Problems with 2005 Ford Mustang ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

While driving in light rain, i experienced a total failure of my electrical system, including headlights, door locks, interior lights, radio, trunk release, etc. at that point, all warning indicators lit up on dash. i pulled over, put the car in "park" only to discover that, while the electrical issues continued, i couldn't get the car out of "park". after ~ 10 minutes the electric systems came back online, but the "check engine" light remained on. after taking the car to the dealership, i was told the problem was a water leak. there are numerous posts about this issue online, but the dealership claimed to have never heard of it before and refused to fix it free of charge, despite the fact that it's a manufacturer's defect. this could cause a serious problem if the problem occurs while driving at night, when loss of headlights could have catastrophic consequences. *tr

I was driving at night at around 30mph when everything electrical went dead in my car including headlights and dashboard but the engine was still running. i was able to drive the car home but could not start it the next morning. had to flat bed it to the dealership where they told me the whole computer system failed and had to be replaced. this happened 3 more time since then. each time i was charged $3000 to have it replaced. it shouldn't happen once let alone 3 times. another recent problem, my engine caught fire causing everything on the left side of my car to be replaced. ford denied any "real problems they could find". also had my gas tank replaced twice because it wouldn't fill up. and to add to everything, my gearshift needs to be replaced because a little plastic piece that hides the holes when u shift up or down, broke. $600 estimate at ford. as well as my engine smoking after driving for 2 hours at 65-70 mph. do not buy a ford. iv'e spent over $12k fixing the problems that i never caused. ford refused to pay a dime or take any responsibility. too many problems causing unsafe situations for me as well as other drivers and pedestrians around me. *tr ## vin failed ##

When stopped suddenly the car will remain idle for about 30 seconds before it will kick back into gear. when this happens, car will roll backwards in drive. if you try to press the gas to force the car to move it will stall completely. car has been doing it since 2007. ford dealership could not find anything wrong with it. car currently has 44,000 miles on it. also gas, temp and speedometer gauges have started going crazy the last three weeks. *tr

Passenger air bag light comes on saying "passenger air bag off" with someone sitting in the passenger seat. have taken it to the dealer 3 times they say there is no code coming up there is nothing they can do to fix it. vehicle has also had to be towed in twice for a dead cell in the battery and the battery replaced. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. the contact stated that all of the gauges on the instrument panel stopped working and water was leaking under the passengers side floor board. the parking brake also became stuck and the cable needed to be replaced. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician verified that the water was leaking through the engine compartment but was not able to determine how to repair it. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 110,000. *tr

I have had repeated problems with my cd player (shakker 500) i have had six stereos in the car and all six have done the same thing. they will make horrible noises, say bad disk or disk error or nothing at all before it starts spitting out the cd's. if i do not grab the first cd, it will spit out all six. i have had an independent inspection of the car to determine the problem because i do not feel it is the stereo. the inspection states that the voltage is dropping in the car which sends the stereo into an erratic state. ford motor company says that they cannot duplicate the problem so their solution is to keep putting stereo's in the car. i just had a "brand new" stereo installed on april 26, 2006. this was to be ford's final attempt to fix the problem. the stereo went crazy again twice on friday april 28, 2006. i have repeatedly complained about this being a safety issue because i can't keep taking my attention from my driving to catch cd's. i want a resolution and i am not getting it with ford. i want to know how to go about getting a recall issued on this car stereo/ car/ voltage problem. any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. *jb

2005 ford mustang fuel system, replaced due to system failure when filling car with gas, it broke again ford will not or can not fix, manual 5-speed transmissions replaced 2 times and going out again, car at ford 28 days in last 6 months for warranty repairs, ford denies the car is a lemon. *jb

Corrosion on the hood, water leaking on pass. side door, water leaking under the glove box, bissell and gauges not working, speeds up in excessive speed without giving gas,

Complete loss of power when driving in rain in my 2005 ford mustang with v 6 engine. *jb

I have experienced complete battery failure twice on my new ford mustang. the local ford dealers service department cannot give me a good explanation as to what is causing this problem. they told me that my car was not being driven enough. this is no answer. they tried to sell me an under the hood power disconnect apparatus. i said no as this would make me reset all of my radio and clock settings every time i disconnected the battery. i don't dare leave my car idle for any length of time as this will probably lead to another power failure. my car only has 1,100 miles on it and it has had to be towed twice to the dealer to have a new battery installed. no new car should have this problem. *jb

Dt: 2005 ford mustang gt -had an electrical system problem which resulted in a crash. while turning off of the highway into a residential area the transmission malfunctioned causing uncontrollable acceleration. the brakes were appliedbut the vehicle continued to accelerate. the front brakes did not stop the vehicle. the vehicle went into a clock wise spin. the car turned onto the driver's side and then hit a tree. what happened next was that the electrical system was still acting strange, the trunk opened and trying to close it back down the lights came off and on. the door locks would lock and unlock by themselves. the vehicle had $6,300 worth of damage. the dealership did not assist the consumer with anything. the vehicle was purchased on august 29, 2005 as a new vehicle which only had 72 miles on it. upon impact the airbags did not deploy and the fuel cut off switch did not activate. a police report was taken. *ak *mr

I took my 2005 mustang to the dealer after it had rained and water came into the car,,all the electric turned of then back on when i was driven on the highway,they said they couldn't find anything wrong,,i see this has been a problem from what i have been reading,,now the gauges don't work,,was told it was the cluster because of the water,,can you get anything done about this. *tr

Dt: the modulator for the fuel ejection system did not work on july 29, 2005. the vehicle stopped and quit running in the middle of the road. had it towed to the ford dealer. its has been almost 2 weeks ,and they did not have the part. the check engine light came on came on. the vehicle stalled. *ak

Dt: contact states his vehicle will not start. the vehicle has been taken to the dealership 4 times. the 3rd time the dealership replaced the battery this was october 10, 2005. this did not fix the vehicle the battery went dead again. the vehicle was towed to the dealership november 14, 2005 the vehicle is at the dealership as of now. *nm updated 11/30/2005 - *nm

The shaker 1000 system while playing cd's they will skip and sometimes repeat a few secounds of music over and over. *ak

Under normal driving conditions the digital dispay for audio system, digital display for odometer and gauge backlight went black, resulting in reduced ability to see gauges and inability to see odometer and audio system display. if this occurred at night, there would be zero ability to determine driving speed and other conditions of the vehicle as displayed on the gauges. checked fuse box located under vehicle hood and found that multiple fuses were not seated properly. additional owner of same model and year experienced same problem. checked new stock at dealer lot and found same problem.*ak