Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford mustang. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, there was a rattling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic three times where it was diagnosed that the sway bar and the ball joints needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired however, days later the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to safe tech auto glass- joe myers ford 16634 northwest fwy, houston, tx 77040 where they informed the contact that there was no rattling noise. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
2009 Ford Mustang: ball joint or control arm failure
5 of the 181 complaints about the 2009 Ford Mustang describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 53,300
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
During safety inspection, on a 2009 ford mustang, lower ball joints were discovered as defective. Premature failure, vehicle has less than 53,000.
During safety inspection dealer discovered right ball joint had failed. And right stabilizer rod was rotted away. Dealer replaced both parts. Car was at 20,000 miles at time of this replacement. And no longer under warranty!
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 for mustang. The contact stated that when the vehicle was taken to a repair shop to have the brakes inspected, the repair shop discovered that the front ball joints were failing.the manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that they were aware of the problems with the ball joints on this model vehicle. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 ford mustang. While the contact was having his vehicle examined by the dealer for a minor crash, he was informed that the driver side ball joint was experiencing premature wear for the age of the vehicle. There were no prior warning signs. The current and failure mileages were 12000.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2009 Ford Mustang ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2009 Ford Mustang?
5 of 181 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Mustang (3%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2009 Ford Mustang?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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