NHTSA Complaint #10573781 — 2007 FORD MUSTANG

I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND'S 2007 FORD MUSTANG WHEN AFTER SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, I ACCELERATED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THERE WAS NO LIGHTS ON IN THE CAR AND THE CAR JUST DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE LEFT AND USE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL INTO A DRIVE AND STOP THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CALLED MY HUSBAND RIGHT AWAY. AT THE TIME, HE SAID IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO HIM. I LET THE CAR SIT AND HE CAME IN MY CAR TO GET ME. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT AFTER THAT. HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT HOME. HE HAS BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE AND HE HIMSELF HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WHERE THE CAR JUST DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WE THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SO WE REPLACED IT BUT WITH THE NEW GM RECALLS AND BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MOST MANUFACTURERS BUY PARTS FROM THE SAME SUPPLIERS, THIS HAS ME WORRIED AND I AM THINKING THIS COULD BE A BIGGER ISSUE THAT WHAT WE KNOW. TO THIS DAY, WE DRIVE MY CAR WHEREVER WE GO. I DO NOT LIKE USING HIS CAR AT ALL. WE WERE NERVOUS ABOUT TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM PAST EXPERIENCES AS THE DEALERSHIPS ONLY LIKE TO FIX THINGS THAT THEY CAN DUPLICATE AND WE KNOW THIS WAS NOT GOING TO BE DUPLICATED. IN 6 YEARS IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR