2005 FORD MUSTANG Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that during inclement weather, water was entering the cabin of the vehicle through the passenger’s side glove box. The contact stated that due to the failure, mold had developed throughout the vehicle on the carpet, doors, and interior seats. The contact's husband also discovered that water had entered the computer module after inspecting the vehicle and the module was removed. The contact stated that the vehicle was inoperable after several repairs and several battery replacements. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the dealer and was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

Ford did issue a recall for several issues for my car, including but not limited to, problems when filling gas tank with evaporative purge system as well as cavitation of the fuel pump in high heat conditions, the doors not closing all the way or handles remaining open( not flush with rest of door) when door is shut, driver's side door trim/bezel around power window switch making buzzing sounds when stereo is in use, as well as ticking sounds coming from motor during operation and various creaks and sounds from front suspension when cornering and going over uneven terrain, and the transmission, the 5r55s, has the known hard shift into gear caused by bad servo. I have reached out to the dealers in my area regarding these issues and even though my car is the correct model and year for the service recall bulletins and has the exact issues described there in, I am told that the vin on my car is not covered even though it is clearly suffering from equipment that exhibits all the same problems listed in the recall. I feel the responsibility to perform and pay for these repairs should fall on the manufacturer, not i, the customer.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FORM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOO UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNIVERSAL AUTO LLC (491 WEST MAIN STREET, GREENWOOD, IN 46142) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTERS, TIMING CHAIN, AND TIMING CHAIN KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL AND WHITE SMOKE WAS FORMING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE USED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Mileage: 117,000

CORROSION ON THE HOOD, WATER LEAKING ON PASS. SIDE DOOR, WATER LEAKING UNDER THE GLOVE BOX, BISSELL AND GAUGES NOT WORKING, SPEEDS UP IN EXCESSIVE SPEED WITHOUT GIVING GAS,

Mileage: 10,000

CORROSION ON LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES OF ALUMINUM HOOD.

Mileage: 44,000

FACTORY CONTAMINATION ON HOOD.CAUSING THE PAINT TO BUBBLE DUE TO HOOD CORROSION.

Mileage: 39,874

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, WATER BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,453.

Mileage: 72,453

DRIVING MUSTANG ON CITY STREET ( ST GEORGE UTAH ) TAKATA AIRBAG SUDDENLY ERUPTED PREMATURELY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF MUSTANG WHICH ROLLED FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. DRIVER [XXX] INJURED BY SHARDS OF METAL AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ( HOSPITAL ATTENTION ) TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE. PERMANENT SCARS AND MENTAL STRESS HAS CAUSED DRIVER TO PERMANENTLY FEAR DRIVING . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 14,784

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNDER THE FLOORMAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS WATER LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

TYPICAL PAINT PEELING ON 2005 FORD MUSTANG HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 67,936

WATER IS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD WHEN IT RAINS AND CAUSING A BIG FLOOD IN MY VEHICLE. *JS

AFTER A LIGHT RAIN I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PLATE/GLOVE BOX AREA. CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. STARTED NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. NEXT DAY, SAME PROBLEM. WATER NOTICEABLE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SHOOK SMART JUNCTION BOX AND NOTICE WATER LEAKING OUT. CAR STARTED AND STOPPED WHEN SJB SHAKEN. TOOK TO DEALER. REPLACED SJB FOR $750. MONTH LATER SAME ISSUE, THIS TIME CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN RAIN. LOSS OF ALL CONTROL, ELECTRICAL AND POWER. COULD NOT RESTART. POUNDED ON SJB AND EVENTUALLY STARTED. GOT IT BACK HOME. NOW BRAKES LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL, HEADLIGHTS, A/C AND DISPLAY PANEL NOT OPERATING. I AM SURPRISED THAT SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED YET. IN TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT THE INTERNET IS FULLY OF THE SAME STORIES. SICKENING. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A MAJOR PAINT DEFECT, BUBBLING OR BLISTERING UNDER THE PAINT ON MY ALUMINUM HOOD. A FACTORY DEFECT, WHICH FORD HAS BEEN AWARE SINCE 2004 AND CONTINUED TO SELL ALUMINUM HOODS UNTIL 2013. *TR

MY CAR SHOWS ERRATIC NEEDLE MOVEMENT AND GAUGES ARE READING OVER HEAT 0 MILES PER HOUR WHILE MOVING AND STICKS AT 120 MPH AFTER USE AND IS PARKED. GAS METER IS OFF, ODOMETER IS OFF, IT'S VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND EXPENSIVE. ALREADY DEALT WITH THE WATER LEAK ISSUE FORM PASSENGER SIDE. CLUSTER PANEL IS BROKEN I BELIEVE. BAD DASH BOARD. HUNDREDS OF FORUMS EXPLAIN SAME ISSUES ON GOING YEARS ON NEW MODELS. NOT SAFE OR FAIR FOR FORD TO NOT ADDRESS THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WATER GOT TO FUSE BOX MADE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND FLOODED PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 92,549

THE CLEAR COAT IS BUBBLING/POPPING OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDER. WATER GETS UNDER THE CLEAR COAT AND PULLS IT EVEN FARTHER AWAY FROM THE PAINT. *TR

Mileage: 11,200

KNOWN HOOD CORROSION (I COULDN'T SELECT HOOD IN "AFFECTED PARTS) ISSUE RE: FORD TSB 6-25-15 - BREAKING THROUGH PAINT AT THIS POINT AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPOTS ON THE HOOD. APPARENTLY CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED. FORD REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING AND WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE PARKING BRAKE ALSO BECAME STUCK AND THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH AND HEARD A BEEP, LOOKED IN THE DASH AND SAW THE ENGINE WENT INTO A "FAIL SAFE MODE". THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN QUITE A BIT. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD'NT FIND ANYTHING WRONG W/ IT. IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SO FINALLY FOUND A MECHANIC THAT WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $800. I SAW IN THE PAPER THAT A FEW TOYOTAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IT HAPPENED ON A NEW FORD MUSTANG AS WELL. ALSO, WHENEVER IT RAINS, (THE SAME CAR) LEAKS WATER INTO AND PUDDLES UP UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE. I DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE RAIN BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS AT THE OIL CHANGE FACILITY, AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A COULPE OF RECALLS ON THE 2005 MUSTANG GT. I WAITED A LONG TIME TO GET MY DREAM CAR AND PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT. IF I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD THINK THE FORD COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILTY AND FIX THE PROBLEMS.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 7,000

FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR WAS THE TWO INCHES OF WATER IT STARTED TAKING IN EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THEN THE RPM GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WENT; NEVER CAN TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING (REAL SAFE). NEXT WENT THE GAS AND TEMP GAUGES. NOW IT RAINED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO (12/2012) AND I HAVE NO WORKING LOCKS, WINDOWS, RADIO OR HEADLIGHTS ALONG WITH WATER IN MY FLOORBOARD. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS THAT THE 2005 MUSTANG HAS WITH IT. THESE ARE NOT SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL NOT PAY $3000 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. I WILL SPEND THAT MONEY ON A LAWYER AGAINST FORD BEFORE I PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT MY CAR WAS THE FOURTH MUSTANG HE HAD TO TOW THAT NIGHT!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARK HE NOTICED THAT WATER HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE HOLES ON THE LINER IN BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD THAT CAUSED THE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE. THE GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WIRES THAT LEAD TO THE SPEAKERS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

THE MORNING AFTER A RAIN STORM WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WATER STARTED TO POUR IN BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND PASSENGER AIR BIG AREA AND ONTO THE FLOOR. IT WAS ABOUT 1 OR 2 INCHES OF WATER ALL TOGETHER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THE FORD KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND STILL HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. IT EFFECTS ALL FORD MUSTANGS FROM 2005 THROUGH 2008. THEY HAVE A TSB 07-14-6 WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AND STATES HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 86,780

I TOOK MY 2005 MUSTANG TO THE DEALER AFTER IT HAD RAINED AND WATER CAME INTO THE CAR,,ALL THE ELECTRIC TURNED OF THEN BACK ON WHEN I WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY,THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG,,I SEE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING,,NOW THE GAUGES DON'T WORK,,WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CLUSTER BECAUSE OF THE WATER,,CAN YOU GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE LEAK WAS SO SEVERE THAT WATER WOULD ENTER AND BUILD UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, WATER WAS DRAINING DIRECTLY INTO THE FUSE BOX AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITHIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IS BUBBLING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS OXIDATION AND THEY WERE AWARE IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MUSTANG. HOWEVER I WAS TOLD BY AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT IS WAS NOT OXIDATION BUT AN INITIAL POOR PAINT JOB. HOWEVER, I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY WHILE AT WORK. IT NEVER SITS OUT IN THE SUN OR RAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS. THAT CANNOT BE TRUE BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $895 TO PAINT THE WHOLE HOOD AND IT WOULD HAVE A LIFETIME GUARANTY. I REFUSED TO PAY THAT AMOUNT AND THEY REDUCED IT DOWN TO $695. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL AS IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO PAINT. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND NEGOTIATED FOR A FREE RENTAL. I AM GETTING 2 MORE ESTIMATES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER HAD DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ONTO THE PASSENGER'S FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,536.

