discusion: aging of the s197 and its various components(first gen 05-09 gt)

ok heres a thread for discussion on the aging of the first generation s197(05-09) id like to cover the range of things from any problems we have encountered to engine mileage vs's performance and reliability.

fors starters my shelbys about to click over 22k miles and i have yet to encounter a single problem(that wasn't caused directly by me) though by any standard my car is a low mileage vehicle i'd like to get the input of people with cars with more mileage.

so far every thing has aged well, i have had any bearings fail havent had any parts go out and havent had to replace anything yet. the only signs of any age have been that the running pony emblem on the front of my car has a little paint peel going on. something i can rectify pretty easily.

so who wants to start?

mine has just rolled over 40,000 miles and ive encountered no serious problems either. my only gripe is this freakin dash squeak ive got, which i know is a common problem.

fst06stg wrote:mine has just rolled over 40,000 miles and ive encountered no serious problems either. my only gripe is this freakin dash squeak ive got, which i know is a common problem.

more common then any one would like to admit, im sure theres a fix for it though

yeah they fixed it with the new interior. I have almost 30K and nothing wrong. Even with all my mods...

57,000 on my 2008 (no its not a typo, i think im beating everyone in mileage) and all ive had wrong is a power steering high pressure switch failure at 35K which ford fixed.

Joshua wrote:yeah they fixed it with the new interior. I have almost 30K and nothing wrong. Even with all my mods...

thats cause the new interior is soft and classy Joshua. hell, i may research and see if a 2010 dash will fit these cars.

fst06stg wrote:

Joshua wrote:yeah they fixed it with the new interior. I have almost 30K and nothing wrong. Even with all my mods...

thats cause the new interior is soft and classy Joshua. hell, i may research and see if a 2010 dash will fit these cars.

im pretty sure it would, the dimensions are the same i think

My '05 just rolled over 14K - time for its first oil change. And I'm getting tired of looking at the little nibs all over the tread of my tires.

groupset wrote:My '05 just rolled over 14K - time for its first oil change. And I'm getting tired of looking at the little nibs all over the tread of my tires.

*see above

groupset wrote:My '05 just rolled over 14K - time for its first oil change. And I'm getting tired of looking at the little nibs all over the tread of my tires.

I remember back in the day when mine went to 14k, i think it was the 3rd month i had it.

Mine is an 06 with 16k on the clock. i drive mine a little more than David Cox. Mo problems.

My only problem has been with people buying the Shelby GTs (AKA Baby GTs). I mean really.... most of the owners are named Jared...

2006GT wrote:Mine is an 06 with 16k on the clock. i drive mine a little more than David Cox. Mo problems.

My only problem has been with people buying the Shelby GTs (AKA Baby GTs). I mean really.... most of the owners are named Jared...

oyy theres going to be a rebuttal just you wait

Yancey if you find out if the interior of a new one can fit ours, let me know. I love the new interior!

Let's see. no problems with my '07 yet; though I only have 8K on it

08, 11K, no problems other than the tires spin too much.....

I have over 50k and beat it like a rented mule and all I have to do is put on brake parts really often. Oh and I broke two sway bar radiator mounts from overloading the suspension in a turn and hitting a bump. I replaced those with billet so they should not be able to brake. Honestly I am overly impressed the the quality so far Ford rocks.

Over 70K here driven daily and put 40+K on it last year because of my job and the only thing I've had to replace were plugs and the battery. Still runs like a top. With the tighter tollerences on the modular engines I bet you'll see em run into the 200K area with little more than brakes and clutches. Normal wear items etc. I'd say count on plugs every 70K or so under normal driving, clutch every 120k normal driving brakes every 65K normal driving of course oil and fluids etc. Honestly this new S197 is leapyears beyond previous years in terms of mainenance issues.

DBLDARE wrote:Over 70K here driven daily and put 40+K on it last year because of my job and the only thing I've had to replace were plugs and the battery. Still runs like a top. With the tighter tollerences on the modular engines I bet you'll see em run into the 200K area with little more than brakes and clutches. Normal wear items etc. I'd say count on plugs every 70K or so under normal driving, clutch every 120k normal driving brakes every 65K normal driving of course oil and fluids etc. Honestly this new S197 is leapyears beyond previous years in terms of mainenance issues.

we need to have a tech day so you can help me with the plugs man, lol. they recommend that the plugs be changed at 40k miles now. im scared to touch them with all the horror stories ive heard. ive even read up on how to properly remove the plugs (1/4 turn, spray carb cleaner, let sit, etc.) and im still freaked out. what brand did you go with and how did the car act when you replaced them?

We only have tech days for members' cars with tinted windows, Yancey.

groupset wrote:We only have tech days for members' cars with tinted windows, Yancey.

i guess i should put that on my list of things to do. i'll put that on the list right behind getting a better life

Better... Let's start with just getting a life... ;)

2006GT wrote:Better... Let's start with just getting a life... ;)

ehh fair enough

I have an 06 with 25,000 miles and have had no serious Ford quality issues. I do have a couple of things that annoy me like the squeaky dash and the tractor like noise of the power steering but the car has been a blast. The first car I have owned in a long time that once "done" I didn't sell off to get something else.

Jareds a BITCH!!! Ill get your ass this weekend!

Black08_427R wrote:Jareds a BITCH!!! Ill get your ass this weekend!

your ass is mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by the way dein im interested to hear your report!

fst06stg wrote:

DBLDARE wrote:Over 70K here driven daily and put 40+K on it last year because of my job and the only thing I've had to replace were plugs and the battery. Still runs like a top. With the tighter tollerences on the modular engines I bet you'll see em run into the 200K area with little more than brakes and clutches. Normal wear items etc. I'd say count on plugs every 70K or so under normal driving, clutch every 120k normal driving brakes every 65K normal driving of course oil and fluids etc. Honestly this new S197 is leapyears beyond previous years in terms of mainenance issues.

we need to have a tech day so you can help me with the plugs man, lol. they recommend that the plugs be changed at 40k miles now. im scared to touch them with all the horror stories ive heard. ive even read up on how to properly remove the plugs (1/4 turn, spray carb cleaner, let sit, etc.) and im still freaked out. what brand did you go with and how did the car act when you replaced them?

Can do. Just let me know when you want help. It's really not as bad as it seems if you follow the TSB instructions.

Im at about 26k

I've just had water leak issue's, which ford fixed
And on the automatic window open and closer, when i try to automatically close the passenger side window with the drivers side switch....it will go up like a 1/4 of the way and roll back down...and it doesnt do it all the time

MustangFanatic07 wrote:Im at about 26k

I've just had water leak issue's, which ford fixed
And on the automatic window open and closer, when i try to automatically close the passenger side window with the drivers side switch....it will go up like a 1/4 of the way and roll back down...and it doesnt do it all the time

i have that same problem on the drivers side. i dont know if its really a problem or if its just operator error. the water leak issues? where was your water leak at? drain holes by the windows get clogged?

Her trunk was getting water from the spoiler holes not being sealed.

DBLDARE wrote:

fst06stg wrote:

DBLDARE wrote:Over 70K here driven daily and put 40+K on it last year because of my job and the only thing I've had to replace were plugs and the battery. Still runs like a top. With the tighter tollerences on the modular engines I bet you'll see em run into the 200K area with little more than brakes and clutches. Normal wear items etc. I'd say count on plugs every 70K or so under normal driving, clutch every 120k normal driving brakes every 65K normal driving of course oil and fluids etc. Honestly this new S197 is leapyears beyond previous years in terms of mainenance issues.

we need to have a tech day so you can help me with the plugs man, lol. they recommend that the plugs be changed at 40k miles now. im scared to touch them with all the horror stories ive heard. ive even read up on how to properly remove the plugs (1/4 turn, spray carb cleaner, let sit, etc.) and im still freaked out. what brand did you go with and how did the car act when you replaced them?

Can do. Just let me know when you want help. It's really not as bad as it seems if you follow the TSB instructions.

awesome, id appreciate it. basically, i dont like being the only one to blame for screwing up. i kid, i kid. all i really need to know right now is what plugs did you get and when are we going to have a tech day?