Dear Scotty,
I hope this message finds you well. I would like to share my experience with the 2024 Ford Mustang GT, V8, with you and your followers. Unfortunately, I have encountered challenges with both product quality and customer service.
My wife has a deep appreciation for the Mustang's aesthetics and performance, prompting us to acquire a new one for $50,000. However, after only four weeks, the car began experiencing random starting issues. We promptly took it to the Ford dealership, where they initially attributed the problem to the battery. Despite replacing the battery, the issue persisted. Further investigation revealed a damaged battery junction box with issues in the pins and base, stemming from the assembly at the Ford factory.
To rectify the situation, the dealership informed us that a substantial teardown is necessary, involving components such as the engine, dashboard, fenders, radiator, and front bumper. Remarkably, this comprehensive repair is deemed essential when the vehicle has only accumulated 800 miles.
Seeking a resolution, I contacted Ford and requested either a replacement or a buy-back of the vehicle. Regrettably, the response I received was less than satisfactory. They cited the South Carolina lemon law, indicating that a buy-back is only permissible after three unsuccessful attempts to rectify the same issue or if the vehicle is out of service for over 30 days.
Complicating matters, Ford claimed to have consulted the dealership, which asserted that the issue was minor and easily fixable. However, upon reaching out to the dealership directly, they denied any communication with Ford and highlighted the absence of an instruction manual for the required wiring replacement and dashboard teardown.
This situation has left me feeling trapped between Ford and the dealership, and I have come to realize the challenges of navigating such circumstances. In hindsight, I acknowledge that choosing a domestic car may have been an oversight on my part. Moving forward, we are inclined to opt for Toyota vehicles manufactured in Japan.
Ford's Mustang has been going downhill since at least 2015. I have a 2017 V6 Mustang and I get the P1450 code, unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum. I switched out the purge valve and that fixed the issue for two years, and it intermittently comes back again. I used an OEM sensor as well. They made them too cheaply, plain and simple. The standard transmissions are now made in China and the automatics are a version of the disastrous GM-Ford joint venture. The transmissions were so badly designed, both GM and Ford swear they will never work together again. I have a 1999 Ford Ranger with 293k miles on it. I've owned it since 251k miles, and I've never seen the check engine light come on. It works, too.
My automatic is a license-built copy of a ZF 6-speed that had been produced for 17 years under various names. The manuals pre-2014 I'm pretty sure were still made in the US. Ford is bowing to the bean counters and there's really nothing stopping them unless you don't buy any more vehicles from them. If Ford can't handle fuel injectors anymore, (they recalled a boat load of Escapes and Bronco Sports due to this issue) and their "fix" was alerting drivers to a fuel leak as opposed to recalling them to replace fuel injectors, it goes to show you that the bean counters don't care, you're but a statistic to them. If they genuinely cared about their cars, they should have replaced the fuel injectors. They've been making fuel injectors for over 40 years now, you would think they'd have that down to a science. Guess not.
I've seen a number of YouTube videos for the 2024 mustang with numerous issues.
5.0 BBQ tick (Ford claims the noise is normal, same issue in the S197, S550 5.0)
Screens go black randomly
Horribly assembled body panels
Paint flaking off from the factory
Two open areas behind the front wheels that allow for the accumulation of rocks and debris
Clicking noises in the drivetrain
I've also noticed they are only selling 3 or 4 thousand units a month according to a couple of sites I follow.
I have a feeling the S650 generation will age very poorly and be very expensive to repair.
unfortunately most if not all Toyotas are made here or with Subaru.