Mileage: 81,536

2005 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. SEVERE WATER LEAKAGE OCCURRING IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR AREAS. WATER LEAKS INTO A COMPARTMENT THAT SURROUNDS THE CABIN AIR FILTER AND THEN BLOWS IN THROUGH THE CABIN AIRWAY AND LEAKS OUT BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. THIS HAS SEVERELY DAMAGED CARPETING AND CAUSES MOLD AND MILDEW TO FORM. VERY BAD FOR ANYONE WHO BREATHS THIS IN WHILE TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY TRYING TO SEAL WITH NO LUCK AND SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. OCCURS WHENEVER VEHICLE IS LEFT OUTSIDE IN RAIN. THE FIRST 5 1/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 1

2005 FORD MUSTANG LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF FORMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHY OR HOW. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED IT COULD CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO MILDEW OR FIRE DUE TO THE MOISTURE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DAMAGED AFTER ROLLING DOWN A HILL. CONSUMER IS ALSO EXPRESSING DISCONTENT WITH THE FORD COMPANY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD TO BE REPLACED, A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS NEEDED WHICH WAS RECALLED, A NEW RADIO WAS INSTALLED, AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 MUSTANG. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS MY CAR (WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC) WOULD RANDOMLY STALL OUT AT LIGHTS. ONE TIME LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE INTERSECTION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL MY GAS TANK AS THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE KICKS BACK FOR SOME REASON WHILE PUMPING. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL READ INACCURATELY AT TIMES, SOMETIMES READING EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBERS, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I AM USING GPS AND MY OWN DISCRECTION WHEN GAUGING HOW FAST I'M GOING. AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, MY PASSENGER FLOOR BECOMES FLOODED BY WATER POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. MY PASSENGERS FEET GET SOAKED AS WELL AS CARPET, FLOORMAT AND ANY OTHER THINGS I HAVE IN THE FLOOR BOARD. *TR

I PURCHASED IN 2007 A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. AFTER THE DOWNPOURING OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY 9/29 NIGHT AND THURSDAY 9/30 MORNING I EXPERIENCED WATER POURING INTO MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLE WHEN ON MY WAY TO WORK UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FUSE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER FOOT WELL. I WAS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER 2005 MUSTANGS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYSTEMS. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. WITHOUT WARNING THE TOP JAMMED ABOUT A 1/4 OF THE WAY GOING UP. IT APPEARS THE LEFT SIDE TORSION BAR SNAPPED CAUSING THE WEIGHT OF THE TOP TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT AND BENT THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME. I CAN NOT PUT THE WINDOWS UP BECAUSE THE WHOLE TOP IS NOW OUT OF ALIGNMENT. VEHICLE IS STORED ALL WINTER LONG AND HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME IS A POOR DESIGN. I BROUGHT IT TO 3 PLACES TO BE LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM ALL 3 PLACES THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 2005 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE TOPS. I DO NOT SEE THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT HAVE SEEN SOME TSB. I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO PRODUCE VEHICLES WITHOUT MECHANICAL FLAWS AND USE QUALITY PARTS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO REPAIR THEM WITHOUT FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE CONSUMER WHEN THEY ARE EXPOSED. *TR

Mileage: 14,661

CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE ON HIGHWAYS AFTER CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ON 2005 MUSTANGS. TOP BECOMES STUCK AT HALF UP POSITION. THIS OBSTRUCTS VISION IN REAR-VIEW MIRROR, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

