Comments: 1-15, 16-21
Frozen Parking Brake @ 5,000 Miles
Frozen Parking Brake, dealer had to replace both destroyed rear rotors and parking brake @ 5,000 miles.
Destroyed Rear Rotors again at 10,000 Miles, this time dealer would not fix or replacing freezing parking brake.
Dealt with frozen parking brake all winter of 2005 into 2006, and dealer would not fix, had it at the dealer 5 times.
Sold the car and got a toyota scion instead.. much better.
Do not ever buy one of the "newer" mustangs, or a ford for that matter either, they are pieces of crap as most american cars are anymore hence why they are going out of business practically.
Don't put your parking brake on in the winter. It will freeze at the right temp and then you aren't goin anywhere.
Dude you just got unlucky and got a defective car. there's no point in wining about it. don't go out and buy a scion which is the epitome of junk when there are other real cars out there. plus you should've gotten a GT in the first place, I have never heard anyone say those are crap. you would have to be crazy, they are a real deal for a v8. have fun with your four banger bud.
I honestly disagree with your comment. My nephew owns a 2005 Mustang LX Coupe, and he really likes it. His is jet black with grey interior. It has the automatic transmission. He has not had any trouble at all with his. In fact, he is getting a leftover 2006 Mustang in either the LX or the GT models, and in the coupe version.
1. Some cars are lemons, and some are not. Just because one person's specific Mustang is a lemon does not relegate everyone else's to the same status. I have had very few problems with my 2000 5speed v6 convertible, but I know that's not the case for everyone.
2. People are under the mistaken impression that the GT Mustang is a totally different car than the v6 version when, in fact, the opposite is true. Besides the engine and a few extra features, THEY'RE THE SAME DAMN CAR! This means that if the unlucky person who wrote this review had gotten the exact same car in the GT trim instead, it would have the sane crummy e-brake mechanism (I know from experience...), the same lousy brakes, the same bargain basement interior and archaic live real axle, etc. People with GT Mustangs that brush off the base models as cheap cars should know they're driving the same cheap car with a bigger engine... not to say I wouldn't drive one instead of my V6 if price/insurance/gas weren't an issue.
Yea just because something went wrong with your car doesn't mean they all have problems. I know a few people with the new V6 mustangs, both standard and auto, and none of them have had any problems with theirs. And not to accuse you of anything, but I've heard of problems like yours accuring, because people drove the car with the E brake on and it screwed the whole thing up, so the brake finally just locked up on them.
Over the years I've owned 5 Mustangs. I've owned Mustangs with the 4, 6 and 8. They were all great cars and very reliable. None of mine ever saw the inside of a service facility except for routine maintenance.
We've owned Ford, GM, and Chrysler as well as two Japanese cars (if you can call them that) and one grossly over rated German car. I'll take a reliable and well-built Ford any day over ANY of the competition.
"None of mine ever saw the inside of a service facility except for routine maintenance."
I've seen this comment many times before on the Lincoln walls, except it was regarding Town Cars and arguing about how great they were. Are you a Ford dealer? I think Ford products are mostly good, NOW that is, but it sounds to me like you have an attitude about someone writing anything negative about a Ford product. The generalizations that are made by your comments defending Ford are the epitome of ignorance. People who say that all German and Japanese cars are overrated are obviously not familiar with those products at all and choose to validate their purchase of a "domestic" car by bashing all others.
Some of us are trying to weed through all of these sarcastic
and berating comments in an effort to find the real service issues a particular vehicle may have. These include any and all problems one might encounter even though someone else's experience may have been different. From the reviews I've read of Ford products, it seems entirely plausible that a union of body panels went uncaulked and caused the eventual failure of electrical components that are poorly protected, not to mention possible premature rust thru. I have been considering the 07 or 08 gt version with manual, but maybe I look at the Scion tc instead. Thank-you to the original poster as you may have spared me a major headache.
