NHTSA Complaint #10360823 — 2006 FORD MUSTANG

THIS IS REALLY UNBELIEVABLE [AND YES THIS IS YET ANOTHER LEAK THREAD]. I HAVE BEEN HAWKING THE ENTIRE LEAK ISSUE, AND A MEMBER HERE IN A RECENT POST HAS IDENTIFIED THE SMOKING GUN - CLEAR PROOF THAT FORD IS HIDING A KNOWN LEAK PROBLEM WITH A BAND-AID. MANY HAVE ASKED AND WONDERED WHY A PIECE OF WHITE FOAM EXISTS OVER THE ELECTRICAL BOX (SJB) WITHIN THEIR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SIDE KICK PANEL. WELL, IN RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE THREADS HERE, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS HAS NOW POSTED THIS: "... IN FORD'S FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL UNDER THE SECTION ON REPLACING THE ELECTRICAL BOX ...(SJB) ... INSIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL, FORD REFERS TO THE FOAM SHEET OVER THE SJB AS A "WATERSHIELD" AND CAUTIONS NOT TO REMOVE IT WHEN INSTALLING THE NEW BOX ..." IF THIS IS TRUE, AND IT SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY SOMEONE WITH ACCESS TO THE MANUALS [WHICH I DO NOT HAVE], HERE ARE THE FACTS: FORD DESIGNS AND BUILDS A VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX (SJB) LOCATED INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, THE SJB IS NESTLED BETWEEN THE OUTER FENDER AND THE INTERIOR KICK PANEL. BUT FOR SOME REASON - CLEARLY KNOWN TO FORD - THEY FIND THE NEED TO INCLUDE A FOAM "WATERSHIELD" TO PROTECT THE SJB FROM WATER INFILTRATION. CERTAINLY THIS IS [XXX] PRODUCT QUALITY AT IT'S FINEST, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT IT IS FAR MORE. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT IT IS PROOF POSITIVE FOR THOSE WITH THE PROBLEM TO DEMAND THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) FORCE A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE IF ONLY ENOUGHOWNERS NOTIFIED NHTSA ACCORDINGLY [ANOTHER TOPIC/STRATEGY DISCUSSED ON THESE FORUMS]. IT'S BLACK AND WHITE. THE SN197 LEAKS, AND FORD HAS KNOW ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME, AND HAS YET TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. AND NO; A TSB DOES NOT QUALIFY. THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE VEHICLE. WRITING A CHECKLIST - TO BE USED ONLY WHEN A OWNER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PROBLEM - IS NOT THE SAME AS FIXING THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR