Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0708 | 04/19/2007 | 10022290 | Automatic transmission solenoid emissions warranty extension. sample consumer letter attached. *kb | 07/25/2007 | |
| 18454 | 03/01/2005 | 10014649 | 580 & 1500 rpm vibration. *eh | 05/05/2005 | |
| 18453 | 03/01/2005 | 10014647 | Buzz rattle noise from transmission bell housing area. *eh | 05/05/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 04032007 | 04/03/2007 | 10021732 | Reflashing the powertrain control module (pcm). *kb | 06/18/2007 | |
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 0573 | 04/01/2005 | 10017887 | Axle whine - vehicles built through 11/15/2004. *tt | 12/06/2005 | |
| 06216 | 01/01/2006 | 0644 | 10014100 | Limited slip axle chatter, shudder, binding sensation, or vibration during low speed turning maneuvers. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0588 | 06/07/2005 | 10017919 | Growl/grinding noise in 2nd or 3rd gear during deceleration - tr3650 manual transmission - vehicles built before 1/15/2005. *tt | 12/07/2005 | |
| 18753 | 07/01/2005 | 10017871 | Gear rollover noise. *tt | 12/06/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 04/06/2006 | 3500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would make a loud rattling noise. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since her vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 04/06/2006 | 3500 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would make a loud rattling noise. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since her vehicle was not included in any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 30,000. kmj | |||
| 04/06/2006 | 3500 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would make a loud rattling noise. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since her vehicle was not included on any recalls. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 30,000. pm | |||
| 08/30/2005 | 4000 | 08/01/2005 | |
| Car vibrates/rumbles excessively at 70 mph, started 3000-4000 miles after i bought car. also front end clunks like car with 100,000 miles on it. after numerous trips to dealer ford corporate only states that this is normal for the vehicle? | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/28/2007 | 30000 | ||
| When stopped suddenly the car will remain idle for about 30 seconds before it will kick back into gear. when this happens, car will roll backwards in drive. if you try to press the gas to force the car to move it will stall completely. car has been doing it since 2007. ford dealership could not find anything wrong with it. car currently has 44,000 miles on it. also gas, temp and speedometer gauges have started going crazy the last three weeks. | |||
| 03/15/2010 | 51000 | ||
| 2005 mustang had routine automatic transmission flush done at 46k miles, prior to service no leaks, only complaints of noisy transmission. now transmission leaks, noticed some oil at a few hundreds wiped it clean thinking it was residue from the flush. at 50k checked again and leak in worse and took back to dealership (jones ford, n. charleston, sc). dealer refused to cover the repair of the leak, stating leak was not caused by routine maintenance they performed, although states they do these routinly and occasionally cars come back leaking from the procedure. contacted ford motor crc and they stated it is a dealership service issue. dealership says it's not. yet i'm out to pay for a repair bill ca. between $700 and $1000 depending on damage done. | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 46000 | 1 | |
| While backing from my garage, i put the shifter into reverse. the car will pause and then a sudden jerk into reverse. the automatic transmission was recently flushed at the ford dealership prior to the start of this problem. *tr | |||
| 08/18/2008 | 60000 | 1 | |
| At 60000 miles my transmission failed. it was leaking internally from the bell housing to the transmission. this caused the transmission to get hot. there were not outward signs of problems. no external leaks or any sensors warning me. since i could not afford the exorbitant extended warranty, i had to pay over $3000 to have it repaired. i think this is unfair to the consumer. my car is only half way paid off and i have heard since this has happened to me of other consumers having the same problem. i am a 43 year old woman and not a teenager hot rodding a car. i will never buy a ford again or use randall not dealership. *tr | |||
| 07/29/2008 | 70000 | 1 | |
| The transmission failed. i was driving home from work and the car would only go in second gear. i made it to my mom's business and had it towed to ford dealership after talking to a ford customer service rep. the dealer told me the transmission would have to be replaced. every transmission place i talked to said that these transmissions are failing in all of the ford vehicles that have them between 60,000 and 90,000 miles. ford refuses to fix or replace the transmission because i didn't buy an extended warranty. it is going to cost me several thousand dollars to replace this transmission. there is a defect in these transmissions and all of them should be recalled and ford held responsible for the costs. my car isn't fixed yet because i don't have the money to do so. i have a 3 and a half year old mustang i cant drive that i am paying for. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2005 | 1 | 08/29/2005 | |
| Dt: 2005 ford mustang gt -had an electrical system problem which resulted in a crash. while turning off of the highway into a residential area the transmission malfunctioned causing uncontrollable acceleration. the brakes were appliedbut the vehicle continued to accelerate. the front brakes did not stop the vehicle. the vehicle went into a clock wise spin. the car turned onto the driver's side and then hit a tree. what happened next was that the electrical system was still acting strange, the trunk opened and trying to close it back down the lights came off and on. the door locks would lock and unlock by themselves. the vehicle had $6,300 worth of damage. the dealership did not assist the consumer with anything. the vehicle was purchased on august 29, 2005 as a new vehicle which only had 72 miles on it. upon impact the airbags did not deploy and the fuel cut off switch did not activate. a police report was taken. *ak *mr | |||
| 01/22/2005 | 5470 | 1 | 12/20/2004 |
| Problen 1: when slowing to a stop, maybe 5 mph or so, then pressing on the gas pedal to accelerate, the engine rpm's increase as if the transmission is in neutral, then jumps into gear causing a sudden jerk forward. the problem has been reported and confirmed by ford dealership. problem 2: started vehicle, with foot on brake put in reverse and heard a strange noise and blue smoke outside passenger window. the right rear tire was burning rubber pulled shift leaver back to nuetral and engine rpm normal. possibly related to the problem above or i could ahave had my foor on brake and gas pedal at the same time but can not that easily. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 01/01/2006 | 100 | 1000 | 06/01/2005 |
| I purchased a 2005 ford mustang v6. the first thing to break was the plastic on the shifter that you put into gear. then i started having trouble with gears not wanting to go into park. i am not the only one with this problem. my son bought a 2006 gt ford mustang and his is having the same problem. i will not buy another ford. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/13/2005 | 7500 | 5 | 01/06/2005 |
| Clutch is jumpy starting off in 1st gear...i have to let it out almost all the way to get it to fully engage. owned the car since dec, 7800 miles....all highway..feel like i have no power. .dealer told me to test it in the pking lot by revving it and letting the clutch out...even w/ twc off, barely a chirp!!! | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 06/26/2005 | 800 | 1 | 04/01/2005 |
| Pinion gear in rear end whined while traveling on interstate during weekend trip. stopped at ford dealership where a technician road tested and examined vehicle. stated that we could drive and still finish weekend trip but to contact purchase dealership for warranty work. that was done the parts took 5 weeks to come in for the 2005 gt mustang. repair completed and car running nearly fine. on occassions we have difficulty fueling . the gas fuel pump at the station will click off and we get only partially fuel the gt. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/03/2008 | 1 | 05/01/2005 | |
| 2005 ford mustang accelerates on its own. consumer states that the vehicle will accelerate on its own. he states that the rpm's would be up to 1500. he states that since then, now it accelerates up to 2500 rpm's. *kb a flight recorder was installed in the vehicle. the flight recorder captured the problem the consumer was referring to. the flight recorder was then sent to ford engineering and they stated the computer was demanding the vehicle to accelerate. the consumer also stated the transmission did not shift smoothly. the transmission would clunk when the clutch was let out, especially in lower gears. *jb | |||
| 04/01/2006 | 35 | 28 | 04/26/2005 |
| 2005 ford mustang fuel system, replaced due to system failure when filling car with gas, it broke again ford will not or can not fix, manual 5-speed transmissions replaced 2 times and going out again, car at ford 28 days in last 6 months for warranty repairs, ford denies the car is a lemon. *jb | |||
| 03/15/2005 | 1072 | 4 | 01/08/2005 |
| Transmission stuck in neutral four times within the first six months. it happens when you are going slow and you shift into 1st gear and don't let the clutch out and you try to bring it back into 2nd gear. the 3 times it did this in parking lots it was not a scary problem but when it did this at a busy intersection i almost got rear ended. at first ford could not make it stick while testing and didn't know why it was doing this. now they are saying when it does stick you either have to come to a dead stop( which i figured out myself) or double clutch it. i haven't double clutched a car since way back in the 60s. they say it has to do with the sensors not working at slow speeds. and they say there is no repair because it is a normal operating characteristic of this transmission. by the way this is the 2nd transmission put in this car. i hope you can help other people with this info before someone has a serious wreck. thanks. *jb | |||
| 10/18/2005 | 2000 | 999 | 04/14/2005 |
| (1 and 2) the manual transmission on the vehicle has intermittent problems where it will not go into gear (up-shifting). regardless of type of driving (fuel efficient, hard driving), the vehicle will lock out of the next gear. for example, from first to 2nd gear. the transmission will go approximately half-way into gear and stop. the result is an inability to continue accelerating. the vehicle must be taken out of the locked gear, put in neutral, clutch released and re-engaged, then shifted back into the previously attempted gear (2nd gear in the current example). possible results of this incident include accidents and injury. i have almost been rear-ended several times. (3) the vehicle has been taken into service twice for the issue. the first time (june '05), the dealership adjusted the linkage resulting in no change. the dealership also told the consumer (me) to make sure the clutch was completely engaged. the second time (10/18/2005) the vehicle was put in for repair, the dealerships service advisor and service manager informed the consumer that it was a design flaw in the transmission. ford is looking into it, but there is no solution available at this time and may not be available in the future. *jb | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 1500 | 1 | 05/23/2005 |
| 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 driving temperature, there is a thumping noise heard in engine, very prominent in interior 3. driver side exterior door handle sticks in the out position 4. convertible top making a thud noise when raising and lowering top 5. exhaust is making a popping noise when if engine is revved right after starting the car 6. slight vibration/rattling noise coming from console while car idles 7. a/c making popping noise every once in while. *jb | |||
| 05/13/2005 | 7500 | 5 | 01/06/2005 |
| Clutch is jumpy starting off in 1st gear...i have to let it out almost all the way to get it to fully engage. owned the car since dec, 7800 miles....all highway..feel like i have no power. .dealer told me to test it in the pking lot by revving it and letting the clutch out...even w/ twc off, barely a chirp!!! | |||