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#80 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [mschmal] by veight Jan 24, 2008 (8:54 pm)
Replying to: mschmal (Jan 03, 2008 7:40 am) You have a legit beef on trashing Ford for no reason. I've driven or owned Fords for 37 years and my daddy and grand daddy before me.   But the TSB does not provide information on the battery that has been driven for long drives then goes dead in 3 days followed by a miraculous recovery and sits in storage for 3-4 weeks and starts up fine. We all have more of a life than to sit around making this crap up.
#82 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [mschmal] by rbright13 Mar 11, 2008 (8:58 am)
Replying to: mschmal (Jan 03, 2008 7:40 am) dude thats bs.! ford products are not any different than any other maker out there , I got a 1999 mustang GT and the battery keeps going dead, I put a new duralast gold battery in and fully charge it with a charger , and in 2 days it was dead . There isnt any car made out there that uses that much stand-bye power to kill the battery in within 27 hrs of sitting!! The alt. is the main source for the battery draining that quick , if it is bad. Just because it it charges doesn't mean it is good.  I had a bad a** stereo systems hooked up in my cars in my younger days , and I could jam them all day long and still crank my car up with no problems
#83 of 119 Re: Brake lights not working in 1995 Mustang [nchandler] by rbright13 Mar 12, 2008 (5:33 am)
Replying to: nchandler (Jan 14, 2008 12:21 pm) its says that there is a recall on taillights .make sure that your car has been fix from this recall before paying alot of money
#84 of 119 Re: Turn signal light stays ON [otterway] by bandit10 Mar 25, 2008 (6:14 pm)
Replying to: otterway (Jul 09, 2006 12:36 pm) This just a thought. I had this happen to my Toyota. It turned out the rear bulb was burned out and that's why my turn signal on the dash stayed on. And my front signal stay on constantly. Just a guess.
#85 of 119 Re: cruise control [specialed] by rbright13 Mar 29, 2008 (4:16 pm)
Replying to: specialed (Jul 30, 2007 6:28 am) from what I heard ,is that under the hood on the pass. side there is a hole on the fender where the hood closes that when it rains the water goes into that hole and then goes back where the cpu is .water gets into the cpu and messes-up . That got to be true because where the cpu is mounted , the water can get to it. The cpu is on the pass floor behind the kick panel under the dash. when you remove the cpu the area behind there is where the water is coming from. If it was me , I would remove the cpu and seal off that area , then make sure that the inside of the cpu is dry Replies to this message: mygt350r (Apr 04, 2008 3:43 pm)
#86 of 119 Re: cruise control [rbright13] by mygt350r Apr 04, 2008 (3:43 pm)
Replying to: rbright13 (Mar 29, 2008 4:16 pm) i have a moderately modified 05 GT and my cruise control quit working. The light does not even come on. I took it to ford and they hooked it up to the computer and tried to briefly trouble shoot the problem. We checked alot of sensor and switches that all seemed to be working fine. He told me to bring it back another time (because he was originally fixing a recall). Does anyone have any suggestions other than fuses? That is the only problem i have had.
#87 of 119 98 Mustang Electrical Mystery by niquea2484 Apr 09, 2008 (10:55 am)
Hello, I have a 98 Mustang V6 automatic 3.8L engine. My problems first started when my aftermarket cd player gave out and wouldn't eject the cd and I couldn't adjust the volumn. I ended up pulling the whole player out of the dash and disconnecting it. Shortly after this, my odometer stopped at about 163,000 miles and my check engine light came on. Couldn't find anything wrong, car working fine otherwise. Then my emergency brake light came on even though my brake wasn't engaged. Started to have difficulties getting the car started, especially in cold. Battery meter and power started fluctuating for no apparent reason. Had battery tested, it was bad, bought new battery. Seemed to solve the problem for a while. Then, power started fluctuating again and finally all gauges went out and car died. Assumed bad alternator. Got new alternator, installed it and seemed to fix the problem. Car worked great for 3 days, no fluctuating power, starting fine. Day 4, car completely dead, only clicks when I try to start, power locks not even working. Did the bad alternator drain my new battery or could I possibly have another bad alternator? Also, have been having what I assume are transmission problems, car jerks at certain speeds when accelerating, worst at 45mph. Would this have anything to do with my electrical problems? Could it have to do with the emergency brake light being on? Could I have messed up some important wires in the dash when I took out my cd player? Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I really need a new car, but just can't afford it right now. Thanks Replies to this message: 96gt (Jun 25, 2008 10:30 am)
#88 of 119 Re: What gets on my nerves and Battery TSB. [blustang] by gtforme2 Apr 12, 2008 (3:22 am)
Replying to: blustang (Jan 07, 2008 7:11 am) Your message is very interesting to me. I have an 05 Mustang GT vert (delivery in June of 05) that only comes out to play from May -Oct. and only on nice days. Have had it parked the last three winters and only started it once in January each year (including Jan 08) and never an issue. Then this April needed to move it and wham nothing. Interior lights would work, radio would turn itself on at half volume and the CD changer (have the 500 watt system) would go whacky and would act like changing CD's and there were no CD's in it. So, I took Jumper cables and took long time to charge battery enough to start, got it started ran it for an hour and shut off. Tried to start right back up and was as dead as dead could be. Called the dealer they towed it (still under warranty) and diagnosed as battery shot. Replaced Battery and starts fine. Also complained about vibration and told them read about drive shaft rotation and possible muffler hanger issue's read here on forum. What's dumb ass technicians do, they say they drive the car steering wheel vibration and shuttering and so they turn my rotors . I'm livid about that. I specifically told the Service Advisor the vibration was only at between 1300-1400 rpm and then again at between like 3250 & 3400 rpm. I plan to drive car soon but am waiting on some good days (missed couple this past week) which won't be until next week. Man it's frustrating dealing with people who aren't willing to let the customer help them. I figure tech's needed to get paid for something so they create a diagnosis that's not there and that way dealership can put in warranty claim and make some money. Believe me next time I'll ensure they call me after they have a diagnosis and perform any kind of work. Replies to this message: vstang6 (Sep 19, 2008 5:20 pm)
#89 of 119 get a battery tender. by mschmal Apr 29, 2008 (11:59 am)
very inexpensive from Wal-mart. Idling the car for an hour will not charge a dead battery.   Mark.

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