This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the electronic control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was not accelerating or decelerating. The contact stated that the speed remained at 70 mph with the RPM exceeding to 3,000 RPM. The contact stated that after arriving at her destination, the vehicle was turned off and restarted and drove as designed. The contact called oxmoor Ford Lincoln (100 oxmoor ln, louisville, ky 40222) to inform the dealer of the failure. The contact was informed to schedule an appointment. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
I was participating in a community parade, with lots of children, I was moving slowly when the car suddenly accelerated during two occasions. I was able to stop the car with the brake the first time and with the brake and shifting to neutral the second time. The vehicle was decarbonized and reprogrammed by the dealer with no guarantee that the problem was fixed. Ford started a case file: Cas-7491264 on the incident.
When accelerating the car went into limp mode while merging into traffic. The merge is right before a bridge so I had to creep across until I was able to pull off the side of the road. Engine did not stall but there was no control in the gas pedal. Happened again exactly one week later. Thankfully traffic was able to pass me and not rear-end me since car speed dropped quickly. Throttle body is being replaced today.
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- Anderson, IN, USA