Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 18329 | 12/01/2004 | 10014601 | Audio unit backlight inoperative and or dtc b2477. *eh | 05/04/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 09/15/2010 | 53453 | ||
| The instrument cluster is displaying incorrect information for the speedometer and for the engine temperature. the sensors are working correctly based on a reading from the obd ii port. | |||
| 08/02/2011 | 85000 | ||
| My 2005 mustang rpm gauge has quit working. after researching online of this issue i found that this is a known issue with mustangs. can you please let me know who i need to contact to get this item under a recall item that mandates ford to fix the issue. | |||
| 06/13/2009 | 45000 | ||
| Speedometer gauge does not work it started to get stuck now it does not work. to my consideration it is dangerous not to know the speed you are going. also the fuel gauge is not working. | |||
| 04/03/2011 | |||
| My 2005 ford mustang v6 has been having speedometer malfunctions weekly. these malfunctions cause the speedometer to start at numbers that are not 0, resulting in an inaccurate reading of my speed. it read 120 while i may only be going 40 and even when i shut down the vehicle it will remain at 40+. a temporary fix is to turn the vehicle on and off which sometimes causes the needles to slowly drop, but usually it will stay over 20 for extended periods of time, and when i do succeed in reaching 0 within a week or two the problem will occur again. i have been in contact with many other owners of the same model and year of this vehicle and all are having similar problems, most of us have gone to a ford dealership and have been told that it will be a $500-$650 repair/ replacement of the instrument cluster which seems to be the reason for the problems, but since so many are having a similar problem shouldn't this be a recall? | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 75000 | ||
| I own a 2005 v6 mustang. the speedometer stoped working properly at 75k miles. most of the time it stays at zero mph and then others it is all over the place. now my oil gauge seems to get stuck on cold mornings and i also noticed that temp gauge doesn't work sometimes. what is going on with this vehicle. i have read numerous complaints online about the same issue other 2005 mustang owners are having. i have never had this happen to any other vehicle i have ever owned, and i believe that this is an iherant issue with the year and model. ford should do a recall and fix this problem. i am asking for the ford company to pick up the tab on this one before something happens and someone get's hurt. the speedometer malifunction could mislead driver's of speed and cause an accident. ford want to charge $1k to fix the issue that obviously a flaw with the car model. please help! mileage: 81,729 | |||
| 01/05/2009 | 20000 | ||
| Initially, the tachometer stopped working unsure of the date, early 2009. 5-speed. replaced a fuse thinking that was the problem but it didn't fix the problem. in september 2009, while on the highway for about 45 minutes heading out for the weekend, the temperature gauge indicates the car is hot. we pull over and check under the hood; no smoke, no leaks, no smell, everything seems normal. we decide to return to our house, park the car until we get back to further investigate. the gauge continued to move hotter so we ran the heater all the way home. upon our return from the weekend trip, we started the car and the gauge automatically went to hot. a search on the internet came back with many others with the same year/model and the same problem and indicated that the dealers were saying that it was a bad instrument/cluster panel that would have to be replaced and that the other gauges would also stop operating. cost to repair about $1000 and mileage would have to be certified. we continued to use the car without any heating up problems although the gauge indicated otherwise. recently, the spedometer has started going bad as well. sometimes it tells you speed and sometimes it doesn't. only thing working right now is the fuel gauge and don't know for how long. mileage is under 25k. | |||
| 01/01/2005 | |||
| Problems with my 2005 mustang gt taken possesion of jan. 2005: 1) 500 shaker system, skipped cds constantly....replaced 2) fog light failed to operate...repaired 3) noise in front end while turning at slow speeds...repaired 4) heat/ac vents are not in sync..air does not exit proper vent selected...not fixed as of yet...heat is felt from under dash even when off 5) after car warms to driving temperature, there is a thumping noise heard in engine, very prominent in interior...dealer is working on problem, even had a ford engineer listen to it...still unsolved... 6) god, what next? | |||
| 03/12/2005 | 5400 | 1 | 11/11/2004 |
| While taking vehicle into dealer for diagnostic on engine noise, shaker 1000 stereo system failed, would not play or recognize cd's,would change radio stations on its own and clock woulod not keep time. dealer replaced entire radio system | |||
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 50000 | ||
| Gauge cluster not operational. speedometer inaccurate. while sitting at a stand still will read 70 mph, or other measurements. tachometer not functioning a majority of the time. sits below 0 at all times of operation. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 5 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/14/2006 | 14000 | 1 | 03/06/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 04/28/2006 | 35 | 6 | |
| I have had repeated problems with my cd player (shakker 500) i have had six stereos in the car and all six have done the same thing. they will make horrible noises, say bad disk or disk error or nothing at all before it starts spitting out the cd's. if i do not grab the first cd, it will spit out all six. i have had an independent inspection of the car to determine the problem because i do not feel it is the stereo. the inspection states that the voltage is dropping in the car which sends the stereo into an erratic state. ford motor company says that they cannot duplicate the problem so their solution is to keep putting stereo's in the car. i just had a brand new stereo installed on april 26, 2006. this was to be ford's final attempt to fix the problem. the stereo went crazy again twice on friday april 28, 2006. i have repeatedly complained about this being a safety issue because i can't keep taking my attention from my driving to catch cd's. i want a resolution and i am not getting it with ford. i want to know how to go about getting a recall issued on this car stereo/ car/ voltage problem. any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. *jb | |||
| 10/10/2005 | 1 | 02/10/2005 | |
| Popping noise from both front tie rod ends. this has been going on since i bought the car new. took to dealer unresolved. having positive crank case pressure in oil pan keeps pushing oil dip stick out of tube, on 4.6 l 3v. cd player on shaker 500 audio sytems stops working will not read cd's and at times will not play radio. *jb | |||