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Re: Fuel Filling. [40yearswaiting] by 07stanglady
Oct 15, 2006 (12:41 pm)

Replying to: 40yearswaiting (Oct 15, 2006 6:05 am)

I do appreciate everyone's input here, it's part of why I posted to begin with. I was told by the Military Car Sales folks about filling at a different time of day and possible problems because the weather is warm. I think our weather has been getting consistently cooler since I bought the car (it is that time of year of course). The next time I fill it I will try in the morning.
 
I realize that every car may have this problem at some point, no matter the make or model; my parents have an F-250 (or F-"something" anyway) that has a temperamental second tank. If they don't pump the gas in just perfectly, it locks and then they must wait hours to try to refill, because no amount of moving the nozzle around gets them anywhere. On my own Explorer, I had the pump shut off on me a couple of times, but just backing the nozzle out of the tank a bit fixed the problem immediately, and then I just pumped that way all the time and never had an issue again.
 
If I can figure out what the trick is with the Mustang, I guess that's okay, but the impression I'm getting is that it's not consistent in what you have to do to get the Mustang tank to fill, even with each individual car. I absolutely hate things that don't act the same way all the time; either work properly, or have a workaround that's consistently effective, but don't give me the in between stuff, I just don't have time or patience to figure it out every time. I'm like that with computers, too.
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Excuse my anger! by sally_not
Oct 15, 2006 (1:26 pm)
Excuse my anger and my language, but this *&^%$#fg car is gonna get me killed! First was just annoyances, I can't put gas in it, the old vapor lock thing, I have to wait and wait to pull out into busy traffic, the old throttle lag thing, last week, I pulled out into traffic from a side street there was a car coming faster than I thought, so I hit the gas, well it took off like a trooper, then,,,,,,the transmission TOTALLY DISENGAGED.......just UP AND QUIT.....only lasted a few seconds, but geeeeeze a few seconds is all it takes for a semi truck to shove you off a damned cliff!!!!!!!! THENNNNN today pulling off the interstate off ramp, the car just "DIED" for a few seconds....I've never seen anything like it....it simply went totally limp so to speak, then took off so hard it jerked my head back. What if that had happened ON the interstate at 80 mph? I'd be toast! I"ve been reading this forum since I got my car, and I see a lot of you are having similar problems. My dealer is trying to get an address for me to as "high up" in Ford as we can go. Would you all join me in a writing campaign before someone is damaged WAY beyond simple annoyance? I love my car, but it's not worth getting run over for!
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Re: Excuse my anger! [sally_not] by mschmal
Oct 16, 2006 (2:36 am)

Replying to: sally_not (Oct 15, 2006 1:26 pm)

You have a Mustang GT?
 
When you say died, you mean the engine shut off?
 
There is a TSB regarding throttle lag on certain cars after cruising on the highway then comeing to a stop haveing throttle lag.. This is caused by airbubbles forming in the fuel pump and the fix is to replace your fuel pump.
 
Someone mentioned that you can recalibrate the electronic throttle also.
 
I'm not trying to imply that something is not wrong with your car, I just wouldn't be surprised if there was somethign that someone was missing.
 
I would strongly encourage anyone that is failing to get redress at the dealership level to try a different dealer.
 
Ask around to find out if there is a dealer in your area with a particularly good service department.
 
I've worked for dealers where the sales floor was A+ and the service department was F-.
 
Mark.
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Re: Excuse my anger! [sally_not] by lmm
Oct 18, 2006 (10:25 am)

Replying to: sally_not (Oct 15, 2006 1:26 pm)

If changing out the fuel pump doesnt fix it I would recommend finding a competent tuner to reprogram the computer to eliminate throttle lag. This lag is a well known issue and retuning is one of the ways to be rid of it.
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Re: 2007 Mustang GT Premium coupe: first impressions and issues [07stanglady] by lmm
Oct 18, 2006 (11:01 am)

Replying to: 07stanglady (Oct 13, 2006 11:17 am)

Regarding fuel filling problem:
 
In another forum a member posted instructions on what they did to resolve the problem since changing the tank didnt solve it.
 
Maybe your mechanic can do this. And if it works we can bring joy to the world.
 
http://ratstangrestoration.com/05_mustang_tank.htm
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Re: differential noise when turning [pambo] by bemmer
Oct 18, 2006 (12:46 pm)

Replying to: pambo (Jul 20, 2006 12:32 pm)

I also am hearing noise in the rear of my 2007 Mustang GT/CS. Mine was a whining noise around 60-65mph. The dealer has now replaced the ring & pinion twice now. However after resetting the pinion depth about 5 times to get pattern correctly the noise is gone but now I have a bad vibration at about 60 mph and also at 75 mph only! They tried to re-index the drive shaft but no luck. I now also here a noise when turning sharply at very low speeds. I was wondering if you had any of these problems I have?
 
Thanks
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differential noise & vibration by bemmer
Oct 18, 2006 (12:48 pm)
I am hearing noise in the rear of my 2007 Mustang GT/CS. Mine was a whining noise around 60-65mph. The dealer has now replaced the ring & pinion twice now. However after resetting the pinion depth about 5 times to get pattern correctly the noise is gone but now I have a bad vibration at about 60 mph and also at 75 mph only! They tried to re-index the drive shaft but no luck. I now also here a noise when turning sharply at very low speeds. I was wondering if any one has seen any of these problems I have?
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Re: differential noise & vibration [bemmer] by tranti
Oct 18, 2006 (3:13 pm)

Replying to: bemmer (Oct 18, 2006 12:48 pm)

I got the same problem. THey changed the driveshaft 2 times. It is much better, but it still has a little vibration between 60 and 70 mph. Please update if you have any news.
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It may be the limited slip at fault. by mschmal
Oct 20, 2006 (7:07 am)
Some 2005-2007 Mustang GT vehicles equipped with the 8.8 inch limited slip axle may exhibit a moan/groan noise when making tight low speed turns. This may be more noticeable when the axle is at full operating temperature. The noise may also be confused as originating from the brakes or steering system.
 
This is a documented problem and the dealer should replace the limited slip clutch pack. Since your dealer seems to be unaware of this, maybe you should get to a dealer that knows what he/she is doing.
 
Mark.
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Re: Excuse my anger! [sally_not] by lavrishevo
Oct 20, 2006 (7:49 pm)

Replying to: sally_not (Oct 15, 2006 1:26 pm)

What your dealer needs to do is fix your car or find some other dealer to do it. There are technical service bulletins (TSB's) for the hesitation after the highway driving. It is the fuel pump getting a couple of tiny air bubbles in it and causing the hesitation after prolonged driving. Get the dealer service manager to look up the TSB. Pretty much every issues with these first production models have been documented and can be fixed. Find a dealer to do the work for you and that wants your business. Describe to them in technical detail what the car was doing and how you were driving. Concentrate on find the right dealer to fix it because chasing Ford will get you nowhere.
 
DW

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