2005 FORD MUSTANG Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that during inclement weather, water was entering the cabin of the vehicle through the passenger’s side glove box. The contact stated that due to the failure, mold had developed throughout the vehicle on the carpet, doors, and interior seats. The contact's husband also discovered that water had entered the computer module after inspecting the vehicle and the module was removed. The contact stated that the vehicle was inoperable after several repairs and several battery replacements. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the dealer and was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 87,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH on a rainy night, the headlights started flickering. The contact stated that upon exiting the freeway, while driving 30 MPH, the headlights completely turned off and the hazard lights were inoperable. The contact drove to the nearest gas station and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Body control module. It gets wet when it rains because of an engineering mess up. It shorts out my lights. Sometimes it can't get out of car because it messes with the locks and windows. Can't use my electric mirrors anymore. Instead of being a much needed recall they decided to not even make replacement bcm. It is a problem everything it gets wet that should have been recalled and fixed. At least a thousand other incidents of this happening to others.

I've own a 2005 Mustang GT since the year 2012. Throughout the years I've encountered problems where the cooling fan would abruptly shut off and cause the engine to overheat. The first time this happened I had to pull over to the side of the road countless of times just to let my car get cool enough to get back home. I brought the Mustang GT in to a mechanic who suggested to replace the radiator fan. After replacing it, the fan would work for a few weeks only for it to randomly shut off, but turn back on. Just recently I found oil in my spark plugs and found the following OBD II error codes: P0480 Fan 1 Control Circuit & P0481 Fan 2 Control Circuit. I am convinced the valve seals and maybe the piston rings were worn out due to excessive heat caused by the Mustang's electrical...

I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE EVERYONE ELSE IS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETER, TACH, FUEL GAGE. IT WAS WORKING FINE, THE WEATHER WARMED UP AND IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES. THEN IT JUST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW FAST I'M GOING. I COULD UNDERSTAND THIS HAPPENING IF I HAD 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT AS OF YESTERDAY, 4/26/2021 IT JUST HIT 39,034. WITH EVERYONE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT COST OF $875. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND A DANGEROUS ONE.

JUST GOT IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT

THERE IS AN APPARENT DESIGN FLAW IN 2005 MUSTANGS AS I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AS TO WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING. DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW AFTER A RECENT DAY OF HEAVY RAIN 1 HEADLIGHT AND 1 SIGNAL LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. I RESEARCHED AND APPARENTLY THE SMART JUNCTION BOX (SJB) GOT WET AND THE ELECTRICAL UNIT IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG BURNING SMELL WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT AS WELL. SPOKE WITH AN ONLINE MECHANIC TECHNICIAN AND HE CONFIRMED THAT THE SJB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN A LONG HISTORY OF THE CAR LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER IT RAINS DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW. ALSO MY GAS GAUGE NEVER READS PROPERLY, INSIDE LIGHTS ARE ALSO DIM/OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR NEARLY A YEAR...

THE 2005 TO 2009 MUSTANGS (ALL OF THEM) HAVE A WATER INTRUSION PROBLEM PRESENTED AS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE FIREWALL THAT LEAKS WATER ONTO THE SMART JUNCTION BLOCK CAUSING RANDOM ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE INCLUDING THE LOSS OF ENGINE IGNITION, LOSS OF ALL SYSTEMS, ETC. IN MY CASE, THE INTRUSION OF WATER CAUSED A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL SYSTEMS. DISCOVERED A DAY AFTER HEAVY RAIN. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS ON THE WEB AND THE DEALER ADMITS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND KNOWN PROBLEM.

GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TEMPERATURE GAUGE.FORD DEALER TOLD ME OVER $600.00 TO REPLACE/REPAIR. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK AND FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH ALL THE 05 MUSTANG OWNERS.

I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW MARCH 1, 2005. I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE THROUGH THE DEALER. IN 2011 - WATER POURING IN UNDER DASH FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK. I STARTED TO WET VACUUMING THE WATER OUT. THEN THE CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE MOLD. I FINALLY CALLED MY NEPHEW WHO WORKS FOR FORD IN ANOTHER CITY. HE CLEANED OUT THE DRAIN IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIED OUT THE CAR. WHY DIDN'T THE MECHANIC AT LANDMARK KNOW ABOUT THE DRAIN? AROUND THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ITSELF WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. CALLED DEALER NO HELP. CALLED NEPHEW HE SAID WIRING ISSUE. THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING STOPPED. SINCE THEN THE LOCKS TRY TO RELOCK ANYTIME I ACCELERATED FROM A FULL STOP. I HAVE FOUND MY WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. I...

I PURCHASED MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN JULY OF 2016. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE BUT ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SITTING AT E SO I ATTEMPTED TO FILL IT THINKING I HAD AN EMPTY TANK WHICH MEANT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT 14-16 GALLONS IN AND AS I WAS REFUELING I NOTICED IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST STARTED THE PUMP EVENTUALLY I GOT IT FILLED AND ONLY PUT IN ABOUT 6 GALLONS WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ODD BUT I WENT WITH IT AND GOT BACK IN MY CAR STARTED IT UP AND NOTICED THAT THE GAUGE WAS STILL SITTING AT E AT THAT POINT I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BUT I FIGURED IT COULD WAIT SINCE I KNEW HOW FAR I COULD POTENTIALLY GO ON A FULL TANK BUT...

EVER SINCE I GOT MY MUSTANG THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ACTING UP AND WOULD SOMETIMES GIVE ME A CORRECT READING BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT JUST SITS AT EMPTY EVEN AFTER REFUELING. THEN JUST RECENTLY I STARTED DRIVING INTO WORK WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS DOING ABOUT 100 MPH ON CITY STREETS AND CONFIRMED IT WAS INACCURATE WHEN I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE SPEEDOMETER READ 50 MPH. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS 7-8 TIMES TO GET IT TO RESET BACK TO 0 MPH THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT OCCURRED SINCE I GOT IT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (PANEL) - SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE ALL NOT WORKING. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE ECT ALL 6 GAUGES DO NOT REGISTER AT ALL.

CORROSION ON THE HOOD, WATER LEAKING ON PASS. SIDE DOOR, WATER LEAKING UNDER THE GLOVE BOX, BISSELL AND GAUGES NOT WORKING, SPEEDS UP IN EXCESSIVE SPEED WITHOUT GIVING GAS,

HAD THE AIRBAG REPLACED/ WEEKS LATER HAD THE "FAULTY SEAL" PROBLEM FOLLOWED BY THE "SJM " BOX (SMART JUNCTION BOX) DESTROYED BY THE WATER DAMAGE DUE TO FAULTY SEAL. NOW THE SJM IS ON BACKORDER UNTIL AUG. 2016. SEAL ALREADY REPLACED IN MARCH/2016 WHEN ORDER PLACED FOR SJB. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGAURDING 05-07 MUSTANG MODELS. DUE TO MAKE DESIGN. UNFORTUNATELY, RESULTING IN WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE, BATTERY DRAIN, HEADLIGHTS STUCK ON HIGH BEAMS, TURN SIGNALS STUCK ON, INSTURMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION AND DASH LIGHTS FAIL. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALL INFORMATION AND CIVIL SUITE/ CLASS ACTION. THE DANGERS AND THE NUMBERS ARE CLEAR, FORD NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ON THIS MATTER. THE FORD CUSTOMERS DESERVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR LOSSES AND DAMAGES. ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF INDIVIDUALS WHOM ARE WAITING FOR THE SJM BOX TO BE MANUFACTURED DUE TO SHORTAGE OF MATERIALS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 03/09/16*LJ

DEFECT IN UNDER COWL DRAINAGE LEADS TO RAINWATER LEAKING INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WATER DRAINS DOWN WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SMART JUNCTION BOX CASING ELECTRICAL SHORTS THAT AT FIRST CAUSED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP TO SHUTDOWN AFTER 15 SECONDS. RECYCLING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BRINGS THE HEADLIGHT BACK ON FOR ANOTHER 15 SECONDS. THIS CONDITION RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP HAS BEGUN THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER HAS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX. THEY INITIALLY INFORMED ME THAT THE SMJ WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE LAST SEPTEMBER. THAT HAS NOW BEEN PUSHED BACK TO FEBRUARY OF 2016. THEY WANT OVER $400 FOR THE PART PLUS ADDITIONAL LABOR TO PROGRAM AND INSTALL A COMPONENT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM IS ALREADY COVERED UNDER...

