2014 Ford Mustang

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GARY YEOMANS FORD LINCOLN (1420 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 310-2342) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I PURCHASED A CAR A MONTH AGO, RIGHT AFTER I FILLED ALL PAPERWORK OUT AND WAS TO TAKE DELIVERY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF. THEY SENT CAR TO A FORD DEALER 2 WEEKS LATER AND SAID THE PART NEEDED IS ON BACKORDER UNTIL 12/14. (I AM MAKING PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE ON CAR) THEY GAVE ME A PART NUMBER OF DR3Z1HA005HC AND CARMAX IS TELLING ME NOW THE FORD DEALER IS GIVING THEM A HARD TIME. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS PART THRU FORD AND THERE ISN'T ONE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A DRIVERS SEAT AIRBAG HARNESS THAT HAS SENSORS ON IT. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO AS A CONSUMER? I WANT THIS CAR! I NEED THIS CAR! I'M PAYING FOR THIS CAR! EVERYONE IS BEING UNHELPFUL!

I PURCHASED THIS 2014 MUSTANG 11/15/2018, AFTER DOING THE PAPERWORK AND BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD IT'S A SENSOR IN DRIVERS SEAT AND WOULD BE A COUPLE DAYS. THEN AFTER THAT I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO GO INTO A FORD DEALER TO BE FIXED ON 11/28/2018. ON THIS DATE I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A HARNESS FOR THE DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG AND THAT NO DEALER HAS THE PART AND FORD HASN'T MANUFACTURED ANY. AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS I WAS ABLE TO GET A RENTAL, NOW I'M AFRAID THAT I'M NOT GOING TO GET MY CAR THAT IS REGISTERED AND INSURED AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THRU A FORD DEALER KNOWN BY MY FAMILY THAT IT'S BACKORDERED UNTIL 3/4/2019. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I'M GOING TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON A CAR I OWN BUT CAN'T DRIVE AND I'M WORRIED THE RENTAL WILL GET PULLED FROM ME WHEN THEY FIND OUT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX MY CAR. BIG ISSUE IS THERE IS NOT ANOTHER MUSTANG LIKE IT FOR SALE ANYWHERE!!

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL REGARDING DANGEROUS TAKATA AIRBAGS JULY 2015. I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIPS AT LEAST THREE TIMES FROM JULY 2015 TO 2016 ASKING IF THE AIRBAGS COULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME I CALLED I WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO DO FIX THE PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN APRIL 2017 (YET DATED MAY 2016) REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 15S21 STATING THE NEWLY DESIGNED AIRBAG MODULE WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THAT YEAR (2016) AND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE AIRBAG PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY SINCE THAT TIME,, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGEROUS AIRBAGS ON MY FORD MUSTANG. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE REGARDING HAVING THE AIRBAG PROBLEM RESOLVED SO I CAN DRIVE MY CAR WITH SOME ASSURANCE I( OR MY PASSENGERS) WOULD NOT BE KILLED OR INJURED IN THE EVENT AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED. DRIVING THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THE DANGER IS LIKE DRIVING WITH A BOMB NOT KNOWING IF OR WHEN I OR MY PASSENGERS MIGHT BE KILLED.

TAKATA RECALL - WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS, POSTCARD AND EMAILS ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL AND WE HAVE TRIED, UNSUCCESSFULLY NUMEROUS TIMES TO SET UP A DATE AND TIME FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT WITH OUR DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE TELLING THE ISSUES REPEATEDLY TO EACH PERSON I SPOKE TO. I WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER I WAS TOLD WHOM DID NOT ANSWER AND I LEFT A VERY DETAILED MESSAGE REGARDING THE REASON FOR MY CALL, THE SPECIFICS OF THE CAR AND MULTIPLE WAYS TO CONTACT MYSELF OR MY FIANCE. I HAVE HAD TO CALL SEVERAL MORE TIMES DIE TO NOT RECEIVING ANY RETURN CALL FROM ANYONE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. I HAVE LOOKED TO SEE IF I COULD SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT ONLINE AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT OPTION AVAILABLE. THEREFORE I HAVE HAD TO TAKE TIME AWAY FROM OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS REMEDIED. INITIALLY THEY WERE RECEPTIVE AND NOW FOUR DAYS LATER THEY HAVE REVERTED BACK TO FAILING TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH CORROSION ON THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY WIRE CABLES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. DESPITE MAKING THE DEALERSHIP AWARE OF THIS THEY HAVE FAILED TO TAKE ANY STEPS TO EVEN DETERMINE THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, MY SECURITY SYSTEM ON MY CAR WAS APPARENTLY BYPASSED BY THIEVES AND I HAVE TALKED TO THE TOP BOSS OF THIS DEALERSHIP AND HE HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS IN FACT DISABLED AND THAT WITHOUT THEM RUNNING A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON THE CAR THEY CANNOT DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS DAMAGED, IF IT IS REPARABLE, OR IF THERE MAY BE MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER / ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MY SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN NON-FUNCTIONAL FOR A MONTH AT THIS POINT AND I CANNOT GET THE DEALERSHIP TO SIMPLY RETURN MY CALL TO REMEDY THIS.