I was driving on the highway at approximately 60 MPH. Without any warning the horn started blowing. It startled me and the drivers of several of the automobiles near me. Apparently, other drivers thought there was some emergency. I took the next available exit from the highway and pulled over at a safe place. I turned the ignition off and the horn stopped blowing. I started the car and pulled onto the street and the horn again started blowing. After stopping and starting again, the horn stopped blowing. The next day I took the car to the ford dealer. They indicated that everything was "working properly at this time". They said that the "most common part failure is the drivers side module to start." the price quote was $1058.48 to replace the air bag module. I have removed the horn relay temporarily, but I am fearful that possibly the air bag will deploy while I'm driving. It would seem that in any case, this is a dangerous situation. I would be interested in knowing if this is a problem for others and what if anything I should do about this.
2007 Ford Mustang electrical complaints
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The smart junction box on my 2007 ford mustang short circuited due to a manufacturer's defect which causes the passenger side front kick panel to flood. There is a rubber stopper which regulates water flow into the engine compartment during rain storms. The stopper is located under the windshield wipers near the cabin air filter. When the stopper becomes clogged due to the elements, it floods the area and sends water in through the cabin air filter. The water will then pour directly on an electrical unit - the smart junction box. The smart junction box controls all the lights in the car, the horn, the alarm, and a few auxiliary items. Due to the manufacturer's oversight my car has a malfunctioning horn and alarm. I wrote directly to ford and called their customer care line about this concern; ford does not recognize this as an at fault safety issue at this time. Multiple forums that I've found online will support that I'm not the only one who has experienced this safety issue. Thank you.
This has been a recurring problem that I have been experiencing for quite awhile. I was researching a lunge problem, discovered it is frequently happening to others. It happens when I am going a very slow speed. It has happened in traffic many times which is scary, in my housing developments, we have speed bumps so you must drive slowly and making turns. It just immediately all shuts down and the car stops. I actually try to avoid traffic on freeway because it has happened so many times. I have discussed, in the past, this with my mechanic various times and made sure everything in my car is fine. I have replaced everything and my car is well maintained. Extremely dangerous.
While driving the car, the car intermittently shuts off and there is total electrical failure. I have replaced the battery the alternator and many other parts including the on board computer in an attempt to fix it. I love my mustang and want it to work it becomes difficult when it won't because of something that no one can figure out.
I was driving my husband's 2007 ford mustang when after sitting at a red light, I accelerated and all of a sudden the car lost all power. The steering wheel locked up, there was no lights on in the car and the car just died. Luckily I was able to coast to the left and use all of my strength to turn the wheel into a drive and stop the car. I put the car in park and called my husband right away. At the time, he said it had never happened to him. I let the car sit and he came in my car to get me. I refused to drive it after that. He was able to start the car and drive it home. He has been driving it since and he himself has had this experience where the car just dies in the middle of driving. We thought the battery was the cause because of the electrical so we replaced it but with the new gm recalls and because I know that most manufacturers buy parts from the same suppliers, this has me worried and I am thinking this could be a bigger issue that what we know. To this day, we drive my car wherever we go. I do not like using his car at all. We were nervous about taking the car to the dealership from past experiences as the dealerships only like to fix things that they can duplicate and we know this was not going to be duplicated. In 6 years it has happened twice.
2007 ford mustang. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire and seeks assistance from vehicle manufacturing company. *smd on december 25, 2011, the vehicle was parked with the engine off, when suddenly it exploded in the owner's driveway. The incident was reported to ford. However, they denied any liability.
Walk out to my car saturday morning, battery was dead. I decided to buy a new battery. I installed it then went to a store. As I was coming back home, a fire started on the inside of the passenger side. I tried to make it home, but the smoke was getting to me, my windows wouldn't work. I finally made it home by that time a fire started blazing. I yelled at my wife to get a fire extinguisher. I manage to put out the flames. I have read on the web that numerous cars as mine has had the same problem. How come nothing has been done?? Is ford just a big giant of a business that no one can touch them. If it was wasn't for us stupid people buying their product, they wouldn't have a business.
While sitting,with all doors closed,the door ajar light came on along with a chime and stayed on,drivers window wouldn't roll down and windshield wipers started moving by themselves,then the door ajar light went off for a split second,then came back on multiple times along with the chimes and wouldn't go off,at the same time,the windshield wipers now wont work,shut the car off for 10 minutes,now everything operated fine for a short time,then it started all over again.
I had a 2005 mustang and could never figure out why it leaked everytime it rained , thinking it was just a problem with that car, I eventually went out and bought a 2007 mustang, and the first heavy rain after I purchased the car, the same thing.. Water pouring out from under the glove box on to the floor board and now parts of the radio are not working. I have always since a little girl be in love with ford mustangs and considering the continuing problem with the leaks its almost not worth it to purchase a mustang. Ford knows about the problem and will do nothing about. I was told it was more common on the 05-09 models but from what I gather its a problem with most even the newer models. Im at a lost as of what to do.. Im seriously thinking about getting rid of the car. And knowing that so many other people have this problem makes me sick.. Dear ford its your mistake, so fix it.
My 2007 ford mustang has had a water leak under the passenger side area that has and is still causing electrical shortage in the car. Everytime it rains water gets into the vehicle and causes major damage. Ford dealership will not repair it under warranty and my out of pocket expenses to fix this problem would be enormous. This water leak is a tsb on ford's site which means they know something is wrong with the 05-09 models. My car is now out of commision and will not start. I have replaced two batteries over the last year because of the water leak causing shortages in my car. This car is now a lemon beccause of the severe water damage ford has caused my vehicle to receive. I have a vehicle that will not start and ford will not repair without payment. I am sending this complaint so that a recall can be issused so I can repair my car. Ford knows there is a major problem and has done nothing about this. This is a $35,000 vehicle and only 5 years old and the engine won't even start. This issue is a major electrical hazard and is a danger to myself and my children.
Every time it rains water leaks from behind my glove box and soaks the mats. Water also collects in the passenger door. There is a mold smell and my hazard lights flash on there on causing the battery to die. S
Horn stopped working approximately 3 months before diagnosis. The dealership diagnosed a water intrusion that damaged the main wiring loom and smart junction box. It was determined the water intrusion was a result of loose grommets and/or sealer skips around the cowl area, loose a-pillar window weather stripping retainer, misaligned body harness grommet through the firewall or misaligned body harness grommet from the passenger door as per tsb 08 26 7 and tsb 07-14-06. Total cost for the repair was $3,839.44 just to fix a horn.
Day after a rain a rain storm heard water dripping then I was going up a small hill and I heard water pouring. I looked over at the passenger side and saw water flowing in by the glove box. I pulled over and saw about 3 inches of water on the passenger side floor. Dropped car off 5 min later as dealer ship is on my way to work found passenger side door seal leaking replaced at cost of 320$ because car was just out of warranty but miles are only 35250 miles. Now my shaker 500 audio won't recognize aux audio. Going to bring back and complain. I found this to be a common problem after some research and that ford knows about it. I think this problem is because of the change in the door design with the short drop window and no full frame around the window. What makes this worse for me is my brother has a 1988 mustang x police car that has original seals and weather striping and has never had a problem at over 100,000 miles.
Lights go on and off when car is shut off, then had to replace battery.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford mustang. The contact stated that the seat belt warning light failed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the instrument cluster was replaced. The failure recurred approximately three years later. The contact also stated that the turn signal indicator would blink very rapidly whenever a turn signal was engaged. The vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer and the cables which control the rear lights were replaced. In addition, the contact stated that the battery would drain very rapidly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and a large battery was installed as a replacement, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that water was leaking in through the firewall. As a result, this was the source of all of the electrical problems. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 1,800.
Went to drive my 3 and a half year old mustang to work the other day after a big rainstorm. Noticed a musty mold smell but assumed it was nothing. As I drove my car up my driveway, (a slight incline) gallons of water spilled out from under the dashboard on the passenger side behind the glove box. Used a carpet extractor to vacuum up over 2 gallons of water (no kidding, emptied 1 gallon extractor tank 3 times) brought the car to the dealership where it was purchased and was informed that the car needed a repair that was outlined in a technical service bulletin from ford, but because my car was no longer under warranty, I would be responsible for paying for the repair -and that the gem module needed to be replaced as the water had poured into and damaged it. The price for this, not including replacing the ruined carpet and pad or the rusted seat mounting brackets was over $1100. It says right in the tsb from ford that this issue is caused by gaps in the sealant around drainage grommets inside the firewall, yet somehow this is the customers problem??? Researching online I've encountered hundreds of horror stories from other owners with the same issue, but ford has been denying this since at least 2005. (6 years!!) they need to be forced to recall these vehicles as it is painfully obvious that they refuse to do so voluntarily... The 3 year old vehicle is now a moldy health hazard and I'm told that it's just a matter of time before the electrical problems begin.thank you for providing me a forum to vent my frustrations over my "swamp buggy" as I have gotten no satisfaction anywhere else. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Rain leaks into the car and cause s all manner of problems in the fuse box. Lights stay on or do not work, car cuts out on the freeway. Cruise control works intermittently. Windows may go up and down and then stay half down for some time.
2007 manufacturing defect: extensive leaking of water into electrical components. Causing lights to go off,or sometimes go on without switching on, windows go up and down by themselves, occasionally motor cuts out on highway, cruise control operates intermittently. Eventually this will also result in premature structural damage.
Stopped at gas station and filled tank with gas. After fill up turned onto highway and started driving. About 1/2 mile down the road while driving at 45 MPH the car completely shut-off.
Power windows keeps blowing fuse, 6 times now and they can't figure it out, said I am using them too much.
Car failure while driving car shut completely off while driving at night at 45mph. Car is a ford 2007 mustang v6 model year 36,000 bought brand new from local ford dealership. Car at approximately 10:00 pm while driving through a dark desolate country road completely shut down on me lights went off, lost control of steering and would not restart had to push the car over to the side of the road no electrical function what so ever.
Own a 2007 ford mustang. Car has won't start once in a while. It hasn't started about 15-20 times in a two month period. After about 10-15 minutes of waiting, car finally starts. It only seems to happen when its a really hot day. Called two dealerships and both said don't bother bringing car in unless it comes in on the back of a tow truck. They said otherwise, they probably can't figure out what's wrong. Need help!
Tl*the contact leases a 2007 ford mustang. The contact stated that the electronic remote does not work. If the door is opened manually, it shuts downs the electronic system and the brake lights. The failure was noticed while driving 40 MPH. The system will operate normally after a few minutes. The dealer replaced the instrumental panel and modules, but the failure was not corrected. The dealer information was unknown. The current mileage was 8,062 and failure mileage was 6,700. The dealer stated problem with rear axel assembly. Updated 09/26/07
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