Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Ford Mustang.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WAS REQUIRED. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH NEW CARS NEW CARS COMING OUT NOW WHERE… |
| 2010-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE RACES TO 3000-4000 RPM SUDDENLY, WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING. WHEN IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF AND THEN BACK ON, ENGIN… |
| 2003-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ALTERNATOR ON MY WIFE'S 1987 MUSTANG GT CAUGHT FIRE, DAMAGING ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONETS BEFORE FIRE COULD BE EXT… |
| 2001-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS .PLEASE ADD MORE DETAILS. MR |
| 2001-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT SYSTEM. THE HEADLIGHTS ON SEVERAL FORD CARS LEAK AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER RESULTING IN DIM LIGHTS THAT ARE … |
| 2000-09-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CRUISE CONTROL STUCK AND DID NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL AND RESULT IN COLLISION. … |
| 2000-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR HAS CAUGHTON FIRE TWICE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT, HARNESS HOT.*AK |
| 1999-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT TWICE BECAUSE OF THE CAR CUTTING OFF… |
| 1999-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN OPERATING THE FOG LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. D… |
| 1999-03-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. FUEL CUT OFF SYSTEM SHUT OFF, CAUSING VEHIC… |
| 1998-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THICK FILM IGNITION MODULE REPEATEDLY FAILS - CAR SIMPLY QUITS WHEN FAILING. *AK |
| 1997-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | No | 2 | FORD SOLENOID SWITCH HAS WEAK SPRING WHICH, OVER TIME, WEARS OUT AND ALLOWS VECHICLE TO CRANK OVER ON ITS OWN. THIS CA… |
| 1996-09-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | DRIVER PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE, GOT OUT, RETURNED 5 MINUTES LATER, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, VEHICLE BURST INTO FLA… |
| 1996-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DH |
| 1996-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED SMOKE FROM IGNITION AREA. *AK |
| 1995-10-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LAKE BURST INTO FLAMES AND TOTALED THE HOUSE. *AK |
| 1995-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED AND THEN IT BURNED TO THE GROUND DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-07-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE THROTTLE POSITION IS IN OFF. TT |
| 1995-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL. |
| 1995-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | SHORT CIRCUIT IN WIRING UNDER HOOD CAUSED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. TT |
| 1994-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR CRACKED. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED. *DSH |
| 1993-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. |
| 1992-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, DRIVER DID NOT NOTICE VEHICLE UNTIL NEXT MORNING, FIRE DEPT. SAID FIRE HAD OCCURRED TO VE… |
| 1991-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE QUIT IN SUMMER OF 91.WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 2 MILES BY ENGAGING STARTER ON AND OFF.REPLACED THICK FILM IGN MODULE. *AK |
| 1990-08-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS TOTALLED. FORD DENIED THEY WERE ARE FAULT. YEARS LATER IT WAS PROVEN THE… |
| 1990-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS MAY FLICKER ON/OFF WHEN FOG LAMPS ARE USED FOR EXTENDED TIME DUE TO OVERHEATING OF HEADLAMP CIRCUIT #15, AS P… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC "T" HEATER HOSE BROKE, CAUSING WATER LOSS/CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ALTERNATOR MALUNCTIONING. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | A "FLOATING SHORT" HAS RUINED TO DIFFERENT HORNS, THE MAP LIGHT, THE RPM GAUGE, THE FUEL GUAGE, AND TWO STEREOS. IN ADD… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED TO 3000 RPM'S WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE JUMPED… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT AND FOG LIGHT SWITCHES BURNED AND MELTED, WHICH CAUSED MY FOG LIGHTS TO NOT WORK. THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWIT… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST ALL WATER DUE TO "T" CONNECTOR BROKE APART RESULTING IN LEAKAGE, HEAT GAUGE FAILED TO IDENTIFY WATER LOSS … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TFI MODULE FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY. AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE, ALL POWER WAS LOST WITH DRIV… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ECA'S AND PLUG ARE NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE AMPERAGE WHEN THE ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR CLOSES TO MAKE THE RADIAT… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELTS ON THIS CONVERTIBLE FLY IN THE WIND WHEN TOP IS DOWN, AND DON'T RETRACT WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE. *… |