THIS 2005 MUSTANG WAS BOUGHT USED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS WE NOTICED THE MESSENGER SIDE FLOOR WOULD BE WET WHEN IT RAINED. SOON AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE HEAT AND AIR CONTROL UNIT WENT OUT. THESE TWO REPAIRS COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. ON OCTOBER 102015 WHILE AT THE DRIVE UP TELLER AT A BANK THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. TRIED SHUTTING IT OFF BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. SEEMED TO HAVE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO LIGHTS GAUGES OR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL WOULD WORK. IT WAS RAINING. AFTER JUMPING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME. WE INSPECTED THE ECU AND FOUND GREEN AND WHITE CORROSION INDICATING WATER HAD BEEN GETTING INSIDE THE BOX. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY TOOK A REPORT BUT...

FUEL GAUGE READING PAST EMPTY, WILL NOT SHOW ANY CHANGE IN FUEL LEVEL. OTHER GAUGES SHOWING SAME SIGNS OF FAILING. INTERNET HAS MANY COMPANIES THAT WILL FIX THE GAUGE CLUSTER, SO IT MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MUSTANGS. ALSO THE LED DAYTIME LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD GAUGES IS VERY LOW NOT ABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER OR OTHER GAUGES.

MY TACHOMETER FAIL A FEW YEARS AGO. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, HE SAID ALL MUSTANG GAUGES FAIL AND TO BE HAPPY IT WASN'T THE SPEEDOMETER. SLOWLY OVER TIME ALL THE ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START, ALL THE GAUGES STOP WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON. ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT ELECTRICAL FAILED, WAS REPLACED AND FAILED AGAIN. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED.

DASH CLUSTER STOPS WORKING NO FUEL, TEMP, NO SPEED. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING. IF I RESTART CAR IT SEEMS TO RESET ITS SELF. WHEN TRYING TO FILL UP GAS TANK IT WON'T ALLOW FUEL TO GO IN SHUTS PUMP OFF SPLASHES OUT, FOUND THAT IF I HOLD FUEL NOZZLE UPSIDE DOWN I CAN GET SOME GAS IN BUT TAKES ABOUT 10-15 MINS TO FILL TANK. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR EVERY WEEK. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE YET OF RECALL FOR AIRBAG. FORD SHOULD RECALL GAS TANK PROBLEM AND DASH CLUSTERS SEEMS LIKE 2005 YEARS HAVE ISSUES!

SPEEDOMETER NOT FUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH WILL REGISTER AS 50MPH OR WHILE DRIVING 60PMH WILL REGISTER AS 120MPH. EMISSIONS TROUBLE LIGHT WILL PERIODICALLY GO ON. *TR

2005 ROUSH MUSTANG GT SPORT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ONLY 24,000 MILES. COLLECTOR CONDITION. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE. TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENT. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INTERMITTENT. SPEEDOMETER STILL WORKING. *TR

NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK. I HAVE TO DRIVE PACING MYSELF WITH OTHER VEHICLES. ONLY THE ICON FOR GAS NEEDED COMES ON WHEN THE GAS IS LOW. STARTING AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR I HAVE HAD INCREASING PROBLEMS GETTING FUEL IN THE CAR. NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT ANYONE THAT TRIES TO FUEL THE CAR. I INITIALLY STARTED HOLDING THE FUEL NOZZLE UPSIDE DOWN TO GET GAS AND THAT WORKED FOR A FEW YEARS. (ALTHOUGH YOU LOOK LIKE A DUMB ASS THAT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT GAS IN A CAR!) THIS LAST YEAR IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I AM LUCKY TO GET 2 GALLONS IN IT, AND THAT IS WITH IT REPEATEDLY SHUTTING OFF. SINCE DAY ONE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES A GRINDING/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE TIRE IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE WHEEL WILL FALL OFF. MY CARS BODY...

