Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-09-27 | 93V159000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 4,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB |
| 2006-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 1993 FORD MUSTANG IGNITION SYSTEM FIRE VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE AFTER BEING DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE. ATTEMPTED TO START TH… |
| 2005-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | DT: THE VEHICLE BLEW UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE DAMAGING 3 OTHER VEHICLE AROUND IT. THE FIRE MARSHAL CAME OUT AND SAID IT … |
| 2005-01-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE SPEED UP TO 80 MPH BEFORE CONSUMER… |
| 2004-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE 30 TO 40 MILES TO A DOCTOR. PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES, AND CAR WAS REPORTED ON FIRE. FIRE FIGHTER … |
| 2004-04-20 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE CLOSING THE DOORS WINDOWS SHATTERED, FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. 2 M… |
| 2004-01-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I'VE CALLED FORD AND MY FORD DEALERS ABOUT THIS. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE 79-93 MUSTANG. CON… |
| 2003-11-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TREAD SEPARATION. DEALER REPLACED TIRES ONCE. SECOND DEALER WON'T DO IT.… |
| 2003-01-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | 1) THE HOOD LATCH CABLE HAS CORRODED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY A… |
| 2002-01-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE BAY BRIDGE (AT 55MPH) ON JAN. 5, 2002, THE HOOD LATCH BROKE AND MY HOOD WRAPPED ITSELF ON THE R… |
| 2001-06-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S SON AND A PASSENGER WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. UPON IMPACT THE … |
| 2001-06-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | THE GAS TANK EXPLODED WHEN THE MUSTANG WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, PASSENGEER GOT OUT THE DOOR, BUT DRIVER WAS SATURATED WITH … |
| 2001-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | BATERY LIGHT COMES ON, THEN VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND CATCHES ON FIRE. PLUG GOES INTO ALTERNATOR. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY… |
| 2001-02-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | STUCK GAS PEDAL THROTTLE LINKAGE CAUSING CONTINUOUS FULL THROTTLE TRANSMISSION KICK DOWN CABLE ON 1993 FORD MUSTANG 5.… |
| 2000-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I STARTED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH. THE WHOLE DASH HARNESS MELTED ALONG WIT… |
| 2000-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FRONT TIRE RUBBED AND WORE THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE FRONT RIGHT CALIPER CAUSING A LEAK IN THE BREAK LINE. L… |
| 2000-06-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 1 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEAD REST ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A NUMBER OF SHARP FABRIC TACKS, AND 2 LARGE NAILS. UPON GETTING INTO MY C… |
| 2000-06-20 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN HILL AND CRASHED INTO… |
| 2000-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE PLUG THAT GOES INTO THE ALTERNATOR SHORTS AND THE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE. I REPLACE THE PLUG AND ALTERNATOR. IT HAPPEN… |
| 2000-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALTERNATOR, BEGINNING WITH THE ORIGINAL, HAS BURST INTO FLAMES 4 TIMES. EACH TIME, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO P… |
| 1999-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE 3.0L ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSU… |
| 1999-10-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | FRONTAL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT A IMPACT OF 25-30 MPH,IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID DEPLPOY, AND DRIVER RECEIVED MASSI… |
| 1999-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP WIRING IS RUBBING TOGETHER, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE PUMP, WHICH MAKES A NOISE. DEALER HAS NOT … |
| 1999-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH- FORD REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL AND WONT REPAIR DAMAGE |
| 1999-09-14 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | Yes | 0 | STEERING GEAR BOX LOCKED UP, AND CONSUME COULDN'T MOVE. WAS HIT IN THE REAR. TOOKVEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY REPAIR… |
| 1999-07-31 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR CONTROL ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE REAR AXLE ARE TEARING DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. P… |
| 1999-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 9 TIMES FOR REPAIR… |
| 1999-06-20 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. *AK |
| 1999-06-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY PASSANGER DOOR IS:I CANN'T UNLOCK IT FROM THE OUTSIDE,AND IF I LET THE WINDOW DOWN SO FAR TH… |
| 1999-05-31 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO UNLATCH, CAUSING DRIVER TO FORCE HIS WAY THROUGH THE SEAT BELT TO GET OUT. DEALER … |
| 1999-05-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS RANDOMLY BECOME INOPERATIVE. FROM ENGINE START-UP AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS SELECTED TO THE ON POSITION,… |
| 1998-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS A BURNING SME… |
| 1998-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM. WHILE VEHICLE WAS JUST SITTING, SMOKE STARTED COMI… |
| 1998-11-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. ALSO, CAUSING DAMAGES TO TWO OTHER AUTOMOBILES PARKED ON EITHER SID… |
| 1998-09-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | STATE FARM REPRESENTATIVE TERRI BURNS REPORTS WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS IN THE FRONT OF C… |
| 1998-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETH… |
| 1998-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CUT OFF FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT… |
| 1998-07-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG MONITOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. |
| 1998-07-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AT DEALERSHIP. BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE REACHED T… |
| 1998-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 93V-159.000. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WENT OUT BY THEMSELFS BECA… |
| 1998-05-29 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES THE SEATS WOULD WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC CHECKED SEAT… |
| 1998-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | HAD PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. AN HOUR LATER WAS INFORMED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE… |
| 1998-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 93 MUSTANG 4 CYLINDER WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT IN 12\93. THE CAR NOW ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT TOTAL. THE… |
| 1997-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT START/STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY SPEEDS. WILL RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. *AK |
| 1997-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY NAME IS [XXX] AS [XXX] I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 1997 WHILE DRIVING MY SON IN LAWS FORD MUSTANG THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AN… |
| 1997-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRES INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE INSULATION TO CATCH FIRE. |
| 1997-03-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT AND FOG SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE SWITCH TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT. DEALER REPLACE… |
| 1997-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED FOR HALF AN HOUR; NEIGHBOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BEFORE FIRE … |
| 1997-02-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL … |