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Complaints Reported By The Department Of Transportation For
2006 FORD Vehicles

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FORD: MUSTANG

Complaint DescriptionView Details
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
TIRES Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
WHEELS:RIM Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Read Details...
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR Read Details...
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Read Details...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Read Details...
VISIBILITY Read Details...
STRUCTURE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Read Details...
SEAT BELTS:FRONT Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
SUSPENSION Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Read Details...
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Read Details...
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID Read Details...
STRUCTURE Read Details...
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT Read Details...
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Read Details...
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Read Details...
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP Read Details...


Fuel Efficiency Ratings for
2006 FORD: MUSTANG Vehicles

Data provided by U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA
ModelDisplacementCylindersTransmissionDriveCity MPGHighway MPG
MUSTANG 4.6 8 Manual(M5) R 17 25
MUSTANG 4.6 8 Auto(L5) R 17 23
MUSTANG 4 6 Manual(M5) R 19 28
MUSTANG 4 6 Auto(L5) R 19 25


Recall Information for
2006 FORD: MUSTANG Vehicles

Data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Recalled ComponentSUSPENSION:FRONT
Description of DefectCERTAIN AFTERMARKET ROUSH BRANDED FRONT STRUTS AS A STAND ALONE COMPONENT, PART NO. 401297, AND ROUSH BRANDED FRONT STRUTS AS A SUSPENSION KIT, PART NO. 401296, SOLD FOR USE ON 2005 AND 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT VEHICLES. THE FRONT ANTI ROLL BAR ATTACHMENT BRACKET ON THE FRONT STRUT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STRUT HOUSING DUE TO INCONSISTENT WELDING. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CLUNKING NOISE AND OR POOR HANDLING IN EXTREME OR EMERGENCY MANEUVERS.
Consequences of DefectIF THE BROKEN BRACKET CONTACTS THE TIRE, SIDEWALL DAMAGE CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective ActionROUSH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO PROVIDE NEW STRUTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROUSH AT 734-466-6255.
NotesTHIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET ROUSH BRANDED FRONT STRUTS AND SUSPENSION KITS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON FORD MUSTANG GT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recalled ComponentSUSPENSION:FRONT
Description of DefectON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT ON THE FORD MUSTANG GT CHASSIS, THE ANTI-ROLL BAR ATTACHMENT BRACKET ON THE FRONT STRUT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STRUT HOUSING DUE TO INCONSISTENT WELDING.
Consequences of DefectIF THE BROKEN BRACKET CONTACTS THE TIRE, SIDEWALL DAMAGE CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective ActionDEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW STRUTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROUSH AT 1-866-307-6788.
NotesCUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION¿S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recalled ComponentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Description of DefectFORD IS RECALLING 434,593 MY 2008 MUSTANG VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE NECK INJURY REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION," FOR AN UNBELTED 5TH PERCENTILE FEMALE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE IT IS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION.
Consequences of DefectDURING AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, IF A SMALL FEMALE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WEARING THE SAFETY BELT, AND HAS THE SEAT IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR A NECK INJURY.
Corrective ActionDEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR THROUGH EMAIL TO WWW.OWNERCONNECTION.COM.
NotesFORD RECALL NO. 08C02.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION¿S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Recalled ComponentSUSPENSION:FRONT
Description of DefectCERTAIN AFTERMARKET EIBACH BRANDED FRONT STRUTS ONLY, PART NO. 35101.8001, AND EIBACH BRANDED FRONT STRUTS AS SUSPENSION KITS, PART NOS. 35101.840, 35101.680, 35101.780, 35100.680, 35100.780, 4.10135.680, AND 4.10035.780, SOLD FOR USE ON 2005 THROUGH 2007 FORD MUSTANG VEHICLES. THE FRONT ANTI ROLL BAR ATTACHMENT BRACKET ON THE FRONT STRUT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STRUT HOUSING DUE TO INCONSISTENT WELDING. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CLUNKING NOISE AND OR POOR HANDLING IN EXTREME OR EMERGENCY MANEUVERS.
Consequences of DefectIF THE BROKEN BRACKET CONTACTS THE TIRE, SIDEWALL DAMAGE CAN OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Corrective ActionEIBACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO PROVIDE NEW STRUTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON DECEMBER 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EIBACH AT 951-256-8300.
NotesTHIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET EIBACH BRANDED FRONT STRUTS AND SUSPENSION KITS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON FORD MUSTANG GT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION¿S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.










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