NHTSA Complaint #10465167 — 2000 FORD MUSTANG
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10465167 |
| Vehicle | 2000 FORD MUSTANG |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 76,600 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WI |
Consumer Description
I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND AFTER 12 GALLONS SMELLED GAS EVERYWHERE AND NOTICED GAS RACING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. THERE HAD TO BE ATLEAST HALF A GALLON SURROUNDING MY SHOES AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A SPARK I WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED TO DEATH. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN MUSTANGS BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1999 AND 2004 HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WHAT FORD CALLS A DEFECTIVE GAS NOZZLE GROMMET. NOT SOMETHING THE 1999-2004 MUSTANG IS A STRANGER TOO. I REMEMBER THE 1974 PINTO AND I OWNED ONE I REALLY AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE THOUGHT THAT MY MUSTANG IS EVEN MORE PRONE TO EXPLOSIONS THEN MY OLD PINTO. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER BEFORE IT BECOMES THE NEXT 1974 PINTO. PS: YES I DID HAVE A "MEMBER OF THE ANNUAL PINTO TAILGATE BBQ PARTY" BUMPER STICKER ON MY PINTO I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO GET ONE OF THOSE STICKERS FOR MY 2000 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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