2000 Ford Mustang convertible.after leasing the new car for 3yrs, we decided to buy. The car was at 50K miles.it is now at 61K miles. Beginning Feb.20th 2004, the clutch made a horrible sound when engaged.not covered by Ford extended warranty purchased at time of sale.buisiness mgr. At jack schmitt Ford in collinsville, il said, " cars aren't built to last forever".this vehichle is only 4yrs. Old.it is driven gingerly by a responsible 55yr. Old rn.I know cars are not made to last forever, but you would think the clutch would last a bit longer than 4yrs. Driven properly. We have also noticed that the car seems to shimmie at 60 to 68 mph.

- Belleville, IL, USA

Vehicle has 24000 miles on it. At approx. 12000 miles the clutch lost travel distance, and could not be adjusted using the manual adjustment procedure. Clutch froze one morning after a very cold sub-zero night. Upon starting vehicle with clutch partially engaged, clutch burned. Then fell out of 4th gear while traveling at 40 mph. Dealer claims it is a wear item and bad driving resulted in pressure plates being unusually worn, a problem with the linkage was also noted but not assessed as contributing to the worn plates. Customer contends the linkage failed and caused continuous rubbing of pressure plates inside transmission ultimately leading to failure, and should be addressed by manufacturer. Premature wear of the plates is most likely linked to the failure in the linkage and the failure of the self adjusting clutch to in effect, self adjust when the pedal is pulled up and pushed down as recommended in the manual. Suspect this may also be a problem with the parts original to vehicle.

- Independence, MO, USA

The car has died while engaging the clutch over five times. When we took it to Ford dealer they said they could not find a problem or that they could not recreate it. When the car dies you lose all power steering brakes etc, which in the right situation could be and is very dangerous. Now the car is off warranty so this is on;Y route I knew to go. Something is wrong, other people have complained of same problem so it needs to be corrected.

- Hodgenville, KY, USA

Vehicle was bought back under the lemon law guidelines. No safety defect stated.

- Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA

Consumer states there was a burning smell in vehicle, dealer replaced the soft clutch.

- Carlsbad, CA, USA

This is wrong of Ford not to correct this problem. No safety defect mentioned in summary.

- Manassas, VA, USA

Car since new has had a multitude of failures to include the total failure of the parking brake, total evacuation of the master brake cylinder of fluid, brake go to the floor, clutch assembly vibrates to the point it is audable in the car and can be felt in the controls, rear end claunks, the body is miss alligned, engine misses at idle, these are all problems since new, Ford has just looked at the car for the fifth time and has failed to respond to major safety items.

- Pelham, AL, USA

There is alot of hissing, grinding and whinning noises coming form the transmission (2 have been replaced), clutch assembly and driveline (driveshaft) area, dealer has attempted repair 4 times but has been unsuccessful. Nlm

- Downey, CA, USA

There is alot of hissing, grinding and whinning noises coming form the transmission (2 have been replaced), clutch assembly and driveline (driveshaft) area, dealer has attempted repair 4 times but has been unsuccessful. Nlm

- Downey, CA, USA