Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford mustang. While driving between 50-55 MPH in rainy weather conditions at night, the entire instrument panel and exterior lighting failed without warning. In addition, the front passenger side floor area and fuse panel exhibited water leakage. There was extremely poor night visibility due to the failures. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road. The contact heard a clicking noise coming from the instrument panel before it and the exterior lighting resumed operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but a diagnostic was not performed due to the cost. The vehicle has not been repaired. The vehicle was not accepted by the system. The failure mileage was 38,000 and current mileage was 50,000. Updated 5/26/09 *cn the consumer stated the speedometer, tachometer and fuel gauge were inoperative. Updated 05/28/09.
2005 Ford Mustang lights complaints
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Complete lighting failure while traveling at night. While driving home all of my lights began to flicker then completely failed, no headlights tail lights dash ( seemed to be a complete electrical failure ) initially thought engine had quit but no it was still running. I did get an engine code indicator light on the dash. Once pulled over I checked the battery cables both were tight still no lights in the process I had put the car in park, transmission locked in park. After a short while lights came back on . Everything seemed normal so I resumed my attempt to reach home however a few miles down the road it did it again. Next day I took the vehicle into the dealership where they told me they had to reprogram the computer. Vehicle so far has operated fine so far. Not sure if the problem was related to the chips in the keys or the anti theft system however if this had occurred on a remote road or highway it could very well have caused an accident. I had no electrical period including the emergency flashers. The battery , alternator , and fuses were all functional.
2005 mustang v6, right rear brake light and turn signal bulb keeps burning out. If second bulb fails on this side there is no turn signal. Have seen this defect on other 05 + mustangs.
Dt*: the contact stated while using the fog lights there was a smell of smoke. Upon inspection, it was noticed the fog lights melted the front grill. The dealership was alerted.
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
Design of taillights for new ford mustangs is unsafe. Direct midday sunlight causes taillights to appear lit when they are not. There is not enough of a difference between brakes-on and brakes-off appearance of taillights when in direct sunlight between mid-morning and late-afternoon.
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