23/2000· STEERINGFire

  RACK AND PINION BOOT CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNED THE HOOD INSULATION, PLASTIC BOOT AND PART OF THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER

• 12/22/2004· STRUCTURE

  DETAILS: THE VINYL COVERING ON THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE. IT HAS, OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MONTHS, PEELED BACK FAR ENOUGH THAT IT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST VENT TRIM NO LONGER FITS INTO PLACE. THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY, AS THE VINYL NOW OBSTRUCTS THE AIR FLOW. THE VINYL IS ALSO IN SUCH A POSITION AS TO POTENTIALLY IMPEDE THE FUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE DASH, FORD WILL NOT COVER THE FULL COST OF THE REPLACEMENT ($1200). THE DASH ON A 4 YEAR CAR SHOULD NOT WARP SO BADLY IT LOOKS LIKE A PRINGLES CHIP. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS, AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JB

• 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR KILLS OUT FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING; WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT, THE WHEELS LOCK UP AND NEARLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THE STALLING BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE PRUCHASED THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THERE HAD BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE MUSTANG GT'S KILLING OUT AROUND CORNERS. THEY HAVE NO FIX AT THIS POINT AND HAVE MADE NO CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. I'VE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO A HAND FULL OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS "DEFECT". I'M RIDING AROUND IN A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I CONSIDER VERY UNSAFE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL OUT AND LOCK UP. THE DEALER INITIALLY STATED THEY BELIEVED THE STALLS WERE CAUSED BY THE HOT WEATHER. WELL, IT'S NOW DECEMBER IN DENVER, CO AND IT'S QUITE COLD OUT AND THE CAR IS STILL KILLING OUT AROUND CORNERS. WITHIN THE LAST 3 MONTHS, THE PROBLEM IS OCCURING EVEN MORE FREQUENTLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AT TIME PROGRESSES. FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ME A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK AND I PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. MY WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 36, 000 MILES AND I WILL BE LEFT TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT I'VE HAD SINCE DAY ONE OF MY PURCHASE. *AK

• 12/18/2001· SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY SAFETY BELT HARNESS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I START TO LATCH MY SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IT WILL TWIST AND I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND HELP IT RETRACKED. SOMETIMES IT WON'T RETRACK PROPERLY AND I HAVE TO WEAR IT AS IS. WHEN THE BELT ISN'T LIKE IT SHOULD BE AND IF I APPLY MY BRAKES TO SUDDENLY STOP IT WON'T CATCH LIKE A SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSED TO. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12/18/2001 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIX AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL OPERATION. MY CAR DID NOT DO THIS UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD. I AM A FAITHFUL SEATBELT WEARER AND I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WEARING THIS ONE. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR COMPANY DOESN'T GET IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CUSTOMER AND THE DEALER; HOWEVER THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME MY CAR HASN'T BEEN WORKED ON DUE TO THEM NOT FINDING ANYTHING. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS ISN'T THE WAY ALL FORD VEHICLES ARE STRUCTURED. IF THAT WERE TRUE I WOULD HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT A YEAR AGO NOT ONE YEAR AND 6 MONTHS LATER. I DO NOT WISH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE DEALERSHIP I AM CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY WHEN I DRIVE. THE PASSENAGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS FINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING MY CASE. AUDREY CALDWELL. *AK

• 12/18/2000· PARKING BRAKE

  EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, VEHICLE ROLLED WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS PRESSED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. *SLC

• 12/17/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FORD MUSTANG 2000, FRONT HEAD LIGHT COVERS BEGAN TO SHOW SMALL CRACKS SIMILAR TO SPIDER WEB. WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD ENTIRE COVER HAD CRACKS ALL OVER IT, TO THE POINT WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE LIGHTS ARE COVERED IN SOMETHING WHITE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE LIGHT IS SO DIM. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHOM HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD CARS. THIS IS CRAZY AND DANGEROUS. I CONTACT FORD NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 12/16/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER ROUNDED A CORNER NEAR A HIDDEN STOP LIGHT. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS AT THE STOP LIGHT AND THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE OTHER MOTORIST. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AFTER THE COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED WITH THE COLLISION. THE POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE, BUT NO ONE WAS CITED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. *JB WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENT DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUFFERED UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO MISS THE OTHER VEHICLE BY TRYING TO JUMP THE CURB.*MR

• 12/14/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO IMPROPERLY ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE FOR THE PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED AND AN AFTERMARKET PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 12/14/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THIS IS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. LAST YEAR THERE WAS A FIRE STRARTED BY A RELAY FAILURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS REPAIR WAS $2300.00, $435.00 WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED PAINT FAILURE LEADING TO RUST ON THE ROOF, AND LAST FRIDAY THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORD SAYS WE NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WILL COST $5,500.00. THE ENGINE HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 65,000. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, IT EFFECT THE BREAKING AND POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES.*AK

• 12/14/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BACK UP LIGHTS ARE NOT OPERABLE. WHEN CONSUMER IS BACKING UP LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING.ALSO, PARKING BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/13/2002· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS HAS REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REWELDING IN THE A PILLAR AREA.

• 12/13/2000· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 AND 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, REAR AXLE BROKE. *AK

• 12/12/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY WIFE (DONNA) ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. SHE WAS CLIPPED ON THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL WHICH SPUN HER AROUND CAUSING A SECOND SUV TO IMPACT THE DRIVERS DOOR PUSHING HER AND FLIPPING HER UNTIL SHE IMPACTED A CEMENT BARRIER BETWEEN OPPOSITE TRAVELED LANES. THE IMPACT AT THE BARRIER WAS STONG ENOUGH THAT IT PUSHED THE RADIATOR AGINST THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR TOWARD THE FIREWALL. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT NEEDED, BUT WHAT IF THAT CEMENT BARRIER HAD NOT BEEN THERE AND SHE WOULD HAVE SKIDDED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHERE THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN SAVING HER LIFE? *AK

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  AS I WAS DRIVING AND REACHED 30 MPH IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR. IT MADE A SCREECHING NOISE AND WOULD NOT PASS 30 MPH MEAN WHILE THE RPM WAS TO 8. THEN IT JUMPED AND PASSED 30 MPH. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME IT REACHED 30 MPH. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO SHIFT. THIS 2000 MUSTANG ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES!!- AND I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED--ON TOP OF THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE $1,600 COST. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT FORD MUSTANG 'S TRANSMISSION. FOR A 3 YEAR OLD MUSTANG WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECTED TRANSMISSION !!!!EVEN THOUGHT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED -- FORD SHOULD HELP COVER THE COST. *LA

• 12/10/2001· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS GOING ABOUT 3 MPH WHEN VEHICLE TAPPED A POLE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE EXCEPT SCRATCH ON RIGHT SIDE OF BUMPER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TESTED AIR BAG SENSORS DETECTED IN A CRASH . CONSUMER HAS NO RECOURSE.*AK

• 12/09/2000· TIRES

  TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES ALMOST FELL APART WITH ONLY 7K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. THESE WERE THE REARS. THE FRONTS LOOK TERRIBLE AND LOSE AIR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO REARS AS ONE BLEW OUT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/55R16 )

• 12/08/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  (1)NORMAL DRIVING NO RACING JUST NORMAL DRIVING (2)MY SPARK PLUG STRIPPED OUT THE THREADS IN MY HEAD OF MY 2000 MUSTANG GT NOW I NEED TO REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD OR HAVE IT HELICOILED. THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD IS AT FAULT IN MY OPINION, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH THREADS ON THE CYLINDER HEAD TO PROPERLY HOLD THE SPARK PLUG IN PLACE. (3) HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO COST. *NM

• 12/08/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  CAR IS IRRATIC AND ENGAGES INTO CRUISE CONTROL AND OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL WHENEVER. *AK

• 12/07/2005· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  BATTERY KEPT DRAINING AND THE IGNITION CHIMED WITH KEY REMOVED. HEATER BLOWER RAN AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND TOUCH KEY PADS STUCK CAUSING LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO A WATER LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKED INTO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK BEHIND DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE ELECTRICAL BLOCK MELTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BLOCK AND WIRING AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. WINDSHIELD WAS REMOVED AND RESEALED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF LEAK. *JB

• 12/05/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RE#1448617 EMISSIONS THE SAME SECONDARY AIR PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 7/19/2002 BY FORD UNDER WARRANTEY. WHEN IT FAILED AGAIN ON OR ABOUT 11/10/2003 , THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOW NOT COVERED. THIS PUMP IS SO NESSESARY,THE NEWER MUSTANGS DO NOT HAVE IT.*AK

• 12/04/2002· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  AFTER PURCHASE CONV. TOP LEAKED, A/C GRILLS FELL OUT, REAR WINDOW STUCK REAR DEFROSTER DON'T WORK AFTER INSPECTION: RUSTED (POSS. FLOOD DAMAGE) REAR TIRE WELLS REPAIRED (REAR ENDED) NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME TOLD ONLY ONE OWNER REAR REFLECTOR MISSING DUE TO FALLING OFF DURING DETAILING AFTER TRANSPORTING CAR GAS TANK HAS LEAKED $1700 WARRANTY ADDED TO MY CONTRACT W/OUT AGREEMENT COVERS NOTHING $500 FREE ALARM NEVER PUT IN & ADDED TO CONTRACT TINA CALLED TO SAY WARRANTY UP 8/20/02TO PLACE ALARM AND STOPPED PYMT ON CHECK FOR DOWNPAYMENT, KEEPING MO. PYMNT. SPOKE TO ''ALL MANAGERS" COME BACK W/LAWYER WAS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. DT

• 12/03/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT INSIDE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER LINE HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/02/18*JB

• 12/03/2003· TIRES

  PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BF GOODRICH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 FORD MUSTANG. *MR ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING. THERE WAS A RATING OF 360 TIRE WEAR ON THE SIDEWALL, AND A DEPTH OF 8/32. (COMP T/A M+S HR4 TIRES) BF GOODRICH *SCC *JB

• 12/03/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN COMING OFF CLUTCH CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, PEDAL FELT STIFF AND CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE QUICK ENOUGH. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMER HAS BEEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC AS A RESULT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/02/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SO I THOUGHT I HAD A SIMPLE THERMOSTAT ISSUE. WENT TO CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT AND NOTICED THE MANIFOLD HOUSING (PLASTIC) HAD A NICE CRACK IN IT. WHEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, I NOTICED THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS/INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN. POOR MANUFACTURE DESIGN WITH NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF FAILURE THAT RESULT IN UNNECESSARY HIGH REPAIR COSTS PLACED ON THE CONSUMER. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS! *TR

• 11/30/2007· TIRES

  THE TREAD ON A TIRE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE TREAD PEELED OFF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER, AIR CONDITIONER, WASHING FLUID RESVERVOIR, SPARE TIRE AND HEADLIGHT/FOGLIGHTS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/30/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STOPPED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND TO BE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO REPORT INCIDENT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

• 11/25/2003· STEERING,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT TWO ENGINE MOUNTING BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE MECHANIC ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

• 11/24/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD CONCERNING A FUEL LEAK ON MY 2000 MUSTANG. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK WAS RUSTED OUT AND HAD A HOLE IN IT DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF A SHIELD ON THE TUBE. THE SHIELD HELD IN DIRT AND WATER WHICH ALLOWED IT TO RUST. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $431.35 TO REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CANNOT PUT GAS IN MY CAR WHEN MY CHILDREN ARE IN IT FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE. THE GAS JUST POURS OUT ONTO THE PAVEMENT. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS IMMEDIATELY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD?S MISTAKE. I HAVE A COPY OF THE INVOICE AS WELL AS THE REPAIR QUOTE FROM RAMEY FORD IN JOHNSON CITY,TN. I WILL FAX IT TO YOU IF YOU WISH. FORD HAS SENT ME AN EMAIL STATING THAT NOT ALL COMPLAINTS GET INVESTIGATED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THESE CARS COULD POSSIBLY CATCH ON FIRE AND EXPLODE IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED. ALL MUSTANG OWNERS WHOSE CARS HAVE HAD THIS SHIELD PLACED ON THE FUEL FILLER TUBE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE NHTSA BUT I HAVE SEEN POSTINGS FROM MUSTANG OWNERS ON SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY MORE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED. *TR

• 11/22/2006· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  FORD MUSTANG 2000 WAS TOTALED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AFTER ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAPITAL FORD AT 4222 OLEANDER DRIVE IN WILMINGTON, NC REPAIRED THE AIR BAGS IN 2002. *NM

• 11/22/2002· STRUCTURE

  THE VEHICLE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE RAG TOP HANGS TO LOW OBSTRUCTING THE DOOR FROM LATCHING RESULTING IN DOORS OPENING AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS TS

