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Ford Mustang Unknown Or Other Safety Report | Apr 12, 2011
Reported on Apr 12, 2011
| THE CAR HAS A MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN WEARING LOAFERS AND WITH DEPRESSION OF THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT, THE HEEL OF THE LOAFER UPON RELEASING THE CLUTCH WILL CATCH ON THE FLOOR MAT AND THE SHOE WILL DISLODGE FROM MY FOOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND CAN/WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH 3 DIFFERENT PAIRS OF SHOES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. THE EVENT DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SHIFTING NORMALLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AND THEY MAY PROVIDE ME WITH A DIFFERENT FLOOR MAT HOWEVER THIS IS A CONCERN WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS FLOOR MAT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Mustang |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ATTLEBORO MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8AM2B5 |
| Mileage: | 3600 miles. |
| Speed: | 5 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | |
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