2006 FORD MUSTANG Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while in reverse, he observed a grinding sound emanating from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing chain guides needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES BEFORE. CRUISE CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. I ROLLED INTO IT (THAT IS NOT FLOORING IT) AND IT WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. USED BRAKES TO CONTROL CAR, TURNED OFF IGNITION, AND STOPPED ON SHOULDER. I HAD TO WAIT WHAT SEEMED LIKE 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART WITHOUT RACING. TONIGHT WAS DIFFERENT. I HAD BRAKED OFF CRUISE CONTROL AS I EXITED 94E TO 65N. AS I BEGAN TO PLAN MY MERGE ONTO 65 A GUY ALONE IN THE RIGHT LANE WOULD NOT MOVE OVER, I ROLLED INTO AND THE ACCELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AT FIRST AND THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST OVERWHELMED. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND COASTED FORWARD UNTIL I GOT A SHOULDER. ON MY SECOND RESTART IT REVED TO 3,000 RPM THEN VERY SLOWLY GOT TO A NORMAL IDLE. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN.

IN CITY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE STARTED EXTREME SHAKING & THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. SHUT OFF THE ENGINE & RESTARTED IT. THE WRENCH LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE & LOST ALL ACCELERATION. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT RESTARTING, THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, ADVISED SERVICE REP OF CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03 & WAS INFORMED THAT FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE PROGRAM FOR 2006 MUSTANG.

I WAS AT A STOP GETTING READY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED. I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT IT RAN REAL RUFF I BARELY GOT OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TOWE THE CAR HOME IT'S THE THROTTLE -BY-WIRE THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANKS LEE

AS OF TODAY MY 2006 MUSTANG HAS 58,953 MILES ON IT AND IT IS ON IT'S THIRD ALTERNATOR. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AT AROUND THE 56,000 MILE MARK AND WAS REPLACED. MY FRIEND AND I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 60 MILES N FROM SACRAMENTO TO AN AREA BETWEEN ALTA AND DUTCH FLATS AND I HAD TURNED OFF THE AC AND PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HEARD A STRANGE CRACKLING SOUND AND I PULLED OVER ABOUT A HALF A MILE AFTERWARDS AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND LIFTED UP THE HOOD. AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE 2ND ALTERNATOR IT HAD LASTED ABOUT 1600 MILES. THE SPARKS THAT WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR LOOKED LIKE A 4TH OF JULY SPARKLER, AND WE'RE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND I'M ON THE 3RD ALTERNATOR WITH LESS THAN 59000 MILES. TWO MONTHS LATER MAYBE 600 MORE MILES...

MY CAR IDLES UNCONTROLLABLE AND JERKS WHENEVER IT IS DRIVEN. IF I STOP OR DRIVE AT SLOW SPEEDS IT WILL JUST STOP RUNNING ON ITS OWN. I SIMPLY RESTART IT AND IT WILL GO, BUT IT WILL KEEP JERKING AND IDLING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE CHILLY MORNING I COULD NOT FEEL ANY WARM AIR COMING FROM THE HEAT OR THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER. I HAD TO RETURN TO HOME BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WERE FOGGING UP AND I HAD NO HEAT. I DROVE ANOTHER CAR TO WORK THAT DAY. I LATER DISCOVERED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING GASKET HAD A SLOW LEAK AND ALLOWED MOST OF THE ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT. THIS WAS THE REASON THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT WORKING ALSO THE THERMOSTAT IS NO LONGER IN CONTACT WITH ANY FLUID, ONLY THE PLASTIC HOUSING, AND THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR NEVER READ MUCH ABOVE COLD WHILE MY ENGINE IS OVERHEATING INTERNALLY DUE TO LOW COOLANT. AFTER REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND SENSOR I STILL SMELL ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM SOME WHERE POSSIBLY THE HEAD GASKET AND HAVE TO TOP OFF THE RADIATOR MORE FREQUENTLY. I BELIEVE THIS DESIGN, PLACING THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING,...

2006 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND COMPUTER RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A NEW COMPUTER WAS NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE, AND FORD HAD RECALLED IT DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF NOT HAVING HER VEHICLE, THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER. FORD INFORMED THE CONSUMER, TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE PART NEEED WAS AN ECU, THE MAIN COMPUTER. *JB

I WAS STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN IN THE INTERSECTION. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. I FLEW THRU THE INTERSECTION AT TOP SPEED WITH THE BRAKE PUSHED AS HARD AS I COULD WITH NO DECELERATION AT ALL. I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS WIDE OPEN. I STOMPED THE GAS PEDAL AND TRIED TO GET IT TO RELEASE WITH NO LUCK. I FINALLY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND JUMPED A CURB TO GET IT STOPPED JUST BEFORE I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. FLAT SPOTTED 2 BRAND NEW FRONT TIRES. IT WAS TERRIFYING! IT COST ME $721.32 TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. AFTER I GOT HOME I GOOGLE FORD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN 30 STATES AGAINST FORD FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS...

I HAD TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY DUE TO REPEATED WARNING LIGHTS AND "LIMP-HOME" MODE EVENTS.

TRAVELING TO TEMPLE, TEXAS TO VISIT MOM FOR HER BIRTHDAY; I SET MY CRUISE AT 70 MPH AS USUAL WHILE TRAVELING. I APPROACHED A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO ONE COMING, TURNED MY SIGNAL ON AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED. WHEN I PASSED THE VEHICLE AND GOT BACK IN MY LANE, MY CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED AND WAS QUICKLY UP TO 85 MPH AND INCREASING. I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW IT DOWN AND THEY WOULD NOT HOLD OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE.I WAS TERRIFIED KNOWING THERE ARE A LOT OF CURVES ON THAT PARTICULAR ROAD AND POSSIBLY NO WAY TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. I LOOKED FOR THE SAFEST PLACE TO PULL OVER AND SAW AN EMPTY CHURCH PARKING LOT AND HOPED I COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED IN THAT AREA. BY THIS TIME, I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS...