2006 Ford Mustang Fuel System

CAR WILL NOT ACCEPT FUEL. WHEN TRYING TO PUMP GAS, IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE AND ON ME. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR THE CAR WILL ONLY ALLOW ME TO PUT HALF OF A TANK IN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO TAKE MORE WHICH AS CAUSE THE GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS NOT FULL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME ITS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE FOR ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST BUT NOW THE CAR WONT LET ME PUT MORE THEN A HALF TANK EVERYTIME. I HAVE TRIED TO GO TO VARIOUS GASOLINE STATIONS ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY DIFFERENCES BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SUCCESS. *TR

FORD MUSTANG 2006 - CAN NOT PUT GAS IN GAS TANK. WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT PUTTING GAS IN TANK -- GAS JUST SPILLS ONTO YOUR FEET -- CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM - THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN & MANY COMPLAINTS. FORD SAYS THERE IS "NO FIX". SUGGESTS GETTING GAS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATION. I HAVE HAD CAR TO FORD SERVICE 4 TIMES -- SO FAR SPENT $300 ON SUPPOSED FIXES. NOW THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX. SO - I HAVE A CAR, WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT, THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. MUST STAY CLOSE TO HOME, JUST IN CASE I CAN'T GET ANY GAS INTO IT. SO FAR HAVE FOUND ONE GAS STATION WHERE I CAN PUT IN GAS IN THE CAR. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS -- THE COPY OF FORD SERVICE BULLETIN THAT I HAVE IS DATED 2007 -- THE SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 07-21-12 - STATES THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE IMPROVED BY USING A DIFFERENT GAS STATION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. LOCAL FORD DEALER JUST SHRUGS THEIR SHOULDERS AND GIVES ME A COPY OF SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. TIRED OF HAVING GAS SLOSH ONTO MY FEET AND THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT CONTINUED TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE CONTACT AND ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND THE DEALER FOUND A RESTRICTION BLOCKING THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE DEALER CLEARED THE VENT LINE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SPILL COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,450.

CANNOT EASILY PUT GAS IN TANK. THIS JUST STARTED OCCURRING AFTER HAVING 80,000 +/- MILES ON VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS CAR HAD UPDATED (REMEDY) TANK INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION, BECAUSE FORD KNEW OF PROBLEM ON 2005S. NEWER TANK WORKED SUCCESSFULLY FOR MANY MILES. GASSING UP IS NOW TOO FRUSTRATING TO DEAL WITH. I'VE BEEN A FORD FAN FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT THIS MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND. *TR

2006 MUSTANG GT- FUEL SENDER NEEDS REPLACEMENT. TROUBLE CODE P0456 COMES UP. THE FUEL PUMP ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2006 HAD AN OVERSIZED ORIFICE AND WOULD CAUSE A LEAK IN THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF WILL NOT BE AT DANGER FOR A FAILURE ALTHOUGH WITH AN EVAP CODE YOU MAY LOSE FUEL ECONOMY DUE TO THE TANK NOT BEING PROPERLY PRESSURIZED. ALSO YOU WILL NOT PASS A 'SMOG' TEST WITH THIS CODE. *TR

MY 2006 MUSTANG HAS STARTED ONLY ALLOWING 5-9 GALLONS OF GAS TO BE PUT IN WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. IT STARTS SPITING GAS BACK OUT OF THE TANK. I GET GAS ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ALL OVER ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE CAN GET MORE GAS IN AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS COOLER OUTSIDE. *TR

2006 MUSTANG 4.0 OPERATED AT 68 MPH FOR 22 MILES. CAME TO INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. ACCELERATED WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE HESITATED AND ENGINE DIED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY TRACTOR TRAILER RIG BROADSIDE AT 50 + MPH. NHTSA AND FORD MOTOR CO. ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AS PER TSB 06-9-9 WHICH ADVISES TO REPLACE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP WITH 7R3Z-9H307-C FUEL PUMP AT THE EXPENSE OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT A TSB ISSUE! SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS DEFECT! IT ALSO IS NOT IN SAFETY'S INTEREST TO EXPECT VEHICLE OWNERS TO SPEND MORE THAN $300.00 OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN MANY OWNERS WILL DELAY THIS EXPENSE. THIS DEFECT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HANDLED AS A RECALL ! *TR

FAILURE OCCURS EVERYTIME YOU ATTEMPT TO FILL THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TAKE FUEL. FORD HAS PUT OUT A TSB 07-21-12 TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IF TSB DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM-THERE IS NO SOLUTION ACCORDING TO FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS BEING FILLED, GASOLINE WOULD SPILL OUT. THE TANK WAS NOT FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE FUEL NOZZLE STOPPED WHEN THE TANK WAS HALF FULL, BUT GASOLINE STILL SPRAYED OUT OF THE TANK. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ENGINEERS ARE CONDUCTING AN EVALUATION. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REMEDY FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 11/12/08 *BF UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CANNOT PLACE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES THAT THERE IS A QUARTER TANK OF GAS OR A HALF TANK OF GAS; HOWEVER, THE FUEL PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AND PREVENT HER FROM PLACING ANY MORE FUEL INTO THE TANK. WHEN FILLING THE TANK, GASOLINE WOULD ALSO SPIT BACK OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SLOW FILL WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PRODUCED FOR THE FAILURE AND THEY KNEW HOW TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,900.

MY 2006 MUSTANG GT WILL NOT TAKE FUEL. IT HAS HAD THE TANK REPLACED ONCE. THE VERY NEXT TIME I NEED TO FUEL UP, AFTER GETTING THE NEW TANK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WILL NOT FUEL UP. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS SINCE THEN (10/24/07). THE DEALER HAD FORD ENGINEERS OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR-THEY SAY IT CANNOT BE FIXED. HOW DO YOU MANUFACTURER SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE FIXED? *TR

PURCHASED MY 2006 MUSTANG GT IN DECEMBER OF '06. IT HAD APPROX. 59 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE LATEST (AND CURRENT) PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE ANY GAS. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE FUEL TANK. THE VERY FIRST TIME I TRIED TO FILL UP THE SAME THING HAPPENED-IT WILL NOT TAKE THE GAS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT THE DEALER SINCE 10/25/07-TODAY IS THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER. FORD HAS HAD SEVERAL ENGINEERS OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

CANNOT FILL FUEL TANK MORE THAN 1/2 FULL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP INCLUDING TANK, FILLER NECK & SENDER REPLACEMENT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. AS AN EXPERIENCED AUTO TECHNICIAN OF 27 YEARS I INSPECTED THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK AND DETERMINED THAT THE "SADDLEBAG" DESIGN IS FLAWED AT THE TOP AND CENTER, WHERE THAT SECTION IS ONLY ABOUT 5 MM THICK AND IS HIGHER THAN THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES, NOT ALLOWING FUEL TO FLOW INTO THE RIGHTHAND SIDE. I HAVE AN APPOINT WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN FT PIERCE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, 2007. AT THAT TIME I INTEND TO RELAY MY OPINION ON THIS MATTER, HOWEVER I'M NOT EXPECTING A SATISFACTORY ANSWER FROM THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO PUT GASOLINE IN THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. ON THE THIRD TRIP TO THE DEALER, THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 17,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, BUT SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE THE INERTIA SWITCH. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ONCE MORE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO DEPRESS THE INERTIA SWITCH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE INERTIA SWITCH, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS OF JUNE 14, 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 9,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500.

I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FILLING THE TANK OF THE 2006 MUSTANG GT. THE AUTOMATIC PUMP IS TRIGGERED ALL THE TIME, AND ONLY ALLOWS A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS TO BE PUMPED. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE GAS INDICATOR IN THE DASHBOARD TELL ME I WAS ON EMPTY WHEN I WAS NOT. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECTLY, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THEY RECOGNIZE OR HAVE EVER HEARD OF. THEY ALSO WILL NOT COVER ANY COST TO REPAIR OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM.*AK

2006 FORD MUSTANG WITH GAS FILLING PROBLEMS**CC THE VEHICLE NO LONGER ALLOWS THE CORRECT FLOW OF GAS INTO THE TANK. WHEN THE GAS HOSE AND NOZZLE ARE INSERTED INTO THE TANK FOR FILLING, THE GAS WOULD STOP AT LESS THAN 10 GALLONS AND THE HANDLE ON THE GAS HOSE WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T OFFER A FIX FOR IT. THE DEALER SUGGESTED INSERTING THE GAS NOZZLE AT A SIDEWAYS OR UPSIDE-DOWN ANGLE IN ORDER TO FILL THE TANK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TRIED THAT IN PAST, WHICH RESULTED IN GASOLINE SPILLING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S FUEL CAP SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, WHEN THE FUEL CAP WAS SECURE. A REPLACEMENT LOCKING CAP WAS PURCHASED AT AN INDEPENDENT PARTS STORE BUT THE SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE, AND ONCE THE TANK IS HALF FULL, THE GAS WILL BACK UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AND SPILL OUT OF THE SPOUT ONTO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS INTERMITTENT IN NATURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FILLER NECK WAS FUNCTIONING NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO USE A DIFFERENT GAS STATION THAT OFFERED A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GAS PUMP NOZZLE. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUSPECTED THE GAS PUMP WAS FORCING THE GASOLINE INTO THE TANK AT A HIGH RATE WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEAK. THE CONTACT DID AS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

2006 MUSTANG GT BUILT JAN 2006 HAS PROBLEMS DURING FUELING OPERATIONS. UNABLE TO GET MORE THAN 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL TANK DUE TO FUEL PUMP CUT-OFF. MOST LIKELY CAUSE IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF "SADDLEBAG" FUEL TANK AND INADEQUATE TANK VENT. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE "REVISED" FUEL SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH THE EARLIER DESIGN. THIS PROBLEM GREATLY DIMINISHES ENJOYMENT OF VEHICLE AND DECREASES THE VALUE AS THE CAR HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *JB

2006 FORD MUSTANG FUEL TANK SPILLS GASOLINE OUT WHEN TANK IS ONLY QUARTER FULL. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO TRY ANOTHER BRAND OF GASOLINE BUT THAT DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER OFFERED ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. *NM

MY 2006 MUSTANG WAS JUST TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAD TO FORCE GAS INTO MY TANK BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT FILL COMPLETELY. THE NOZZLE WOULD CONTINUALLY SHUT OFF AND NOT FULLY FILL THE TANK. AT THIS POINT THE PROBLEM HAS CHANGED AND NOW THE NOZZLE WILL "NOT" SHUT OFF AND IT OVER FLOWS *EVERY* TIME I FILL UP. THE DEALER HAS RECOMMENDS THAT I TRY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS UNTIL I FIND ONE THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM FILLING THE TANK AT. THIS IS NOT A FIX AND IT IS NOT CONVENIENT HOWEVER I HAVE TRIED ALL THE FORD RECOMMENDED GAS STATIONS BP, SHELL, AMOCO ETC. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THE GAS TANK FILLING PROBLEM IS AN ON GOING ISSUE. NOT ONLY IS THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSOUND BUT IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS AND CONSIDERING THE COST OF GAS IT IS ALSO EXPENSIVE FOR ME. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAS THE REVISED DESIGN GAS TANK, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM I HAVE STILL PERSISTS. *JB

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF A 2006 MUSTANG GT I HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE IN FILLING THE GAS TANK. AFTER SO MUCH GAS HAS ENTERED THE TANK THE GAS STARTS TO SPEW BACK OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TO ME THIS CREATES A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF THE GAS WERE TO SPEW BACK ONTO THE PERSON FUELING THE CAR. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS TO I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL AND FORD SHOULD BUY BACK ALL OF THESE VEHICLES THAT AREN'T SAFE TO FUEL. NO VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO OTHER HUMANS ON THE ROAD AND SOMETIMES FACTORY ERROR BUT THERE IS NO REASON TO NOT FEEL SAFE TO FUEL YOUR VEHICLE. *JB

MY BRAND NEW 2006 FORD MUSTANG GAS TANK IS DIFFICULT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FILL FULL. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT REPAIR IT. *NM