Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / MUSTANG GT / 2006
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006091391 | Incident Date: Nov, 25 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG GT | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZVHT85H965 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 09 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jun, 17 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving on interstate the car lost power momentarily and then resumed normal driving. within a few miles the vehicle began making a loud noise which sounded like a flat tire. upon beginning to move to side of road, tapped brakes and vehicle began rocking, shaking and screaming with metal on metal noise. vehicle was rocking front to back and fishtailing side to side. vehicle lost all power steering and had no brakes. upon disengaging brake, vehicle continued to make metal on metal noise, but was coasting with little steering. i was able to maneuver the vehicle onto an exit ramp, but upon nearing the end of the ramp i had to tap brakes again causing car to skid sideways, lock up and violently come to a stop. upon exiting the vehicle i saw a large part of the car on the ground, glowing orange. this proved to be the drive shaft. i was told that the rear differential disintegrated causing the failure. the rear end, rear driver spring, drive shaft and other components were replaced. this was such a violent incident it caused the clamp which holds the drive shaft in place to be ripped from the frame of the vehicle which caused a hole, which needed to be welded, to occur. old parts were confiscated to be returned to ford for review. *jb |