Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Ford Mustang submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 34 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 34, in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME CAUGHT IN THE FLOORMAT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,865.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OFF FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 0 TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT WAS NOT TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS.THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO KICK AT THE PEDAL OR ENGAGE THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR FROM BEING STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 8/31/12 *CN UPDATED 09/10/12. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2004 FORD MUSTANG COBRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD. HE STATED THAT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB AND, CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A POLE, AND THEN DROVE DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 06S43, WHICH COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.
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
WHEN ACCELERATING AT FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. THIS CAN BE A BIG PROBLEM SINCE SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE RPM'S CAN OCCUR AND CAN CAUSE COLLISION DUE TO CAR ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THIS WAS SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION BUT THAT IN ITSELF CAN BE A DANGER SINCE SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION CAUSES LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND HYDRAULIC BRAKES WHICH CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE CRUISE CONTROL CAN BE SET BY PRESSING THE COAST BUTTON, AS WELL AS THE SET BUTTON. THE COAST BUTTON IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE CONTACT HAND RESTS WHILE DRIVING. HE FOUND THIS AFTER WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WITH HER FOOT OFF OF BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONCE HE FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, AND THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *AK UPDATE 1/4/2006 - *NM
I DOWN SHIFTED MY CAR AND FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL CAUGHT ON THE CARPET. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RELEASE AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE IGNITION ON THE FREEWAY, PULLED OVER, AND PARK THE CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SPEED OF 100+MPH WAS REACHED. *JB
GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK UNDER CARPET. I WAS PASSING SOMEONE AND THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I NEARLY WRECKED, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. FOUND THE PROBLEM , HAD TO CUT THE CARPET SO IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS APPALLING THAT A POORLY DESIGNED CARPET COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DEATHS. FIX THIS!*JB
I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH INTERSECTION ON A LEFT HAND TURN LANE DRIVING IN THE WRONG GEAR FOR THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS GOING(20 MPH), I DOWN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR FOR A HALF A BLOCK HEADING TOWARDS THE NEXT INTERSECTION THAT HAD A RED LIGHT FOR ME. I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR SO I TURNED THE KEY OFF. AFTER LOOKING AT THE PEDAL I NOTICED THE CARPET DOESN'T FIT RIGHT LIKE IT'S SHORT AND MY GAS PEDAL ARM IS EXTREMELY WEAK AND BENDS TOWARDS THE TRANSMISSION SCRAPING THE CARPET THROUGH THE RANGE OF UP/DOWN MOTION. I THINK THE CARPET IS HALF THE PROBLEM THE OTHER HALF IS THE GAS PEDAL ARM. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS PEDAL RUBS THE CARPET. I PULL THE PEDAL OFF OF THE CARPET EVERY SO OFTEN WITHIN DAYS THE PEDAL IS RUBBING IT AGAIN. *JB
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 MUSTANG COBRA, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND IT BOUNCED OFF THE REDLINE FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. I FOUND THE GAS PEDAL TO BE STUCK AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE EDGE OF THE FLOORS CARPET. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF SOMETHING IS BROKEN ON MY CAR. IT HAS LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT AND IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS, AND IT IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CAR AS I KNOW FROM INTERNET FORUMS IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE. *JB
2004 MUSTANG - I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY MUSTANG THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK CAUSING INABILITY TO CONTROL MY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN A TICKET . THE NEXT TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WAS ON CITY STREETS .TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *NM
DT: THE OWNER WAS GOING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY IT TOOK THREE TIMES TO GO INTO GEAR. THEN, WHEN IT WENT INTO GEAR, IT WENT ABOUT 10-20 FEET BY ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO THE OWNER'S HOUSE. THE OWNER NEVER HAD FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE OWNER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE WHOLE TIME. THE OWNER SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURY. HAD ABOUT $400 IN HOME REPAIRS, ABOUT $6000 IN CAR REPAIR, AND DOCTOR BILLS AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT. THE OWNER CALLED FORD, WHO SAID IT MUST BE AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT, AND THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK
I HAVE A 2004 MUSTANG COBRA AND THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I ALMOST GOT IN AN EXTREMELY SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT AND THINK THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FILED AGAINST THEM OR THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. EVIDENTLY THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM OTHER 2003/2004 COBRA OWNERS AND DID NOT THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM FOR ME AFTER INSPECTING MY CAR. HOWEVER, ON JULY 30, 2005 I EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WHERE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK ON THE FLOOR AT FULL THROTTLE. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ISSUE IF I DID NOT HAVE A LARGE OPEN SPACE TO PULL OFF. I WAS FORCED TO KILL THE IGNITION AND STOP THE CAR. AS I AM SURE YOU KNOW WHEN DOING THIS YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SO IT IS NOT A SAFE OR EASY TASK TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IT REQUIRED ME REACHING DOWN AND YANKING UP ON THE PEDAL WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CARPET WHERE IT WAS EMBEDDED. WHILE MOST ISSUES WITH CARS CAN BE OVER LOOKED THIS IS POSSIBLY A VERY BAD ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *NM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 SVT COBRA, I WAS IN A 55MPH ZONE AND WENT TO PASS A GUY. MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK ON THE CARPET AND WOULD NOT COME UP, I WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3-4 OCCASIONS WHILE I REVVED MY ENGINE ALSO, I HAVE SINCE CUT THE CARPET ALL AROUND THE GAS PEDAL SO IT WILL NO LONGER STICK. MIKE ZILINSKI
I HAVE A 2004 MUSTANG COBRA. MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, TWICE I HAD THE CARPET NEAR THE GAS PEDDLE INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE GAS PEDDLE. ONCE IT DID NOT ALLOW THE GAS PEDDLE TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION WHEN MY FOOT WAS REMOVED. THE SECOND TIME THE CARPET FOUND ITS WAY UNDER THE GAS PEDDLE AND DID NOT ALLOW FOR PROPER USE OF THE GAS PEDDLE UNTIL THE CARPET WAS REMOVED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. CAUSE SEEMS TO BE THAT THE CARPET DOES NOT STAY ATTACHED TO THE TABS THAT ARE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE.
DT: THE CARPET ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL GETS CAUGHT IN THE GAS PEDAL. IT FOLDS BACK TOWARD THE GAS PEDAL. HE IS GOING TO CALL A DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HIS CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
THE CARPET ON MY 2004, V6, MUSTANG COUPE IS ROLLING DOWN FROM UNDER THE DASH AREA AND INTERFERING WITH DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY AND INTERFERING WITH THE GAS PEDAL.
COMPLAINT ON MY 2004 FORD MUSTANG GT (ORGINAL OWNER OF BOTH). VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE POSITION OF THE CARPET AROUND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER MINIMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE (5000 MILES OR AROUND 3-5 MONTHS OF USE) A LARGE HOLE DEVELOPED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IF THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED FULLY OR ALMOST FULLY THE SIDE OF YOUR SHOE CAN CATCH ON THE HOLE LONG ENOUGH TO POSE A SAFTEY HAZARD OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT IMMEADATLY OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND HAVE TO BE VERY CONCIOUS OF MY FOOT POSITION ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN DRIVING TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF IT. FORD DEEMS THIS PROBLEM AS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR AND WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE CARPET UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRENTY. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE, PLEASE CONTACT AND I WILL FORWARD THEM TO YOU.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 MUSTANG COBRA, AT ACCELERATION MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK UNDER THE CARPET, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE A FULL THROTTLE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IMMEDATELY TO AVOID BLOWING THE ENGINE AND/OR CRASHING.
DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, MY ACCELERATOR HAS BECOME STUCK IN THE CARPETING TWICE CAUSING TEMPORARY INABILITY TO CONTROL SPEED. I TRIED TO GLUE THE CARPET DOWN MYSELF, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH "GIVE" IN IT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD MUSTANG. SHE IS CALLING IN RESPONSE TO THE INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE05038. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS REVVING TOO MUCH WHILE CHANGING GEARS BECAUSE THE RPM'S STAY UP TO HIGH. THE CONTACT HAS CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THEY FIRST PURCHASED IT, AND THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS THE NATURE OF THIS CAR. THE DEALERSHIP MUST HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. ALSO, THEY WROTE A LETTER TO FORD AND CONTACTED THEM AS WELL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
I HAVE A 2004 FORD MUSTANG COBRA. I HAVE HAD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOME STUCK UNDER THE CARPET ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. ONE OF THE EVENTS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A DYNO-JET TESTING HORSEPOWER, AND IT WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO. THE OTHER EVEN HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AND I WAS NEARLY KILLED. I JUST HAPPENED TO THINK FAST AND SWITCH THE KEY OFF. I HAVE FIXED THIS BY CUTTING AWAY A SECTION OF CARPET UNDER THE PEDAL. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS SOLUTION BECAUSE THIS IS A LIMITED PRODUCTION CAR, AND CUTTING CARPET IS NOT A THING THAT I WANTED TO DO. BUT I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I DID NOT DO THIS I WOULD BE INJURED OR KILLED THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED.
2004 MUSTANG COBRA BOUGHT NEW ONE MONTH PRIOR. DRIVING DOWN A QUIET ROAD, WENT FULL THROTTLE FOR SHORT DURATION, THROTTLE STUCK, I HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. ACCELLERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK UNDER THE CARPET. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. THE DEALER FINALLY CUT THE CARPET AND SCREWED IT TO THE FLOORPAN (THE REPAIR IS NOT VISIBLE) AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE.
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