2005 Ford Mustang Fuel System

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while her husband was attempting to fuel the vehicle, the fuel tank was unable to be fully fueled. The contact stated that either the nozzle would shut off prematurely or gasoline would be prevented from flowing into the fuel tank. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent, but by late 2024, the fuel tank could no longer be filled, and the vehicle was placed in storage. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer prior to being placed in storage, and the contact was informed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The contact was made aware of Technical Service Bulletin Number: 05-15012; however, the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

I OWN A FORD MUSTANG 2005 V6. THE FIRST THING TO HAPPEN AROUND DECEMBER OF 2013 WAS MY GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE OF FAILURE TO READ THE AMOUNT OF GAS OF VEHICL WHEN IN FACT I HAD A FULL TANK. THIS STARTED DOING IT EVERY SO OFTEN AND NOW DOES IT ON A DAILY OCCURRENCE, THE CHECK ENGINE IS ON AND I HAVE DIFICULTIES TO PASS POLLUTION TEST IN ILLINOIS BECAUSE OF THAT. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY MUSTANG OWENERS AND REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT ON THESE FORD MUSTANG. IT IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

OUR 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6 STARTED SHOWING NO FUEL ON THE GAUGE APPROXIMATED IN JUNE OF 2013. AT FIRST IT WAS RANDOM BUT NOW IT NEVER SHOWS GAS IN THE TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. WE KEEP TRACK OF THE MILES AND KEEP IT FILLED BECAUSE WE HAVE NO GAUGE. AS OF MARCH 2014 THE CAR HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HAS STARTED TO STOP WHEN AT INTERSECTIONS. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS NO GAS. IT IS FRIGHTENING WHEN YOUR CAR IS SITTING IN BUSY TRAFFIC AND WON'T MOVE. SO FAR IT HAS STARTED UP AFTER A FEW TRIES. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AFTER READING OTHER MUSTANG OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL OR TRY TO HELP OWNERS FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

IN 2008 FORD REPLACED THE GAS TANK ON THE FORD MUSTANG BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK FOR REFUELING. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING EITHER LOW FUEL PRESSURE OR EMITTING EMISSIONS. VERIFIED PROBLEM AT PERRY FORD POWAY CA WITH [XXX] EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW GAS TANK NEEDED TO HAVE NEW FUEL PUMP CELL TO MATCH THE NEW GAS TANK. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE VERIFIED ONLY NEW GAS TANK INSTALLED IN 2008. FORD WANTS ME TO PAY FOR CORRECTING THEIR ERROR OF NOT MATCHING THE RIGHT FUEL PUMP CELL TO THE NEW GAS TANK. IF THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUMES THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RISK TO ME AND OTHER THAT HAD A GAS TANK REPLACED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 TIMES FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO FILL GAS TANK, SPEWS OUT EVEN AT A TRICKLE FROM THE PUMP 4TH TIME RETURNED TO DEALER AND SAID THERE WAS A REPAIR BUT NOW MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. THEY KNEW THE REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE LONG AGO. SURELY THIS QUALIFIES AS A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. WHEN IT HAPPENS MY WIFE GETS COVERED IN GAS SHOOTING OUT THE FILLER NECK. *TR

GAS TANK WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT GAS FROM A GAS STATION PUMP. WE HAVE REPEATED SHUT OFFS OF THE PUMP. CAN ONLY USE PUMP BY TURNING GAS PUMP UPSIDE DOWN. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AS GAS WILL OVERFLOW THE TANK AND WILL SPRAY INTO THE GROUND. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AS A DESIGN DEFECT, BUT WILL ONLY COVER EXPENSE IF CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A PROBLEM IN 2005 AND 2006 MUSTANGS WHICH ARE MOST LIKELY OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ALREADY FILED ARE MINE. THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 MUSTANG GT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL, SPITS BACK (RUINING A GOOD WAX JOB), AND IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT TO FILL IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO HAVING TO SPOON FEED GASOLINE INTO THE TANK. I STARTED COMPLAINING 6 YEARS AGO WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, BUT THE DEALER AND FORD BOTH SAY IT'S NOT A PROBLEM - THAT THIS IS JUST CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS CAR. THE NEWER FUEL TANK WAS INSTALLED, BUT DID NOT HELP THE SITUATION. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NEW FORD BECAUSE OF THE GIVE-A CR#&*P ATTITUDE OF BOTH DEALER AND COMPANY! THIS IS A SAFETY AND EPA ISSUE BECAUSE I NORMALLY LEAVE RAW GASOLINE ON THE PARKING LOT OF THE SERVICE STATION. I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED IN THE SPILLED GAS AND DRAGGED IT ONTO MY CARPETS. THIS CAR STILL HAS UNDER 24,000 MILES ON IT, AND I AM SICK OF IT. *TR

MY 2005 MUSTANG GT ON OCCASIONS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND I WILL GET A MESSAGE OF LOW FUEL. AT TIMES IT WILL GO BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION BUT MOST OF THE TIME I MUST RESTART THE CAR FOR THE FUEL GAUGE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURS PERHAPS 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND AND THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO INQUIRE WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE FUEL TANK AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

1. RAN OUT OF GAS ON FREEWAY 2. WITHIN 1 WEEK AFTER BUYING MY 2005 MUSTANG THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ OUT OF FUEL WHEN I HAD A FULL TANK. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON FULL EVEN WHEN I AM OUT OF FUEL. 3. FORDS SOLUTION WAS TO ADD TEKRON FUEL BOOSTER, WHICH TO MY SURPRISE WORKED FOR A WHILE. NOW I PUT IN THE TEKRON FROM CHEVRON AND IT DOES NO LONGER SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TALKED TO THE FORD DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER, THE MUSTANG HAS A SPLIT FUEL TANK AND BOTH SIDES HAVE A FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THEY BOTH HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. TO A TUNE OF OVER $600.00. WHY IS IT THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL BACK TO 95 TO FIX FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS BUT FORD PUTS THE REPAIR COST ON THE CUSTOMER, ITS NOT RIGHT. *TR

FUEL TANK IS HARD TO FILL. I WAS TOLD THAT MY DEALER REPLACED THE TANK WITH A "NEWER" VERSION TO PREVENT THE AIR LOCK, BUT I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN JAN '05, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH NO HELP FROM FORD. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, SOMETIMES COMES BACK WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS TO ALWAYS READ NORMAL AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHO TO SEND THIS TO. I AM CONTACTING YOU ABOUT A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS ABOUT A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. I HAVE TALKED WITH THE FORD DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE MODEL ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT AND I WOULD ASSUME OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS MUSTANG HAS 60,000 MILES CURRENTLY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. THE ISSUE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT, IS WITH THE ENGINES THROTTLE BODY. APPARENTLY THE THROTTLE PLATE BUSHINGS BECOME WORN AND ALLOW THE PLATE TO BECOME STUCK SHUT. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BECOME "STUCK" AT IDLE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE NEAR MISS VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED, EVEN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR JUST IDLES INTO TRAFFIC OR THE ENGINE DIES COMPLETELY ADDING THE PROBLEM OF NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE AFFECTED BY SAFETY RECALL 07S57. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SIMILAR SAFETY ISSUE AND THOUGHT I SHOULD CONTACT THE NHTSA. I AM NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT THIS FOR HELP. IF THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT PLACE TO SEND THIS CAN YOU FORWARD IT TO SOMEONE OR REPLY TO ME WITH INFO. *TR THANK YOU MATT MITCHELL SAN ANTONIO, TX

MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG SHUT TOTALLY OFF WHILE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN NC (I-95N). I MANAGED TO GET OFF ROAD AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP NEAR FAYETTEVILLE, NC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR. I FEEL THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD GO INTO A FAIL-SAFE MODE AND NOT TOTALLY SHUT DOWN DUE TO A MINOR ISSUE SUCH AS A BAD MAF SENSOR. UNDER SLIGHTLY LESS FAVORABLE ROAD/WEATHER CONDITIONS, THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE FAULT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TRYING TO REFUEL AT SOME PUMPS IS A PROBLEM. SOMETHING KEEPS SHUTTING OFF THE PUMP. I HAVE LEARNED TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND GO TO ANOTHER STATION DOWN THE ROAD. I CAN USUALLY FILL THE TANK AT ANOTHER STATION. THERE ARE SOME STATIONS WHERE THIS HAS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE TIMES THAN NOT, SO I TRY TO AVOID THESE STATIONS. *TR

2005 FORD MUSTANG I PURCHASED THE CAR AS A USED VEHICLE. ON MOST OCCURRENCES IT TAKES 15 MINUTES TO FUEL THE CAR WITH ABOUT 1/4 -1/8 OF A TANK OF FUEL REMAINING. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH PRESSURE IN THE TANK CAUSING THE PUMP NOZZLE TO SHUT OFF REPEATEDLY. THE NOZZLE MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE TANK INLET AND THEN PUT BACK IN ABOUT 20-30 TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE TANK TO BE FILLED. *TR

AT 43,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. THE ENGINE RPMS WILL SURGE UP AND DOWN WHEN FIRST STARTING AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A GREATER AMOUNT OF EXHAUST VISIBLE. THE WARRANTY FORD DEALER FOR THIS AREA IN GERMANY (KOHLHOFF FORD IN MANNHEIM) CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE AIR/GAS CONTROL SENSOR (ANTI-KNOCK SENSOR) IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A 50 STATE EMISSIONS CONTROL VEHICLE (CALIFORNIA) BUT FORD WARRANTY ADVISOR STATES THAT THE WARRANTY IS ONLY WHEN IT'S IN CALIFORNIA. I AM STATIONED OVERSEAS. SO THE 3 YEAR, 50,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THIS AND THE 8 YEAR, 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY IS NOT COVERING THIS. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON ORDER. *TR

THE FUEL TANK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET FUEL IN WHEN THE TANK IS OVER 1/4 FULL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND FORD RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TRY OTHER GAS STATIONS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION OR HOW THE HOSE IS POSITIONED. *TR

GAS TANK ON MY 2005 MUSTANG WON'T COMPLETELY FILL. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE TANK A FEW MONTHS AGO AFTER IT WOULDN'T FILL UP. THE NEW TANK WORKED CORRECTLY UNTIL A WEEK AND A HALF AGO. NOW THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT RECEIVE FUEL. IT WOULD EJECT FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. SECONDLY, THE DEALER ADDED THAT THE SPLIT FUEL TANKS HAVE SMALLER HOSES, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE INTAKE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,988. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

I CANNOT FILL THE GAS TANK DUE TO A "BUBBLE" INSIDE WHEN THE TANK IS 1/4 OR LESS FULL. DEALER REPORTED TO REPLACE THE TANK, BUT I HAVE HAD ISSUES FOR 3 + YEARS. DEALER WILL NOT STOP THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHEN FUELING CAR, THE GAS PUMP IMMEDIATELY TURNS OFF AND GAS LEAKS OUT OF TANK. THIS IS A REPEAT OF SAME ISSUE THAT WAS TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH TSB FIX COMPLETED ON THE CAR 5/2/07. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6. IN 2006 I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH GIVING IT GAS AND NO GOING ANYWHERE. WHEN I TOOK TO MECHANIC HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM STOPPED ON ITS OWN. IN 6 MONTHS I STARTED HAVING SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WAS A DEFECTED GAS TANK. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD CHECK ON THIS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND I GET INTO A SERIOUS WRECK DUE TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6. FROM DAY 1 I EXPERIENCED TROUBLE TRYING TO FILL MY GAS TANK UP. IT KEEPS SPITTING LIKE IT IS FULL WHEN IT IS EMPTY. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

THE GAS TANK IS VERY HARD TO FILL IF THE TANK IS OVER 1/4 TANK. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION YOU USE OR HOW THE HANDLE IS POSITIONED. THE AUTOMATIC FUEL SHUTOFF FEATURE OF THE GAS HANDLE WILL SHUT OFF AS IF THERE WERE BACK PRESSURE. *TR