Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2008 Ford Mustang

Two problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2008 Ford Mustang. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Ford Mustang based on all problems reported for the 2008 Mustang.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 12/06/2012

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that after installing aftermarket floor mats, the floor mat became lodged between the accelerator pedal and the floorboard, causing the vehicle to erroneously accelerate. The contact crashed into another vehicle as a result. The floor mats were removed to prevent any additional incidents. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Kmj.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 06/05/2010

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while pulling into a parking space at relatively low, unknown speeds, the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle as it proceeded to jump a concrete curb and crashed through a row of bushes. The passenger reached over and shifted the vehicle into park. The unintended acceleration ended. The contact was able to reverse the vehicle and park without further incident. On a separate occasion, while driving at unknown speeds and attempting to brake, the vehicle abnormally accelerated a second time. The contact attempted to brake but to no avail. The vehicle crashed into the side of a building. The front air bags deployed. The contact suffered minor unknown injuries and the police were called to the scene. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed by her insurance company. The manufacturer was notified of the failure via email. She had not yet received a response. The failure and current mileages were 19,700.


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