• 11/20/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON MY WAY TO WORK ON MY 2000 GT MUSTANG 4.6L ENGINE. FORD CHARGED ABOUT $350 FOR PARTS/REPAIR AND SAID IT WAS RARE BUT I HAVE BEEN READING WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/20/2006· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  BACKED UP CAR (2000 FORD MUSTANG), THEN SHIFTED FORWARD WHERE CAR ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO 2 PARKED CARS. CAR APPEARS TO BE TOTALED BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

• 11/20/2001· SEATS

  FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTS, WHEN FULLY EXTENDED, DO NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT TO NECK IF VEHICLE WAS REARENDED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE MET FORD STANDARDS. *AK *YD

• 11/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT 29,000 MILES AND 46 MONTH OLD, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. SUNCOAST FORD CLAIMS CODES SAY SOMEONE WAS INTO COMPUTER ON SUN.11/9. NOT TRUE! AND PO411 CODE = 'SECONDARY 'AIR PUMP IS NEEDED. PART IS $242.50 PLUS LABOR. NEITHER FORD NOR WARRANTY DIRECT WILL COVER THIS REPAIR. *LA

• 11/17/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2000 FORD CONTOUR SPORT SE. DASHBOARD HAS WARPED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS INTERFERING WITH THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING PROCESS. THE WARPING CAUSES PART OF THE DASHBOARD TO PRESS UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD TRAPPING WARM AIR UNDERNEATH AND NOT ALLOWING WARM AIR TO REACH THE WINDSHIELD DRIVER VIEWING AREA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. *JB

• 11/17/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE SURGED WHILE BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT. THE RPM GAUGE WENT BEYOND NORMAL RAMIFICATION. AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURER THEY AGREED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *AK PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DETECTED. *TC

• 11/15/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG GT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND STEAM WAS ESCAPING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC RISER ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MANIFOLD AND THE HEATER HOSE WERE FRACTURED AND WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEATER HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO ATTACH THE HOSE BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE AND WATER WHERE THE MANIFOLD WAS ATTACHED TO THE CYLINDER HEADS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/12/2005· STRUCTURE

  DURING A RAINY DAY I FOUND WATER LEAKING INTO MY EXPEDITION THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND THE TRIM AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS THE THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING. WHEN WE WOULD GET IT STARTED AND THEN ONCE IT WAS TURNED OFF, THE HEAT/AIR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. ALSO, THE ODOMETER NUMBERS WOULD BLINK. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BOTH THE SUNROOF AND WINDSHIELD WERE LEAKING AND THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX WERE DESTROYED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE INCLUDING A NEW WINDSHIELD FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY $1200. *JB

• 11/12/2003· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT OR MAY NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. DRIVER STATES "FRONT PASSENGERS ARE NOT ABLE TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS". *AK *PH

• 11/12/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CAR CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 3 HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 30 MIN.-CAR IS "TOTALED"*AK

• 11/10/1999· POWER TRAIN

  MY CAR STUCK IN REVERSE AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE BLOCK BACKWARDS TO GET IT IN THE GARAGE. THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND TOOK IT TO FORD. LUCKILY THIS HAPPEND IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON A BUSY STREET. I OR MY PASSENGERS MIGHT HAVE BEEN INJURED BY TRAFFIC. WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. FORD SAYS THEY KNEW THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM BUT DID NOT DISCLOSE THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO ME AT THE TIME OF SALE ONLY 19 DAYS AGO. THEY ARE PUTTING A NEW TRANSMISSION EVEN AS WE SPEAK.

• 11/09/2006· SEATS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THE BACK FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE'S OWNER WAS CONCERN THAT THE BACK OF THE SEAT COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME AND CREATE A SEVERE OR FATAL ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT A RESULT OF A CRASH, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER.

• 11/09/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NOTICED CAR NOSE DIVED A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN BRAKING, PLUS EXTRA DISTANCE REQUIRED TO COME TO FULL STOP. REAR BRAKES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED DUE TO THE ARMATURE GUIDE PIN(S) IN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY BECOMING FROZEN. ONE PIN IN EACH REAR ASSEMBLY (THE SAME PIN IN BOTH). EXTRA BRAKING STRESS PUT ON FRONT BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS DUE TO LOSS OF MINIMAL THICKNES (NOT DUE TO GOUGING AND TURNING).*AK

• 11/09/2000· STRUCTURE

  WINDSHIELD STRUCTURE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY ON CERTAIN ROADS ALLOWING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP TO COME UNLATCHED AND FLIP UP. *SLC