NHTSA Complaint #10219671 — 2006 FORD MUSTANG

WHEN FUELING MY 2006 MUSTANG, I FIND IT HARD TO FILL THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS OVER 1/2 TANK. DEALERSHIP ASSURES ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE SADDLEBAG PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. ALSO, I HAD TO PUT A NEW CLUTCH IN MY CAR AT 17,000 MILES. I HAD THE MAINTENANCE PACKAGE SO FORD HAD TO PICK UP THE TAB FOR THIS REPAIR. I ALSO HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I WAS ABLE TO GET A LOANER BUT I SEEM TO BE DRIVING A FORD FOCUS ALLOT SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR. THIS WILL BE AN EXPENSIVE CAR IF I HAVE TO PUT A CLUTCH IN EVERY 17,000 MILES OR SO. I ALSO HAD THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION ARM REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES. AT THIS TIME I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION STARTER STICKING AND CAUSING A SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN I START MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY IN THE MORNING WHEN IT'S COLD SO I'M HAVING A HARD TIME CONVINCING THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE STARTER IS BAD BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT UNTIL I GET RESULTS. OTHER SMALLER ISSUES LIKE TRUNK LIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED, STICK SHIFT LEVER HAD TO BE REGLUED HAVE OCCURRED. I WANTED A MUSTANG SINCE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT OF A DISAPPOINTING NEW CAR. *TR