2017 Ford Mustang electrical system problems

“Was driving, all the sudden I heard a pop and a little bit of smoke and the smell of burning plastic came from under passenger seat. Pulled over, noticed it was coming from electrical harness under seat that controls the heated and cooled seats. Disconnected plug and saw that it had burnt out & caught fire. Have left it unplugged with no incident since.”

“The contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed smoke on the interior of the vehicle. The contact stated that the smoke became heavy on the interior of the vehicle. The contact stopped the vehicle and became aware that the heavy smoke was coming from the trunk of the vehicle. The Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The vehicle was not inspected. A Police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.”

“Horn when first pushed does not work....Push it 3-4 times rapidly and it works fine...Intermittent....Yesterday a kid not paying attn pulled out in front of me on a bicycle....I hit the horn, horn did not work, came sooooo close to hitting him......With a horn operating properly it would not have been as nearly deadly as it was......Took it to my dealer, was told it is a common known problem, about $1000.00 to troubleshoot and fix....This is a extremely dangerous defect, known to everyone and should be a recall.....The expense to fix is ridiculous to the point that very few are getting it fixed and it is a continuing deadly issue.....”

“Recall 22V0820000, Ford recall 22S06 was completed in 2023. That recall failed. The dealership, and Ford corporate have refused to fix this under the recall which is required.”

“Backup camera malfunctioning, took vehicle into dealership 1 to have it repaired under recall. Camera still malfunctioning after 2 visits to dealer, was told I was going to get charged diagnostics fee if taken back. Year later, took it to dealship 2 to have it looked at again. dealership found nicked wire from initial repair as stated in repair order, but problem still persists and now being charged a diagnostics fee as Ford refuses to fix problem.”

“Trunk stopped working about a year ago along with the backup camera. I understand this is a known issue & recall however I haven’t had the time to bring it in. Finally brought it in & they will only replace the wiring harness which fixed the trunk but not the backup camera which is what I understand to be the main issue of the recall so it makes no sense. If the wiring harness doesn’t fix the main safety issue why aren’t they responsible for replacing the camera? Thanks,”