THE SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. I READ IN VERY FORUM THAT 2005 MODELS WITH VERY SAME ISSUE. THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THE CLUSTER. I READ THIS IN OTHER COMPLAIN AND MY OPINION IS THE SAME. "PLEASE RECALL THE GAUGE CLUSTER IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR A BIG NAME COMPANY LIKE FORD. ORIGINAL OWNER". *TR

. I GOT IN MY CAR AN STARTED THE ENGINE. I THEN NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY MUSTANG AN I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THE CLUSTER. THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF 2005 MODELS WITH VERY SAME ISSUE. PLEASE RECALL THE GAUGE CLUSTER IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR A BIG NAME COMPANY LIKE FORD. ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

THE INCIDENT REPORTED BELOW ALSO HAPPENED TO ME. FORD REPLACED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT NO CHARGE TO ME. I GOT IN MY CAR AN STARTED THE ENGINE. I THEN NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY MUSTANG AN I THINK FORD SHOULD RECALL THE CLUSTER. THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF 2005 MODELS WITH VERY SAME ISSUE. PLEASE RECALL THE GAUGE CLUSTER IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR A BIG NAME COMPANY LIKE FORD. *TR

SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, NOVEMBER 2013, THIS VEHICLE HAS SHOWN MULTIPLE ISSUES. TO START, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC 05 MUSTANG WHICH, THE MORE I READ ONLINE, THE MORE THAT I SEEM TO FIND THAT MANY HAVE THESE EXACT SAME OR VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. INITIALLY THE DASH CLUSTER (EVERYTHING BESIDES THE TACHOMETER) WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GET STUCK AT 20 MPH BUT STILL MOVE ACTING AS THOUGH THE 20 MPH WAS THE 0 MPH MARK (SO 35 MPH = 15 MPH). MORE RECENTLY THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, IT SITS AT EMPTY EVEN AFTER PLENTY OF GAS HAS BEEN PUT INTO IT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO GETS STUCK OFTEN, STILL MOVING AS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THESE ISSUES STARTED OCCURRING, WHEN I WENT TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK IT WOULDN'T TAKE THE GAS AS IT NORMALLY WOULD. SOMETIMES ONLY A COUPLE DOLLARS...

THEY GET STUCK ESPECIALLY IN COOLER WEATHER. THE TACH IS NOW STUCK HANGING IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE ODOMETER CAN GO ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 40 MPH FASTER THAN I AM GOING. WHEN STOPPED IT WILL BE IN THAT POSITION. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT MOVE HALF THE TIME FROM RESTING POSITION AND THE TACHOMETER WILL ROTATE ALL THE WAY AROUND AND STAY WHERE IT IS WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE BATTERY, OIL, AND TEMP NEEDLES DO NOT MOVE FROM OFF POSITION HALF THE TIME. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND SHIFTS HARDER GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD. *TR

ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER IS NOW INOPERABLE. FIRST THING TO STOP WORKING WAS FUEL GAUGE, NEEDLE STUCK AROUND 1/8TH TANK. LOW FUEL LAMP INDICATOR STILL WORKS AND IS ONLY WAY TO KNOW WHEN LOW ON FUEL. AROUND SAME TIME SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED STICKING AT RANDOM POINTS, MORE NOTICEABLE AS WEATHER GOT COOLER. WOULD GO UP WITH ACCELERATION BUT NOT ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN WHEN BRAKING. NEEDLE IS NOW STUCK ALL THE WAY CW ON TRIP RESET BUTTON. ODOMETER STILL WORKS CORRECTLY. THEN SAME WITH TACHOMETER A FEW MONTHS LATER. FINALLY QUIT LOOKING AT GAUGE CLUSTER WHILE DRIVING, NOT REALLY SURE WHEN COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOT STUCK AND QUIT WORKING. HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE NEXT YEAR MODEL, BUT STILL REFUSE ANY SENSIBLE SOLUTION FOR AFFECTED VEHICLES IN 2005. TO HAVE ISSUE FIXED BY FORD: $660 FOR NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER...

