While driving in light rain, I experienced a total failure of my electrical system, including headlights, door locks, interior lights, radio, trunk release, etc. At that point, all warning indicators lit up on dash. I pulled over, put the car in "park" only to discover that, while the electrical issues continued, I couldn't get the car out of "park". after ~ 10 minutes the electric systems came back online, but the "check engine" light remained on. After taking the car to the dealership, I was told the problem was a water leak. There are numerous posts about this issue online, but the dealership claimed to have never heard of it before and refused to fix it free of charge, despite the fact that it's a manufacturer's defect. This could cause a serious problem if the problem occurs while driving at night, when loss of headlights could have catastrophic consequences.

- Sterling, VA, USA

I have had repeated problems with my cd player (shakker 500) I have had six stereos in the car and all six have done the same thing. They will make horrible noises, say bad disk or disk error or nothing at all before it starts spitting out the cd's. if I do not grab the first cd, it will spit out all six. I have had an independent inspection of the car to determine the problem because I do not feel it is the stereo. The inspection states that the voltage is dropping in the car which sends the stereo into an erratic state. Ford Motor Company says that they cannot duplicate the problem so their solution is to keep putting stereo's in the car. I just had a "brand new" stereo installed on April 26, 2006. This was to be Ford's final attempt to fix the problem. The stereo went crazy again twice on Friday April 28, 2006. I have repeatedly complained about this being a safety issue because I can't keep taking my attention from my driving to catch cd's. I want a resolution and I am not getting it with Ford. I want to know how to go about getting a recall issued on this car stereo/ car/ voltage problem. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

2005 Ford Mustang GT -had an electrical system problem which resulted in a crash. While turning off of the highway into a residential area the transmission malfunctioned causing uncontrollable acceleration. The brakes were appliedbut the vehicle continued to accelerate. The front brakes did not stop the vehicle. The vehicle went into a clock wise spin. The car turned onto the driver's side and then hit a tree. What happened next was that the electrical system was still acting strange, the trunk opened and trying to close it back down the lights came off and on. The door locks would lock and unlock by themselves. The vehicle had $6,300 worth of damage. The dealership did not assist the consumer with anything. The vehicle was purchased on August 29, 2005 as a new vehicle which only had 72 miles on it. Upon impact the airbags did not deploy and the fuel cut off switch did not activate. A police report was taken.

- Alvarado, TX, USA

The modulator for the fuel ejection system did not work on July 29, 2005. The vehicle stopped and quit running in the middle of the road. Had it towed to the Ford dealer. Its has been almost 2 weeks, and they did not have the part. The check engine light came on came on. The vehicle stalled.

- Granda Hills, CA, USA