Seven problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2005 Ford Mustang. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Mustang based on all problems reported for the 2005 Mustang.
3 incidents: 1. Needed to use the passing gear and the car kept accelerating with the pedal stuck to the floor. As I was about to go to neutral the pedal released. Dealer diagnosis was to clean throttle body and fuel system at a cost of $160 2. A week later, during moderate acceleration entering an interstate on-ramp, it happened again. Traffic was light so I let it go and eventually the pedal kicked back 3. In early may, did it again during light acceleration on a surface road, this time I was in heavy traffic. Put car in neutral, turned to a side street to stop, put it in park and shut off engine. Upon restart, it was ok returned car to dealer on may 9, left car for a week. They said 2 things, they agreed the floor carpets were not at fault and when one was available, they would put some sort of recorder device on the car that I would activate only when the problem occurred again. Today is July 28, 2012 and they have not produced the device. Occasionally, when road conditions are ok, I try to trigger the condition, but it has not happened again. I'm not a believer that mechanical things fix themselves I've seen multiple articles on the internet about similar problems with 2005-2006 Mustangs and also Ford recalls of other makes/models with similar problems regarding accelerator pedals and automatic speed control malfunctions causing rapid acceleration needless to say, I drive the car with much caution and a lot less enjoyment.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact started the ignition and when his foot was slightly positioned on the accelerator pedal, the vehicle began to rapidly accelerate. The brake pedal was engaged continuously and the vehicle would not slow down causing difficulty in gaining steering control; as a result to the vehicle crashed into several bushes. The contact was able to drive away from the scene without injury. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 58,950.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated intermittently; at first, the contact believed the problem to be because of driver error. On November 25, 2010 while the vehicle was idling, it suddenly accelerated and crashed into a vehicle in front although the contact depressed the brake pedal. A police report was filed. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The current and failure mileages were 78,250.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerates on its own. The first failure occurred in February of 2009 while driving 20 mph. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced an unspecified part. On may 25, 2008, while slowing down at an intersection, the vehicle proceeded to accelerate. The contact depressed the brake pedal with both feet, but the vehicle continued to accelerate and proceed through traffic. She was able to steer into a parking lot and place the gear into neutral to stop the vehicle. She waited for a while before restarting the vehicle and driving to her residence. The vehicle will be towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the part they replaced could be defective and may have caused the failure to recur. They further stated that if the repair is electrical, it could be very costly because the vehicle is out of warranty. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 24,000 and current mileage was 32,000.
Three times in the last 3 years, my daughter's Mustang experienced uncontrolled acceleration. The engine raced without pushing on the accelerator. The brake was useless. Twice she was in traffic and narrowly avoided a crash. This week my wife was using the car and it did the same thing, and she crashed into a building. She was backing out of a parking space when it happened, hitting a pole. Then, when placed in drive, the car raced forward. Again the brake was ineffective. Two years ago, this was reported to a Ford dealer, who didn't find, nor fix, anything. Strangely, they now have no record of the problem being reported. However, Ford does.
I was driving 30-35 miles on a busy street (over pass) in a 2005 Ford Mustang with my wife. The car went crazy unintended sudden acceleration with a frightening noise. I tried desperately to stop the car by braking hard and meantime to avoid the cars ahead and opposite coming cars. The car would not stop. I applied hand brake ,that did not help either only to leave heavy skid mark and the car to spin once thankfully in a corner of a three way road,at that stage I tried to put the car in park position ,but the second the gear reached the reverse mark the car went full speed backwards crossing the busy nordhoff way hitting a pole and fire pump and with car tires spinning at full speed at the moment I managed to put the car in park position and turn off the engine. Luckily nothing serious happened to me and my wife and no car or other person . Thanks to god. How. ? I don't know ,someone up there must have taken care of us and the others because this street is near a shopping mall and the day was Saturday 15 April and tim was 1 pm afternoon. The police and fire team got there immediately and there is a police report of the incident. I have hard time to convince insurance allstate and Ford dealers to assign an engineer to look into the matter. I need your advise please. W e are emotionally disturbed .
I was driving through a shopping center parking lot at a speed of approximately 5-10 mph, approaching a stop sign. There were about three cars ahead of me. As I applied the brakes, the engine suddenly revved and bucked 3 times right into the back of the vehicle in front of me. The brakes were applied throughout, but did not stop the vehicle. That Monday vehicle was taken to Ford dealership and they could not duplicate problem, therefore no assessment was made. They suggested the after market floor mat I was using could have possibly been the cause for the sudden acceleration. I disagree, the floor mat was very heavy and did not shift about and was not in the way of the accelerator pedal; although, I have removed the floor mat. Any further incidents will be reported.