# 2000 FORD MUSTANG — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `501746` · 2004-10-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
## Narrative
PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM USED CAR LOT ON 5/14/2004.  HAD SUSPICION THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN WRECKED AND REPAIRED.  THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY DO NOT SELL VEHICLES LIKE THAT AND IT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT.  I RECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM AN AUTO BODY SHOP STATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WRECKED AND REPAIRED AND STILL HAS SUSPENSION DAMAGE.  THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THINKS I AM LYING AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF A CONTRACT.  I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS DAMAGES.  I HAVE ALSO OBTAINED A CAR FAX REPORT STATING THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT REPORTED IN WASHINGTON STATE WITH A POLICE REPORT # AND A ACCIDENT REPORT #.  SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT DROVE REALLY SQUIRMY, PULLED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD A PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS TEST DROVE.  THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BRAKES AND IT ACTUALLY WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS.  THE BRAKES WERE OK, THEY WERE NOT THE BEST AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE THAT WELL.  THE VENTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE BROKEN OUT, WHICH I FIXED THE BEST I COULD, THE SHIFT BOX INSIDE THE VEHICLE HAD THE PROTECTIVE COVER MISSING AND THE SHIFTER INDICATOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN DID NOT MOVE AT ALL.*AK
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