2000 Ford Mustang Problems

IS A BIG PROBLEM SHIFTING IN A GEAR AFTER IN FIRST GEAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE BELIEVE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL 5-SPEED ALSO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS VIBRATIONS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SHAKY EVEN IF APPLIED SLOWLY AND SOFTLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO IMPROPERLY ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE FOR THE PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED AND AN AFTERMARKET PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS MAKING A NORMAL ORDER DELIVERY DROP OFF GOING OFF MY GPS I CAME TO A NARROW ROAD WHERE NO SIGNS OF A DIP AHEAD. CAME TO A DIP AHEAD THAT YOU COULDN'T TELL IT WAS A DIP AND I WASN'T GOING NO MORE THAN 11 TO13 MILES WHEN I WAS COMING OVER IT AND MY AIRBAGS BUSTED OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL HITTING MY HAND AND MY ARM LEAVING BURN MARKS. I COULDN'T STAY ON THE ROAD SO I WAITED 30 MINS BEFORE I DROVE SLOWLY BACK TO MY HOUSE CAUSE THEN MY TIRE STARTED GOING LOW. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVE WAY, MY AIRBAGS JUST WENT OFF. THE SEAT BELTS DON'T RETRACT

Drivers side and passenger (front) seatbelts no longer operational. They do not retract and they do not lock in place -- this is a safety issue. We attempted to get them replaced, but our Ford dealer has confirmed the drivers side belt has been discontinued. We have no recourse here.

AS MANY HAVE SAID THE PASS. SIDE SEAT BELT IS JAMMED UP, CANNOT BE USED. EVEN IF YOU SPEND RIME AND COMPLETELY STRAIGHTEN EVERY THING OUT IT WORKS MAYBE ONCE AND JAMS UP AGAIN. THE COMPLAINTS ARE LEGIT. THIS CAR HAS 80,134 MILES ON IT.

IS A BIG PROBLEM SHIFTING IN A GEAR AFTER IN FIRST GEAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE BELIEVE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL 5-SPEED ALSO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS VIBRATIONS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SHAKY EVEN IF APPLIED SLOWLY AND SOFTLY

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITNESSES SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START ITSELF. TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE WAS WORST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CENTERED IN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL. SECURITY CAMERA OF INCIDENT SHOWS SMOKE THEN FIRE STARTING AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR OF NEUTRAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON THE V6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE 2000 FORD MUSTANG, ALSO PAINT IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING ON ROOF IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM WITH PAINT POSTED FOR ALL MODELS FORD FROM 2000-20005. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2000 FORD MUSTANG AND THREE DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE SHIFT INDICATOR POSITION MARKER ON THE FLOOR WAS NOT SHOWING WHAT GEAR THE CAR WAS IN. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DURING DAY AND MOST LIKELY DURING NIGHT DRIVING AND COULD ALSO CAUSE TRANMISSION PROBLEMS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW BEZEL ASY-TRANSMISSION AND IT WORKS FINE NOW, BUT A CAR THAT'S ONLY FOUR YEARS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR MARKER HAS BROKEN.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT INSIDE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER LINE HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/02/18*JB

FUEL FILLER NECK LEAKS. THIS OCCURS DIRECTLY OVER THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE OF THE VEHICLE. THE GASOLINE DRIPS DIRECTLY ON THE EXHAUST PIPE UNDER THE BEND. AND NEXT TO THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAD A LONG WAY TO GO HOME AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY WATER TO WASH THE HOT PIPES OF FUEL. THE GAS CONTINUED TO DRIP ON THE PIPE MOST OF THE WAY HOME. MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT IF THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2000 MUSTANGS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PROBLEM. *TR

FORD MUSTANG 2000 WAS TOTALED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AFTER ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAPITAL FORD AT 4222 OLEANDER DRIVE IN WILMINGTON, NC REPAIRED THE AIR BAGS IN 2002. *NM

BACKED UP CAR (2000 FORD MUSTANG), THEN SHIFTED FORWARD WHERE CAR ACCELERATED FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO 2 PARKED CARS. CAR APPEARS TO BE TOTALED BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

VEHICLE REPORT FILE NO. 15-010497.

HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR OF NEUTRAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON THE V6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON THE 2000 FORD MUSTANG, ALSO PAINT IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING ON ROOF IN MULTIPLE SPOTS, HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM WITH PAINT POSTED FOR ALL MODELS FORD FROM 2000-20005. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITNESSES SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START ITSELF. TOTAL LOSS. DAMAGE WAS WORST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CENTERED IN THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE WHEEL. SECURITY CAMERA OF INCIDENT SHOWS SMOKE THEN FIRE STARTING AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

1. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE IGNITION. 2. THE CAR HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND COMPONENTS REPLACED. 3. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,000. *TR

The contact owns a 1965 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle unintendedly reversed on an incline of a parking lot and struck another parked unoccupied vehicle. There was no injury sustained. The contact stated that the vehicle was not designed with air bags. The vehicle sustained fenders, bumpers, and paint damage. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had unintendedly shifted from park(P) to reverse(R). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. The VIN was not available.

