2000 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

MY 2000 FORD MUSTANG SEAT BELT WONT RETRACT. CALLED DEALER ABOUT DEFECT THEY SAID NOT ONE OF CARS ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO EXPANDING THE RECALL TO COVER MORE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATE THAT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT ALL THE WAY. RECALL N99V250000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL. *AK

MANUFACTURER SELECTED OEM TIRES, GOODYEAR EAGLES, UNSAFE ON WET/DAMP SURFACES. TIRES WOULD SPIN UPON STARTING AWAY FROM STOP NO MATTER HOW GENTLY/SLOWLY YOU TRIED TO DRIVE AWAY. CAR WOULD FISHTAIL AND LOSE TRACTION (ESPECIALLY REAR (DRIVE) WHEELS) ON MODERATE CORNERS AT MODERATE SPEEDS WHILE ACCELERATING OR NOT. TIRES REPLACE AT 15,000 MILES WITH PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT ON THEM DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR AQUATRED III'S. MUCH BETTER HANDLING WITH NEW TIRES.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A HILL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2003. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. IN MOST CASES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS WORSE. THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BECOMES STUCK AND DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT. IT ALSO DOES NOT LOCK UP WHEN YOU BRAKE QUICKLY. THE SEAT BELT IN THE BACK SEAT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE OR RETRACT AT ALL. IT CANNOT BE USED AT ALL, AND THEREFORE I CANNOT INSTALL THE CHILD CAR SEAT FOR MY BABY. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2000 FORD MUSTANG, BUT WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE SEATBELTS REPAIRED.

A/C CONDENSATION DRAIN TUBE DRIPS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO BRAKE. ITS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO WELD THE TUBE BACK TOGETHER. FROM MANY SHOPS I'VE SPOKEN TO THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY SEE AND KNOW A LOT ABOUT. *NM

IAC VALVE, WHEN THE CAR WILL START BUT WILL NOT IDLE, LOOKING AT EVERYONE'S TROUBLE WITH THIS ISSUE, MAKES ME WONDER WHY FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT GROW BALLS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. I WANTED A MUSTANG BUT THE FORD NAME WILL NEVER BE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AGAIN. MR H. FORD WOULD HANG HIS HEAD DOWN OVER THIS ON. *JB

COMPLAINT ON MY 2000 FORD MUSTANG COUPE(ORGINAL OWNER ). VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE POSITION OF THE CARPET AROUND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER MINIMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE ( 5000 MILES OR AROUND 3-5 MONTHS OF USE) A LARGE HOLE DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IF THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED FULLY OR ALMOST FULLY THE SIDE OF YOUR SHOE CAN CATCH ON THE HOLE LONG ENOUGH TO POSE A SAFTEY HAZARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT IMMEADATLY OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND HAVE TO BE VERY CONCIOUS OF MY FOOT POSITION ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN DRIVING TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF IT. FORD DEEMS THIS PROBLEM AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR AND WOULD NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE CARPET UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY.(WHICH IS NOW EXPIRED) PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE, PLEASE CONTACT AND I WILL FORWARD THEM TO YOU.

ON MAY 30, 2005, OUR DAUGHTER WAS EXITING A PARKING LOT IN HER 2000 FORD MUSTANG. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXITS WEREN''T CLEARLY MARKED, SHE DROVE OVER THE SIDEWALK, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY A FOUR INCH DROP OFF. AFTER WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, SHE ACCELERATED TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT AND BOTH OF HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE WAS FORTUNATE THAT A POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THIS INCIDENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE OFFICER, I WAS ASSURED THAT SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. I ALSO REVIEWED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AREA TO VIEW TO SEE THE DROP-OFF AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF A ''HIGHWAY POT-HOLE'', WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS.

OVER THE PAST YEAR MY 2000 FORD MUSTANG HAS ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDDLE..AND ITS A 5 SPEED ...(STICK SHIFT) THANK GOODNESS I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THROW IT INTO NEUTERAL AND THEN I HAVE TO SLAM THE GAS PEDDLE DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO UNSTICK ..BOTH TIMES HAVE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...WHEN I ASKED FORD TO LOOK AT IT ..THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT .. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE THE CATALITIC CONVERTER FIXED..AND THEY SAID THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM BUT IN TALKING IT OVER WITH MY BROTHER (WHO IS A CAR MECHANIC) HE DIDNT THINK THAT THE CATALITIC CONV. WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING LIKE THAT !.. IT HASNT HAPPENED IN A WHILE BUT ITS VERY NERVE WRACKING WHEN IT DOES/NOT SURE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER MUSTANGS OUT THERE..