I first started having an issue with the temp gauge not working. Now when it is cold outside my speedometer and RPM meter are not functioning until the car is warm enough. This first happened in feb 2010 but just one time. The first time it happened it was cold out and my speedometer went from 0 to 120 while stopped at a light then it stuck there and did not fix itself till the last part of that day. Now it is happening again each time it is cold out the speedometer just stays below zero and so does the RPM until I drive for 5 miles or so. It seems to only be happening when it is cold out about 65 and below weather. Temp gauge still not working and has been pointing at the bottom of the cluster since then. It still moves like it wants to work but never goes back to normal. Ford says its the instrument cluster but I am a single mother and can not afford to pay 700 to 1000 dollars to fix what I think should be a defect because I have seen a lot of people online posting about the same issue and they are all the 2005 models. Someone help please. I love my car so much. I have had it for 5 years now and still love it. Thanks.
2005 Ford Mustang electrical complaints
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Failure of instrument cluster and water leak in passenger side foot well. Speedometer non-functioning, fuel indicator non-functioning, and engine temperature gauge non-functioning. Provides serious safety hazard without knowing vehicle speed. Any substantial rain results in water pooling in passenger side foot area, and saturation of fuse box area, which provides concerns for a vehicle-wide loss of electrical power and brake/steering control. I have looked at several online owners' forums and there are numerous cases of this commonly-documented safety problem, but ford motor company refuses to address it until the federal safety agency issues a recall. I have called fmc, and they refused to address the issue.
I filled up the gas tank and the fuel gauge needle registered past the full level and now is giving erratic readings. The temperature gauge has quit working with needle pointing to the floor.
My fuel gauge on vehicle has quit working and says I have no gas when I have just filled up, the speedometer also goes erratic and says I'm going 120 when actually going much slower, the cold hot gauge either reads hot, regardless of if I just started the car or if its been running for an hour.
Speedometer sticks at zero or any other speed. Seems to be a random malfunction that may or may not be aggravated by weather conditions.
I stopped at a rest stop on the pennsylvania turnpike and after restarting the car the temp gauge went all the way past hot but the engine was at normal temp. After the next three starts the gauge needle is past all readings and essentially pointing toward the bottom of the temp gauge, at nothing. I cannot tell if the engine is hot or cold or in the normal range.
My speedometer is very erratic especially during the cold months. When cold, the speedometer usually reads zero or other times it reads that I am doing 100+ MPH when barely moving. When the weather is warm I have no problems at all. I feel that this is very unsafe driving without a properly functioning speedometer. I have read many online forums and this seems to be a very common problem with the 2005 mustang. Please please please help us 2005 ford mustang owners and issue a recall on this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. The contact stated that the instrument cluster malfunctioned and the gauges were no longer operable. The contact called the manufacturer and was advised that the entire instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Instrument cluster: the RPM and temp gauges do not work. First the RPM gauge stopped working and 1 year later the temp gauge started jumping around to cold and then hot. I have had to pull over to check the engine numerous times and the engine was not hot. Now the temp gauge does not work at all and the gauge points downward as the RPM gauge. This is dangerous. I'm worried the engine may overheat and I will have no indication. I see there are many other 2005 mustang owners with the same problem. There should be a recall on this.
2005 ford mustang. Instrument guage cluster. Gas guage goes from over full to empty and sticks at empty. Tachometer is not working properly, the needle moves with the rpms of the engine but it hangs below the numbers. Speedometer just started not caculating the proper speed, currently it is off by 5-10 miles per hour.
Speedometer stuck below 0.
The speedometer began to malfunction on my mustang last winter. Some days it would work fine, other days the needle would not move at all, and on other days it would read a speed that was below what I believe I was driving based on the other vehicles traveling around me and my experience driving my car. The speedometer was mostly fine over the summer, except on a couple of occasions where my speedometer was reading 10-15 MPH under what I was driving (at least what I think I was driving based on other vehicles on the road). I am not sure what caused it, but I would stop on a long road trip and when I got in and restarted my car the speedometer would be reading incorrectly. Now that the weather has turned cold again for fall my speedometer and now my tachometer have quit working properly. They speedometer hardly ever works correctly now. Mostly, the speedometer needle doesn't move and when it does it is showing a speed below what I am driving. As for the tachometer, it now longer works correctly as it is currently pointing at 6:00 o'clock. The needle still moves, but it is not reading anything when its starting position is at 6:00 o'clock.
Gauge cluster bad. Don't know how fast I am going.the rest of the gauges do not work so I don't know temp,voltage,gas,oil pressure or tech. They need a recall I did not give 30,000 for a car with problems. They want 700 to fix it but everyone with a 05-06 model has this problem.
