2008 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

- FIRST INCIDENT - SEPTEMBER 2011 - WHILE TRAVELING 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO ME PUSHING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL. IT WAS STILL IDLING, BUT NO LONGER ACCELERATING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF YET. - SECOND INCIDENT - LATE SEPTEMBER 2011 - CAR KEEPS DROPPING BELOW 500RPMS WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN NEUTRAL. CAR FINALLY DIES COMPLETELY. IS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT REPEATS THIS BEHAVIOR SPORADICALLY - THIRD INCIDENT - WHILE GOING 25MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I PUSH IN THE CLUTCH, CHECKED THE MAT (TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T STUCK ON THE PEDAL), BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. AROUND 3500RPMS, I TURN THE CAR OFF. IT RESTARTS WITHOUT A GLITCH. - 11/8/2011- TOOK THE CAR TO FORD. THEY SAID NOTHING LIKE THIS HAD EVER HAPPENED BEFORE, AND BLAMED THE ACCELERATION ON THE MAT, EVEN THOUGH I CHECKED IT. THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR THE DECELERATION, AND SAY THERE IS NO WRENCH LIGHT IN THE CAR'S HISTORY. *TR

2008 MUSTANG GT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AN EXPLODING ELECTRICAL STARTER MOTOR *TGW THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED LOUD TRANSMISSION NOISES FROM THE DAY OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. BECAUSE THE NOISE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK TEN DAYS ESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THE DRIVE-TRAIN NOISE WAS CONSIDERED BY THEM TO BE NORMAL. *JB

2008 FORD MUSTANG GT500. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CLUTCH ASSEMBLY *TGW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE &TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED. JUST PRIOR TO THAT, HE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A ROAD THAT HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE LEADING UP TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, ACCELERATED WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND EASED ON THE CLUTCH WITH HIS LEFT FOOT. MUCH TO HIS HORROR, INSTEAD OF THE CLUTCH ENGAGING, THE CLUTCH LITERALLY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE BEAN ROLLING BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AGAIN, BEFORE SLAMMING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE TRAFFIC CLEARED, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND AND GAIN TRACTION WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WITH 13,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS COMMON BELIEF, THE FLYWHEEL WAS MADE OF CERAMIC, AND OVERHEATS AND PREMATURELY BURNS THE CLUTCH. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THE COST THE SECOND FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS CHARGE $ 3,226.21 BY THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THAT FORD KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. HE IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB UPDATED 10/18/11. *JB

SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM 2-3 GEAR (ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD). SOMETIMES GEARS WOULD GRIND, OR WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. SHIFTS WOULD OFTEN TAKE ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS TO ENGAGE, WITH CAR LOSING SPEED DURING THIS TIME. AT 5800 MILES, TRANSMISSION REQUIRED THE SYNCHRONIZERS TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY CAR HAS 22,000 MILES. AT TIMES, GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE SMOOTHLY FROM 2-3 SHIFT (WHEN TRANSMISSION HOT OR COLD), AND REQUIRES 2-3 SECONDS FOR GEARS TO ENGAGE. THIS OCCURS OCCASIONALLY, WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING. *TR

I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM MCREE FORD IN DICKINSON, TEXAS IN 2008 AS A GIFT TO MY WIFE. THE PROBLEM ALL STARTED AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2010. DURING THAT ACCIDENT SHE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PERSON WHO HIT MY WIFE WAS TICKETED AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT FOR RUNNING THE RED LIGHT. THE CAR SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $6900 WORTH OF DAMAGE. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT MCREE FORD'S COLLISION CENTER. BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP GAVE US THE CAR BACK, THEY TOLD US THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE ERROR LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF AND THAT IT WOULD BE A SHORT DELAY IN GIVING US THE CAR BACK. IT TOOK THEM APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AND THEY ASSURED US THAT IT WAS FIXED. NOW, ON MAY 2011, SHE WAS AGAIN INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 -50 MPH WHEN MY WIFE "T-BONED" A TRUCK WHO RAN THE STOP SIGN AND GOT INTO HER LANE. SHE HAD NO CHANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SO SHE ENDED UP HITTING THE TRUCK. BECAUSE THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS TICKETED. THE FRONT OF THE MUSTANG SUSTAINED APPROXIMATELY $9900 WORTH OF DAMAGE. MY WIFE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES (MINOR WHIPLASH AND A BRUISE ON HER LEG). THE REASON FOR MY LETTER IS THAT MY WIFE'S INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT HER DURING BOTH ACCIDENTS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW, WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURING OR IF MCREE FORD DID NOT REPAIR THE AIRBAGS CORRECTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2010. IT IS OUR BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURING GIVEN THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY IN EITHER ACCIDENT AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL AND ALL THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE FROM MCREE FORD, THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED AS I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONTAL AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE FORD DEALER WAS NO LONGER IN THE AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS VALID; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS 900 MILES FROM HER RESIDENCE AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. IT WOULD BE TOO COSTLY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER IN ANOTHER CITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11

2 TIRES WITH SIDEWALL STRESS ISSUES IN A PERIOD OF 10 MONTHS 12,000 MILES I SPOKE TO THE TIRE COMPANY WHO ADVISED ME THAT I "PROBABLY HIT A CURB OR POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED A KNOT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE", WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN. I HAD RAPID DEFLATION WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ON THE FIRST INCIDENT. GOOD LUCK HAD THE TIRE ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND LOSE OF CONTROL WAS MINIMAL. THE SECOND, I WAS ABLE TO DETECT EARLY. I HAD TO DISPOSE OF THE FIRST TIRE WHEN I HAD IT REPLACED. I FELT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN "A JUST BY CHANCE" INCIDENT, HOWEVER WHEN THIS OCCURRED TO THE SECOND TIRE, I NOW FEEL OTHERWISE. JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THIS TIRE LINE YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES THAT WERE SUSTAINED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE HE NOTICED AN OBJECT LAYING IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OBJECT WAS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,300.

ON 24 AUGUST MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AS IF IT WERE A RETREAD (I STILL HAVE THE TIRE. IT'S NOT A RETREAD, IT JUST CAME APART LIKE ONE. THE CAR JUST PASSED A SAFETY INSPECTION AT WOODBRIDGE VA MALLOY LINCOLN ON 31 JULY. I BOUGHT THE CAR ON 5 AUGUST AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON 24 AUGUST. THANK GOD I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND STOPPED RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH OTHERS IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. PIRELLI TIRES HAVE A RECALL ON SOME OF THEIR OTHER STYLE TIRES FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MY TIRE SIZE 255/35R20 DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AT THIS TIME, THEY DEFINITELY POSE A 'LOSS OF LIFE' SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH FORCED ME TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AT A COST OF $807.63. I CALLED PIRELLI TYRE NORTH AMERICA AT 1-800-747-3554 ON 30 SEPTEMBER AT 1PM EST. I EXPLAINED MY ISSUE WITH THE OPERATOR, AND THEN SHE TRANSFERRED TO A PHONE THAT NOBODY ANSWERED. I WAS LEFT ON HOLD FOR WELL OVER 15 MINUTES UNTIL I FINALLY HUNG UP. THE PHONE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANY KIND OF TONES WHATSOEVER. IT WAS AS IF IT DIDN'T EXIST, BUT I COULD SEE I STILL HAD A CONNECTION. THIS IS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG MARK III CAR. THE TIRES WERE PART OF THE MARK III PACKAGE. *TR