NHTSA Complaint #10954867 — 2009 FORD MUSTANG

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10954867
Vehicle 2009 FORD MUSTANG
Component VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 135,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MA

Consumer Description

MY CAR STALLED A FEW TIMES WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS THEN IT DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A FEW WEEKS. THIS TIME I WAS RUNNING INTO DUNKINS TO GET A COFFEE SHUT THE CAR OFF CAME OUT 2 MIN LATER STARTED THE CAR WENT TO DRIVE AWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHUT OFF CAR WAITED A MIN RESTARTED IT AND NO PROBLEM DROVE ON. A FEW DAYS LATER SAME THING RAN IN STORE CAME OUT AND IT DID IT AGAIN. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC HE HOOKED IT UP TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE TOLD ME FORD HAD RECALLS ON MANY OF THE CARS FOR THIS BUT NO IDEA WHY THE MUSTANG WAS NOT RECALLED CAUSE IT USED THE SAME PART AS THE OTHER CAR. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. THEY SAID IF I KEPT DRIVING IT LIKE THAT IT WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND THATS VERY BAD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE THAT COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MUSTANG WOULD NOT BE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR TACHOMETER WAS RACING UP AND DOWN PERIODICLLY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT THE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE REASON AND SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF PHOTO YOU WANT BELOW. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL PART THE MECHANIC TOOK OUT OF MY CAR AND I HAVE THE INVOICE FOR GETTING IT DONE. IS THAT WHAT YOU NEED?

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