Five problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2006 Ford Mustang. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford Mustang based on all problems reported for the 2006 Mustang.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Mustang. While driving less than 5 mph on a gravel road surface, the contact attempted to park the vehicle. The brakes were engaged, and the engine revved excessively high with an unintended acceleration causing the tires to spin. The vehicle would not slow down and the gear selector was shifted into "park". The acceleration failure continued. The vehicle came to a complete stop when the engine was turned off. The contact waited a few moments and resumed operation. During the travel the speed rate increased to 100 mph unexpectedly. The vehicle slowed down after repeated application to the brakes. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis where no trouble codes were detected. The technician was unable to duplicate the problem. The contact had significant concern pertaining to the safety defect and feared driving the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 51,000.
Unintended acceleration: twice in one year, vehicle continued to accelerate when foot was off the accelerator and foot was on the brake. Happened between 20-45 mph. Stock floor mats are in car. Driver was able to bring the car to a stop, but required much heavier than normal brake pressure. Vehicle being taken to Ford dealer to diagnose. Additional posts on this same issue with this same model vehicle (both '05 and '06 model years) are located on this NHTSA complaint board. The likelihood that it is related to the vehicle being equipped with an electronic throttle appears to be a real possibility; would be highly beneficial for NHTSA to further investigate prior to accidents and injuries occurring.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Mustang gt. The contact stated that his vehicle is experiencing speed control failure. The failure caused him to crash into a fence after accelerating over a curb. The sudden acceleration occurred after he stopped at a stop sign to make a right turn. Before crashing, the contact lost control and the vehicle made a 180 degree turn. The vehicle continued to accelerate even after he removed the key from the ignition. There were no injuries as a result of the crash. The contact's insurance company and Ford both investigated the failure and stated that no visible failure could be found. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 18,536.
The vehicle is driven approximately 500 miles a month, 90% of the time by my wife. On may 24, 2007 my wife drove it to work as usual. When she arrived at work the parking space she usually parks in was occupied. She then proceeded to circle a small island to return to the entrance drive where the parking spaces are. Once one was located she had to make a right turn to access it. While pulling into the parking space and perpendicular to the car stop, about half way into the parking space, the car suddenly accelerated. She hit a tree about 10 - 12 feet away from the parking space. The vehicle is currently at the dealership we purchased it from awaiting body & paint repair.
Vehicle continued to noticeably accelerate (without foot on accelerator) when attempting to brake from 35 mph. Continued strong pressure on brake as car continued to attempt to accelerate (engine revs continued to rise. ) after car's brakes thankfully overpowered the acceleration and brought the car to a full stop, the unintended acceleration and motor revving stopped.