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Ford Mustang (2005 & newer) Problems and Solutions
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I happen to have a 06 GT Manual and love it.
See if you can get the deposit back and think about it some more. Best of luck with your decision and everything else in life.
I have an'06 V6 Mustang with a stick that I love, but came to this forum because of some issues I had with it. My daily driver is a '96 Celica. I purchased it new and will never part with it as much as I love the Mustang. If you are looking for reliability look at a Toyota. A new Corolla is about the price you are thinking of paying for a used Mustang. You would even be better off buying a used Toyota. I had an '82 Corolla for 14 years that had more than 211,000 miles on it when I finally had no choice but to get rid of it. It still had the original clutch.
This forum is for people with problems so you don't really hear about the good experiences people have with their Mustangs.
Notwithstanding that, the tone of your posts indicates to me that you are totally freaked out at this point (maybe understandably), and IMO the best thing for you to do is back off the entire deal. Buying a car, particularily used, to boost your mental state may just be chasing smoke. Back off, settle down, and then approach getting another vehicle in a slower, more logical manner. You sound too mentally distraut to make this purchase right now. That's just my opinion based on the tone of your posts and nothing else. I could be wrong, and if so, ignore this and move on. Good luck, and I'm sorry about your Mom.
By May 5th, I'd figured out that every time I turned on my right blinker, my rear-window defroster came on. When I pressed the rear-window defroster button, the right blinker illuminated. Also, one of my fog lamps had already burned out. I took it in for service that Saturday morning. After keeping my car an entire weekend, Ford assured me that my wiring problem had been fixed. I picked up my car Monday evening after work. Tuesday morning I realized that my door lock remotes didn't work. When I took my car in to get them reprogrammed, I realized that it was my fourth trip to the dealership (including the day I bought my car) in four weeks. I believe the mechanism that controls rolling my automatic passenger window up is malfuctioning.
Very long story not quite as long as it could be, I asked Troy Aikman Ford to give me another Mustang. They refused. They did offer me a free warranty, which I accepted. I requested a refund on the warranty I'd purchased with the car. It's been six weeks and, after seven unreturned phone calls, I finally found out that my paperwork "could not immediately be located". (i.e. It's going to take another six weeks to get my money back.)
Please don't buy a Ford product. If you absolutely have to have a Ford, please do not purchase through Troy Aikman Ford in Dallas!!
I don't think the Mustang is "junk". I think it is a sub-standard product when compared to other manufacturer's sports cars. I think it's important to put my testimonial out there for other consumers trying to make an informed decision.
Sorry you got a bad one. I know someone that had wiring problems with their BMW. All brands have problems, some more than others.
You are correct, all consumers should do research. I did mine and couldn't be happier.
I understand how painful you are. I hope after reading this message, you fell better.
I bought 2005 Mustang from Sunnyvale Ford, CA ,the last on the lot because it was $4000 off from sticker on Jan 28, 06. It was made in March 05.
1)On Feb 4, 06, I came back to the dealer due to bad rear pad ( brake).
2)On Feb 7, 06, I was at the dealer due to whining noise from rear axle, clunk noise when turning right or left and drivers door handle was mis aligned. They ordered parts.
3)On Feb1306, I came back. They replaced ring and pinion, bearings, strut mount, and door handle.
4) On May 5, 06, I went to the dealer due to vibration at 1500 rpm. They order parts.
5) On May 8, 06, I came back. They attached a damper to the exhaust pipe. It is better, but the problem is still there.
6) On Jun 1,06, I came back to the dealer due to thumping noise between 60 and 70 mph. They said that it was normal. It was just slight wind buffeting. Terrible!
7)I thought that was enough, I went to a Toyota dealer to trade the Mustang for a Toyota Camry. They offered the Mustang ( V6, Coupe, Premium, Traction control , AT, Interior upgraded ) for $15,000. I could not afford to lose so much; So, I left.
8) On Jun 23,06, I took my Mustang to another Ford dealer, Fremont Ford, CA. They recognized the problem ( thumping noise between 60 and 70 mph). After rotating tires, checking shocks... they didn't know what happened. They called Ford tech support and found out the problem was bad driveshaft. They fixed and the problem was solved. I thanked the advisor and the tech million times for what they did for me.
Right now the car runs like dream. I hope all bugs were gone.
I am happy that the Toyota dealer did not accept my offer of $ 16,000 for my trade in.
I hope you feel better.
Buy brand new one. Don't buy used or rental Mustangs. Most of owner trade their cars, especially Mustangs, due to problems. People usually abuse rental cars.
Look for a late 05 or 06 build date. You can see the date on the sticker which is on the drivers side door well.
You know you love the car. Go for it.
I would think that the nozzle not shutting off, would be a GAS NOZZLE problem, NOT a gas tank problem. I realize it happened twice but I don't think that is a Mustang problem. Did you have the nozzle set on the slowest fill position?, if so some nozzles will not work on the slowest setting.
I have had the car for 14 months and suddenly it had decided it want to keep the right side turn signal ON permanently.
I have done a little research and found that there is a chance the "smart junction box" has failed due to the effects of the SVA conversion. Does anyone know about he "Smart box"? Can it be reset somehow? I have found a guy in the UK who says its costs £490 GBP to replace the box!!!!! plus £999 GBP to sort out the lights again properly.
Any info on this would go down very well.
Have this checked while still under warranty!
2005 V6
5 speed
The problem with my ford may be generic.Many times my drive gear will only engage after several attempts.It seems to occur especially when the car is sitting on an incline,although it does when sitting on a level surface.
I suspect that my gear box maybe in trouble.Thats my novice analysis.Can anyone confirm what the problem may be?
tnx
Winston
I took a good look at the way the head liner is attached to the inside of the roof and believe replacing the liner properly will be difficult. The liner is attached to the first bow with a plastic lip and is then sewn to the roof in 3 or 4 places. I do not belive the head liner can be replaced without making a big mess of the car. The dealer said the rear seats will need to be removed to get into the convertible top well. Tearing apart a 2 week old car is just not a option in my opinion. I'm taking the car to another dealer on Thursday morning to get their opinion on a fix. I'm going to suggest they replace the entire top with a new one.
On a lesser note, the finish on one of the silver air vents is starting to peel off.
After owing this car for 2 1/2 weeks and driving it less than 100 miles, I'd have to say this car is nothing but junk.
Gene
Also getting a low growling noise in rear when making slow turns.
'05 GT convertible w/ 6000 miles.