What should i watch for in 05+ stangs?

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01-24-2007, 08:04 PM

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celenztah

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RE: What should i watch for in 05+ stangs?

Another issue to beware of is the "hesitation upon acceleration after long cruise at highway speeds". Some fuel pumps allow air bubbles to build up in them during highway speed cruises over a long duration (maybe 50 miles or more for example). When you exit and come to a stop.... and then accelerate to go again, the air pocket that formed will get sucked down and cause your car to hesitate for a moment and maybe stall... either way, enough to get smacked by cross traffic it it's too close.

It only affects "some" '05 and up Mustangs... but worth testing it out while still under warranty.

TSB 06-09-09 fixes this by replacing the fuel pump assemblywith a different part # . Fixed mine to better than 90%.... enough that I feel comfortable with it now... and I drive a lot of highway cruises to know.

01-24-2007, 11:37 PM

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NYstang

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RE: What should i watch for in 05+ stangs?

thanks for all that info. I didnt know about the fuel pump problems, my luckl Id be the one smacked[:@]. Thanks everyone! keep it comin

01-25-2007, 03:18 PM

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05MustangSally

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RE: What should i watch for in 05+ stangs?

Can I get more of an explaination on this problem?

"Front end "popping" during slow turns"

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ORIGINAL: flapjack

Here is a list of problems I've had with my car.

- Hard shifting, especially 2nd and 3rd.
-- Ford won't touch it because of my "modifications"
- Fuel tank filling problem
-- Ford replaced fill neck, no problems since (TSB)
- Front end "popping" during slow turns
-- Ford fixed it, doesn't happen anymore (TSB)
- Skipper1000 (TSB)
-- Ford replaced it once. No luck. It skipped until the day I replaced it with a Pioneer Bluetooth unit (TSB)
- Trunk would turn on "door ajar" unless slammed shut
-- Ford adjusted the trigger twice. The second time they got it right.

- Driver's side top seat release broken
-- Ford fixed
- Driver's side rear sail panel leaked
-- Ford replaced seal
- E-brake froze up (just last week!)
-- Ford replaced (TSB)

I'm sure there's more... that's all I can think of for now. My car was built in January of 2005. I'm pretty sure I got the brunt of the problems.

01-25-2007, 06:02 PM

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flapjack

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RE: What should i watch for in 05+ stangs?

It has something to do with the struts, I think. I don't know the technical details. All I know is that when I was making parking lot type turns, I would get all sorts of popping noises from the front. It doesn't happen anymore.