2000 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

ANOTHER VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL AND HIT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

VEHICLE HAS 24000 MILES ON IT. AT APPROX. 12000 MILES THE CLUTCH LOST TRAVEL DISTANCE, AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED USING THE MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE. CLUTCH FROZE ONE MORNING AFTER A VERY COLD SUB-ZERO NIGHT. UPON STARTING VEHICLE WITH CLUTCH PARTIALLY ENGAGED, CLUTCH BURNED. THEN FELL OUT OF 4TH GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A WEAR ITEM AND BAD DRIVING RESULTED IN PRESSURE PLATES BEING UNUSUALLY WORN, A PROBLEM WITH THE LINKAGE WAS ALSO NOTED BUT NOT ASSESSED AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORN PLATES. CUSTOMER CONTENDS THE LINKAGE FAILED AND CAUSED CONTINUOUS RUBBING OF PRESSURE PLATES INSIDE TRANSMISSION ULTIMATELY LEADING TO FAILURE, AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER. PREMATURE WEAR OF THE PLATES IS MOST LIKELY LINKED TO THE FAILURE IN THE LINKAGE AND THE FAILURE OF THE SELF ADJUSTING CLUTCH TO IN EFFECT, SELF ADJUST WHEN THE PEDAL IS PULLED UP AND PUSHED DOWN AS RECOMMENDED IN THE MANUAL. SUSPECT THIS MAY ALSO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PARTS ORIGINAL TO VEHICLE. TS

WHEN FILLING GAS THE GAS POURS OUT OF THE FILL PIPE BEFOR IT HAS SHUT OFF THE PUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MOST PUMPS THAT I HAVE VISITED. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL YOUR ARE NEAR THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE GAS JUST SPILLS OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. COULD CAUSE FIRES, ENVIROMENTAL DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO PAINT ON CARS.

THERE WAS A PIN THAT SNAGGED THE BRAKE LINES AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *JG

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER FOR DIANOIS OF ENGINE MISS. CHARGED $65.00 COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WHY CAR WAS MISSING. OKAYED FOR TEAR DOWN ADDITIONAL AN $135.00. WAS TOLD PUSH ROD BENT. VALVE AND VALVE SPRING BROKEN. POSSIBLE HEAD DAMAGE. WAS CALLED TO OKAY AN ADDITIONAL $625.00 CHARGE FOR LOOK FOR POSSIBLE PISTON DAMAGE. ALL PROBLEMS STEMING FROM NUMBER 6 CYCLINDER.

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DURING WARM WEATHER AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *TT

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.

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