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Tires
05/23/2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD MUSTANG EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, SIZE: P215/60R17 (NA). SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, ALL THE TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE DRY ROTTED. THE TIRES ALSO BEGAN TO PEEL AND CRACK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE TIRES REPAIRED. THEY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO CARMAX KEARNY MESA (7766 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 712-6486 WHERE THE MECHANICS AGREED TO SERVICE THE TIRES. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TIRES BECAUSE CHUNKS OF THE TIRES WERE NOT FALLING OFF. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,708.
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Air Bags
01/02/2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DANA FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 266 WEST SERVICE ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314, (718) 983-8700) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *BF *JB
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Service Brakes
04/01/2019
PARKED ON INCLINE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. TOOK PICTURES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY
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Air Bags
05/23/2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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Suspension
12/16/2018
IN DECEMBER 2018 MY CAR BEGAN TO MAKE CRUNCHING, SQUEAKING AND CHIRPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY OVER UNEVEN SURFACES, SMALL CRACKS IN ROAD, GOING SLOWLY OVER SPEED BUMPS OR UP DRIVEWAY RAMPS. THERE IS ALSO A NOTICEABLE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT OVER 30 MPH. IN JANUARY, MY FORD SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES FOR APPROX $1,700 WHICH COMES AS A HUGE SHOCK TO ME CONSIDERING MY CAR HAS ONLY 14,000 MILES ON IT!!! I WENT HOME TO DO SOME RESEARCH FOUND A TSB FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WITH A RE-DESIGNED CONTROL ARM WITH UPGRADED BALL POINT SHAFT AND HYDRO-BUSHING. TSB# 09-24-16 LINK: HTTPS://LATEMODEL.CACHEFLY.NET/DOWNLOADS/TSB05-14/TSB09-24-16.PDF THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITES AND BLOGS ACROSS THE INTERNET WRITTEN BY OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS WHO HAVE FACED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO FIND LESS COSTLY AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS. APPARENTLY...
