Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| 17100 | 09/01/2003 | 10004043 | Squeaking or crunching noise from the front suspension while driving over bumps or braking. *tt | 11/17/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 04/13/2010 | 15000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 ford mustang. the rear axle housing was corroded and rusted. after a routine maintenance he noticed the corrosion and rust. the dealer was contact who stated there are not recalls and has not repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 15,000.-mw | |||
| 10/23/2004 | 1600 | 5 | 07/07/2004 |
| I brought this car on 07/07/04. at three months that i brought the car i notice that the car wasn't driving right the car doesn't stay straight on the road. i goes sideways as i drive. i tried to fix the car many times and it still drives the same way. also the hood is not put on properly. i want to cancel the purchase of this car. is giving me to many problems and it is just costing me more money. *nm | |||
| 11/05/2004 | 11016 | 1 | |
| While driving 5-60 mph steering wheel would pull to the right. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | |||
| 11/07/2005 | 12789 | 3 | 05/12/2004 |
| Anti-locking braking system (abs) and traction control failed. the service light went on and i immediately took the car in for repair. the first repair took place between nov. 11, 2005 and nov. 18, 2005. the same problem occurred in december 2005. the second repair took place between dec. 21, 2005 and dec. 30, 2005. the same systems failed a third time. (jan. 21, 2006) i am in the process of making another appointment. on the first repair, they replaced part # fmc 2r3z 2c219 ca (control) also fmc 2r3z 2c219 ca (core chg) during the next repair they replaced part # fmc f7zz 2c204 ab (sensor asy). during these repairs, the down time on my vehicle has been a total of 4 days and counting. the last incident on jan. 21, 2006 was frightening. the abs system was engaging during normal braking. (stopping at a light) i could feel the system turning on and off. i felt as if the car might not stop. i turned around and went home. i feel the car is not safe to drive. i do not have any of the original parts for inspection. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 11/04/2004 | 62 | 11/03/2004 | |
| While driving the accelerator got stuck, i applied the brakes when the car spend out of control and hit the curve, the accelerator was running when i turned the car off. this cause the upper and lower controls to break along with the differential and brakes. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 500 | 100 | 07/01/2004 |
| Popping/ metallic sound similar to sound when crunching a soda can, a metallic popping sound from passenger floor board area. does it under various conditions, and once did it when just getting into vehicle before starting, seems to be load related and some sort of stress relief, body movement seems to cause it. was confirmed on test drive with a technician. they attempted to tighten front suspension parts (tourqued ??) tried a power steering/rack tsb with some sort of bracket on rack hoses..... no change, exact same noise, even though ford does not know what it is, they claim it is not safety related..... pop continues .... value of car considerable lessened due to noise ... so attempts to sell it are in vain... ford has nothing but excuses. *jb | |||