2005 FORD MUSTANG Structure 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, WATER BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,453.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNDER THE FLOORMAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS WATER LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TYPICAL PAINT PEELING ON 2005 FORD MUSTANG HOOD. *TR

WATER IS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD WHEN IT RAINS AND CAUSING A BIG FLOOD IN MY VEHICLE. *JS

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

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

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

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH AND HEARD A BEEP, LOOKED IN THE DASH AND SAW THE ENGINE WENT INTO A "FAIL SAFE MODE". THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN QUITE A BIT. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD'NT FIND ANYTHING WRONG W/ IT. IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, SO FINALLY FOUND A MECHANIC THAT WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $800. I SAW IN THE PAPER THAT A FEW TOYOTAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IT HAPPENED ON A NEW FORD MUSTANG AS WELL. ALSO, WHENEVER IT RAINS, (THE SAME CAR) LEAKS WATER INTO AND PUDDLES UP UNDER THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE. I DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR IN THE RAIN BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS AT THE OIL CHANGE FACILITY, AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE THE...

FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR WAS THE TWO INCHES OF WATER IT STARTED TAKING IN EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THEN THE RPM GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER WENT; NEVER CAN TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING (REAL SAFE). NEXT WENT THE GAS AND TEMP GAUGES. NOW IT RAINED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO (12/2012) AND I HAVE NO WORKING LOCKS, WINDOWS, RADIO OR HEADLIGHTS ALONG WITH WATER IN MY FLOORBOARD. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS THAT THE 2005 MUSTANG HAS WITH IT. THESE ARE NOT SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IT LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. I WILL NOT PAY $3000 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. I WILL SPEND THAT MONEY ON A LAWYER AGAINST FORD BEFORE I PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS....

I TOOK MY 2005 MUSTANG TO THE DEALER AFTER IT HAD RAINED AND WATER CAME INTO THE CAR,,ALL THE ELECTRIC TURNED OF THEN BACK ON WHEN I WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY,THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG,,I SEE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING,,NOW THE GAUGES DON'T WORK,,WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CLUSTER BECAUSE OF THE WATER,,CAN YOU GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER HAD DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ONTO THE PASSENGER'S FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,536.

2005 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE. SEVERE WATER LEAKAGE OCCURRING IN PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR AREAS. WATER LEAKS INTO A COMPARTMENT THAT SURROUNDS THE CABIN AIR FILTER AND THEN BLOWS IN THROUGH THE CABIN AIRWAY AND LEAKS OUT BELOW THE GLOVE BOX. THIS HAS SEVERELY DAMAGED CARPETING AND CAUSES MOLD AND MILDEW TO FORM. VERY BAD FOR ANYONE WHO BREATHS THIS IN WHILE TRAVELING IN THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY TRYING TO SEAL WITH NO LUCK AND SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. OCCURS WHENEVER VEHICLE IS LEFT OUTSIDE IN RAIN. THE FIRST 5 1/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT. THANK YOU *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF FORMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHY OR HOW. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED IT COULD CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO MILDEW OR FIRE DUE TO THE MOISTURE. *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DAMAGED AFTER ROLLING DOWN A HILL. CONSUMER IS ALSO EXPRESSING DISCONTENT WITH THE FORD COMPANY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD TO BE REPLACED, A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS NEEDED WHICH WAS RECALLED, A NEW RADIO WAS INSTALLED, AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 MUSTANG. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AS MY CAR (WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC) WOULD RANDOMLY STALL OUT AT LIGHTS. ONE TIME LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE INTERSECTION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL MY GAS TANK AS THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE KICKS BACK FOR SOME REASON WHILE PUMPING. MY SPEEDOMETER WILL READ INACCURATELY AT TIMES, SOMETIMES READING EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBERS, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. I AM USING GPS AND MY OWN DISCRECTION WHEN GAUGING HOW FAST I'M GOING. AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, MY PASSENGER FLOOR BECOMES FLOODED BY WATER POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. MY PASSENGERS FEET GET SOAKED AS WELL AS CARPET, FLOORMAT AND ANY OTHER THINGS I HAVE IN THE FLOOR BOARD. *TR

I PURCHASED IN 2007 A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. AFTER THE DOWNPOURING OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY 9/29 NIGHT AND THURSDAY 9/30 MORNING I EXPERIENCED WATER POURING INTO MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLE WHEN ON MY WAY TO WORK UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FUSE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER FOOT WELL. I WAS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER 2005 MUSTANGS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYSTEMS. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR

CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE AT 28,000 MILES. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE ON HIGHWAYS AFTER CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM ON 2005 MUSTANGS. TOP BECOMES STUCK AT HALF UP POSITION. THIS OBSTRUCTS VISION IN REAR-VIEW MIRROR, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE LANES SAFELY. *TR

WATER LEAK IN PASSENGER SIDE KICK PANEL FORD KNEW OF WATER LEAK ISSUE WHEN VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. I HAD ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON MY PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AFTER A STORM. ALSO REAR BRAKES STICK AFTER USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF I EVER HAVE TO USE MY E-BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY THE REAR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP AND BE EVEN MORE OF A HAZARD AND DANGER. BOTH THESE ISSUES ARE VERY SAFETY RELATED. SEARCHING THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND LITERALLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WATER LEAK AND E-BRAKE DAMAGE ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I AM CURRENTLY THINKING OF SUING FORD FOR THE WATER LEAK AND THE FACT THAT THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THIS IS A KNOWN FORD PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED FOR THEM TO CARE... *TR

DRIVING ON WET ROADS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LEAK, SHORTING FUSE BOX. CAR LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, INSTRUMENT PANELS, AND RADIO ALL GO DEAD. WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO PARK IT WILL NOT SHIFT BACK OUT. DRIES OUT, AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE.....IMAGINE IF YOU WILL DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE ALL YOUR LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS GO OUT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WATER POURING INTO THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE FUSE PANEL ON THE PASSENGER FOOT WELL. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE TO THE CABIN AIR UNIT IS ALSO CONNECTED THE DRAIN LINES THAT DRAIN WATER FROM THE HOOD COWL. WHEN DEBRIS FROM TREES, BUSHES AND SHRUBS FINDS IT'S WAY ONTO THE HOOD COWL IT GETS INTO THE DRAIN LINES (DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND LACK OF ANY TYPE OF FILTER) WITH ANY RAIN. THE RAIN WASHES DEBRIS INTO THE DRAIN LINES WHICH THEN BACKS UP AS THE LINE FILLS INTO THE CABIN AIR UNIT. MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IS TO NOT PARK UNDER TREES. THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON...

MAJOR LEAK - WHEN IT RAINS WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE SOAKING FLOOR. COMES FROM UNDER THE DASH - ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE THERE ETC. *TR

WHENEVER IT RAINS MY 05' MUSTANG CV ACCUMULATES ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO DRY OUT. THE CV TOP IS BRAND NEW AND DOES NOT LEAK AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ON A FEW DIFFERENT BLOGS ONLINE. WHAT'S THE DEAL? *TR

2005 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE TOP FAILURE. NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAILURE. I TOOK IT THE THE FORD DEALER IN LUGOF, SC (JAMES ERVIN FORD) TO SEEK REPAIR. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT REPAIR FAILED CONVERTIBLE TOPS, I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TOP HAD FAILED AFTER JUST 42.000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED 2 TSB. THEY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE TSB AND REFUSED REPAIR. *TR

1)RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM EXHAUST AREA WHEN TAKING OFF IN CAR. 2)CD'S SKIP OR WON'T PLAY SOMETIMES WITH SHAKER 1000 3) PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING ALL THE TIME BY ITSELF. 4) HAVING TROUBLE FILLING TANK WITH GAS AT MOST GAS STATIONS. 5) HAVE BEEN HEARING A SQUEAK SOUND COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE DASHBOARD NEAR WINDSHIELD AREA. *JB