IN REFERENCE TO TSB-08-26-7 AND TSB-07-14-6, THERE IS A DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE WATER LEAK IN THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE WHEEL WELL INTO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE SMART JUNCTION BOX (SJB) OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN WATER SEEPS INTO THE SJB, IT SHORT CIRCUITS THE MAJORITY OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING: HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, A/C, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REAR DEFROSTER, WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ITEMS. IF ALL THE CORRECT CONDITIONS PREVAIL, SUCH AS, NIGHT TIME DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THE WATER SEEPS INTO THE SJB AND SHORT CIRCUITS IT, THE DRIVER IS LEFT IN THE DARK WITH NO LIGHTING, NO WIPERS, OR INSTRUMENTATION OF ANY TYPE. QUICK FIX FOR DANGEROUS CONDITION WAS TO PULL THE KICK PANEL OUT OF THE FLOOR BOARD, UNPLUG THE SJB CONNECTOR, AND ALLOW TO BRIEFLY AIR DRY BEFORE RECONNECTING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ONLY TO BE CLAIMED THE "INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" WAS BAD. EVEN THOUGH THE TSBS WERE MENTIONED BY THE OWNER, NOTHING WAS SAID OF THE SJB BEING THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER OR THROUGH A PUDDLE, WATER WOULD ENTER THE VEHICLE AND INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

WATER LEAK IN PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL FORD KNEW OF WATER LEAK ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. I HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON MY PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AFTER A STORM. ALSO REAR BRAKES STICK AFTER USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF I EVER HAVE TO USE MY E-BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND BE EVEN MORE OF A HAZARD AND DANGER. BOTH THESE ISSUES ARE VERY SAFETY RELATED. SEARCHING THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND LITERALLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WATER LEAK AND E-BRAKE DAMAGE ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I AM CURRENTLY THINKING OF SUING FORD FOR THE WATER LEAK AND THE FACT THAT THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THIS IS A KNOWN FORD PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR THEM TO CARE... *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING ON WET ROADS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LEAK, SHORTING FUSE BOX. CAR LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, INSTRUMENT PANELS, AND RADIO ALL GO DEAD. WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO PARK IT WILL NOT SHIFT BACK OUT. DRIES OUT, AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE.....IMAGINE IF YOU WILL DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE ALL YOUR LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WATER POURING INTO THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUSE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER FOOT WELL. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE TO THE CABIN AIR UNIT IS ALSO CONNECTED THE DRAIN LINES THAT DRAIN WATER FROM THE HOOD COWL. WHEN DEBRIS FROM TREES, BUSHES AND SHRUBS FINDS IT'S WAY ONTO THE HOOD COWL IT GETS INTO THE DRAIN LINES (DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND LACK OF ANY TYPE OF FILTER) WITH ANY RAIN. THE RAIN WASHES DEBRIS INTO THE DRAIN LINES WHICH THEN BACKS UP AS THE LINE FILLS INTO THE CABIN AIR UNIT. MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IS TO NOT PARK UNDER TREES. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE MODEL YEAR AND LATER YEARS. A TSB EXISTS ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY CONVERTIBLE TOPS FRAME SNAPPED AT THE JOINT HEAT RIVET AND ALSO CUT THE TOP COVER. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DEC 23, 2008 WHEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH 25,000 MILES ON IT WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PURCHASED THIS SLIGHTLY USED MUSTANG AT A CHRYSLER DEALER SIX MONTHS AGO AND I PURCHASED A TOP OF THE LINE EXTENDED WARR, FOR $2000.00 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP MY TOP OF THE LINE EXTENDED WARR. DID NOT COVER THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE PROBLEM BEING A KNOWN FACTORY DEFECT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS NO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM ALSO DUE TO THE CAR BEING SLIGHTLY OVER THE 3 YEAR WARR BUT NOT OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARR. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH SINCE THEN ON THE MATTER AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH FORD . THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. I WOULD IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HR COULD BE A CATASTROPHE AFTER LOSING ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. FORD HAS A TSB NUMBER FOR THIS PROBLEM, IT IS TSB 07-14-6. THE PROBLEM IS WATER IS ENTERING THE COWL AREA ON THE FRONT OF CAR AND GETTING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SHORTING THE SYSTEM OUT. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, AFTER ALL DENIED RESPONSE TO FIX FACTORY DEFECT, THEY HANDED ME A BILL FOR $508.00 TO TROUBLE SHOOT PROBLEM WHEN I SPECIFICALLY TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A TSB NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS THAT OF THE TSB 07-14-6. THIS IS NO WAY FAIR AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

DURING THE RAISING OF MY CONVERTIBLE TOP THE MECHANISM FAILED LEAVING THE TOP HALF WAY UP. THE DAMAGE IS SO BAD THE TOP WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $6,000 TO REPAIR. THE CAR IS A 2005 AND HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES AND THE TOP HAS NOT BEEN CYCLED THAT MANY TIMES. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE TOP. I FEEL THAT THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED VERY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS 1/2 THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT ABUSE THE TOP BECAUSE THE RAISING AND LOWERING IS ALL AUTOMATIC AND CAN NOT BE ABUSED. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

