Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Ford Mustang.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1988 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while adding air to the tires, the radiator exploded in the en… |
| 2010-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO A FUNERAL HOME TO PICK UP ASHES 40 MILES FROM HOME WITH TWO CHOW DOGS WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN STARTE… |
| 2008-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN RIDING ROUGHLY AND THE ENGINE FAILED.… |
| 2006-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED DURING NHTSA CAMPAIGN 96V071000. FORD PART #F29A-1157… |
| 2006-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS AND HORN DO NOT… |
| 2003-11-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER HIT A CURB WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2003-05-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHILE RETURNING FROM A LONG TRIP, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY MUSTANG JUST STOPPED WORKING. SUBSEQUENT… |
| 2003-02-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR | No | 0 | SWAY BAR REPLACEMENT/STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION. MR THE REPAIRED/REPLACED PARTS ARE AS FOLLOWED: SWAY BAR LINKS(REPLA… |
| 2002-11-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE RESTRAINING BOLT ON THE BRACKET OF THE DRIVERS SEAT, WHICH PREVENTS THE SEAT FROM COLLAPSING BACKWARD, SHEARED. I … |
| 2002-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE VEHICLE WAS EVACUATED AND THE ENTI… |
| 2002-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE PLUG ATTACHED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BURNED THE WIRE INSIDE OF THE SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATI… |
| 2001-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW SOMETIME IN 1988. OVER THE YEARS IT HAS OFTEN STALLED AT THE WORST TIMES. HAD I NOT KNOWN DEFENSI… |
| 2000-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED. SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM DASH. CAR CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED.*AK |
| 2000-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTORS IN DASH MELTED AND CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT EXTINGUISHING THE LIGHTS |
| 2000-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS IGNITION STALLING PROBLEMS AND FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. |
| 2000-08-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | OHTSU TIRES (P225 65 R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS, THE CONSUMER DID NOT GET COMPENSATED FOR EITHER TIRE. *SLC |
| 2000-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CAR CAME TO A STOP ON A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. FAULTY TFI MODULE |
| 2000-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 7774, AND WAS FIXED BY DEALER IN 1996. HOWEVER, IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED… |
| 2000-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | CAR FROM A FAST IDLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE RAN OUT OF CONTROL INJURING ONE PERSON AND CRASHING INTO TWO VEHICLES.*AK |
| 2000-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I THINK THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR AS IT IS A … |
| 1999-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 96V071000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. DEALER PERFO… |
| 1999-05-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP WIRING BURNED THE FUSE RECEPTICLE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPLODE AND CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROV… |
| 1999-04-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEATBACK SUPPORT COLLAPSED.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 1999-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE, CONSUMER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL ON COMPONENT. *YC |
| 1998-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED AT AIRPORT. OWNER ON TRIP. FIRE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED. FIRE DEPT PUT FLAMES OUT. REPORTED AS ACC… |
| 1998-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE FROM HOOD AREA. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO A SERVICE CENTER, OPENED HOOD AND SAW ALTER… |
| 1998-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | HAD HEAD & FOG LIGHTS ON. FOG LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING OFF & ON. FOG LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED. TURNED OFF FOG LIGHTS. H… |
| 1997-10-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF WHILE DRIVING. |
| 1997-08-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE. |
| 1997-07-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD : DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP ON THE VEHICLE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SLAMMED THE HOOD DOWN. … |
| 1997-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE THROTTLE VALVE CAME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, THE DRIVER… |
| 1997-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL: RECALL #96V071 IGNITION SWITCH. HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN MAY 1996. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE MAY 18,1997 . FIREMAN… |
| 1997-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | PLASTIC PIGTAIL IN WIRING STARTED TO CATCH FIRE AND MELT, CAUSING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. |
| 1997-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL #96V071, ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH: HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN AUGUST 96. VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT AND SOMEONE NOTIC… |
| 1997-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | GOING DOWN A STREET, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASH OF THE CAR, PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR , CHECKED THE HOOD … |
| 1996-10-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | AFTER 5 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER THE FOG LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON FOR… |
| 1996-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN THE OFF POSITION. A VEHICLE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, TH… |
| 1996-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A SMELL OF SMOKE LIKE WIRES BURNING, VEHICLE OVERHEATS WHEN DRIVING. HAS A RECALL NOTICE , HAS T… |
| 1996-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE NOTICE BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THE VEHIC… |
| 1996-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE AFTER RECALL. |
| 1996-07-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | DRIVING CAR, SMOKE FILLED INSIDE OF CAR, CAR CAUGHT FIRE, DRIVER BURNED SLIGHTLY, STOPPED CAR & GOT OUT, CALLED FIRE DE… |
| 1996-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL. |
| 1996-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR BURNED UP IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DASH WHILE PARKED IN BACKYARD ON 7/6/96. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON 7/8/96.… |
| 1996-06-24 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | SMELLED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THEN FIRE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLOUM, ENTIRE CAR WAS ON FIRE. |
| 1996-06-22 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS FAILED. |
| 1996-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FIRE. |
| 1996-06-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FAILED. |
| 1996-06-14 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | SMOKED ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. *AK |