2009 Ford Mustang

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY VEHICLE (WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2010) HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER SEVEN TIME IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FORD TECH'S HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RECOVERY SYSTEM HOWEVER THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY VEHICLE SINCE I PICKED IT UP THE END OF JAN. 2011 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 100 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL RECOVERY SYSTEM AS THE FORD TECH'S. SAY THE LIGHT INDICATES OR THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT. EITHER OR OF WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE. I'M A FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT MOST ACCIDENTAL VEHICLE FIRES ARE CAUSED BY FUEL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK - 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DATE OF INCIDENT: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2010 LATE AFTERNOON AS I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER LEAVING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN. I APPLIED MY BRAKES UPON REALIZING THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN (BRAKING ONLY) BEFORE REACHING THE INTERSECTION. THE ENGINE CONTINUED REVVING AT A HIGH LEVEL (AS I CAN BEST RECALL) BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 RPM FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE ABOUT 5 SECONDS. LUCKILY, I CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE MAIN HIGHWAY AS THE ENGINE SPEED WAS STILL PULLING THE CAR FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THANKFULLY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED. THE CAR THEN RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED AND I DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE: THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WAS TURNED OFF THIS DATE, WHICH WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD NOT DONE IN THE PAST DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THAT I WAS THE FIRST. A SERVICE TECH WENT OVER THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES OR PROBLEMS DURING A TEST DRIVE (4 MILES). BESIDES THE DEALERSHIP, I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AS I HOPED THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CORRECTED AS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. 11/12/10 CALL RETURNED FROM A REGIONAL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. I OFFERED TO LET FORD HAVE THE VEHICLE FOR INVESTIGATION OVER THE WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER SIMILAR INCIDENT, BUT HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 50 MILES. *TR

CLUTCH FAILURE ON MY 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT500 - AT 18,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO M PURCHASING DEALER AND REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC, THEY INDEED CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM BUT INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A WEAR ITEM WITH ONLY A 12 MS/12K WARRANTY. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE CLUTCH AND ITS FLYWHEEL INDICATING THAT HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WILL WARP THE FLYWHEEL AND IN TURN RUIN THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. FORD DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM (IDENTIFIED IN THE TSB,NHTSA 10032615 - TSB-09-19-11). *TR

I WAS INVALID IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY FRONT AND/OR SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END AND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER BY A 1995 FORD TEMPO THAT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING AT 10MPH WHEN THE IMPACT WAS MADE. THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY CAR IS $8000 AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN TAKEN IT APART YET, THAT IS JUST FROM A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE OUTSIDE. I DRIVE A 2009 FORD MUSTANG GT PREMIUM EDITION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ INTERNET SITES AND SAW PICTURES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO CRASH HEAD-ON INTO UTILITY CABLES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER 100 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE SHE THOUGHT THAT HER CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE YET, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER ALSO PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN SPEED WHENEVER SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON FEB 2, 2010. MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY BECAUSE MULLINAX FORD CO. HERE IN FLA. PUT SEATCOVERS OVER CLOTH SEATS. SO ACTUALLY THE AIRBAG HAD TO DEPLOY OUT OF TWO SEATS. I HAD PAID $950.00 FOR LEATHER SEATS NOT SEATCOVERS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED MY CAR WILL NOT PUT THE SEATCOVER BACK ON SO NOW I HAVE SEATCOVERS ON ALL THE SEATS EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *TR