IS A BIG PROBLEM SHIFTING IN A GEAR AFTER IN FIRST GEAR STARTS TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE BELIEVE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL 5-SPEED ALSO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND KNOCKING SOUNDS VIBRATIONS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SHAKY EVEN IF APPLIED SLOWLY AND SOFTLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIMMED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE AMBER REFLECTOR LIGHTS WERE MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO MEET THE FMVSS REQUIREMENTS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLAMP PLASTIC LENS HAVE DETERIORATED AND WERE A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT GREATLY REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT EMITTED DURING EVENING HOURS. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE. HOWEVER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE REGARDING A FORMAL RECALL. OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS LIKE: NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 06E049000 AND 06E064000 WERE ADDRESSING ONLY BULB PROBLEMS. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED . YOU COULD READILY SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE NEW, CLEAR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT PROTECTOR AND THE LIGHT THEY ALLOW ON THE ROAD AHEAD. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS MAKING A NOISE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE FOUND FLUID ON THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. HE FOUND METAL RUBBING AGAINST THE RUBBER, WHICH CAUSED THE RUBBER TO WEAR AND LEAK. THE CONTACT WILL REPLACE THE RUBBERS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THE BACK FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE'S OWNER WAS CONCERN THAT THE BACK OF THE SEAT COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME AND CREATE A SEVERE OR FATAL ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT A RESULT OF A CRASH, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER.

WHILE DRIVING SEAT BACK BOLT BROKE, LAYING THE CONSUMER COMPLETELY DOWN. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED. *AK * TC

BOTH DRIVERS SIDE, AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY ON TRACK. SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE, BOTH WINDOWS HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY SLUGGISH, AND ON OCCASION, STRUGGLED TO MOVE UP OR DOWN. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF THE TRACK FIRST, AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2002. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN 2005 TO REPAIR BOTH WINDOWS, THEY REMAIN INOPERABLE. IN FLORIDA, VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS AT RISK FOR UNDERWATER SUBMERSION, QUICK ACTION ALONG WITH PROPERLY FUNCTIONING WINDOWS ARE IMPERATIVE. *NM

WHILE TURNING ON THE HEAT DEFOGGER IT FAILED TO COME ON. THE VENTS WOULD BLOW OUT COLD AIR. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO SEE PROPERLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DEFOGGER. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM USED CAR LOT ON 5/14/2004. HAD SUSPICION THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN WRECKED AND REPAIRED. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY DO NOT SELL VEHICLES LIKE THAT AND IT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. I RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM AN AUTO BODY SHOP STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WRECKED AND REPAIRED AND STILL HAS SUSPENSION DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THINKS I AM LYING AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF A CONTRACT. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS DAMAGES. I HAVE ALSO OBTAINED A CAR FAX REPORT STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT REPORTED IN WASHINGTON STATE WITH A POLICE REPORT # AND A ACCIDENT REPORT #. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT DROVE REALLY SQUIRMY, PULLED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD A PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS TEST DROVE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BRAKES AND IT ACTUALLY WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS. THE BRAKES WERE OK, THEY WERE NOT THE BEST AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE THAT WELL. THE VENTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE BROKEN OUT, WHICH I FIXED THE BEST I COULD, THE SHIFT BOX INSIDE THE VEHICLE HAD THE PROTECTIVE COVER MISSING AND THE SHIFTER INDICATOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN DID NOT MOVE AT ALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND THE MECAHNIC INDICATED THAT THE REAR END WAS BAD. *AK (BEARING RING PINION GEAR) THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESES VEHICLES. *SC

PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE BF GOODRICH TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 2000 FORD MUSTANG. *MR ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF CRACKING. THERE WAS A RATING OF 360 TIRE WEAR ON THE SIDEWALL, AND A DEPTH OF 8/32. (COMP T/A M+S HR4 TIRES) BF GOODRICH *SCC *JB

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD STOPPED FOR GAS WHEN THE ATTENDANT CALLED ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRE WAS COMING APART. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE DAUGHTER HAS THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND PAPER WORK. *JG

2000 FORD MUSTANG. CONSUMER REQUEST INFORMATION CONCERNING FACTORY TIRE JACKS THAT PROVED DANGER TO CONSUMERS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE JACK BROKE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING THE VEHICLE. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BROKE OFF FROM ITS RIM WHILE DRIVING. *MR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITH IT'S RIM FRAME HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE CENTER BASE. THERE WAS A SERIES OF BODY/CHASSIS DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY. *SC *JB

AFTER PURCHASE CONV. TOP LEAKED, A/C GRILLS FELL OUT, REAR WINDOW STUCK REAR DEFROSTER DON'T WORK AFTER INSPECTION: RUSTED (POSS. FLOOD DAMAGE) REAR TIRE WELLS REPAIRED (REAR ENDED) NEVER DISCLOSED TO ME TOLD ONLY ONE OWNER REAR REFLECTOR MISSING DUE TO FALLING OFF DURING DETAILING AFTER TRANSPORTING CAR GAS TANK HAS LEAKED $1700 WARRANTY ADDED TO MY CONTRACT W/OUT AGREEMENT COVERS NOTHING $500 FREE ALARM NEVER PUT IN & ADDED TO CONTRACT TINA CALLED TO SAY WARRANTY UP 8/20/02TO PLACE ALARM AND STOPPED PYMT ON CHECK FOR DOWNPAYMENT, KEEPING MO. PYMNT. SPOKE TO ''ALL MANAGERS" COME BACK W/LAWYER WAS WHAT THEY TOLD ME. DT