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Potentially dangerous situation when 2003 Ford cobra stalls upon deceleration and brakes become inoperable. Almost crashed multiple times. If I get into an accident because of this I will sue forward as they have not recognized this as a problem.
2003 Ford Mustang svt cobra. This is my second 2003 cobra (the first was involved in an accident). Both cobra's have and had problems with stalling, which causes a near complete loss of braking power (the brakes must have the engine running in order for them to work, unlike some vehicles), which is potentially extremely hazardous to my safety, as well as any other vehicle, pedestrian, children, or animal near me. It happens on deceleration at low speeds driving around town. There is a massive amount of documents going on that shows nearly 40% or more of 2003 cobra owners are having the same issues. Ford has updated the PCM 2 times already for the 2003 model year, and the problems still exist! here is a link to a site with many owners reporting the problems: www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?S=&threadid=25697.
2003 Mustang cobra. Vehicle stalls on deceleration causing loss of power brakes and steering. Car starts right up after stall but this has happened a dozen or more times first thing in the morning or after the car has sat for an extended time.
In December of 2002 I purchased a 2003 svt cobra Mustang from satcher Ford. This car had a number of problems which caused Ford to replace the engine, re-flash the computer, replace clutch. This car had a stalling problem that left me afraid to drive it. When you would depress the clutch, the car would sometimes stall. This would cause the loss of brakes and steering and nearly caused an accident. Ford finally agreed to buy back the car and get me another car, but I am having the same stalling problem with that 2003 cobra as well. Satcher Ford has indicated that they do not have a fix yet. Ford need to look at this problem because it will get someone killed if they do not correct it.
- Evans, GA, USA
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2003 Ford mustang cobra convertible stall when depressing the clutch on occasion. I have contacted the dealer, but they insist that their is not much than can do about it. They have tried to re-flash my computer, but the problem came back.
The most recent being just a few days ago, my vehicle will sometimes have a problem in which it stalls while moving at a slow speed while a gear is not engaged. The car is a 2003 svt Ford mustang cobra convertible. A call to Ford's svt division had no solutions. Many people that I know with the same car are experiencing the exact same problem. It has occurred to me 4 times. Thank you so much!
Svt cobra is intermittently stalling while the clutch is fully depressed and decelerating to a stop. This intermittent stalling occurs most frequently at idle. The vehicle has stalled at least ten times in the first 1174 miles of ownership. Occurs with greater frequency in warm weather while the engine is hot. Two service departments checked the engine and one reset the idle controller. They could not reproduce the condition, however, the stalling persists with no change in symptoms. Although the vehicle restarts immediately, the condition significantly increases the chances of a collision while trying to regain control and restart in traffic.
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- East Rockaway, NY, USA