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.
2005 Ford Mustang fuel system complaints
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Approximately a year ago, the speedometer and fuel gauges on my 2005 ford mustang started to malfunction. Since then, they have been giving me false readings. Examples include my fuel level will read at half a tank when I will actually be near empty, the more pressing issue however, is that my speedometer keeps giving me increadibly inaccurate readings, saying I'll be going 90 MPH, when I'll really be going 20, or saying that I'm constantly going well over 150mph...even though my car will be parked and turned off. I have read that many other 2005 mustang owners are having this problem and being told they are having to pay anywhere from $500-600 for the repair when it is clearly ford motor's fault. I cannot afford to pay this, but I cannot afford to continue having to guess my speed either, it is unsafe, and potentially causing me to break the law by speeding. A recall order needs to be issued to save me and my fellow mustang owners from having to pay this excessie cost for a problem that is the maker's problem.
My ford mustang has now 32k miles on it purchased new and only one owner/driver. All of my instrument are no longer working or work erratically. I am having problems knowing what speed I am traveling, if there is gas in my car. I am a woman who does not like to get stranded on the highway and this is now a big fear. I cannot tell what my speed is and therefore am very leary driving unless with traffic so I can keep with them. It is apparent alot of others are also complaining about the same problem to the point it starts to cause transmission problems. Is there something we can do to get this up as a recall, what options do we have? I cannot afford to replace all clusters for 600-700 dollars and find out it is still having problems. Any suggestions?
In 2008 ford replaced the gas tank on the ford mustang because of a defect in the gas tank for refueling. Engine light comes on indicating either low fuel pressure or emitting emissions. Verified problem at perry ford poway ca with [xxx] explained that the new gas tank needed to have new fuel pump cell to match the new gas tank. Ford customer service verified only new gas tank installed in 2008. Ford wants me to pay for correcting their error of not matching the right fuel pump cell to the new gas tank. If the gas tank is leaking fumes this should be considered a risk to me and other that had a gas tank replaced. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2005 ford mustang been to the service department 3 times for not being able to fill gas tank, spews out even at a trickle from the pump 4th time returned to dealer and said there was a repair but now my warranty has run out. They knew the repair was available long ago. Surely this qualifies as a defect in the system. When it happens my wife gets covered in gas shooting out the filler neck.
When attempting to put gas in the vehicle you have to run it in real slow or the pump will shut off. It acts as if the tank is full even though it is almost empty. Apparently the gas is pooling where the end of the pump releases the gas, there is a sharp slightly uphill right angle for the gas to travel and there is not enough room to for it to move through like other cars. The gas float stopped working as well, the gas needle is buried on the far right side of the guage inside the car, it is worthless, I believe these are related because they happened right around the same time.
Gas tank will no longer accept gas from a gas station pump. We have repeated shut offs of the pump. Can only use pump by turning gas pump upside down. This is a public safety issue as gas will overflow the tank and will spray into the ground. Ford is aware of problem as a design defect, but will only cover expense if car is under warranty. This is a problem in 2005 and 2006 mustangs which are most likely out of warranty. Ford should be required to fix this problem when it occurs.
2005 ford mustang with parking brake problems which caused the vehicle to be damaged after rolling down a hill. Consumer is also expressing discontent with the ford company. *kb the consumer stated the door handles were replaced three times, the convertible top had to be replaced, a new fuel pump was needed which was recalled, a new radio was installed, and the battery was replaced twice.
2005 mustang v6 automatic. Stalling unexpectly this has happened several times. Repair shop unable to find out what is wrong. Also temperature gauge not working already replaced the sensor and it worked for a while now not working again. Now my transmisstion is slipping. And of course filling the car with gas is also a problem. Seems to be that all these problems are very commong and I think ford should be taking care of fixing them.
I am the owner of a 2005 mustang. I have already had to replace the throttle body as my car (which is an automatic) would randomly stall out at lights. One time leaving me stranded in the intersection. It is very difficult to fill my gas tank as the gas pump nozzle kicks back for some reason while pumping. My speedometer will read inaccurately at times, sometimes reading extremely high numbers, sometimes not at all. I am using GPS and my own discrection when gauging how fast I'm going. After a heavy rainstorm, when making left turns, my passenger floor becomes flooded by water pouring out from under the passenger side dashboard. My passengers feet get soaked as well as carpet, floormat and any other things I have in the floor board.
On september 1, 2010, the gas gauge on the vehicle failed - reading more than full, and other various irregular readings. Repaired for $75, then failed again next day. Have not repaired again as dealer estimates cost at $1500 due to multiple failures according to their tests. Gas light still works when fuel is very low. On november 1, 2010, the speedometer failed - reading 80 MPH when vehicle is stopped. Have not repaired, using GPS to estimate speed. I contacted ford about these issues as they seem very common with this model & year vehicle by a quick search online. They advised that I should just get it fixed at the closest dealership. Given the frequency of this failure I feel they should be responsible as the original parts must be faulty given the number of people posting the same issues online. Ford advised that your agency was the only one that could order a recall. I would think that knowing how much gas you have or knowing how fast you are going are valid safety issues that ford should be required to fix at their expense.
Vehicle regularly stalls out at stops and/or loses power (accelerator will not give proper power to vehicle) so that in an intersection there is no ability to get vehicle out of traffic safely. Also will lurch forward at stops on its own (with no power given to accelerator) which poses a safety issue for other drivers and/or pedestrians in my path.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. The contact stated while refueling the vehicle, gasoline began spewing from the vehicle and onto the ground and the contact. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the contact was advised to inquire with the manufacturer about a technical service bulletin on the vehicle. The dealer advised there was a defect within the fuel tank and any repairs would be at the owner's expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.
