2005 Ford Mustang parking brake problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING AND WATER WAS LEAKING UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE PARKING BRAKE ALSO BECAME STUCK AND THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR”

“UPON FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH STATES "TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE, PULL THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE UP AS FAR AS POSSIBLE", I EXPERIENCED A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE INABILITY TO USE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PARKING BRAKE SINCE THE CABLES HAD BEEN SNAPPED. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE PARKING BRAKE/PARKING BRAKE CABLES WITH 2005 FORD MUSTANGS, BUT IT APPEARS THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE INEFFICIENCY OF THESE CABLES BY REPLACING THEM IN THE 2007 AND LATER MUSTANG MODELS. THE RUBBER COATING OF THESE CABLES IS APPARENTLY INEFFICIENT IN KEEPING MOISTURE AND WATER OUT OF THE CABLE ITSELF AS EXPRESSED BY MANY UNHAPPY FORD MUSTANG OWNERS, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED MY CABLES TO RUST AND EVENTUALLY SNAP. I FIND IT EXTREMELY ALARMING THAT THIS IS SUCH A PREVALENT COMPLAINT YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM BY EITHER FORD OR THE NHTSA. HAD THE OWNER'S MANUAL ISSUED BY FORD NOT SAID "PULL THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE UP AS FAR AS POSSIBLE" MY ISSUE AND POSSIBLY MANY OTHERS WOULD NOT HAVE COME TO FRUITION, SINCE IN…”

“MY 2005 FORD MUSTANG FAILED VIRGINIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO ALL 3 EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY FORD (TSB 0654) AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. NUMEROUS OWNERS FOUND ON THE WWW HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FACED LARGE REPAIR COST ($500-700) AS WELL AS VEHICLES ROLLING OUT INTO THE STREET CAUSING ACCIDENTS WHEN LEFT UNATTENDED ON INCLINES. THE PARKING BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY ITEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE MAKE FORD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. *TR”

“2005 FORD MUSTANG WITH PARKING BRAKE PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE DAMAGED AFTER ROLLING DOWN A HILL. CONSUMER IS ALSO EXPRESSING DISCONTENT WITH THE FORD COMPANY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP HAD TO BE REPLACED, A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS NEEDED WHICH WAS RECALLED, A NEW RADIO WAS INSTALLED, AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB”

“I HAVE A 2005 FORD MUSTANG AND WENT TO GO TO WORK AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE. I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR. LEFT IT RUNNING FOR 20 MINUTES TO LET IT WARM UP BUT IT STILL WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR NEW AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKE STATING IT WAS A DEFECT. BUT NOW ITS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR”

“E-BRAKE MALFUNCTION ON A 2005 FORD MUSTANG V6. I LEAVE THE CAR IN GEAR ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN A HILL OVER A CURB AND CAUSED $980 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CONDENSER AND RADIATOR. APPARENTLY FORD SAID THE E-CORD IS WRAPPED ALL AROUND THE UNIT AND I NEED A REPLACEMENT AT $565. *TR”