Four problems related to underhood wiring have been reported for the 2000 Ford Mustang. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Mustang based on all problems reported for the 2000 Mustang.
My 2000 Ford Mustang lost all its power after I just pulled out of a parking lot. I then noticed smoke coming from under the hood on the passenger site. About 1-2 minutes later I saw flames coming from the same place. As I exited the car and closed the door all the interior lights flashed on and a horrid noise came from the front right side of the car. I immediately called the fire department but by the time they arrived 10-15 foot high flames were shooting in the air from the front of the car [this all started to happen incredibly fast] and there also was lots of black smoke. One of the firemen/ladies told me that it looked likr the fire had started in the wiring. All of the front of the car burned out including the hood and someof the dash inside melted and the front windshild started to crack from the heat of the fire.
Car caught fire about 3 hours after driving it for 30 min. -car is "totaled".
This is the second saleen that we know of that the identical problem occurred, car # 0208 and mine # 0594, both due to the electrical wiring harness. I've contacted saleen, downs Ford and an attorney for help. Saleen told me they don't know of this ever happening before me, I have documents, name and telephone number of other party.
Smoke was noticed coming from steering column while driving. Dealer has been contacted.