2008 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE EXTENT OF TIME THAT IS TAKING TO REPLACE THESE PARTS ON FORD VEHICLES. I KNOW OF CHRYSLER VEHICLES OF EQUAL AGE THAT HAVE HAD BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED, YET ONLY THE DRIVER HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY FORD. I AM IN A HIGH HUMIDITY ZONE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET MY VEHICLE PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS ISSUE IS BEING GREATLY DISMISSED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. WE RECEIVED OUR RECALL LETTER IN JUNE OF 2016 FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. WE WAITED A YEAR AND CALLED FORD IN JULY OF 2017. THEY SAID THAT TAKATA WAS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY WERE HIRING ANOTHER COMPANY TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS. WE JUST CALLED AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 AND STILL NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE REPAIRED. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT WE COULD NOT DISABLE THE AIR BAG. SO NO ONE CAN RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, UNLESS YOU WANT TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH YOUR LIFE. WE WAITED OVER A YEAR FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG TO BE REPLACED, SO WE ARE COMING UP ON 3 YEARS THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR OR HAD LIMITED USE BECAUSE NO ONE IS ABLE TO RIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT PUTTING THERE LIFE IN DANGER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT: LITHIA FORD, ROSEBURG, PHONE NUMBER: 541-537-4643 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA INFLATORS: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LAST JULY 2016 AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN IT BECAUSE OF THIS. SHE HAS RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM 2 BOUTS OF CANCER AND DOES NOT WANT TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. WHEN CAN I EXPECT A REPLACEMENT?

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR, MY CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH RATE (STUCK AT 4000-5000 RPM) CAUSING ME TO SPEED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO STOP AS I HIT THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT OVERCOME THE ACCELERATION. THINKING AS QUICKLY AS I COULD, I THREW IT INTO NEUTRAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A CRAWL AND SLOWLY ROLL TO THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN TO A STOP. I WAS LUCKY TO THINK SO QUICKLY BECAUSE OTHERWISE I COULD HAVE RUN INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME AS THE CAR SPED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP. I FEAR FOR OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF THERE WAS A STOP AHEAD, IT COULD EASILY END IN LOSS OF LIFE. ONCE SAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR, ONLY TO HAVE IT ROCCO TONGUE TO REV. AFTER TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT MY THROTTLE ELECTRONICS HAD MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO GET STUCK OPEN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. FORD'S HANDLING OF IT, WHICH WAS TO SAY THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

2008 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 15V-319. *LD CONSUMER SENT INFORMATION FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE 16V-384. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD SENT ADDT'L CORRESPONDENCE. *LD UPDATED 08/29/2017*JS