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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,772 miles

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2005 Ford Mustang Owner Comments (Page 3 of 9)

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problem #121

Jul 012013

Mustang

  • 100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The speedometer gauge is stuck around 100 mph when the car is not moving. The gauge then moves from that point once the car is in motion.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #120

Apr 192014

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 98,562 miles
My fuel gauge, car temperature, and speedometer, all of a sudden started reading all over the place. The fuel gauge goes way past the full mark. The temperature gauge goes way past the hot mark. The speedometer always reads 110 mph.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #119

Jan 162008

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 50,000 miles
The speedo went first then all the other gauges started giving false on no reading at all. I am using a gps for a speedo others in this small town say they are having the same problems with there 2005 Mustangs.I took it back to the dealer they said they knew of no recalls or problems.

- Sheridan, AR, USA

problem #118

Apr 062014

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 92,549 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Water got to fuse box made headlights go off and flooded passenger side of car.

- Bienville, LA, USA

problem #117

Apr 022014

Mustang

  • 26,865 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the speedometer stop working without any warnings. The contact mentioned that the speedometer was reading 0 mph when the driver was traveling approximately 25 mph. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 26,865.

- Ritzville, WA, USA

problem #116

Mar 022014

Mustang

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the temperature gauge became inoperable with no symptoms of the engine over heating. A certified mechanic replaced the thermostat and temperature gauge. The failure persisted after the repair was performed. In addition, an independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle where a trouble code was not detected. Recently the fuel gauge failed to operate. The vehicle had not been repaired for either one of the defects. The manufacturer was notified and they informed that there was not a recall related to the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

- Pawnee, OK, USA

problem #115

Mar 172014

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 77,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Dash board gauge stepper motors are faulty resulting in no speed registered...no coolant temp registered..improper/no fuel level reading...incorrect/no R.P.M. readings... upon start up, the gauges go, for lack of better word, crazy..or don't operate at all lots of Ford Mustang owners are experiencing this issue>>>> dangerous to not know the speed RPM fuel level and coolant temp.... could result in accident, vehicle damage...or worse!! Ford needs to be advised to recall and fix this issue....

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #114

May 052011

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 48,000 miles
Gauges quit working. Started with speedometer and has grown to include not only the speedometer but also the tachometer and temperature gauge.

- Cape Girardeau, MO, USA

problem #113

Jan 012010

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 38,000 miles
None of the gauges on this vehicle work. Including speed/temp/oil/fuel.

- Oakley, CA, USA

problem #112

Jan 092012

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
At about 80,000 miles my tachometer gauge dial stopped working. At about 90,000 miles my temperature gauge dial stopped working. At about 100,000 miles my fuel gauge stopped working.

- Sunnyvale, CA, USA

problem #111

Jun 012013

Mustang

  • 85,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The gauge clusters failed. The speedometer failed and is no longer working. RPM and fuel gauge are starting to fail. From what I have read on-line. The 2005 Mustang gauge motors were poorly designed and Ford fixed the problem in the 2006 models but failed to fix the defective parts in the 2005 models.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

problem #110

Oct 252013

Mustang

  • 93,000 miles
The speedometer sticks at approx 60,40,35 mph. It will use that as zero so if it sticks at 60. And you are going 60 it will read 120. Ford says that I should replace the instrument panel. There are numerous other 2005 Mustang V6 owners who have the same problem.

- Middletown, RI, USA

problem #109

Sep 172009

Mustang

  • 71,500 miles
One incident, driving home from work when car ran out of gas and saw the as gas guage indicator facing straight down, temperature guage and the tachometer was not working. The car ran out of gas on major high way and my daughter alone stuck on the road at 3 am with large trucks passing by. She had believed the car had plenty of gas. The guages are still not fixed properly do not work at 100777 miles.

- Carlstadt, NJ, USA

problem #108

Jun 282011

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 35,000 miles
As with many other Ford Mustang owners know instrument gauges fail. I have stopped driving my Mustang because I received two speeding tickets about a month or two apart.. I was doing the speed limit according to my dash but chp told me different. Did not believe or want to hear anything I said. I paid $900 for the first ticket and cant afford to pay another $900 for the second one so they are not letting me renew my license which is required for the job I do. So I'm gonna lose my job on my birthday. Justice in America... this has ruined my life... no one will help me or listen to me and I'm tired of trying to get help... someone needs to be held responsible for this so when I commit suicide after I'm let go from my job in two months what happened to me will not happen to anyone else. Please... justice for all..

- Selma, CA, USA

problem #107

Jul 262013

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 137,000 miles
My engine overheated when it cooled down I checked the cooling fan connectors and discovered they have melted now the fan won't operate.

- Joshua Tree, CA, USA

problem #106

Jan 252013

Mustang

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, she noticed that all of the gauges on the instrument panel were not operating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the cluster would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

- Highland, CA, USA

problem #105

Mar 132013

Mustang 6-cyl

  • 95,000 miles
Left side of dash cluster ( tach and fuel gauge ) both stopped working. Must replace entire cluster to fix.

- Bartlett, IL, USA

problem #104

Jun 172013

Mustang 8-cyl

  • 70,000 miles
The instrument gauges on my 2005 Mustang GT started to fail. First the speedometer and then the fuel and temperature gauges. Only the tachometer remains functional. This is a serious safety hazard as there is no way to accurately measure how fast your going. This can be a big issue on rain soaked, icy or otherwise hazardous highways where knowing your speed is crucial to safe operation of your vehicle. Ford is obviously not standing behind their product and will not fix the problem without a recall, unless I pay up 1,000 dollars...then wait for the same thing to occur again. NHTSA has the power to issue the recall if safety is an issue. How can it not be" how many have to be maimed or injured before you issue the recall and demand that Ford fix this problem"

- Simpsonville, SC, USA

problem #103

May 282013

Mustang

  • 130,000 miles
The vehicles tachometer has failed and no longer properly measures the vehicles rpms. It is probably caused by a failed motor in the gauge cluster.

- Lebanon, OH, USA

problem #102

Jan 022012

Mustang

  • 68,000 miles
My 2005 Ford Mustang temperature gauge read hot, into the red warning section. I drove it immediately to auburn Ford. They kept the car for 4 hours and told me I needed a new thermostat. I had it replaced. The problem persisted and I went back twice. The Ford dealership again said there was no problem and to ignore it. Within a month my speedometer failed and said I was traveling at 120 mph when I was going approx. 55 mph. Then the instrument gauges started to all give inaccurate information. To not know how fast you are driving, to not know if your car is over heating is dangerous. I have since learned that this problem is happening alot with other 2005 Mustangs. Why is this not being fixed by Ford for free?? read "Mustang monthly" on the web and see all the people experiencing this pragmatic and dangerous non recall issue. This should be a recall and shame on Ford for charging me for something I did not need and the problem should not be ignored. This is my 4th Ford but most likely my last! hope you do something about it.

- Grass Valley, CA, USA

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