1. Ran out of gas on freeway 2. Within 1 week after buying my 2005 mustang the gas gauge would read out of fuel when I had a full tank. Now the fuel gauge stays on full even when I am out of fuel. 3. Fords solution was to add tekron fuel booster, which to my surprise worked for a while. Now I put in the tekron from chevron and it does no longer solve the problem. I talked to the ford dealer and ford motor company and got the same answer, the mustang has a split fuel tank and both sides have a fuel level sensor and they both have to be replaced to solve the problem. To a tune of over $600.00. Why is it that nissan has a recall back to 95 to fix fuel gauge problems but ford puts the repair cost on the customer, its not right.
My 2005 ford mustang shut totally off while traveling in the left lane of a busy interstate highway in nc (I-95n). I managed to get off road and had the car towed to a dealership near fayetteville, nc. The diagnosis was a bad mass air flow (maf) sensor. I feel that a vehicle should go into a fail-safe mode and not totally shut down due to a minor issue such as a bad maf sensor. Under slightly less favorable road/weather conditions, this dangerous vehicle fault could have resulted in an accident.
I am not sure exactly who to send this to. I am contacting you about a vehicle safety issue. This is about a 2005 ford mustang. I have talked with the ford dealer about this and they are unwilling to help. This is a known issue with this vehicle model according to the ford dealer service dept and I would assume other ford vehicles with this engine. This mustang has 60,000 miles currently. This issue has been going on since approximately 45,000 miles. The issue, according to the dealer service dept, is with the engines throttle body. Apparently the throttle plate bushings become worn and allow the plate to become stuck shut. This causes the engine to become "stuck" at idle. This has resulted in multiple near miss vehicle accidents. This has happened quite often when trying to pull out into traffic from a stop and the car will not accelerate when the gas pedal is pushed, even to the floor. The car just idles into traffic or the engine dies completely adding the problem of no power steering. I have two vehicles that were affected by safety recall 07s57. This seems to me to be a similar safety issue and thought I should contact the federal safety agency. I am not sure who to contact about this for help. If this is not the correct place to send this can you forward it to someone or reply to me with info. *tr thank you matt mitchell san antonio, tx
Popping noise up front when I turn left or right, also very hard to put gas in tank my brother is a certified mechanic and he said it was the strut bearing plate making the popping noise on the passenger side. It is like 300.00 plus labor to replace. I have read alot of people complaining on the popping noise, this should be a recall. The gas tank should be a recall too. Thanks
Trying to refuel at some pumps is a problem. Something keeps shutting off the pump. I have learned to recognize this and go to another station down the road. I can usually fill the tank at another station. There are some stations where this has problem has occurred more times than not, so I try to avoid these stations.
2005 ford mustang I purchased the car as a used vehicle. On most occurrences it takes 15 minutes to fuel the car with about 1/4 -1/8 of a tank of fuel remaining. There appears to be an issue with pressure in the tank causing the pump nozzle to shut off repeatedly. The nozzle must be removed from the tank inlet and then put back in about 20-30 times in order for the tank to be filled.
Fuel gauge drops to empty, sometimes comes back while driving. Seems to always read normal after turning ignition off and back on.
The fuel tank is very difficult to get fuel in when the tank is over 1/4 full. This has been going on since I bought the car and ford recognizes the problem but doesn't have a fix. I have been told to try other gas stations. It doesn't matter which gas station or how the hose is positioned.
At 43,000 miles the check engine light would come on and then go off. The engine rpms will surge up and down when first starting and there seems to be a greater amount of exhaust visible. The warranty ford dealer for this area in germany (kohlhoff ford in mannheim) checked the vehicle and determined that the engine air/gas control sensor (anti-knock sensor) is defective. This is a 50 state emissions control vehicle (california) but ford warranty advisor states that the warranty is only when it's in california. I am stationed overseas. So the 3 year, 50,000 mile warranty for this and the 8 year, 80,000 mile emissions warranty is not covering this. Replacement parts are on order.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. The contact stated that the fuel tank would not receive fuel. It would eject from the fuel tank. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer acknowledged the failure, but could not provide a remedy. Secondly, the dealer added that the split fuel tanks have smaller hoses, which may cause an inadequate intake of fuel in the fuel lines. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure mileage was 500 and current mileage was 70,988. Updated 10-29-08 *bf updated 10/30/08.
Gas tank on my 2005 mustang won't completely fill. The local ford dealer says this is a common problem on this vehicle. They replaced the tank a few months ago after it wouldn't fill up. The new tank worked correctly until a week and a half ago. Now the local dealer says there is nothing that can be done to correct the problem.
I purchased a 2005 ford mustang v6. In 2006 I started having trouble with giving it gas and no going anywhere. When I took to mechanic he could not find anything wrong. The problem stopped on its own. In 6 months I started having same problem. Took to a different mechanic, he said it was a defected gas tank. I wish someone would check on this before it happens again and I get into a serious wreck due to malfunction.
I purchased a 2005 ford mustang v6. From day 1 I experienced trouble trying to fill my gas tank up. It keeps spitting like it is full when it is empty. I feel this should be a recall.
Low speed idle surge.
Fuel tank and inlet tube fails to fill properly. Gasoline splash back on to motorist at filling station. Tried to put convertible top down, catastrophic failure of convertible top frame and hardware. No forewarning.
The gas tank is very hard to fill if the tank is over 1/4 tank. It doesn't matter what gas station you use or how the handle is positioned. The automatic fuel shutoff feature of the gas handle will shut off as if there were back pressure.
Filling fuel tank - in response to all those consumers having problems filling their 2005 ford mustang gas tanks, here is a method you can try which works for me everytime. Turn the gas pump/hose nozzle in an upside down position within your tank and it should fill without shutting off!
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