SurfnSoCal

ok, but how did you know that there was a Global Window feature? They only produced the car for 3 months before disabling it. My point is, how did you know this was a feature?

Doesn't everyone expect there to be changes/additions/deletions to a brand new car, especially in the first 3-4 months?

Mongoose

Man what is your problem? You are chiming in on something that does not even effect you and is none of your business. Have you nothing better to do?
The windows worked on my first one but not on the one in the garage now. So What? I can be thankful for what I do have and not whine about what I do not have.

gashaus34

Yeah. Let's get 'em and file a class action suit. We'll get about $6 each and the lawyers will be able to buy hundreds of Mustangs - or Mercedes - with the money they make!

I really don't care about the window thing. I'm more disappointed about the fact that my dealer told me my car would have Sirius.

NCPolice555

I just cant believe that someone would buy a car or the AAT solely for the purpose of raising and lowering the windows, but at the risk of sounding like a flame I'll stop here and sy to each their own. And I guess you get what you thought you were paying for good luck on the lawsuit, it was a LEGITIMATE law suit that bought me my Mustang, (Skull Fracture from a wreck) but anyway try and make the best of it, at least you have a Mustang which some people have ordered and are still waiting to get.

moc1976

Okay, I'll say it again, I didn't buy the CAR for the window option, I bought the upgraded alarm (approx $200) because of the window option. I'm not trying to flame you, but I think you are missing the gripe that I and others have. We paid over $200 (I wanted to global open/close because I thought it was a very cool and useful option) for an option, and Ford was not forthcoming in how they disabled this feature. I'll say it again, if I had known that was not part of the upgraded alarm, I would not have ordered it.

I'm not saying I don't like the car, or that I want my money back for the whole car, just compensation for something that I paid for and didn't get! I don't see how this is unreasonable in some people's eyes.

KansasCityTim

Give it up. It just isn't getting through to them. Apparently most people don't mind paying for things they don't get.

Berserker

I wonder if they wouldn't have a problem with it if it were something they cared about. Like different rims or something. Ok, i'm looking for it but am having trouble finding among a jillion posts why ford disabled/removed it. what was its defect??

NCPolice555

I do mind paying for something that had been advertised and coming with, but heck I never even knew until i came to the forum that this had been an option the only purpose i bought the Anti Theft was for just that Anti Theft. But I can see where you would be upset if you were expecting something to come along and didnt get it.

Perfect example: you order the Shaker 1000, which you believe is going to be a really great factory stereo that plays MP3s, but when you get it, FORD has deleted it from being able to play MP3s when one of the reason you purchased the Shaker 1000 was not only because of it's quality sound, but to alos play MP3s and now when you get the car Ford says we've deleted the stereo from playing MP3s.

See I can sympathize with you.

adrenalin

And you still got windows that go up and down, you just have to press a button on the inside of the car.

adrenalin

Yes, there was a defect. The windows would just all of a sudden roll down. Also in a lot of cases when you go to roll the window using the "auto up" feature they would go part way then roll down. Sure, my feature works because I got one of the first batches produced, however about once a week I need to reset my windows which is more of a pain that not having the global option if you ask me.

38special

I bought mine last October. The global feature works fine, never had it work without me or halfway. I think that if you had stuff in your pocket, that you could set it off by accident though. I pop my trunk lots of times when I put my keys back in my pocket.

adrenalin

It mainly happens when I am driving. I hit the auto up button and release it. I watch the window go up about 1/2 way and the go down again. I then have to hold it in the up position. Let it close. Release the button then hold the button in the up position for 2 seconds to reset it.

MIkeT77

How about when I ordered the car at the beginning of March 2005 it was in the 2005 MUSTANG BROCHURE that you can pick up at any dealership. I'm looking at it right now, page 11 titled Innovative Technology, under the paragraph "Hands Off:"

Anti-Theft Technology-Unfortunately, you're not the only own who thinks your Mustang is hot. So protect yourself with its available anti-theft package. When the system is armed, it sounds a remotely located alarm sounder, honks the horn and flashes the exterior lights if any of these sensors are tripped: an anti-tow sensor that detects change in cehicle inclination to guard against tow-away thefts; an ultrasonic interior-motion sensor that detects motion inside the cabin to help deter "smash-and-grab" break-ins; perimeter sensors that detect the opening of the hood, doors or trunk; and a global open-and-close feature that allows the windows to be opened using the remote keyless entry key fob, or opened and closed by turning the key in the driver's door cylinder.

This same thing is written in the 05 Mustang brochure and the 05 Mustang Convertible brochure, which was put out AFTER the feature was disabled. They should have stopped putting it in print that it was part of the Active Anti-Theft package if they disabled it.

I could have bought ANY other alarm system to put in the car, but putting a Ford alarm or another aftermarket alarm in would not give me that feature, which is why I included the Active Anti-Theft, end of story.

adrenalin

and once again I point you to the fine print on the brochure that states "subject to change".

Edit: I am not condoning (spelling) what FORD does but this is no different than any other dealer, car or otherwise. If a manufacturer changes something, they are not going to pull all of the brochures from each dealer and print new brochures. That is why they always print the "subject to change without notice" clause.

ponyboy66

This thread is turning into another IUP fiasco.

05stangster

I can't believe this thread is still going. If a person purchased a 2005 Mustang for the window feature - they are nuts! That's like saying the only reason I went to sleep (cough cough) with Angelina was b/c her shoes were red. If she did not have shoes on, I would have slept on the couch. Ha ha.

KansasCityTim

OMG! No one is saying they bought the car because of global windows. That has been made clear time and again. Some are saying they bought the option because of global windows.

Besides, does it really matter why someone bought it? Why can we not focus on the fact that you were charged for something you didn't get? Does that not rub anyone the wrong way? Do you people just give money to manufacturers because you like them? Does it not anger you that you get cheated, no matter if it is for $100,000 or $.10?

I must retire from this thread before I have an aneurysm.

The Angelina comparison doesn't make sense because you can't buy her....but ohhhh if I could. (Did I just say that?)

moc1976

And I can't believe that you still don't understand the issue. Nobody has said that they purchased the CAR because of this feature, we have said that we purchased that option (active anti-theft) for the global open/close.

05stangster

Touche - I do understand the issue - I just skipped from page one to six. I just can't believe the thread is still going. But here is one for ya from MikeT77

... "and a global open-and-close feature that allows the windows to be opened using the remote keyless entry key fob, or opened and closed by turning the key in the driver's door cylinder."

Did I get ripped here too, or is this part of the global open/close feature? I didn't get a driver or passenger door cylinder. Only way to open my car with a key is to go through the trunk.

SixtySix

Surely you are joking :scratch: