rslaurie Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Love my mustang! Love driving it! :D Just took it in with at list of about 10 items I asked to be checked out. 1. Rear axle noise. 2. Clicking noise under the hood - sounds electrical - cycles every 10 to 12 seconds or so. 3. Dash rattling bad. 4. Air mix for heating and AC- when the control is set for floor only air comes out the floor vent and defogger 5. vibration felt at 1300 - 1500 rpm 6. When traveling about 30 -40 , the tach will increase from 1000 or so to 2000 or more before any increase is speed is noticible. 7. Found a black plastic clip in the engine compartment Looks like a AC clip as another one was found actually on an AC line. Don't know if it was extra or missing from somewhere Can't remember what the others were at the momemt. I called this afternoon for an update. They had only looked at a couple of things at that point. :huh: #2. The clicking under the hood they say is the AC compressor coming on. My question - Should it do it every 10 seconds or so? #4. The air mix - They explain that is normal for that car. That if I were to go out on the lot and check any other mustang it would do the same thing. It may be "normal for that car", but that doesn't make it right. The next setting on control panel is to do exactly the thing it is doing when set at floor only. Another time when I was there for an oil change I asked about the windshield washer. On mine it spits/dribbles out at first and then you get an good squirt. By the time there is actually any fluid on the windshield the wipers have traveled clear across the windshield and are on there way back. Again they said it was normal. Isn't having a wiper go across a dry windsheild bad for the glass? Normal just doesn't cut it. These things should be working correctly. Just because it is something that happens regularly doesn't make it right. Can I expect that if the right person looks at it, it will get fixed properly? Let you know what they say about the other things. Anyone else being told something is Normal, but it just doens't make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 lazy service advisor. try a different dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLemon Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 lazy service advisor. try a different dealer or try a different car company.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLPRacing Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 or try a different car company.... Or buy Lemon's Taurus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricgreen Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 or try a different car company.... They all do that-I love my Baja, but ask around a subie board about problems-9 times out of 10 I'll bet the dealer told them the problem was normal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford4v429 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) regarding the defroster thing... to get warm feet without a facefull of heat- just set at 'dash+floor' and close dash vents- if fan at 3 or lower it wont whistle at you...but windshield will fog up after a few minutes as it totally shuts down defrost(indicating duct/door not issue but vacuum controls...). Mines same way, found on another forum, some work OK, some used to and stick on defrost sometimes, some say shut off for a few minutes and sometimes it will work ok then...If I ever get inside my dash, I plan on trying to map out the vacuum cntrols a bit - maybe by next winter...the defrost is supposed to 'bleed' a bit of air all the time to keep glass from fogging, but it seems some stay wide open unless dash vents+floor are chosen. most cars since the 70s activate AC compressor in defrost/heat modes too...I'm not quite sure why- some say it aids in defrosting when engines cold, some say it was to keep compressor lubed...anyway...I think if compressor cycling that rapidly, it *might* be low on refrigerant. my lincoln leaks a bit and when it gets low it cycles constantly...theres usually a pressure or vacuum switch on the compressor to protect it from icing up from too much pressure drop or something...Ive never heard my mustang's yet, but never listened/looked for it either. Edited February 7, 2006 by ford4v429 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rslaurie Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) regarding the defroster thing... to get warm feet without a facefull of heat- just set at 'dash+floor' and close dash vents- if fan at 3 or lower it wont whistle at you...but windshield will fog up after a few minutes as it totally shuts down defrost(indicating duct/door not issue but vacuum controls...). Mines same way, found on another forum, some work OK, some used to and stick on defrost sometimes, some say shut off for a few minutes and sometimes it will work ok then...If I ever get inside my dash, I plan on trying to map out the vacuum cntrols a bit - maybe by next winter...the defrost is supposed to 'bleed' a bit of air all the time to keep glass from fogging, but it seems some stay wide open unless dash vents+floor are chosen. most cars since the 70s activate AC compressor in defrost/heat modes too...I'm not quite sure why- some say it aids in defrosting when engines cold, some say it was to keep compressor lubed...anyway...I think if compressor cycling that rapidly, it *might* be low on refrigerant. my lincoln leaks a bit and when it gets low it cycles constantly...theres usually a pressure or vacuum switch on the compressor to protect it from icing up from too much pressure drop or something...Ive never heard my mustang's yet, but never listened/looked for it either. Just an update. Mine definitely blows full blast out the defogger too. not just a bleed off. The one thing they said they fixed, the Dash rattle, is back, not sure they even did anything to it. It was rattling again halfway home. The compressor isn't working at all anymore. I got under the hood this morning and turned on the AC button just to see if the compressor was engaging. The little AC light came on, but the compressor never turned. I'll bet that black plastic clip I found not attached to anything under the hood went on the AC somewhere and the AC coolant leaked out. How often does ford pay the dealer to fix the same thing? Are they not fixing things so they can keep charging Ford for the same repair? I went back to the dealer I bought it from as I thought I would get better service, and they might want to keep a customer. Doesn't seem to be the case. Should I give them another chance or go to the dealer closer to my house? Edited February 10, 2006 by rslaurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford4v429 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I dont think the AC will activate at below like 65-68 degrees...not sure, but think theres a thermal limit to prevent icing up- on defrost I think it should run for a bit at startup though if like most other cars Ive had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil95GT Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 This might sound like a real dipshit thing to say, but are you sure the clicking is A/C related? I ask because all 2 out of 3 of our Mustangs have a clicking noise that could be described as "sounds electrical". They are both '95 GTs, and the clicking is usually when the fan kicks on/off. The other car, an 89, doesn't have an electric fan (hence the reason it's the only car without the click). Just a suggestion, I could be totally off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rslaurie Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 This might sound like a real dipshit thing to say, but are you sure the clicking is A/C related? I ask because all 2 out of 3 of our Mustangs have a clicking noise that could be described as "sounds electrical". They are both '95 GTs, and the clicking is usually when the fan kicks on/off. The other car, an 89, doesn't have an electric fan (hence the reason it's the only car without the click). Just a suggestion, I could be totally off. No, don't know for sure it is the AC, but that is what I thought at first and the dealer seemed to think also. Either way I haven't heard it lately, but then again the compressor doesn't seem to be running either. Haven't had time to take it in again, hopefully Monday. Will let you know what the new dealer says. Thanks for all the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTISFORDSUCKS Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 rslaurie: Don't take any "crap" from your dealer. Feel free to visit: http://www.otisfordsucks.com Thank you & good luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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