ONE WEEK AFTER CAR PURCHASED PAINT FLAKING OFF AND CAR HAS BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST AT START UP. CAR HAS BEEN PAINTED SINCE THEN 3 TIMES AND TO DATE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF AND YOU SHOULD SEE ALL OF THE BUFFING SCRATCHES FROM THE DEALERSHIP(TOWN & COUNTRY FORD/BESSEMER, AL) TRYING TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKES. I MIGHT ADD THIS IS A ROUSH MUSTANG. CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 TIMES FOR BLUE SMOKE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM(COMMON STATEMENTS MADE BY FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT). FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO EVEN SEND A REPRESENTATIVE OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. TO SAY THE LEAST THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE. WE ARE IN THE ARBITRATION PROCESS AT THIS TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A FORD TO ANYONE. READ ALL ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS ONLINE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE. I WISH I...

INITIAL PROBLEMS: 1. PIN STRIP ON DRIVER SIDE WAS PEELING OFF 2. A/C VENT FELL OUT OF CONSOLE 3. CONVERTIBLE TOP GOT STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. STOPPED BY CLOSEST DEALER BECAUSE I WAS ON VACATION AND WE PULLED THE TOP BACK UP. BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME WAS TWISTED. THEY STATED THIS WAS BECAUSE I MOST LIKELY HAD DRIVEN WHILE THE TOP WAS HALF WAY UP/DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS FORD ENGINEERS DECIDED TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THE TOP. TOOK THE DEALER FIVE WEEKS TO GET ALL PARTS AND REPLACE THE TOP. 4. GAS TANK REPLACED BECAUSE GAS PUMPS WOULD CONSTANTLY CUT OFF WHILE REFUELING. 5. A/C MAKES POPPING NOISE EVERY ONCE IN WHILE. CURRENT ISSUES: 1. NOISE IN FRONT END WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS 2. AFTER CAR WARMS TO...

THE TUNNEL DOWN THE CENTER OF THE CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT AT THE FRONT OF THE TUNNEL NEAR THE PEDALS. WHEN THE BARE METAL OF THE TUNNEL IS TOUCHED IT IS HOT ENOUGH TO INDUCE A BURN. DEALER CONTACTED FORD AND TOLD ME IT WAS "NORMAL". AS THE PLASTICS AND CARPETING TOUCHING THE TUNNEL AGE, I AM CONCERNED THIS MAY PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. AFTER REVIEWING POSTS ON TWO MUSTANG FORUMS, OTHERS APPARENTLY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. THE CAR IS A GT V8 WITH A MANUAL 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS 2005 FORD MUSTANG. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SOUTH FROM GRASS VALLEY DURING THE DAY, HE COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEING LOCATED TOO FAR INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT AT NIGHT HE COULD SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FINE. IF THE VEHICLE PASSED INTO SOME TYPE OF SHADE DURING THE DAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BECOME VISIBLE. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE JUST GOT OFF OF HIGHWAY STATE ROUTE 49 AND NOTICED THAT WHEN TRAVELING WITH THE SUN BEHIND OR IN FRONT, HE COULD NOT SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ANYTIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHADED THE INSTRUMENTS COULD NOT BE SEEN EASILY. THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT. WHEN CHANGING SPEED ZONES, NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT SPEED...

DT: 2005, FORD, MUSTANG. CONSUMER CANNOT READ INSTRUMENT ON A SUNNY DAY WITH SUN GLASSES. CONSUMER SAYS DEALER KNOWS ABOUT PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. INSTRUMENTS\ PANEL IS ENCLOSED IN A DEEP TUBE TYPE PANEL, AND BECAUSE OF THIS CANNOT GET ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE VISIBLE. *AK