2005 Ford Mustang Gt

I OWN A 2005 MUSTANG GT, V8. THREE WEEKS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON A THREE HOUR TRIP. UPON STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY IT APPEARED TO WORK FINE. HOWEVER, THAT DID NOT LAST LONG. IN TRIPS AROUND TOWN I COULD NOT REALLY TELL IF IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. ON A FOUR HOUR TRIP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 70 MPH {THE CRUISE WAS SET} I WAS STOPPED BY A STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WHO FIRST CLOCKED ME AT 80 MPH BUT WHEN I PASSED HIM HE CLOCKED ME A 84MPH. HE WAS IN PLAIN VIEW SO I WAS NOT CONCERNED AS THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70. AS ANYONE THAT OWNS THIS CAR KNOWS IT DRIVES AND HANDLES SO GREAT YOU DON?T REALIZE YOU ARE GOING THAT FAST. AFTER THIS I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THEY MUST REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. COST TO REPAIR $650+. AFTER READING OTHER REPORTS IT APPEARS FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MUSTANGS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. THE MUSTANG HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS INTEGRITY; THEREFORE, FORD SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY ARE IN THE NEWS FOR DEATHS, INJURIES, LAWSUITS, ETC RUINING THE NAME OF THE FINEST SPORTS CAR IN HISTORY. MY MUSTANG ONLY HAD 51,020 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS STARTED THREE WEEKS AGO. *TR

I OWN A 2005 MUSTANG GT COUPE 5-SPEED WHICH HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE IT WAS PICKED UP FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. AT TIME OF INCIDENT IT HAD 29,*** MILES. THE CAR WAS ONLY HAND WASHED AND IN ONLY A HANDFUL OF RAINY DAYS. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS THE CAR GETS TAKEN OFF FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE AND COVERED. WHEN SPRING TIME ARRIVED IT WAS UNCOVERED AND READY TO BE ON THE ROAD AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED UP AS IT WOULD WHEN RUNNING IT THOUGH THE WINTER. UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS LEFT UNCOVERED IN A RAINSTORM SHORTLY AFTER. THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS STARTED THE CLUSTER GAUGE WENT OUT. WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO COME UP AND OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE EXTREME SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE WAS PRESENT. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND FUSES INSPECTED. THERE WAS DAMPNESS WITHIN THE PASSENGER SIDE CARPET. SO, I THEN CHECKED THE SMART JUNCTION BOX* LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL. IT HAD A THIN WHITE SHEET OF FOAM COVERING IT WHICH LOOKED ODD TO ME. I SAW THAT THE FUSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLUSTER GAUGE HAD BURNT UP AND BROKE. I REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME AMP FUSE AND IT POPPED THEN SMOKE ONCE AGAIN CAME OUT FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE SAME ELECTRICAL SMELL FOLLOWED. NOT ONE LIGHT OR NEEDLE WORKS ON THE GAUGES OTHER THAN THE YELLOW AIRBAG LIGHT WHICH REMAINS ON. TRACTION CONTROL BUTTON, REVERSE LIGHTS, DOOR/LIGHT CHIME, AND AC DO NOT WORK. TSB 08-26-7 REPORT EXISTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WONT HONOR THEIR ROLE IN THIS ISSUE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECTLY AND THEY HAD A SUPERVISOR CALL ME A FEW DAYS LATER. THE SUPERVISOR STATED I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. FORD OBVIOUSLY KNOWS OF THE ISSUE WHICH IS WHY THEY PUT A "BAND-AID" OF A SHEET OF FOAM TO TRY TO KEEP WATER THAT THEY KNEW WOULD LEAK ONTO THE SJB. THE TSB REPORT WAS CREATED BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS DUE TO THE LEAK. IT'S BEEN MONTHS OF RESEARCHING. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A WARNING THAT THEIR CARS WILL HAVE A MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE IF RAINED ON. *TR

NO CRASHES, SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC READING. SOMETIMES READS HIGH, SOMETIMES LOW, WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO POSITION. SOMETIMES STICKS AT THE 40MPH MARK, CAN ONLY BE RESET BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF THEN ON. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD, AS WELL AS HERE AT URGING OF SERVICE WRITER AT FORD DEALER, WHO ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

TOOK 2005 MUSTANG IN FOR SERVICING AND THE HORN NOT WORKING. AFTER FINDING THE HORN, FUSE AND BOX WAS WORKING OK, THEY NEEDED TO EXTRA WORK TO FIND OUT WHY IT WOULD NOT WORK FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. $200 MORE FOR TESTING, THEY SAID THE WIRING HARNESS BOX WAS CORRODED. FOR ANOTHER $200 THEY NEED TO DO A WATER LEAK CHECK TO FIND WHERE WATER WAS GOING TO THE WIRING HARNESS. IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $3,000 TO $4,000 FOR NEW BOX, WIRING HARNESS AND LABOR. WOULD HAVE TO GUT OUT THE CAR, TAKE OUT DASH, SEATS, DOORS, TRUNK. THEY ARE NOT SURE IF IT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY, DEPENDS ON WHAT PART IS MAKING IT LEAK. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I AM TAKING IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A 2ND OPINION TOMORROW. THEY ALSO SAID IF I DID NOT GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, THE CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT DOWN ONE BY ONE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS GIVING INACCURATE SPEEDS AND WOULD NOT REMAIN AT A CONSTANT SPEED. WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 80 MPH. ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.