All Manufacturers both foreign and domestic have good and bad cars. You get what you pay for, for the most part anyway. I've had Fords Chevy's and a Honda. The cars that were cheaper had more trim problems electrical problems and all sorts of little things. It did not seem to make much difference as to the make. I take good care of all my cars and do not have a lead foot. Hence they have all performed pretty well. My son had a friend that bought a BMW for what seemed like a very nice price. Unfortunately for him there were reasons behind the price. He could not keep it on the road for more than a couple weeks at a time. I don't believe BMW is a bad manufacturer, but that car had many issues, as happens from time to time with all manufacturers. Don't think for a minute that your favorite car will never have a recall.
A comment for the person who posted on Sept. 13, 2006. Besides the shell of the car, EVERYTHING is different between the Mustang GT and a 6 cylinger Mustang. From the engine, transmission, wheels, tires, trim, suspension, brakes, to the exhaust, especially the exhaust, is different! This is what makes the GT different from the V6!
The only difference between the Mustang GT and V-6 is the engine and exhaust (1 extra pipe and muffler)... and $5,000 more purchase price, twice the insurance bill and half the fuel mileage.
I've had both. The new Pony V-6 is a much better deal. No difference in ride, wheels, tires, handling or interior. Just cheaper insurance and fill ups half as often. I'll never go back to a V-8. At $4 a gallon for gas I can't handle 15mpg highway.
Your V6 Mustang is not performance oriented. For the difference in price you get the V8, two exhaust pipes, upgraded suspension, upgraded brakes and wheels/tires. For the person who thinks there is no difference between a Mustang GT and a V6 Mustang, quit trying to justify buying a V6 wannabe performance car! When the Stang becomes, if they do, the V6 will not be the ones sought after, they are a dime a dozen. Mustangs are about performance, and the V6 doesn't do justice to the Mustang nameplate.
Having owned both V-8 and V-6 Mustangs (we've owned a total over the years of 7) I can attest that there IS a big difference in the V-6 and V-8 models.
My dentist loved my V-8's because he got to replace the fillings that the bone-jarring suspension kept dislodging.
My service station owner friend loved my V-8's, because at 11mpg city and 15 highway, he got to sell me LOTS of gas.
My insurance agent loved my V-8's, because he got to charge me twice as much for the insurance coverage.
I, on the other hand, love my V-6 because it gets 25mpg+ on the interstate, rides reasonably well (no fillings lost yet), has modest insurance rates and is rated at 5 horsepower MORE than one of my last V-8's.
I drove the GT before buying my V-6. Yes, it was faster. But that was the ONLY real difference. If performance was all that mattered, I'd have bought a Corvette. I don't race and the speed limit is HALF of what my V-6 will do. Why waste gas and money for "bragging rights"??
To the first poster: It sounds like you actually had one defective part on your car that lead to another problem, being that the frozen parking brake destroyed the rest of your brake system. It's silly to think that you actually "dealt with" the frozen E-brake for that long. No wonder the brakes got messed up. It's actually more your fault than the manufacturer's.
I have a 2005 Ford Mustang v-6. It's an awesome ride (though sometimes I do want a GT). It has been problem free from a manufacturing stand point. Most car problems are usually the fault of the owner/driver being oblivious to how to truly maintain a vehicle and identify small problems that escalate into bigger ones, along with bad driving habits that damage the vehicle's components. Modern cars are slammed with a lot of different electrical and mechanical parts that require a little knowledge to maintain properly.
I totally agree with comment 15:17. Many problems are caused by neglecting small issues that grow into bigger ones. My best friend neglected a leaking 50-cent piece of radiator over-flow tank hose on his very expensive import, and it resulted in the engine overheating. The repair bill (a new engine) was $7000+.
As for only V-8 Mustangs being collectible, I don't think so. At the last car show I attended nearly half of the early Mustangs on display had the in-line 200 C.I. 6. I've priced older 6 cylinder Mustangs, and they are definitely NOT cheap. The same will be true of the newer ones in years ahead.
Due to high gas prices here, local Ford dealers are selling the GT's for a thousand dollars less than I paid for my 4.0. The car of choice now is the very sporty but practical and cheaper-to-insure Pony Edition 4.0. It will also be easier to sell used due to rising fuel costs.