2007 Ford Mustang: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jun 8, 2017 · Acceleration · 89,900 miles · TN · crash · 2 injuries

While backing out of a driveway with foot on the brake, the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into a dirt embankment. The gas pedal had not been touched since the vehicle had been started, but the vehicle accelerated forcefully enough to redline the engine and cause substantial body damage on impact. Taking the vehicle to a dealership for diagnostic found no obvious issues and no recorded error codes in the vehicle's computer.

Filed Dec 5, 2014 · Acceleration · 218,547 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford mustang. The contact stated that the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 218,547.

Filed Nov 18, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 82,000 miles · MI · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 ford mustang. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle surged forward when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, the brakes failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle crashed into a tree. A police report was filed. The front passenger sustained a laceration on the left hand, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Acceleration · 38,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford mustang. The contact stated that while driving 70mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 100 MPH without warning. The brake pedal and emergency brake were engaged simultaneously before the gear was placed into neutral in order to turn the vehicle off. However, the engine continued to raved after restarting the engine. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 51,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2013 · Acceleration · 36,846 miles · MA · crash · 1 injury

I was leaving a stop sign and accelerated from 1st to 2nd. I was going about 30mph in second when suddenly, the vehicle went to a wot (wide open throttle) condition. The sudden acceleration caused the rear of the car to spin, striking a tree. The acceleration was sudden and completely unexpected. This is the second such occasion that this condition occurred. Cruise control was set to on as it was used before reaching the stop sign. Also, stock floor mats were in place.

Filed Aug 10, 2011 · Fuel system, Transmission · 5,075 miles · MA · crash

The engine on my 2007 ford mustang was revving high when I started the vehicle. When I put it into drive, the vehicle took off on me hitting another vehicle and crashing through a wall across from the spot I was parked in. This unintended acceleration has not happened prior to this incident but the vehicle only had 5,075 miles on it.

Filed Jul 14, 2011 · Acceleration · 55,500 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford mustang. The contact stated that while reversing into the garage at approximately 2 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the garage wall. The contact also stated that on a prior occasion while parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated but he thought it was a driver error. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 55,500.

Filed Aug 13, 2009 · Fuel system · 42,000 miles · CA

I have a 2007 ford mustang 4.0 v6 with approximately 42k miles. It has recently developed a very serious safety-related defect which the ford dealership has refused to investigate. For no apparent reason, while stopped in traffic and with my foot firmly on the break pedal,, the engine will suddenly go full throttle. This forces the car to suddenly lunge forward as the rear tires start spinning, overriding the front breaks. This has caused me to come dangerously close to colliding with the vehicle in front of me or entering an intersection into oncoming traffic. The only recourse is to quickly turn off the ignition which seems to reset the problem. This happens with some regularity, approximately 2 to 3 times a day but is not reproducible on demand. The ford dealership has offered to investigate, at my expense, but with no assurance that this problem would be corrected. I have had to alter the way that I drive to compensate for this by leaving additional space between my car and the one in front of me and at intersections. I fear that I may not be able to prevent my vehicle from becoming involved in an accident because of this defect.

Filed Apr 2, 2007 · Acceleration · HI · crash · 1 injury

Tl*- the contact worked for avis budget and drove a 2007 ford mustang. The contact started the engine, shifted the gear to drive and without warning the vehicle accelerated on its own to 40 MPH. The contact drove into a barrier in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the vehicle. He crashed into a parked vehicle which caused damage to 3 other vehicles. The driver sustained injuries which were due to the air bag, it scraped the flesh off of his right arm. There were no passengers in the vehicle. The only air bag that deployed was on the drivers side. A police report was taken. *ak the consumer provided copies of a similar experience. The consumer stated wants something done because avis budget keeps renting the same model vehicle with the same defect and other employees had the same experience with this model car. Updated 07/06/07