I just visited an online ford forum after being quoted $950 to repair my speedometer on my 2005 ford mustang. There are 4 pages of complaints detailing the same problem with the same vehicle. Perhaps ford has avoided a recall by stating this does not effect safety or emissions. However, I got my first speeding ticket in over a decade 2 days after this problem began. Speed control does effect safety, and apparently, if gone without repair, the non-working speedometer effects the transmissions ability to shift properly, which is also a safety hazard. I do not have $950 to repair this problem, nor can I afford to pay the costs of speeding ticket fines, and the rise in my cost of auto insurance due to these fines. Please investigate this problem, as it appears to be a recurrent issue with this vehicle that ford should take responsibility for.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. The contact attempted to start the vehicle but it would not start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the mechanic stated that water had damaged the electrical system and the computer system, which would need replacing. The contact had previously noticed water leaking from under the passenger side seat onto the passenger's feet. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 81,536.
All of the gauges in the gauge cluster have stopped working correctly, the speedometer registers over 80 MPH when driving 20 MPH. Gas gauge was the first gauge to start acting weird and now the gas and all other gauges do not register correctly. This seems to be a common problem and a safety hazzard for this year model and a recall for the gauge cluster needs to be in order for all 2005 mustang owners.
Speedometer at times sticks or shows the incorrect speed. Even sitting idle the speedometer will show 5 miles an hour or even 20 MPH. It's extremely inconsistent, so determining the correct speed is difficult to do. The speed will display both, higher than actual speed and lower than actual speed without ryhme or reason. Additionally the needle moves in a sporadic behavior, like a second hand tic on a clock, rather than a smooth consistent flow. The tachometer appears to also be affected although it's much less noticeable.
My 2005 v6 mustang gauge cluster is erratic. Rpm run high/low and stick. Gas gauge has spun past full and points toward the floor. Temp gauge sits at 3 o'clock most of the time. Speedometer intermittently works fine, reads incorrectly or doesn't work at all.
My 2005 v6 mustang gauge cluster is erratic. Tach fluctuates between not working at all and reading 1000 RPM low. Gas gauge has spun past full and points toward the floor. Temp gauge same as gas gauge. Speedometer intermittently works fine, reads incorrectly or doesn't work at all.
The speedometer, fuel gauge, RPM gauge and engine temperature gauge all no longer work in my 2005 mustang. They have all failed to function properly.
The engine cluster for my 2005 mustang is malfunctioning. The RPM gauge is not operating properly. I was told by a ford dealer that this was a common malfunction.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. The contact stated the speedometer failed to function and does not register the correct MPH while driving. The speedometer would only display the maximum speed or zero. The dealer stated that the contact would be responsible for paying $100 for a diagnostic test and $600 if the speed cluster needed to be replaced. The repairs were covered by a recall or warranty. The manufacturer stated there were no recalls and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 36,550.
My speedometer gauge is not working properly. When in high enough heat or low enough cold, the speedometer jumps from 10 to 40 or all the way to 120mph when the car is not even moving. This is dangerous! I may be on the highway thinking I'm going 50 when in reality I'm going slower or faster!
My 2005 mustang RPM gauge has quit working. After researching online of this issue I found that this is a known issue with mustangs. Can you please let me know who I need to contact to get this item under a recall item that mandates ford to fix the issue.
I have a 2005 ford mustang with a speedometer failure. Having accessed the internet have found an amazing amount of other folks within the same problem. The failure can lead to problems with the transmission shifting causing unsafe operation of the vehicle. It's unbelievable how many other people have had this problem. When contacting ford motor co. Their response has not been to side-step the issue and not acknowledge the problem. Their rep suggested that a recall would have to come from your agency. Those of us that have the problem feel that the repair cost($500.-700.) should be ford's responsibility, not the owners of these vehicles. It's a shame that when something as obvious as this defect is cannot be admitted to be the faulty manufacture of the component by the company that produced it. Makes one reconsider what brand of vehicle one should buy next! Please help. I'm sure you've had plenty of complaints about this same issue. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Speedometer works intermittently. Sometimes does not register speed at all. I consider this to be a dangerous situation. This apparently has happened to many 2005 mustangs. Ford should be required to repair free of charge.
Instrument cluster on 2005 ford mustang v6 coupe. Speedometer began to show incorrect speeds. Sometimes it is 15-20 MPH below actual speed and occasionally drops to zero or below.
2005 ford mustang. Consumer writes in regards to faulty speedometer
Cluster gauge on my 2005 mustang is reading 70mph at all times. Even when the car is off.
2005 ford mustang instrument cluster fails. It will either not work or is improperly reporting speed, temperature, battery, tachometer, and gas supply.
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