Components: STEERING
July 17, 2008
TBD
Condition
Run & Drive
Damage
Collision
Title
Clear
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Not Available |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Not Available |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10238753 |
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| Consumer Location: | KATY, TX |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS MAKING A NOISE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE FOUND FLUID ON THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. HE FOUND METAL RUBBING AGAINST THE RUBBER, WHICH CAUSED THE RUBBER TO WEAR AND LEAK. THE CONTACT WILL REPLACE THE RUBBERS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10200676 |
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| Consumer Location: | SEBASTIAN, FL |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
FORD DESIGNED THE A/C DRAIN LINE LOCATED ABOVE THE RIGHT EXHAUST PIPE LEADING TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THE 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE. THE COLD CONDENSATION FROM THE A/C DRIPPING ONTO THE PIPE CAUSES THE PIPE TO CRACK OR IN SOME CASES CAUSES THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO RUPTURE OR CRACK. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I KNOW OF 3 PEOPLE IN MY BUSINESS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO IN JUST THE PAST 6 MONTHS. ONE CASE THE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IN THE OTHER 2 THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD TO BE REMOVED AND WELDED AT THE CRACKS. STAINLESS STEEL PIPES ARE WELDED DIFFERENT THEN THE OLD STEEL PIPES AND REQUIRE A SPECIAL WELDING TECHNIQUE AND EQUIPMENT DRIVING UP THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS CRACK LEFT UNATTENDED COULD LEAD TO CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE COCKPIT AREA. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10180880 |
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| Consumer Location: | DAVIS, IL |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
1)HEAD LIGHT COVERS BECOME INCREASINGLY OPAQUE 2)UNABLE TO SEE WELL WHILE NIGHT DRIVING BECAUSE HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WELL 3)NEED TO REPLACE LIGHT COVERS. *NM
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10180881 |
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| Consumer Location: | DAVIS, IL |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
1)BREAK CALIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING 2)BREAK PADS AND ROTORS FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR 3)COMPLETE BREAK JOB WITH REPLACEMENT OF CALIPER. *NM
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10137674 |
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| Consumer Location: | ORANGE PARK, FL |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A HILL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2003. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER. IN MOST CASES AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS WORSE. THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE SEAT BELTS TO GET CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10069992 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
THE PAINT IS CRACKING AND PEELING ALL OVER THE ROOF OF MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD MUSTANG. IT STARTED AS ONE SPOT, NOW THERE IS A LARGE HOLE WITH RUST UNDERNEATH IT. THERE ARE ABOUT 13 SMALL CRACKS IN THE PAINT ON THE ROOF WHERE IT IS PEELING, AND OTHER SPOTS ON THE HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DEALER 4-5 TIMES TO ATTEMPT REPAIR AND FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT, ONLY TO GET THE RUNAROUND. A FORD REP SUPPOSEDLY LOOKED AT IT, AFTER FORD OFFERED TO PAY HALF THE $400 ESTIMATE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT MADE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ME. THE DEALER IS MOSSY FORD IN SAN DIEGO, CA. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT FORD REPAINTED MY VEHICLE BEFORE SELLING IT TO ME AS "NEW". THE THICKNESS IS 10MM ON THE PAINT; AVERAGE IS 3-4. A REPAINTED CAR IS OBVIOUS UPON INSPECTION OF PAINT SPECIALISTS. RUST FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAS "POPPED UP" AND CRACKED THE PAINT COMING FROM THE INSIDE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10002565 |
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| Consumer Location: | NILES, OH |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
THERE WAS A PIN THAT SNAGGED THE BRAKE LINES AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *JG
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10000661 |
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| Consumer Location: | LAKESIDE, CA |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
MY 2000 FORD MUSTANG LOST ALL ITS POWER AFTER I JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SITE. ABOUT 1-2 MINUTES LATER I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE SAME PLACE. AS I EXITED THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND A HORRID NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED 10-15 FOOT HIGH FLAMES WERE SHOOTING IN THE AIR FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR [THIS ALL STARTED TO HAPPEN INCREDIBLY FAST] AND THERE ALSO WAS LOTS OF BLACK SMOKE. ONE OF THE FIREMEN/LADIES TOLD ME THAT IT LOOKED LIKR THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE WIRING. ALL OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR BURNED OUT INCLUDING THE HOOD AND SOMEOF THE DASH INSIDE MELTED AND THE FRONT WINDSHILD STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 9006206 |
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| Consumer Location: | NILES, OH |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
LOCATION OF BRAKE LINES---THE TUBING SHOWN ON THE PICTURES ARE BRAKE LINES---THE TUBING WAS LESS THAN 1" ON THE STEEL PLATE--IT WAS SNAGGED AND TORN APART--IT WAS SNAGGED ON A PIECE OF RE-BAR THAT HOLDS A CONCRETE GUARD IN PLACE--THE LINES FOR THE BRAKES DRAINED SO FACT THAT THE DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 9006206 |
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| Consumer Location: | NILES, OH |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
THE TUBING SHOWN ON THE PICTURES ARE BRAKE LINES--THE TUBING WAS LESS THAN 1-INCH UP ON THE STEEL PLATE, IT WAS SNAGGED AND TORN APART--IT WAS SNAGGED ONA PIECE OF RE-BAR THAT HOLDS A CONCRETE GUARD IN PLACE, THE LINES FOR THE BRAKES DRAINED SO FAST THE DUAL BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 896279 |
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| Consumer Location: | MIAMI, FL |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH HAD TO APPLY BRAKES HARD AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID COMPUTER SHOWED VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THAT WAS WHY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 750076 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE/WHEEL HEARD BETWEEN 10-20MPH. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND NO SATISFACTION. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE AND WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5,000 MILES.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 750078 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
ENGINE FAILED AFTER OWNING CAR FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS. CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS WAS NOT PROPERLY WIRED. AIR CONDITIONING MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN RUNNING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE WATER WAS DROPPING DIRECTLY ON TO THE 1500 DEGREE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING THE LOUD NOISE. BECAUSE THE HEAT SHIELD WASN'T PROPERLY FUNCTIONING, DEALERSHIP PLACED A PIPE UNDERNEATH TO DIVERT THE WATER.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 750076 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM TIRE/WHEEL HEARD BETWEEN 10-20MPH. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND NO SATISFACTION. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE OF NOISE AND WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5,000 MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16)
| NHTSA ID Number: | 750078 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 1FAFP4045YF**** |
ENGINE FAILED AFTER OWNING CAR FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS. CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP, AND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS WAS NOT PROPERLY WIRED. AIR CONDITIONING MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN RUNNING. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE WATER WAS DROPPING DIRECTLY ON TO THE 1500 DEGREE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING THE LOUD NOISE. BECAUSE THE HEAT SHIELD WASN'T PROPERLY FUNCTIONING, DEALERSHIP PLACED A PIPE UNDERNEATH TO DIVERT THE WATER.*AK