MAJOR LEAK - WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE SOAKING FLOOR. COMES FROM UNDER THE DASH - ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE THERE ETC. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

MAJOR LEAK - WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE SOAKING FLOOR. COMES FROM UNDER THE DASH - ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE THERE ETC. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

WHENEVER IT RAINS MY 05' MUSTANG CV ACCUMULATES ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO DRY OUT. THE CV TOP IS BRAND NEW AND DOES NOT LEAK AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ON A FEW DIFFERENT BLOGS ONLINE. WHAT'S THE DEAL? *TR

2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE. I TOOK IT THE THE FORD DEALER IN LUGOF, SC (JAMES ERVIN FORD) TO SEEK REPAIR. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT REPAIR FAILED CONVERTIBLE TOPS, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TOP HAD FAILED AFTER JUST 42.000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED 2 TSB. THEY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE TSB AND REFUSED REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 42,250

FUEL TANK AND INLET TUBE FAILS TO FILL PROPERLY. GASOLINE SPLASH BACK ON TO MOTORIST AT FILLING STATION. TRIED TO PUT CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME AND HARDWARE. NO FOREWARNING. *TR

Mileage: 42,300

1)RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM EXHAUST AREA WHEN TAKING OFF IN CAR. 2)CD'S SKIP OR WON'T PLAY SOMETIMES WITH SHAKER 1000 3) PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ALL THE TIME BY ITSELF. 4) HAVING TROUBLE FILLING TANK WITH GAS AT MOST GAS STATIONS. 5) HAVE BEEN HEARING A SQUEAK SOUND COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR WINDSHIELD AREA. *JB

Mileage: 14,000

ONE WEEK AFTER CAR PURCHASED PAINT FLAKING OFF AND CAR HAS BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST AT START UP. CAR HAS BEEN PAINTED SINCE THEN 3 TIMES AND TO DATE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF AND YOU SHOULD SEE ALL OF THE BUFFING SCRATCHES FROM THE DEALERSHIP(TOWN & COUNTRY FORD/BESSEMER, AL) TRYING TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES. I MIGHT ADD THIS IS A ROUSH MUSTANG. CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 TIMES FOR BLUE SMOKE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM(COMMON STATEMENTS MADE BY FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT). FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO EVEN SEND A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. TO SAY THE LEAST THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. WE ARE IN THE ARBITRATION PROCESS AT THIS TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A FORD TO ANYONE. READ ALL ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS ONLINE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE. I WISH I DID. *JB

Mileage: 216

2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. 6 MONTHS OLD 3,000 MILES ON IT..PRESSING BUTTON TO PUT UP TOP AND SOMETHING SNAPPED COMES TO FIND OUT THE BRACKET CONNECTED TO THE MOTOR SNAPPED IN HALF. AN ENGINEER CAME OUT AND MADE NOTATION OF THIS. THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS REPLACED. NO RENTAL CAR OFFERED AND CAR WAS GONE FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS. CAN YOU SAY CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!!:( AS FOR THE AC/HEAT CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE HEARD EVERY 30 SECONDS.DEALERSHIP SAY THIS IS NORMAL . I MAY BE A WOMEN BUT COME ON...FESS UP...WE PAY ALOT OF MONEY FOR A VEHICLE WE SHOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH THIS. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SOUTH FROM GRASS VALLEY DURING THE DAY, HE COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEING LOCATED TOO FAR INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT AT NIGHT HE COULD SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FINE. IF THE VEHICLE PASSED INTO SOME TYPE OF SHADE DURING THE DAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BECOME VISIBLE. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE JUST GOT OFF OF HIGHWAY STATE ROUTE 49 AND NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE SUN BEHIND OR IN FRONT, HE COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ANYTIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHADED THE INSTRUMENTS COULD NOT BE SEEN EASILY. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT. WHEN CHANGING SPEED ZONES, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT SPEED VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT CAUSED THE ISSUE. *AK *SC

