Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-20 | 97V180000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | 769,000 | — | Details |
| 1995-03-27 | 95V062000 |
SEATS | 54,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS WERE VERY DIM. … |
| 2018-07-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM TH… |
| 2018-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TO… |
| 2017-06-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SEPARATED FROM THE STRAP. THE CONTACT I… |
| 2014-09-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO BUCKLE UP THE LOWER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. I TRIED CONTACTING EVERY THIRD PAR… |
| 2014-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | STARTED CAR, DROVE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND GOT A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR. PULLED OVER AND MADE IT … |
| 2013-08-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE… |
| 2012-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER W… |
| 2011-02-26 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED… |
| 2009-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKED ALUMINUM HEADS. FOUND THAT REPLACING THERMOSTAT 15 DEGREES COOLER IE(195 FACTORY CHANGE … |
| 2007-10-20 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD POPPING NOISES COMING FROM THE STEERI… |
| 2006-12-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A 1994 FORD MUSTANG AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH. WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD SEPARATED FROM THE VEH… |
| 2006-09-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG GT, WITH 5.0 V8 ENGINE, ON INTERSTATE 64 IN RICHMOND VA. I WAS IN 5TH GEAR DRIVING A… |
| 2005-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS N… |
| 2005-02-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DT: ON FEBURARY 20 2005 THE OWNER WAS MOVING THE SEAT FORWARD AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE SEA… |
| 2005-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRING BELOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD A SHORT, CAUSING THE SEAT TO CATCH ON FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUM… |
| 2004-10-21 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE MOUNT UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN AND IS UNABLE TO BE FIXED WITH A BOLT. THIS OCCURED WHILE… |
| 2004-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE.*AK |
| 2004-08-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL-TANK FILLER-PIPE GASKET HAS APPARENTLY FAILED. PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED OVER TIME. CAN NOT PUMP MORE THAN … |
| 2004-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AND CAR STALLED ON AN ACCIDENT PRONE HIGHWAY. V-114. *AK |
| 2004-04-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR BEGAN HESITATING...DID NOT WANT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, WHO SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLE… |
| 2004-04-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 1 | FRONT DRIVERS POWER SEAT CAUGHTV ON FIRE WHEN I ADJUSTED THE SEAT. *NM |
| 2004-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG, PURCHASED NEW AND WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, BLEW A HEAD GASKET. THE CAR HAS … |
| 2003-10-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING THE BACKING PLATES TO CUT INTO THE TIRE. AS A RESULT, FRONT EN… |
| 2003-10-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 1994 FORD MUSTANG 3.8L WITH 50,360 MILES. ALTHOUGH FORD STATED THAT THEY MAILED A LETTER REGARDI… |
| 2003-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE AND HEAD GASKETS WHICH REQUIRED FULL REPLACEMENT AT 75,000 MI… |
| 2003-07-29 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-03-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *NLM |
| 2003-03-10 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | NOISEY REAR END, AND A LOUD BANG WHEN HITTING BUMPS- I HAVENT TAKEN IT ANYWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT.*AK |
| 2003-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WHILE DRIVING.*JB |
| 2003-02-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER RAIL UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT HAD BROKEN. *JB SCC |
| 2002-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE |
| 2002-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | SUDDEN FAILURE OF ONE- OF THE TWO MOUNTING STUDS WHICH SECURE THE SERVICE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE POWER BOOS… |
| 2002-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | GASKET BLEW ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SMOKE. PH |
| 2002-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING WITHOUT WARNING. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. IT WAS GOOD FOR TWO WEEKS THEN ON A FIV… |
| 2002-11-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON NOVEMBER 4 MY 1994 FORD MUSTANG STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TRUSTED FAMILY MECHANIC, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED … |
| 2002-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE MAJOR PROBLEM WAS THE HEAD GASKET FAILURE (AFTER 100,000 MILES) WITH THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I WAS NOT N… |
| 2002-09-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 3RD HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-07-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM… |
| 2002-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FORD 3.8L MOTOR HAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET WHICH FORD IS AWARE OFF, AND HAS EXTENDED A WARRANTY FOR THIS PART TO 7… |
| 2002-05-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER DUE TO AIR BAG LIGHT ON. *AK |
| 2002-05-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT 1YR LATER AFTER RECALL WAS DONE ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE IT IS NOW STARTING TO CRACK AT THE MAIN… |
| 2002-05-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | ONE OF THE BRACKETS ON DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, SEAT WILL TILT TO THE RIGHT.*AK CONSUMER STATES… |
| 2002-05-14 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL WHEN PARKED ON A INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ENGAGED. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO … |
| 2002-05-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE FUELING VEHICLE, CONSUMER HEARD A DRIPPING SOUND. WHILE INSPECTING VEHICLE HE FOUND FUEL SEAL NEAR FUEL TANK WAS… |
| 2002-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WIRING TOUCHING METAL UNDER DASH. *AK |
| 2002-03-22 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | STEERING LOCKED IN PLACE WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *AK |
| 2002-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FORD HAD A DEFECT PROGRAM BUT ONLY FOR 7YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. WILL NOT DO A THING SINCE IT IS AFTER 7 YEARS. US CAS… |
| 2002-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET, POSSIBLY CRACKED HEAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED A PROBLEM. TEMPERATURTE GAUGE NEVER MOVED. PROBLE… |
| 2002-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER I PAID OVER $1200 TO FIX A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET, I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY VIA 1-800-392-3673 TO INQUIRE IF T… |