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2003 Ford Mustang Accelerator Pedal Problems

9
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 9 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • pedal stuck · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi6

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 5, 2005 · 3,500 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Unknown Or Other

    Gas pedal stuck to carpeting while merging onto expressway. 2003 mustang cobra coupe. *nm

    ODI 10142064

  • July 12, 2005 · 17,000 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Dt: the consumer stated that the accelerator stuck on 2003, ford mustang. Consumer was parked in a parking lot when he put the car into reverse and backed up. The motor started racing , and the accelerator stuck while the driver was backing, and he crashed into a moving car. The police came and wrote the consumer a ticket for improper backing, but did not write a police report on the accident. The owner had no prior…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10128704

  • July 10, 2005 · 7,300 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Accellerator pedal sticks down (at full throttle) because it gets entangled in factory carpeting that is incorrectly installed or attached at time of manufacture of vehicle.

    ODI 10129048

  • June 28, 2005 · 2,216 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    I have a 2003 ford mustang cobra that had the throttle get stuck in a wide open mode that could only be stopped by turning the key to the off position. This was extremely scary as i almost rear end another car.

    ODI 10128708

  • June 24, 2005 · 19,600 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    I was heading west on coliseum blvd and went to accelerate to pass a slow moving vehicle when my accelerator pedal got stuck on the carpeting!!! The engine was bouncing off the rev limiter before i even realized what was going on. This car should have never been released to the public like this since there is obviously a defect with the carpeting since all of my friends with 03 cobra's have all had the same incident…

    ODI 10134917

  • September 19, 2004

    Accelerator Pedal

    Pedal stuck on 2003 cobra. It happened in 2nd gear. I did not realize pedal was stuck and applied the brake and the car spun out of control slamming into some parked cars. *jb

    Crash reported

    ODI 10150059

  • January 5, 2004 · 1,999 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Vehicle began a sudden acceleration surge making the car impossible to control and ended up striking a tree. (nar)*la *cb

    Crash reported

    ODI 10059425

  • November 1, 2002

    Accelerator Pedal

    Drivers side floor matt is causing the gas pedal to stick at full throttle

    ODI 10128840

  • Accelerator Pedal

    2003 ford mustang svt cobra owner web sites are widely reporting this dangerous problem as well. See internet link: <http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19630>. Amazingly, the gas pedal appears to be cheap plastic and it fractures quite easily without warning. Broken parts get stuck under pedal and foot. Nlm

    ODI 767579