2006 Ford Mustang Gt

PURCHASED MY 2006 MUSTANG GT IN DECEMBER OF '06. IT HAD APPROX. 59 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE LATEST (AND CURRENT) PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE ANY GAS. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE FUEL TANK. THE VERY FIRST TIME I TRIED TO FILL UP THE SAME THING HAPPENED-IT WILL NOT TAKE THE GAS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER SINCE 10/25/07-TODAY IS THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER. FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL ENGINEERS OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: TWICE IN ONE YEAR, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. HAPPENED BETWEEN 20-45 MPH. STOCK FLOOR MATS ARE IN CAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, BUT REQUIRED MUCH HEAVIER THAN NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. VEHICLE BEING TAKEN TO FORD DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. ADDITIONAL POSTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS SAME MODEL VEHICLE (BOTH '05 AND '06 MODEL YEARS) ARE LOCATED ON THIS NHTSA COMPLAINT BOARD. THE LIKELIHOOD THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE BEING EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE APPEARS TO BE A REAL POSSIBILITY; WOULD BE HIGHLY BENEFICIAL FOR NHTSA TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE PRIOR TO ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES OCCURRING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SPEED CONTROL FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A FENCE AFTER ACCELERATING OVER A CURB. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AFTER HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. BEFORE CRASHING, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER HE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORD BOTH INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO VISIBLE FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,536.

1. PRIOR UNRELATED DISCUSSION WITH A TOW TRUCK DRIVER ADVISED ME THAT HE HAS HAD TO TOW IN A COUPLE OF CARS THAT ARE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WERE FAILING. HE ADVISED ME TO CHECK IT. 2. I CHECKED MY POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY YESTERDAY. THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION AND 1/2 OF THE CONNECTING CLAMP WAS EATEN AWAY BY CORROSION AT THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE BATTERY/CABLE. 3. I CLEANED THE CONNECTION AS BEST I COULD BUT I WILL BE CALLING FORD AS VEHICLE IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE FAILURE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM AS WHY IS THIS HAPPENING IN ONLY 1 YEAR? REPLACEMENT OF THIS CABLE SEEMS TO BE ONLY A TEMPORARILY FIX. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES A MONTH, 90% OF THE TIME BY MY WIFE. ON MAY 24, 2007 MY WIFE DROVE IT TO WORK AS USUAL. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT WORK THE PARKING SPACE SHE USUALLY PARKS IN WAS OCCUPIED. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO CIRCLE A SMALL ISLAND TO RETURN TO THE ENTRANCE DRIVE WHERE THE PARKING SPACES ARE. ONCE ONE WAS LOCATED SHE HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO ACCESS IT. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR STOP, ABOUT HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE HIT A TREE ABOUT 10 - 12 FEET AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM AWAITING BODY & PAINT REPAIR. *TR

I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FILLING THE TANK OF THE 2006 MUSTANG GT. THE AUTOMATIC PUMP IS TRIGGERED ALL THE TIME, AND ONLY ALLOWS A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS TO BE PUMPED. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE GAS INDICATOR IN THE DASHBOARD TELL ME I WAS ON EMPTY WHEN I WAS NOT. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECTLY, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THEY RECOGNIZE OR HAVE EVER HEARD OF. THEY ALSO WILL NOT COVER ANY COST TO REPAIR OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT HAD SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. EACH TIME HE HIT A SERIES OF POT HOLES IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD THUMPING SOUND ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STEERING HAD MORE PLAY, AND SOMETIMES IT FELT AS IF HE WAS OVER STEERING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 MILES.*AK