Ignition Problems of Ford Mustang

No crashes, speedometer eratic reading. Sometimes reads high, sometimes low, will not return to zero position. Sometimes sticks at the 40mph mark, can only be reset by turning the ignition off then on. Filed complaint with Ford, as well as here at urging of service writer at Ford dealer, who advised me that this is a well known problem.

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1) everything was running fine, no problems detected. Maintenance on vehicle was up to date. Was turning a corner and there was a pop and after that the engine started to mis-fire. 2) was able to limp the 2 miles to the Ford service center. There, they told me that the spark plug had blown out of the engine block and that this happens on occasion. I had two options: the first was to pay $610 to put a patch in that wasn't provided with a warranty and they told me it could last 2 years or blow 2 miles down from the shop after I left, or pay $2500 and have a new cylinder put in. After researching this issue, I found that this is a very common occurrence with Ford vehicles, that Ford is aware of but is not taking care of. I was also told that even if the car was still under warranty that the warranty would not cover this and I would still have to pay out of pocket. I am now stuck with a car I can't afford to fix for a while and a car maker who can't admit that they built a faulty engine and fix their problem. 3) nothing has been done to fix this yet, as I am looking for someone who can fix it right at a lower cost.

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During idle speed, car shuts off below 1,000 rpms and has to be re-started. During startup, car does not crank until about the third time it is turned over. Thought at first that this was due to bad gas. So I finished running tank out with heet, filled it up with gas from a different company and it is still doing the same thing. It is not gas. It does tie into the delivery of the fuel or the ignition of the car with is possibly a sensor problem. There are sensors that are not tied into the computer and relays and do not show up with the check service light. This same problem happened last month, but then re-occurred during this month more than once and the most recent was yesterday, 10/06/06. It is only getting worse. Something is wrong with the engine or the sensors. I have given the service department various ideas, since the engine light is not on, as to what could be causing it. They told me that if there was no light on in the car then it was my problem because they need a service engine light on in the car. It is not the gas that I have put in my car. I run 87 octane from shell. I have never had a problem with gas from shell. Also, the fuel gauge system in the car sticks and shows empty and bounces from empty to full to half-full for my tank and the miles per empty gauge on my display meter jumped from 5 miles to empty to 300 miles to empty down to 150 miles to empty.

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I pulled out of the bank parking lot and while accelerating gently I heard a loud "pop" noise from the engine. The car then began to run very badly and there was a popping noise from the engine. I pulled over and inspected the engine to find that one of my spark plugs had been forcefully ejected. I continued home where I removed the plug to find that the plug threads inside the cylinder head had all be damaged and would need fixed. I fixed the problem myself as I was informed by the local Ford dealership that this would not be covered under warranty and would cost nearly $1,000 to replace. After doing some research I found that this is a common problem with the certain cylinder heads dating back to 1997 and yet nothing has been done to resolve this issue.

Twice now, when attempting to start the car, it does not want to start. It makes the cranking sound, but will not turn over. The first time, I tried 3 times and on the fourth try, it finally turned over. The second time, it finally turned over on the fifth try. I took it to the Ford dealership after each problem. The first time, they could not figure out what the problem was, but they replaced the idling switch/valve. Six days later, it happened again. Took back to Ford the next day. They said they could not duplicate the problem. Was asked if I could leave it for 2 to 3 days, which I could not at the time. Do not know what the problem is, but am getting frustrated with it. Afraid that it will eventually not start for me, stranding me.

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2003 svt cobra has a stalling issue. The car will stall while decelerating. While this has caused me no harm, it can be very dangerous. When the car stalls of course the power brakes and steering cut out drastically changing what you expect to feel from the steering wheel and the brake pedal. Why doesnt Ford fix this problem?.

99 Ford Mustang gt oth front seatbelts do not retract back into reel. Need to be fed back into reel. Ar stalls sometimes for no reason on highway.

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Vehicle shuts off while downshifting. Caused loss of power steering and brakes while driving at highway speeds.

While traveling at approximately 45mph and decreasing speed, the engine and all power steering and power brakes ceased at about 40mph while braking. This has happened twice. First time was sometime in September of last year (2001).

While turning at 30mph, vehicle stalls with no warning. Dealer notified. Cause unknown. This vehicle loses all electrical power including the ignition. This vehicle is still in the posession of the dealer.

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Several months ago my car would stall whenever I would slow down (pressing the clutch and brake). I would have to restart my car while coasting, because my brake pedal would not go down to allow me to stop. I took it to audubon Ford in baton rouge, la for service. They replaced the idle air control valve. The problem didn't disappear, but became much less frequent. Today, I was on the interstate and had to slow down for traffic. It stalled again, and worse, my brakes stopped working. This is a very serious issue and needs to be recalled.

Car has stalled on me on four occations. Three times were during turns and I lost all power (brakes and steering). I almost had an accident due to the stalling. Last occurance was on 12/30/99. It stalled whenever my foot was off the accelerator. The dealer has been notified of earlier incidences and could not find a problem. This has been a dangerous situation. My children, others, or myself could have been killed or seriously injured since I have no control once the car stalls.

Main distributor box just behind battery, next to window washer fld container, has a bundle of wires coming to it and attached by a connector. The connector was never fully tightened in the factory according to a "master mechanic" at the Ford dealership I bought the car from. After several loose connections, the car dieing without warning and no resolution to the problem I threatened to get an attorney. The master mechanic had no explanation why the other mechanics didn't resolve the problem. He stated to the foreman in my presence, "every car coming off the lot from Ford has to have the connector tightened before we let it off the lot (as sold). If I wasn't such a good driver, I could have been killed on any one of the total power failures.

Car stalls out while in motion. Has happened turning a corner, on a bumpy road (2" road construction drop off), and for no apparant reason. Does not happen very often, but can be very dangerous if in heavy traffic. 2) when trying to put car in reverse while stopped (coming out of my garage or a parking space, for example) gear shift refuses to go into reverse. Putting into first does not help. I have found that letting up on the clutch just the right amount will usually let it go into reverse. 3) seatbelts are much to sensitive. Just driving down the road you can hear them repeatedly clicking, locking and unlocking. You have to make any movement very slowly or else you will be snapped back to the seat. Turning to look over your shoulder at traffic will get you locked in. Extremely dangerous. Much safer for the driver to go without using the seatbelt, because they are more likely to cause an accident.

The car shuts off when idling during traffic.

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When driving in a low gear engine stalls. Ignition has to be restarted in order to start engine back up. Dealer has seen vehicle twice, and can't duplicate the problem.

Consumer called complaining about having problems with the ignition. Dealer was contacted, and stated that there was nothing wrong with it.