INITIAL PROBLEMS: 1. PIN STRIP ON DRIVER SIDE WAS PEELING OFF 2. A/C VENT FELL OUT OF CONSOLE 3. CONVERTIBLE TOP GOT STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. STOPPED BY CLOSEST DEALER BECAUSE I WAS ON VACATION AND WE PULLED THE TOP BACK UP. BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME WAS TWISTED. THEY STATED THIS WAS BECAUSE I MOST LIKELY HAD DRIVEN WHILE THE TOP WAS HALF WAY UP/DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS FORD ENGINEERS DECIDED TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THE TOP. TOOK THE DEALER FIVE WEEKS TO GET ALL PARTS AND REPLACE THE TOP. 4. GAS TANK REPLACED BECAUSE GAS PUMPS WOULD CONSTANTLY CUT OFF WHILE REFUELING. 5. A/C MAKES POPPING NOISE EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. CURRENT ISSUES: 1. NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS 2. AFTER CAR WARMS TO DRIVING TEMPERATURE, THERE IS A THUMPING NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE, VERY PROMINENT IN INTERIOR 3. DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STICKS IN THE OUT POSITION 4. CONVERTIBLE TOP MAKING A THUD NOISE WHEN RAISING AND LOWERING TOP 5. EXHAUST IS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN IF ENGINE IS REVVED RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE CAR 6. SLIGHT VIBRATION/RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM CONSOLE WHILE CAR IDLES 7. A/C MAKING POPPING NOISE EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. *JB

Mileage: 1,500

THE TUNNEL DOWN THE CENTER OF THE CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT AT THE FRONT OF THE TUNNEL NEAR THE PEDALS. WHEN THE BARE METAL OF THE TUNNEL IS TOUCHED IT IS HOT ENOUGH TO INDUCE A BURN. DEALER CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD ME IT WAS "NORMAL". AS THE PLASTICS AND CARPETING TOUCHING THE TUNNEL AGE, I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. AFTER REVIEWING POSTS ON TWO MUSTANG FORUMS, OTHERS APPARENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. THE CAR IS A GT V8 WITH A MANUAL 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

DT: CONTACT STATES. THE PINION GEAR (WHICH THE CONSUMER SAYS IS PART OF THE REAR END) IS BAD ON HIS 2005 CONVERTIBLE FORD MUSTANG DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS BECAUSE FORD WILL NOT RELINQUISH THE PARTS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TELLS HIM THERE IS AN INDEFINITE BACKORDER ON THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE HAS 4500 MILES ON IT. HE ALSO CANNOT PUT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UP OR DOWN ON THE VEHICLE. THE MOTOR ON THE TOP IS BLOWN UP AND THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DO NOT HAVE A NEW ONE AND REFUSE TO GIVE HIM THE OLD PUMP BACK. THEY HAVE TOLD HIM THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. HE CAN ONLY PUT ONE HALF GALLON OF GAS IN THE CAR AT A TIME BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP CLICKS ON/OFF TELLING HIM THE GAS TANK IS FULL. THE DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GAS TANK IS BAD AND HAS ORDERED A NEW GAS TANK THAT WILL BE THERE ON 7-29-05 WHICH IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. OTHER WAS SELECTED AS THE COMPONENT FOR THE PINION GEAR BECAUSE THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHERE THE PINION GEAR WAS LOCATED . *NM

Mileage: 1,500

DT: 2005, FORD, MUSTANG. CONSUMER CANNOT READ INSTRUMENT ON A SUNNY DAY WITH SUN GLASSES. CONSUMER SAYS DEALER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. INSTRUMENTS\ PANEL IS ENCLOSED IN A DEEP TUBE TYPE PANEL, AND BECAUSE OF THIS CANNOT GET ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE VISIBLE. *AK

DT: THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ONTO WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE AND UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WENT BACKWARD, NO DEBRIS CAME OFF, BUT PAPERS FLEW OUT OF CAR. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE LATCH MUST NOT HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN LATCHED. NO REPAIR YET, DEALER HAS THE VEHICLE. VERY WINDY OUTSIDE, HEADING INTO A HEAD WIND WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. VEHICLE H HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING.*AK

Mileage: 2,000

PASSENGER DOOR WAS DIFFERENT COLOR THAN REST OF VEHICLE. DEALER TRIED TO REPAINT BUT SCREWED UP NOW VEHICLE HAS SERIOS PAINT FLAWS

WHILE DRIVING A NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE HOOD WILL SHAKE. ON WINDING DAYS THE HOOD WILL VIBRATE AND TWIST VIOLENTLY. THE HOOD LATCH AND HINGES ARE TIGHT. HOOD IS MADE OF THIN ALUMINUM AND IS TO FLIMSY TO TOLERATE THE WIND LOAD. WITH TIME I BELIEVE HINGES WILL LOOSEN AND THE PROBLEM WILL WORSEN. *NM