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Title: Car problems
Post by: GmanJoe on August 20, 2003, 08:24:47 PM: http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=350992

This is not good. I\'d expect a recall on this soon, I hope. I posted this mainly coz some of you are about to get your first car. Some might end up with a \'03 Mustang.

Man...I hope this doesn\'t get locked like my Bosnia Blond thread.
Title: Car problems
Post by: Kurt Angle on August 21, 2003, 06:53:37 AM: The was a similar problem a couple of years ago in the UK on ford focus\'s. The engine would die and you would have no steering/brakes. One guy nearly died going down a steep hill. Very scary I am sure.
Title: Car problems
Post by: mm on August 21, 2003, 07:21:40 AM: you still have steering and braking without the engine running in a car

bah, my 1st car (80 chevy citation) didnt even have power steering or braking. my dads car (70 olds 442) doesnt even have rack and pinion. it\'s a work out to drive that beast
Title: Car problems
Post by: Nolaws on August 21, 2003, 07:30:22 AM: i am pretty sure when i turn off the engine on my car, steering doesnt work. When i am parking on the street, i often turn it off 15-20 feet before my parking, and just let it smoothly slow down to is place, but i cant steer.

i have a corolla 2001
Title: Car problems
Post by: GmanJoe on August 21, 2003, 07:35:13 AM: The braking will fade, mm.
Title: Car problems
Post by: mm on August 21, 2003, 07:40:22 AM: you can steer, it would be stupid for a company do make a car unsteerable if the engine died.

what DOES happen in alot of cars, is the steering column locks when you turn the key to neutral

my wrangler is a clutch, so i always cut the engine early when parking it and i can steer/brake without problem. it\'s just difficult without power assistance
Title: Car problems
Post by: GmanJoe on August 21, 2003, 07:42:22 AM: What troubles me is the guys are like "Oh, it\'s common. No biggie." Luckily there are some guys there with some common sense and words of wisdom.
Title: Car problems
Post by: mm on August 21, 2003, 07:43:28 AM: whats common? i dun have the effort to read the article
Title: Car problems
Post by: GmanJoe on August 21, 2003, 07:47:32 AM: Cliff note version :

New Mustang owner: "my car keeps shutting off unexpectedly. Its done this twice now

Mustang owner2: "yeah.. happens all the time.. its pretty normal as far as i can tell.. lots of guy\'s have that happen"

Mustang owner3: "yeah!.. i had this happen this morning, my steering wheel came off too.. i just grabed onto the shaft, and twisted to get me around this wrx i was raceing. Then my breaks stoped working for a while, but I didnt\' need to stop then, and they work fine now. Got my wheel back on in time to turn into the drive."

New Mustang owner: "oh.. well thats good to hear, though i might have had a real problem for a while."
Title: Car problems
Post by: Ace on August 21, 2003, 09:01:11 AM: GmanJoe,

Are you a member on the Corral?
Title: Car problems
Post by: Coredweller on August 21, 2003, 10:00:13 AM: Welcome to the wonderful world of domestic automobiles. :p

"As far as i knwo nobody knows what causes it or what will fix it. ... Nobody knows why. Not even Ford."
Title: Car problems
Post by: GmanJoe on August 21, 2003, 08:17:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ace
GmanJoe,

Are you a member on the Corral?

Nope.
Title: Car problems
Post by: Ace on August 22, 2003, 01:38:47 AM: Quote
Originally posted by GmanJoe
Nope.

K
Title: Car problems
Post by: jinxx on August 23, 2003, 12:42:43 PM: So what is the likelyness of this problem carrying over to the new Ford GT? Correct me if I am wrong but I beleive I read that the engine is based on the mustang V-8.... This could get interesting for FoMoCo.