THIS IS REGARDING A DEFECT, BUT NOT AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES ON MY 2000 MUSTANG, WHICH FORD DECLARED A LEMON 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED IT NEW. PRIMARY PROBLEM IS FAULT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES INTERMITTENT AND INCREASINGLY INOPERATIVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, EVEN AT HIGH SPEEDS, LOSING ALL STEERING AND CONTROL; CONVERTIBLE TOP OPENING AND CLOSING; WINDOWS OPENING AND CLOSING BY THEMSELVES BUT NOT WHEN DESIRED; AND DASH GAUGES NOT WORKING, INDICATING RANDOMLY AND LITERALLY OFF THE CHART, OR SPECTRUM, IF YOU WILL. OTHER INTRINSIC ISSUES INCLUDE GAS TANK GAUGE GIVING FALSE "FULL" READ EVERY FEW SECONDS WHENEVER ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL, REQUIRING NEAR CONSTANT REPOSITIONING OF NOZZLE, AND RANDOM INTERIOR PARTS FALLING OFF WITHOUT EVEN MINIMAL USE AND WITHIN 3 YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THIS IS MY 2ND MUSTANG...

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY FORD SALEEN MUSTANG 2005 RECENTLY HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY, THE NEEDLE ON THE SPEEDOMETER SITS ON 10 MPH WHEN IDLING, WHEN I ACCELERATE THE NEEDLE IS OFF BY 10 MPH, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE TRAVELING. I HAVE LOOKED UP IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEB AND HAVE ONLY FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES ON FORUMS. *TR

AFTER A LIGHT RAIN I NOTICED WATER DRIPPING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE KICK PLATE/GLOVE BOX AREA. CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. STARTED NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. NEXT DAY, SAME PROBLEM. WATER NOTICEABLE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SHOOK SMART JUNCTION BOX AND NOTICE WATER LEAKING OUT. CAR STARTED AND STOPPED WHEN SJB SHAKEN. TOOK TO DEALER. REPLACED SJB FOR $750. MONTH LATER SAME ISSUE, THIS TIME CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN RAIN. LOSS OF ALL CONTROL, ELECTRICAL AND POWER. COULD NOT RESTART. POUNDED ON SJB AND EVENTUALLY STARTED. GOT IT BACK HOME. NOW BRAKES LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL, HEADLIGHTS, A/C AND DISPLAY PANEL NOT OPERATING. I AM SURPRISED THAT SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED YET. IN TRYING TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT THE INTERNET IS FULLY OF THE SAME STORIES. SICKENING. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY MUSTANG BEGAN BEHAVING ERRATICALLY AT ABOUT THE TIME AND MILEAGE NOTED FOR A LONG TIME, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WOULD WORK FOR 30-45 MINUTES OF DRIVING (LESS WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE) THEN QUIT, HOWEVER THE GAS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WORKED CONSISTENTLY UNTIL A FEW YEARS LATER. IN 2010 OR THEREABOUTS THE OTHER GAUGES QUIT WORKING. THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL WORK AND THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER COME ON FEEBLY FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING THE CAR THE GAS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES NEVER CHANGE AT ALL. I USED THE LOW FUEL LIGHT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS TO TELL WHEN I NEEDED GAS AND HAVE HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING MOST OF THE TIME. APPARENTLY THIS IS SO COMMON THERE IS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY PROVIDING A REBUILD OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THESE CARS MUCH MORE CHEAPLY THAN FORD. ALTHOUGH MY...

AFTER THE LEAVING THE CAR TURNED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS MY TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS, AGE 17 AND 15, GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR SMELLED A LITTLE SMOKY. THEY DROVE DOWN THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES WHEN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL WENT DEAD, THEN THE POWER LOCKS BEGAN TO GO UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE BECAME MORE PROMINENT. AT THIS POINT, THEY BECAME VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE LOCKED IN THE CAR WITH SMOKE POURING OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. SO THEY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR AND CALLED 911. AS SOON AS THEY GOT OUT OF THE CAR, SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT OF BOTH DOORS WHICH WERE LEFT OPEN. 5 MINUTES AFTER EXITING THE CAR, FLAMES WHICH REACHED TWO FEET HIGH, BEGAN COMING OUT FROM...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO LOW GEAR. DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING. SOUNDS AS IF IT IS STUCK IN A GEAR. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND FORD JUST CLAIMS IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. ALSO, ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING AT APPROX 70,000 MILES. FUEL SYSTEM IS TERRIBLE. WILL NOT PUMP GAS PAST HALF A TANK AND SPITS GAS BACK OUT WHILE PUMPING LIKE ITS FULL. CAUSES PUMP TO CONSTANTLY SHUT OFF. ALL OF THESE ARE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND MAKES THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

MY CAR SHOWS ERRATIC NEEDLE MOVEMENT AND GAUGES ARE READING OVER HEAT 0 MILES PER HOUR WHILE MOVING AND STICKS AT 120 MPH AFTER USE AND IS PARKED. GAS METER IS OFF, ODOMETER IS OFF, IT'S VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND EXPENSIVE. ALREADY DEALT WITH THE WATER LEAK ISSUE FORM PASSENGER SIDE. CLUSTER PANEL IS BROKEN I BELIEVE. BAD DASH BOARD. HUNDREDS OF FORUMS EXPLAIN SAME ISSUES ON GOING YEARS ON NEW MODELS. NOT SAFE OR FAIR FOR FORD TO NOT ADDRESS THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR

DROVE NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I WAS GOING EXCEPT MY GPS THANK GOD, AIRBAG SAID MALFUNTION POPPED ME IN THE FACE, LIGHTS WERE DIM COULDN'T SEE AND DROVE INTO A POLE. THIRD HUGE ISSUE AND FORD WON'R FIX B/C WARRANTY I COULD HAVE KILLED OR BEEN KILLED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED SPEED CHANGED FROM 60 MPH TO 125 MPH. IT NOW READS 65 MPH WHEN STOPPED, EVEN WHILE OFF, AND SEEMS TO ALWAYS INDICATE ACTUAL SPEED PLUS 65. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON SO I DIDN'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND OR CAUSE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT TO THE OTHER MOTORISTS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, LEFT THE HAZARDS ON AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STARTING IT UP AGAIN. IT STARTED THANKFULLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO COME AND HELP ME GET MY CAR HOME. WE BELIEVE THAT THE INCIDENT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, AND THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM AND PAY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS. THIS CAR IS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE WITH A V6 ENGINE. *TR

RETURNING HOME FROM WORK, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING. I PULLED ONTO THE MEDIAN AND MANAGED TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER ICONS WERE LIT UP ON THE INFORMATION PANEL WHICH INDICATED THERE WAS STILL ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE STARTED AND I PROCEEDED ON MY WAY. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY BY THIS TIME. WITHIN THE NEXT MILE OR SO THE VEHICLE STALLED AN ADDITIONAL 4-5 TIMES PARTICULARLY WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTIONS. I MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE AUTO DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS ON MY WAY. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2005 MUSTANG IS FAILING. THE RPM (TACH) DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MY SPEEDOMETER IS STARTING TO FAIL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/ THE 2005 MUSTANGS, YET THERE IS NO RECALL. IF MY CAR OVERHEATS, I WILL NEVER KNOW IT. WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER FINALLY FAILS, I WILL NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS STUCK AROUND 100 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. THE GAUGE THEN MOVES FROM THAT POINT ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE, CAR TEMPERATURE, AND SPEEDOMETER, ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED READING ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE FUEL GAUGE GOES WAY PAST THE FULL MARK. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES WAY PAST THE HOT MARK. THE SPEEDOMETER ALWAYS READS 110 MPH. *TR

THE SPEEDO WENT FIRST THEN ALL THE OTHER GAUGES STARTED GIVING FALSE ON NO READING AT ALL. I AM USING A GPS FOR A SPEEDO OTHERS IN THIS SMALL TOWN SAY THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 2005 MUSTANGS.I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF NO RECALLS OR PROBLEMS. *TR

WATER GOT TO FUSE BOX MADE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND FLOODED PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 0 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,865.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF THE ENGINE OVER HEATING. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WHERE A TROUBLE CODE WAS NOT DETECTED. RECENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR EITHER ONE OF THE DEFECTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.