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There's a chronic hesitation when you push the accelerator from a yield/merge type situation at low-speed. It's not every time but many times. Today I was going around a car that was sitting in the road with it's flashers on (ie double parked) and there was a car in the other lane on the 2-lane one-way street and I stepped on the peddle to accelerate slightly and it totally choked and I thought I was going to get hit in the rear and then it kicked in. I noted this way back when I bought it and at that time I thought it had something to do with the gearing which it still could. I told service about the issue and I even took them for a drive but of course that time it didn't happen. I've tried over years to id the problem more but while I can see somewhat of a pattern it's not guaranteed. Although one of the most likely situations is going up a hill, turning slightly to the right while slowing for a yield sign but not stopping and then pushing the accelerator only to get a hiccup or choke or whatever you want to call it. There are also issues filling the tank because of a lack of enough space for fuel to replace air causing the self-shutoff of the pump to kick-in not filling your tank. I raise this up as this could be some type of pressurization consistency. There's also the aggressive accelerator where you push it a tiny bit and it wants to take off enough to squeal the tires sometimes.
Every time you go to put fuel in the car, the pump will kick off like the fuel tank is full but it's not. Then the whole time you are trying to pump gas it will kick off probably 20 more times until you are done. This is been ongoing every since the car was purchased. What should be a five minute job to fill up your gas tank can take as much as 20 minutes. Ihad another 2007 Ford Mustang that did the very same thing but I ran off a low shoulder and part of the estimate was that I had to replace the gas tank and ironically I never had that issue again on that car. I owning 2 of this specific cars being of the same year make and model, I feel it's definitely a design or recall issue that needs to be addressed
Both issues I have had with my car numerous times. The engine light has never come on and through research, I guess it has happened to many others. When in traffic moving slowly, warm temperature, my car stalls for no apparent reason. Today, it did while turning left at a corner. I almost got hit. I have to immediately shift to neutral and restart the car. It happens during rush hour so I end up making other drivers angry which is dangerous. The other ongoing issue I have is the car accelerating by itself. This has been happening for years and has got increasingly worse. I now have other witness' people who have driven the car and had it happen. At midas where I get my car repaired, they drove it and couldn't figure out the issue but definitely scared him. The mechanic thought it is computer related. They tried to find a fix online but couldn't. someone hit my car and it was at a shop being repaired for 2 weeks. This is a very large operation. When I went to pick it up the mechanic there said that everyone, after driving my car once, refused to drive it again. It scared them to death. She explained how it kept accelerating and they didn't even have their foot on the gas, there were no car mats, no explanation. They will have their foot on the brake and it will start reving. When I'm stopped at lights it does. When I start the car, still in park, it starts.they stated they don't ever want to drive and/or park it again. They said it was very dangerous. I know Ford denies the issue but this is all over the internet. I don't know what to do. I am aware of the issue so I drive it like it's a stick shift in traffic and always have my foot ready for it to accelerate. I can't afford to buy a new call and would not feel comfortable selling it to someone. I do not want to put someone's life at risk. I know someone has to die for something to happen but this is a major problem
Hesitation in gas pedal/throttle body. When pulling out from a stop the car will not take the gas until the gas pedal is down to about half throttle at which time it will lunge and I must let off the gas pedal only to repeat the process until the speed reaches about 30 mph. Very dangerous. This is a very common problem with this model, 2005-2014 Ford Mustang. I have three of these and they all have the same problem and the previous owners say the problem has been there since the mileage was pretty low. How many must die or be injured before someone forces a recall for repairs on these vehicles?
- St. Marys, WV, USA
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This has happened multiple times, yesterday being the most recent. While driving down the highway, the car will drop into limp home mode and the check engine light will come on. It is the exact same problem described in Ford's consumer satisfaction program 13N03. They will not cover the Mustang, as it was not part of the program. It should have been.
Ford shelby GT500 2007, accelerator stuck! while going around some cars on a 4 lane highway at first I didn't bother to downshift and depressed the gas pedal to the floor. When I realized I needed to downshift and took my foot off the gas while depressing the clutch the RPM's went up and I immediately knew the gas pedal was stuck down. It felt like it snapped or locked down. Luckily I was able to keep control of the car by holding the clutch down and tapping (more like stomping) the gas pedal till it released. I feel fortunate that the shelby has a governor than keeps the RPM's under 6,000. My prior experience with older cars in my teens with sticky accelerator cables was also a life saver. I show this car and floor mats are a non issue removed while driving to preserve them. After I got home I was unable to duplicate with car safely turned off. Will contact Ford dealer tomorrow.
I cannot pump a full tank of gas unless I stand there and pull the gas nozzle out every second!! it is driving me crazy! there has to be an issue with the fuel system and I have seen many complaints! Ford should fix and recall this issue!!
Having problems filling up the gas tank to my Mustang. Sometimes, I can only fill it up with a few gallons before it shuts off and going to different stations doesn't help. Dealer said to try other stations but to no avail that did not work. I can still only fill my tank up about 1/2 way and that can take so long to do.
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- York, PA, USA