NHTSA Complaint #10552021 — 2005 FORD MUSTANG

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 FORD MUSTANG AND WAS TOLD UPON SALE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. I FIGURED IT WOULD BE EASY ENOUGH TO FIX SO WASN'T REALLY CONCERNED. NOW A WEEK LATER I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK AS WELL. IT STICKS ON 15 MPH FOR PERIODS OF TIME OR THEN WILL SHOW AT LEAST 15 - 30 MPH FASTER THAN I AM ACTUALLY GOING. I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR A FIX AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF THREADS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND EVEN COPIES OF LETTERS SENT TO OWNER STATING THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER. RUNNING OUT OF GAS LATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE HER FUEL GAUGE IS BROKEN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SURE CAN SHE WRITE DOWN MILEAGE EVERY TIME SHE GETS GAS, YES. BUT AFTER READING SO MANY COMMENTS BY SO MANY PEOPLE IT SEEMS AS IF THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY FORD. SEEMS TO BE ISOLATED ON THE 2005 ONLY. IN ADDITION NOT KNOW YOUR SPEED LIMIT IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN AND ALSO A FINANCIAL CONCERN SHOULD YOU GET PULLED OVER HAVING NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE DRIVING. ITS SEEMS AS IF THE ENTIRE CLUSTER OF GAUGES ARE FAULTY AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. YOUR RESPONSE OR HELP IN GETTING FORD TO RECTIFY IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR