FordMustang2008
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2008 Ford Mustang Engine Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 17, 2015 · 75,689 miles

    Engine

    Harmonic balancer pulley separated from harmonic balancer. Caused belt to shred and lose of power steering and cooling and brakes.

    ODI 10761907

  • July 5, 2015 · 27,000 miles

    Engine

    I was participating in a community parade, with lots of children, i was moving slowly when the car suddenly accelerated during two occasions. I was able to stop the car with the brake the first time and with the brake and shifting to neutral the second time. The vehicle was decarbonized and reprogrammed by the dealer with no guarantee that the problem was fixed. Ford started a case file: cas-7491264 on the incident.

    ODI 10733728

  • August 19, 2013 · 68,000 miles

    Engine

    When accelerating the car went into limp mode while merging into traffic. The merge is right before a bridge so i had to creep across until i was able to pull off the side of the road. Engine did not stall but there was no control in the gas pedal. Happened again exactly one week later. Thankfully traffic was able to pass me and not rear-end me since car speed dropped quickly. Throttle body is being replaced today.…

    ODI 10537680