2015 FORD MUSTANG Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER APPROACHED HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FORT MILL FORD IN FORT MILL, SC, 803-948-8202) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOOSTER BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

2015 FORD MUSTANG HAS A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK IN THE CABIN WHEN A/C IS ON. RECORDED CARBON MONOXIDE READINGS OF 28 PPM AND 17 PPM ONE WEEK APART USING A DIGITAL DETECTOR. TESTED MULTIPLE OTHER FAMILY CARS WITH SAME DETECTOR UNDER SAME CONDITIONS AND RECEIVED READINGS OF 0 PPM, INDICATING DETECTOR IS WORKING ACCURATELY. CAR ORIGINALLY HAD CRACKED EXHAUST AND STRONG FUMES THAT LEAKED INTO CABIN WITH A/C ON. CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EXHAUST/CATALYTIC CONVERTER WERE REPLACED. CARBON MONOXIDE CONTINUED TO LEAK INTO THE CAR INTERIOR AFTER REPAIR, AND CONTACT EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, NEAR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, DIZZINESS, FATIGUE, AND CHEST PAIN. MULTIPLE MEDICAL VISITS WERE MADE FOR THE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS. CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE REPAIR WAIT TIME AFTER STAYING 34 DAYS AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE BRACKET FRACTURED ON THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR (PART NUMBER: GR3Z-7210FE LEVER GEAR S) WAS ON BACKORDER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DECREASE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE STARTER PERFORMANCE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO FERMAN FORD (24825 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33763, (727) 797-2277) WHERE IT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE STARTER PERFORMANCE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V774000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-13117095. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,791.

THE OE TIRES ARE BAD AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 OUT 4 OF THE TIRES AND ONE TIRE AN EXTRA TIME BECAUSE IT TOO WAS NOT ABLE TO BE BALANCED CORRECTLY . WHEN I DRIVE , I COMPLAIN OF A OUT OF ALIGNMENT FEELING ALL THE TIME AND OUR SOUND THAT TIRES MAKE (?).

WHEN THE CAR IS STILL SILENT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT RUN OUT OF BREAKS AND THE SOUND WHEN BRAKING IS DRY AND IT SEEM TO SHAVE. THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE FORD DEALER WAS NOT MUCH USE OF THE BREAKS, IN MY IMPRESSION THIS IS WAS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE

I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE EASING DOWN A RAMP AT 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FORCING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OVER A SIXTEEN-INCH BARRICADE CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO RISE SO FORCEFULLY THAT IT NEARLY FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE VEHICLE ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND LANDED ON THE PAVEMENT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING MECHANISM BROKE. MY EYEGLASSES FLEW OFF MY FACE AND LANDED SEVERAL FEET AWAY.

RECEIVED LETTER FORM FORD INDICATING THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. UPON CALLING THE DEALER THAT DID THE FIRST SERVICE, WAS INFORMED THAT T HEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. THEY WERE ALSO VERY NASTY ABOUT THE REQUEST. I CALLED THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD ONLY BRING THE CAR IN FOR THIS ON A WEEKDAY, REQUIRING THAT I TAKE A DAY OFF FROM WORK. ALSO VERY NASTY ABOUT THE REQUEST. THE RECALL IS NHTSA 16V-643.

WHITE SMOKE IN THE MORNING. VIBRATION, ENGINE POWER LOSS, THE HEAD FOR CYLINDER 1 IS WARP AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDER 1 CAUSING THE WHITE SMOKE. SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM S VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2014 AND 2015. ITS STARTS WITH MISFIRE ERROR CODES AND ADVANCES TO THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); 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 DEALER (INDEPENDENCE FORD IN BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED 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.